Sound of the Desert Episode 5
House master, house master,
it's not good! Mister Wan Ang sent someone to send word that he'll be here immediately to see the performance.
Really?
Then why are you still standing there? Go out and quickly prepare!
-Hurry, faster!-Alright, alright, alright.
Who is Wan Ang? Aunt Hong, Aunt Hong!
Even if Wan Ang is the son of Princess Zhao Yang and General Wan,
you don't need to flustered like this.
He is the most doted one out of Princess Zhao Yang's three sons.
He's young but insufferably arrogant,
his arrogance is huge!
If we offend him, Luo Yu Fang is over.
Mister Wan Ang is doing us an honor by showing up, why not notify us earlier?
Better for me to leave Mister a VIP room.
Your meaning is I came late, so there's nowhere to place me?
Want me to come here for nothing, right?
Indeed. Our small shop has been busy recently,
if a person didn't have an appointment, then forgive us for not being able to service you.
But people with Mister Wan's honorable status,
naturally they're exceptions.
Right, Mister Wan. Your room is this way.
Mister, please.
Mister Wan, please.
The guests that were forced out of the room,
refund twice the amount of money,
and sincerely apologize to them.
Yes.
When will the performance start?
Mister Wan, don't rush, don't rush.
Mister Wan, the play will start immediately.
I'll retreat first,
allow Mister Wan to peacefully enjoy it.
You guys listen to Mister Wan's orders at all times.
Yes.
Here, Mister Wan. Drink wine.
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Really good. Exactly.
Too good.
The body is lithe and graceful, pretty and charming.
What's the name of this girl?
She's called Ding Ling.
Her singing and dancing skills are the most outstanding in our theater.
Good, extremely good.
Aunt Hong, I'm going out for a little bit.
Why are you here?
Because whether it's within the play or outside the play, this is the best spot to watch it.
Today, a VIP came.
Of course I have to sit here to keep watch.
This, you don't have to worry about.
I'm just giving you a suggestion.
You put quite a lot of thought into producing this Hua Yue Nong.
If there are other places where help is needed,
I'll happily help you.
If you really want to help me,
then please don't interfere.
Aunt Hong,
there's a guest looking for you in the other room.
Mister Wan, excuse me for a moment.
Mister Wan,
this is what Miss Ding Ling entrusted me to give you with.
She said she wants to... with you...
meet up for a while.
Here.
Ding Ling, sit down and drink tea.
Thank you, Brother Qin.
Who is Ding Ling?
After removing makeup, you're even more beautiful.
Mister Wan, please don't be like this.
What does this count as?
Welcoming with reluctance?
It's interesting.
Xin Yue, don't worry.
Right now, you and me are on the same boat.
What kind of games are you really playing?
You are really smart,
but you have to be careful. Cleverness may be blinded by their own cleverness.
-Mister Wan!-Go in, go in!
-Let go, Mister Wan.-What's wrong?
Mister Wan, what happened?
Did Ding Ling do something wrong,
and made you not happy?
This cheap thing clearly wanted to seduce me,
and now she's behaving atrociously.
I didn't.
Who do you think you are?
You dare to play me?!
Is this what you wrote?
I didn't write this!
House master, believe me.
I definitely wouldn't do something like this.
House master, you have to believe Sister Ding Ling. This definitely isn't written by Sister Ding Ling.
Mister Wan, may I please ask who gave you this bamboo stick?
It's him!
That's right. I personally gave the bamboo stick to Mister Wan.
Actually, Miss Ding Ling entrusted me to do that.
I didn't. Why are you accusing me?
This is really what Ding Ling wrote?
Or did you pose as her and wrote this?
Or did someone instruct you to do this?
Of course not,
no one instructed me. You give me all the courage in the world,
I don't dare to create something out of nothing and ridicule Mister Wan.
House master, I really didn't do it.
-Please believe me.-That's enough!
I don't want to stay here and watch you guys fight.
I don't care if you wrote this bamboo stick, don't care who's lying,
I already fancy this girl,
I want to bring her away.
Mister Wan, you're kind and generous.
In that case, don't bother with us commoners.
It's just a misunderstanding, why not let us go?
You guys now know that I, Wan Ang, can't be ridiculed?
Scared? Begging for forgiveness?
Too late!
If you don't give her to me,
I want your Luo Yu Fang destroyed and the people ruined!
-Bring her away!-Wait!
You dare block my road?
From what I see, you're not scared of dying?!
How can I, a small girl, not be scared of dying?
Since it's rare for Mister Wan to make an appearance,
it's Luo Yu Fang's failure for not arranging well.
We ruined Mister Wan's mood, it's our fault.
I just want to request that Mister Wan gives me a chance to make up for it.
Make up? How would you make it up?
I request that Mister Wan follow me.
What game do you want to play?
I want to make a wager with Mister Wan.
Bet on what?
You and me, whoever first takes that silver hairpin,
then stick it in Ding Ling's hair, then that person wins.
If Mister Wan wins, I said so.
Any miss from Luo Yu Fang, Mister Wan, you can take them away.
This is not a bad idea.
If Mister Wan loses,
then Mister Wan is not allowed to bother the girls at Luo Yu Fang in the future.
You intentionally lured me in and want to ridicule me?
No, this is a fair bet.
Unless you don't think you can win over a girl like me, so you're scared of me?
What are you considered as? I would be scared of you?
Such a simple game, I would lose to you? Alright.
I'll make you hand over the beauties obediently.
Let me become the most talked about topic in Jian An City.
Block her!
I won.
Despicable!
Right now, the silver hairpin is in my hand.
What I want, there has never been anything I didn't get.
I won, right?
This time's alright. Too good.
Just now, Mister Wan only took down the silver hairpin.
It didn't count as a win.
I'll kill you!
Mister Wan, show mercy.
Actually, house master just wants to play with Mister Wan.
It's not for real.
She won by chance,
by Mister letting her win.
Mister's status is honorable,
it's not worth bothering with artisan girls like us.
Hope Mister will have a heart as big as the oceans,
and admit defeat according to the bet.
Just now, house master wasn't playing for fun.
She didn't win by chance either.
With house master's capability,
if she wasn't willing,
who's able to win over her?
House master, usually because of the bigger picture,
towards the usual guests, she uses flattery to service them.
Unless, she encounters a similar intelligent expert.
Just now, house master took the initiative to challenge you.
It can be seen that Mister Wan is different from others, a spirit that forces others,
it can't be compared to normal men.
You flatter me.
It's also my first time seeing a girl have this kind of skill level.
Count this time as me not seeing carefully.
Mister Wan's skills are definitely out of the ordinary. I admire it.
Alright.
Our Wan family always follows up on our words. This time, I'll let it go.
Leave!
Escort Mister Wan.
What is the actual situation?
Yuan Chao, you tell me. Who wrote that bamboo stick?
Didn't I say it already? It's Miss Ding Ling herself!
Don't say any more nonsense.
I don't believe Miss Ding Ling would do that sort of thing.
Why did you frame her?
I...
I, I didn't frame her.
Sister made me do this.
I needed to do it.
I want to test Madame Yue's capability.
Sure enough, she didn't disappoint me.
She didn't panic even when the enemy was right in front, and immediately adapted.
What's even better is that she's a righteous person.
She's a reliable and trustworthy person.
But what if she didn't have that capability?
Then wouldn't it have ruined Miss Ding... ruin Luo Yu Fang?
Sister, you usually have a limit when you do something. But this time,
isn't it a bit overboard?
To test Madame Yue, you pushed her to a dangerous point and involved innocents.
Brother, you worry too much.
If she has the guts to use us as wager,
then she has the ability to turn the situation around.
All in all, Miss Ding Ling wouldn't have any problems.
But, I still don't agree to your methods.
I hope there won't be a next time.
Actually, it has always been Madame Yue who pushed herself to danger.
She wants to be in control here,
if she encounters danger, it would be more than just this.
If she can't even handle small issues like this,
let alone trying to establish foothold in Jian An, why not quickly retreat and keep to her duties?
Miss Qin really flatters me.
It wasn't easy escaping from death,
just wanted to take the time to relax.
Don't know if Miss Qin has the time to take a walk with me?
Alright.
Wan Ang was punished by Xin Yue,
but to one's surprise, he left happily?
Yes, Jian An city's notorious bully,
Sister Yue actually didn't fear him.
When attacking, it was both reckless and fierce.
Heard that Young Master Wan was ridiculed embarrassingly.
Sister Yue really has the guts.
If you saw her in the desert,
then you wouldn't be so surprised.
The desert?
Indulging without fear, without restrictions,
that's her nature.
And that fierce energy,
it's her instinct.
Able to survive in the desert with wolves,
it really surprises people.
Since birth, she's not an ordinary girl.
Even though I've never seen it,
but Sister Yue is really different from others.
Just a shame that after she arrived in Jian An,
she hasn't been able to freely wander around,
and instead honed a type of intelligent and cautious living style.
Maybe she fears the obstacles and dangers that will appear before her in the future.
Jiu Ye fears that Sister Yue will create trouble and affect Shi House, right?
This time, Sister Yue is a bit hasty in trying to achieve success.
Even though Jiu Ye was forced to cut off ties with Luo Yu Fang,
but towards Sister Yue, you're still very attentive.
Hope that Sister Yue understands Jiu Ye's painstaking efforts.
Don't make any more random guesses.
Take care of your own duties.
Yes, Jiu Ye.
Don't worry, Jiu Ye.
In place of Jiu Ye, I'll watch over Sister Yue,
and report back to you anytime.
You already tested my capability.
You should reveal your background to me now.
There are many things, not because I don't want to say it,
but it can't be said, and it shouldn't be said.
Xin Yue, as long as you are willing to help me,
help me achieve my wish,
I will be thankful and will graciously repay you back.
Aunt Hong says I'm like a wolf.
Actually, I am an alpha wolf.
In the desert, a wolf needs to save its member,
it will use all its efforts,
even if it means sacrificing itself,
and won't expect anything in return.
But when a wolf takes action,
it also has its own principles and rules.
It treats its members with absolute honesty,
but it won't be controlled.
You set me up,
which only means you're setting yourself up as well.
Putting in effort but reap no progress.
Xin Lan, what are you doing?
Did you know that in the desert, even one piece of green grass is hard to find?
How can you lightly tear down these willow branches?
I won't dare next time.
Why does Qin Xiang look so depressed when she saw the willow branches?
Mister Wei.
Are you letting go?
I just won't let go!
-You're very ruthless.-I'm ruthless? Who told you to be so senseless?
Who would have guessed that the wolf girl would be so gutsy?
No wonder Wan Ang couldn't hold his own.
Xin Yan, go get a basin of water!
Notify everyone in the house,
don't give clothes to Mister Wei for him to wear.
Don't give him shoes to change into,
don't even give him food!
Don't give him a seat to sit on,
don't give him heat,
got it?!
Yes.
Madame Yue, Mister Wei is looking for you again.
Wei, what Wei?! Who cares about him?
If he's thirsty, don't give him hot water to drink,
not even cold water!
Treat him as poorly as you can!
Yes, yes.
Freeze you to death, die of thirst, starve you to death,
make you suffer to death!
How are you guys managing this? How can there be nothing?
In any case, there is nothing!
No water, no clothes. There are only female clothes here.
You guys take care of yourselves.
Xin Yan!
What Mister Wei needs, you have to give it.
Go prepare immediately.
House master said so.
What?
House master said nothing can be given.
Mister Wei, please calm your anger.
It's just that men's clothing in the house
are all coincidentally washed.
It's just that there's no wood to boil water,
so I apologize, I apologize.
Nothing can be given.
It's just that
in our house, there's only female clothing.
If Mister Wei is willing to wear it,
then one or two sets can be given to you.
Prepare the horse to the front of the house.
Order others to retreat first.
Yes, yes.
Who is it?
Me, Aunt Hong.
Yue Er.
Come here.
What actually happened?
Why is Mister Wei hiding backstage?
Why is he looking for clothes to change in?
You tell me.
Then did you give?
I didn't give,
but just now, I was in a very difficult situation.
Just scared that in a fit of anger, he'll tear down the whole house.
He dares?!
Are you okay yet? What actually happened?
I just want to see him mad.
He dares to make fun of me on my grounds.
I want to see who will be mocked.
You two!
What are you two doing?
Why does he want us to avoid him,
and ordered servants to bring the horse to the front in order to leave?
Then, there will be something to watch. Go!
Where to?
To go watch something!
I said so. Go along the water road and the wet chicken will be found!
In Jian An City, the Emperor at the top,
commoners at the bottom,
all pay attention to clothing.
They've always said that Mister Wei, which is you, always has a Yu Guan hairdo,
and with an extraordinary tolerance.
And yet, you've come to this fate,
making a laughingstock out of yourself.
Maybe you'll become a joke in the Royal court.
It's really pitiful.
Thank you, house master, for your passionate hospitality.
You're welcome, you're welcome. It's what I should do.
But, I don't think anything is funny.
Please don't laugh so exaggerated.
I'll take my leave.
What is so funny?
This is called a moist outfit.
It's the most fashionable right now.
As long as it sits upon a horse, it will spit out water.
I believe that this set of moist clothes,
will lead the style in the Royal court,
making all the officials fight to follow it.
At that time, I'll gift each of you a set.
Thank you.
Who is it, who?
Uncle Shi, it's me!
Stop!
I'm Xin Yue.
You guys retreat.
Miss Xin Yue,
there's a good door that you won't walk through,
why do you want to become a flying thief?
I...
I really can't understand what you kids are thinking of.
Looks like Jiu Ye hasn't rested yet,
go look for him.
Who said that I'm here to look for Jiu Ye?
It's just that I haven't seen Uncle Shi for a few days, so I came to see you.
I'm old now, I have to rest early,
I can't endure it.
Next time when you come to see me, remember to come earlier.
This time, let Jiu Ye entertain you for me.
This is your eyebrow,
this is where your eyes are,
this is where your nose is,
this is where your lips are.
I can't see,
but I know this is shrouded by smoke.
I can become wind,
blow away that layer of smoke.
You are his shadow,
then you should know what his heart is thinking.
Why does he never open his heart?
Tell me.
How long have you been here?
Just arrived.
It's really damp outside,
if you're not rushing to go back,
come in and sit awhile.
Why did you light a candle,
and still light the oil lamp next to it?
There's a saying that if the candle fire is lively, there will be good things to come.
I wanted to see if this saying is accurate.
Then,
is it accurate or not accurate?
There's also another saying.
when ghosts come, the oil lamp's fire will become green.
Really?
Just now, I saw the light become green so I opened the windows to see what happened.
You were outside, you didn't see anything out of the norm?
It is said that ghosts like handsome men,
like to suck their yang energy.
Actually, you should be more careful.
From what I see, you're not scared of anything.
In this world, is there anything you fear?
I heard from Xiao Feng that your medicinal skills are superior.
Then if we get sick in the future,
doesn't it mean we saved the money to request for a doctor?
Since I was young, the best doctors in the world always came in and out of this mansion.
There are some who lived here for as long as a year and a half.
Just by looking, I learned.
These days you haven't lived in the mansion,
Xiao Feng still cleaned up your room without a stain of dust.
You... still let me live here?
This house will still be empty,
even if the room is continuously reserved for you, it's nothing.
It's just that right now,
you're busy with business,
so it's not convenient to come and go.
Why did you give up the theaters in Jian An city?
If I use methods to buy the theaters you gave up,
would you be opposed to it?
How it is managed is your own business.
Wait until Luo Yu Fang finishes paying its debt,
then it will not have any more ties with Shi House.
We'll do our own businesses.
The more you want to distinguish the line between us,
the more I want it to be messy.
I don't have money. Lend me some money.
I can only lend you the money to buy Luo Yu Fang.
If you don't have the capital to buy other houses,
then peacefully watch over Luo Yu Fang.
If you really want to do business,
one Luo Yu Fang is enough.
Peacefully passing days, isn't that good?
How is it so easy?
I don't offend others, but others will still offend me.
Can Tian Xiang Fang let go of today's Luo Yu Fang?
You don't need to worry about this.
I will have my own ways to make her unable to touch you.
It turns out that you will still help me.
Jiu Ye, I don't want to be a vine.(T/N: Literal translation is "Silk Radish" but there are various meanings)
The vine relies on the tree to survive.
Because of the vine, the tree endures all the wind and rain,
so that vine doesn't have to experience the pain of wind and rain.
But the tree should also have times where it's tired, right?
I don't want to rely on the tree to live.
I also want to be a tree,
to undergo the wind and rain with the tree next to me.
Xin Yue,
Jian An City's waters are really deep.
I was forced
to be involved in these muddled waters.
I'm not the same as you.
Everything I do
has my own reasoning.
It's really late, go back and sleep.
If the person I care about isn't happy,
then I won't be happy either.
Hua Yue Nong actually has no meaning to me.
Even if the plan is a success,
and the Royal Princess comes, it will be of no use.
What do I have to do
to really help Jiu Ye?
What to do
to become Jiu Ye's tree?
In the South, there's a tree but can not rest.
Han has a traveling girl, but can only be seen by chance.
Leave.
Cousin.
I heard that my brilliant cousin
was made fun of by Luo Yu Fang's house master.
And yet, you still blatantly rode through Jian An streets as if nothing is wrong while you were wet all over.
Seriously, how unsightly, right?
Right.
That's right.
After all, you're part of the Wan family.
You're also the General and the Emperor's talented person.
How can you suffer this kind of needless anger,
and lose Wan family's face?
Alright, let me stick up for you.
Let's go Luo Yu Fang and enjoy the pleasures. Go.
Stand still.
What do you guys want to do?
Young master,
be tolerant, be tolerant.
It's just an artisan girl
with a low status.
Why, there's no need for cousin's heart to be in pain.
In front of me, Wan Ang,
even that crafty Luo Yu Fang house master can't be rash.
Today, I want her to service me well,
and get revenge for you.
You dare?
Why would I not dare?
You dare touch her, I will definitely not let you go.
You, on what basis?
My status is higher than you.
My mother is the Royal Princess and my father is a great General.
You are nothing!
Don't think that you're great because the Emperor thinks highly of you!
For what reason are you being arrogant?!
I'm telling you. Everyone fears you but not me! I refuse to accept you!
I don't care if you accept me or not.
You use your power to bully others, that is how hooligans act,
that's how you lose Wan family's dignity!
Actually, on that day where house master made you taste some bitterness,
you were still being so smug.
That's called being disgraceful.
Get up!
I warn you. Next time, if you still go to Luo Yu Fang to cause trouble,
it won't just be helping you stretch out your muscles.
Mister Wan, Mister Wan. Are you alright? Here, let me help you.
Help me up!
Uncle Chen, let's go.
Alright.
Use it slowly.
You get back over here!
What does this mean?
I was trying to help him get even.
He actually yelled back at me,
and he even hit me in public!
Wu Ji is really becoming more and more presumptuous.
Young people,
who isn't young and spirited?
Occasionally getting into a fight, and sometimes into physical fighting, is normal.
How big can it be?
Big.. there's really nothing big about it.
I can swallow this anger and forget about it,
but how do outsiders look at this?
The way he treats me, isn't he just disrespecting his uncle and aunt?
If you're hurting, then go back to your room and rest.
In a while, I'll order someone to send you medicine.
I know that you've always doted on Wu Ji.
Even though he's been with us since he was young,
receiving the same discipline as Ang Er and the others,
but his rebellious nature is hard to train.
No wonder he's like this.
Compared to the three sons,
Wu Ji is different.
But as long as the goal is appropriate,
Wu Ji can display his qualities.
At least based on spirit and skill,
Wu Ji never lost to others.
People who can make Wu Ji use his skills
are even more difficult.
You're pointing towards Luo Yu Fang's house master?
Looks like you still care about that play.
Even though Hua Yue Nong is a play,
but behind the play, the person who is manipulating it,
is probably even more wonderful.
Thinking about it, it's time.
I want to witness that girl's charisma.
Xin Yue, is there something you want with me?
Say it.
Who are you exactly?
What is your background?
That day when you were being depressed over the torn down willow branches,
I saw your expressions clearly.
It is not the kind of expression normal people would have.
I'm just a normal girl.
Normal girl?
Alright,
then you put in so much thought, used so many methods,
scheming so well to get close to the Royal Princess,
what is your motive?
No matter what my goal is,
even if you don't help me today,
you can't stop me either.
If what you do hurts Shi House,
I will definitely not let you go.
Princess Zhao Yang's servant just came here to notify,
says that the Royal Princess will come in a while.
Royal Princess is coming.
Why are you two still standing there?
Come, come, come. Hurry.
I already ordered maids to prepare accessories and clothes to dress you up.
Hurry, sit. Hurry, hurry, hurry!
Hurry, be careful, be careful.
Be careful.
Is there a need for fake hair?
And all these gold, silver, jade!
-If I wear these on my head, would I still be able to move?-Turn around.
-You guys use all your skills to help Madame Yue dress up.-Alright.
Look at the mirror.
Hurts, hurts, hurts!
Endure it.
Only tightly scraped hair would look smooth and silky without anything out of place.
Look at the mirror. Look.
You look, now you look like you have the appearance.
I need to go see Qin Xiang.
What Qin Xiang?
You're seeing what Qin Xiang?
You still haven't changed your clothes, what Qin Xiang are you seeing?
We're not seeing Qin Xiang, we're seeing the Royal Princess, do you know that?
Right now, it's as if we're confronting a formidable enemy, do you know that?
Do you know what's the most important thing right now?
It's being calm. Calm.
It's just, we just need to be calm.
-Calm.-Aunt Hong.
I think right now, you're the one who's the most not calm.
Really?
Calm.
All get up.
Thank you, Royal Princess.
Looks like Aunt Hong's method is right.
People really rely on their appearance.
Today I came here specifically to watch the play.
Everything is already prepared for Royal Princess.
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