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[The Starry Night, The Starry Sea: 2]
[Episode 01]
At the beginning of Heaven and Earth, when Earth was first separated from Heaven,
Mermaids were also born alongside humans.
Humans reproduced and spread across the land.
And the mermaids ruled the water like fish.
The two co-existed and multiplied side by side for generations.
The peace between the two groups was maintained for thousands of years.
Until a merman met that...
human girl who was destined to appear in his life.
But the cross species love was not blessed by the heavens.
Instead, it pulled the humans and mermaids into the midst of a bloody battle.
They asked the ocean, how can they fix the hatred between the two tribes?
How could they be together?
The sea waves surged and that sound seemingly was saying,
"Sincerity."
Good! Good! Good!
Good!
Lord Qin, I never imagined that while I was gone,
the sea trade of Chang Le Town would flourishing this much.
This is all thanks to your hard work.
It is not.
It is thanks to the Chang Le villagers.
Lu Xiao, upon your return to Chang Le, it is your first time to be the Maritime Trade Bureau Head.
You must make some achievement to bring prosperity to our co-villagers.
Lord Qin, I will definitely do my best.
Not good! Look out!
Good! Good!
Lord Qin, those people are...?
They are mermaids. The people of Chang Le and the mermaids have always lived in harmony.
They have been trading with each other for so many years. The shipyard is also thanks to their help.
My Lords, the auspicious hour has arrived.
All right! Begin!
Zi Xun! Come out!
Miss!
Miss, be careful!
I left Chang Le for so many years. This is the first time I've seen the ocean!
Miss, did you hear? There are mermaids among the ship workers!
I haven't seen mermaids before.
Miss, what do you think mermaids look like?
Poems say that merpeople live deep underwater, their whole body swims like the fishes.
They are very good spinners of multicolored silk and they do this every night.
Then that means, mermaids are pretty intelligent!
That was just nonsense made up by people who has never seen a merperson.
I heard my big brother say that he saw a mermaid before!
He said that merpeople have a blue face, large fangs, and a terrifying mouth.
They are all cruel and horrible!
They love fresh young girls just like you!
This is too scary! No way!
They will come up and bite through your neck first!
Don't, Miss! You scared me to death!
All right! Look, look!
Miss! Hurry and come down!
If anything happens to you, Master will not spare me!
If one does not go up a high place to look far, how can you understand what 'only hanging a ship's sail to cross the vast sea'?
I fear that you might not have yet hung the ship's sail, I would already be dead.
Miss is over there!
Miss! Miss, hurry and run!
Miss! Miss, hurry and get up!
Miss, are you okay?
- Zi Xun! Why don't you give it a try?- I didn't do it on purpose. - Miss.
I have already been teaching for more than 30 years.
But I have never seen a student as mischievous as your sister before!
Today, I was teaching her 'Jian Jia' (literally: names of grasses). An ancient text that is so beautiful.
But your little sister made an excuse that this text is too cryptic and hard to understand.
She insisted that I go to the back garden and pick some jian and jia back
to let her see them. I was unable to win against her so I just went to the backyard to get some jian and jia.
In the end, I got all dirty!
While I was gone, your little sister ran off!
This is insulting civilized texts, fooling one's teacher and betraying one's ancestors!
Mister! You're exaggerating!
I just wanted to go to the dock to see the boat ceremony!
Besides, didn't books say that "walking a thousand miles is better than reading a thousand books"?
You! You still want to argue?
Please be calm, Mister. My sister was wrong.
She has angered you.
But... she is wrong for running off,
but her words are logical.
My little sister is playful. Locking her up in the house all day to read
is quite boring.
Can I ask you
to teach my little sister according to her personality and interests?
Yes, yes! That's right!
Then that means that I was wrong?
Your little sister is being this arrogant.
I am not capable. I cannot be her teacher anymore.
Go and find someone else.
Mister!
You drove another one away!
You! When can you let me be at ease?
My foot hurts!
Does it still hurt?
It doesn't hurt if you're here, Big Brother.
Ah Li,
don't think that if you say things I like,
I will ignore what happened today.
You are so big already.
Stop being so playful, just like a child.
You are after all the little sister of the head of the Maritime Trade Bureau.
You have to learn how to act properly.
It was different this time!
Our family used to be Chang Le's ship making family.
Mother and Father died when I was a baby,
and our business failed.
But in my heart, I have always had a special feeling for the ocean!
It was so hard to come back this time; of course, I had to go take a look!
Big Brother, did you know?
When I saw the ocean today,
it was like seeing Mother and Father!
I understand how you feel.
But, Ah Li, don't forget.
When our family fell and I took you away from Chang Le to find a different life,
I had no other choice.
But now, our family's position has changed.
I am right now also the head of the Maritime Trade Bureau personally assigned by the imperial government.
Leave it to me to glorify our family.
As a girl, you just need to care about living comfortably and happily.
In the future, marry a good person,
and live happily for the rest of your life, okay?
Big Brother, you are the man who treats me the best in the world!
Of course, I will only treat my little sister well.
Prince!
Prince! Prince! Prince!
Prince! Prince!
Your Highness, the King would like to see you immediately!
Greetings, King Father.
You may rise.
Ju Lan, something has happened.
The High Priest is missing.
The disappearance of High Priest is no small matter.
One, High Priest
knows too many of our innermost secrets.
Second, it is possible that the humans did this.
During these years, we have been living in harmony with the humans.
I do not hope that before this matter has been investigated,
any trouble will come from it.
Based on reliable information, the last place where High Priest was seen
was near the Chang Le shipyard.
Go onto land right now and find out where she is.
Remember, do not let the humans know that you are a merman.
Water butterfly or being wet by rain both brings me joy.
After the last drop of wine has fallen from the cup, have to part with the guest.
Good! A good poem!
Laziness by my side, send me off.
Going home after drinking, completely drunk.
What are you laughing at?
I...I am so talented, how could you laugh at me?
I am Chang Le's number one handsome scholar! Reciting poems to you all
is like playing the zither to a cow, a waste of my emotions!
This is for you.
What is this?
What is the meaning of this?
This counts as my alcohol money.
Once I become famous, this poem could buy you an entire wine house!
Hey! Wait, wait!
If you gave me this stupid poem to wipe my hands on,
I would think it is too hard!
Pay up!
Da Chun, you are from the Su Xiang Sect.
Yet you only ended up being a mediocre.
No wonder you are only a poor scholar now.
You don't even hold a proper job!
Da Chun, if you keep bragging,
I'm afraid you won't even have money for alcohol!
That's right!
Excuse me, who is Mr. Ma Da Chun?
I am.
Excuse me, you are...?
I am the maid servant from the manor of the Maritime Trade Bureau Head, Lord Lu.
Lord Lu would like you to be my Miss's teacher.
You...you are saying...
Lord Lu from the manor of the Maritime Trade Bureau Head is hiring me to be a tutor, is that it?!
Yes, Mister. Please come with me.
Okay!
You'll be kicked out within a few days!
Let's make a bet!
Let's see how long that Ma Da Chun can survive in the Lu house!
-How about it? -Okay! I bet two days!
I bet half a day!
I bet that he...
won't even last one hour!
Miss Zi Xun, I heard your Miss drove away many teachers.
Is that true?
Rumors can't be trusted.
Mr. Li!
Th-th-th-this is...?
That was my Miss's third teacher!
Isn't it Mr. Zhao?
Th-th-this person taught at your manor before too?
He was the fifth teacher.
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Mr. Ma, please.
Didn't they say it was a Miss? Why did she become a Mister?
It's more convenient to sneak out to play later!
Greetings, Mister.
Please sit down.
Mister, please drink tea.
Okay.
It looks like this she monster
becomes a little sheep in front of me.
Mister.
We can begin.
Okay!
The sky is black and the land is yellow. The boundless and indistinct universe if vast.
The sun and moon are changing nonstop. The celestial system formed by the stars is distributed in the sky.
The cold weather comes and the warm weather goes. Harvest is done during autumn and stored during the winter.
The excess between a lunar and a solar calendar will eventually add up to a month and placed as a lunar leap year (one month is doubled). Ancient people usually use the 12 ancient notes to adjust the Yin and Yang tunes.
So sorry. Seeing how teacher was able to read ‘Thousand Character Classic' in such very life-like and in an imposing manner,
I just couldn't help but start clapping!
That's alright.
Just cheer if you want. Do not keep it in.
If the previous six teachers could be half as good as you,
I wouldn't have run away from my lessons!
The sharpest precious sword is called 'juque' (huge watchtower). The most valuable pearl is called 'yeguang' (night light).
The most precious among the fruits are plum and peartree leaf crabapple. The most important among the vegetables are mustard and ginger.
The sea is salty and the river bland. Scales are for sinking into deep water while feathers are for flying.
The Dragon Teacher, Fire King, Bird Official, and Human Emperor. [Above are aliases given to past emperors that are mostly based on legends]
With the appearance of Cang Jie, human writings was created. With the appearance of Lei Zu, we started to wear clothes.(Cang Jie and Lei Zu are again fictional characters in legends.)
Tang Yao and Lu Shen are wise and unselfish. They took the initiative to give up their throne to someone meritorious and worthy.(Tang Yao and Lu Shen were among the five great emperors)
What covers our body are the external four main materials land (bone), water (blood and secretions), fire (temperature), and wind (breathing); and the internal five commons (benevolence, righteousness, respect, intelligence, trust).
Our parents were the ones who gave us life, raised us and protected us so one must not get oneself hurt as a way to show respect to them.
I-I'm sorry!
This-!
Mister! There is powder on your face!
I'll help you brush it off!
All good!
Thank you Miss, thank you Miss.
It's fine, Mr. Ma. I'll clean it up.
It's okay, I'll do it.
This-! Where did these bees come from?
How useless!
Zi Xun! I'll leave him to you!
Candied fruit!
-Give me a stick! -Okay!
Your cloth tiger is so well done!
Candied fruit!
Catch the thief! There's a money thief!
He stole my money!
Move aside!
Stop right there!
Move aside!
Stop right there!
You brat! Don't think I won't recognize you if you change your clothes!
I don't know what you're talking about.
With complete evidence you still want to deny it?
And you are even a seven feet tall (strong) guy with hands and feet.
You could get a job, yet you steal a grandma's money? Have you no shame?
You dare to glare at me?
What are you glaring at, Fish Eyes? I'll rip your eyes out and feed them to the chickens!
I will get justice today!
You money thief!
Are you even planning to kidnap me?
It was him! He stole my money!
Granny, see if you lost any of the money.
It's all there. Thank you!
Thank you, thank you!
I still have things to do! Hero, we'll talk another day!
Thankfully, I ran fast!
Or else, looking at how mean he was, I wouldn't fare much better than that thief!
Strange, can the rain recognize me?
No way, how could there be such bad luck?
You really recognize me!
Just keep being arrogant. Later, I'll go back and find some talismans to use against you!
Curses are useless, but I have an umbrella.
This can address your urgent need.
You can use this umbrella first. Return it to the inn when you are done.
Thank you, nice person!
Young man, you look familiar.
Have we met before?
Nope!
We really have fate! I will properly thank you when we meet again!
Young Master, let's go!
We still have to go to Lu Manor to visit Miss Lu!
There's no need. Miss Lu has already left the house.
Where is Miss?
Where did your Miss go?
She went out to play!
Don't look so startled.
It's not the first time Miss ran away from her lessons to play.
No! I must go find her!
I have to prove how attractive I am!
Stop being stubborn. You won't be able to find her.
Once Miss has played enough, she'll return on her own.
I-! I-!
I am Chang Le's most handsome scholar!
How could I suffer like this?
You can't take it?
If you can't take it,
then you can do the same thing the previous six teachers did.
First, go complain to Lord Lu.
Then, wait for my Miss to teach you a lesson, then get kicked out!
Say it. Do you want to lose an arm
or do you want to lose your leg?
This request,
our Miss can definitely satisfy it!
I-!
I'll take it.
Your business is getting better and better!
It is all thanks to your help.
Take your time! I will go make a delivery first.
Okay okay okay!
- These two products- Look, there they are.
Those two families wanted it. Don't mix it up.
Brother! You have the money to sell fish here. Have you paid this month's dues yet?
Please spare me!
I did not intend to not pay, but the ocean changes all the time!
The boat hasn't come back yet! There's nothing I can do!
-Please spare me! -There's nothing you can do?
Then I'll beat you until there is something you can do.
What are you waiting for?
Lord Zheng!
Stop!
Lord Lu? What are you doing here, being nosy?
I am the Maritime Trade Bureau Head that His Majesty assigned here.
What is under my jurisdiction is exactly malignant tumors like you that disrupt proper sea trading.
Lu Xiao, you are just new here and you didn't even know to first build up your strength.
I have lived in Chang Le for thirty years!
None of the past eight heads of the Maritime Trade Bureau dared to touch me.
What is it? Beat him!
-Arrest him! -Yes!
Zheng Dong Hai,
you really don't remember me anymore?
You are...?
You don't recognize me,
but I deeply remember you!
After my parents died,
you took advantage of the chaos, and stole all my family's assets!
You...?
You are the descendant of the Shipmaker Lu family?
Thanks to you,
my little sister and I
lived such difficult lives.
Thankfully, the heavens have eyes.
It let me live to come back for revenge!
Lu Xiao! No! L-lord Lu!
It was all my fault! I stole your family's assets.
I am willing to repay you multiple times over! I beg you.
P-please spare my life.
If I let you pay back a decade long debt so easily,
it would be meaningless.
How about this?
Let us trade.
I heard that you love money.
Today, I won't take your money.
I want your flesh!
The Lu family shipmaking business is worth 200 pieces of gold based on current market value!
One piece of your flesh will equal ten pieces of gold.
As long as you dare to cut off twenty pieces,
I will spare your life.
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Release!
Lu Xiao! You will die a horrible death!
The one who will die horribly is you!
According to news,
The last time that High Priest was seen is near the Changle Shipyard.
Get up! Go!
[Changle]
Come come come!
Time for work!
What is their request?
-Do I qualify? -Listen to them first!
Come come come!
Listen to them first!
Everyone! All of you know that
all the houses in Changle have wines and that you need a boat to cross everywhere.
Going out to sea is our Chang Le's basic business!
The pay here at Chang Le Shipmakers is not only high,
but also will let you learn how to make a boat!
In the future, the bring glory to your ancestors and to change your status
will depend on these skills!
Those who pass the test to become our employee
are the young talents of our Chang Le!
- Right. - Come, get your number.
Give me one!
Give me one! Give me one!
Here, here, here!
Here, here!
Give me one, give me one!
Look at this man. His skin is so smooth, he looks as light as a feather.
You want to work in the shipyard with your figure?
If you ask me, you are more suitable to act as that Consort Hu and dance some huxuan dance. (a kind of northwestern folk dance)
Work hard, you can do it!
That's right!
In terms of figure,
I am not as big as you.
But in terms of brains, I am definitely better than you!
Is that so? You're just bragging.
I don't believe you!
The boat stopped at the dock right now is probably from Dong Ying.
Because during the winter, the wind comes from the northeast.
Also, I looked at the stars last night.
Tonight, there surely will be high tide.
He's that amazing?
You are wrong.
The boat in the dock right now is not from Dong Ying, but from Tian Ju.
Before, there were numerous typhoons that happened in the open seas.
The boat from Tian Ju was held back at Ling Lan.
So, the boat from Dong Ying will not arrive for another ten days.
Stupid Fish Eyes, it's you again?
And also, there will be no high tide today.
Why?
Because it is my call if there will be high tide or not.
It's up to you?
If you want to boast, you should first make know to make a draft script.
Be careful that your brag got way overboard and you are not able to back it up.
Two hours later, please gather by the dock to begin the test!
Let's go, let's go!
Stop listening to them brag.
I will definitely pass this time!
Brother, do you want to take the test?
I will.
Young Master, looking at this spring-wind-stroking-one's-face expression of yours,
could that young man be Miss Lu?
Why don't you go up and reveal your identity?
That would be no fun.
Lu Li is just as playful as she used to be.
Since she wants to play, then I will play with her.
This little lad, you look like you lacked foundation.
You must not be prepared! Look!
This is the red underwear that will guarantee you pass!
My mother prepared two for me!
I'll give this one to you!
I don't need it!
It's so awkward if you don't want it!
Forget it. It will be safer to wear two.
Everyone everyone, the boss has arrived!
The boss has arrived.
Everyone! This is our Chang Le Shipmaker's
Boss Liu, Liu Man Tang!
Greetings, Boss!
Everyone, I will tell you the rules first.
Today, the question for today's test
is steering a ship.
Steering a ship?
In a bit, this boat will stop in the nearby ocean.
As long as you can steer the boat back to shore,
you will pass immediately
and become a new employee of Chang Le Shipmakers!
After such a fuss, this was all there was to the test?
What's so hard about it? Even if no one steered the ship,
it would drift back to shore along with the wind!
If I knew it'd be like this, I wouldn't have worn red underwear.
I wore two too!
Not good! There is a hole in the bottom of the ship!
What is going on?
It was fine just now! Where did this hole come from?
There's more than one too!
This boat was probably broken before.
It was only sealed by glutinous rice and a mixture of wood residues before. After time passed, it got soaked and dissolved already.
Then that means they put us on a broken boat on purpose?
It looks like the real test is how we will steer this broken boat back to shore.
But what should we do now? If this boat sinks, we'll all die!
That's right!
I just wanted to get a job!
I don't want to die! I forfeit!
-Me too!-I forfeit too!
Let's go, let's go!
It looks like we won't get that many people this year either.
Aren't there still a few test takers on the ship?
Especially that number 5. I think he'll do great.
Everyone listen to me.
-You two go and pour water out!-Okay!
You two come with me to pull up the sail!
What about me?
Block the hole!
-How?-Use yourself!
Stupid Fish Eyes, using me as a human sandbag!
You just wait!
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♫ Previously heard the sadness of the vast seas ♫
♫ Previously saw the fireworks in the desert ♫
♫ Before I understood that all things that glitter will fall down ♫
♫ Or else, on what basis does destiny become magnificent? ♫
♫ Birds would fly by and fishes would swim by the coldest lake ♫
♫ The flowing water is heartless, the flowing years is speckled, leaving a legend behind ♫
♫ Your suddenness, my waning, the lanterns on a long road ♫
♫ You are in the vast seas while I was in the galaxy when we met our fate ♫
♫ Previously saw the vastness of the seas ♫
♫ Previously saw the clouds at Mount Wu ♫
♫ Previously saw the outline of your expression ♫
♫ At the deepest part of the ocean, at the deepest part of the dream, there are sparks ♫
♫ A book having now words, the paper is too short to describe one's feelings, it's hard to narrate one's yearning ♫
♫ Book lamp, teacup, common folk simple happiness, it is so common that is why one is sad ♫
♫ Your suddenness, my waning, the lanterns on a long road ♫
♫ You are in the vast seas while I was in the galaxy when we met our karma ♫
♫ Looking at the moth fly into the fire ♫
♫ Loving in such scorching hot manner ♫
♫ Living in the face of death ♫
♫ The moth flies into the seas, throwing itself into limitless vastness ♫
♫ Love and hate both sink. Love lives in the face of death. ♫
♫ Previously heard the sadness of the vast seas ♫
♫ Previously loved the fireworks in the desert ♫
♫ Before I understood that everyone that loves will suffer ♫
♫ Or else why would tears be so clear? ♫