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[Episode 40]
Do you know what makes people the happiest?
It really is rare to see Father with such a genuine smile.
When you see your enemy in great misfortune
it really is a very happy moment.
Father went to great lengths to arrange it.
That's why you get to rejoice over it today.
20 years ago, I made a vow.
I'd never drink again.
Today, I'm only drinking for the sake of my likable son.
One cup is enough.
Your likable son?
You won't even take one more sip for him?
Me taking another sip
depends on whether this son is obedient or not.
It's the difference between loyalty and ambition.
Father, you can certainly trust me.
My greatest interest lies in doing business.
When I was little, you used to tell me that
it's much more interesting to earn goldlings than to be a prince.
I am an obedient son.
Indeed.
Earn goldlings.
It's much more interesting than being a prince.
What have you used your goldlings on?
I never achieved much.
I just do some business in food and drinks.
Father, try some of these.
It might seem just like a slice of ham.
But there are many culinary skills required.
It's a cross-bred pork from the Soarers' most cherished Purple Moon Boar
and Yue Prefecture's boar.
The boars are fed lean meat and protein
but not any grains or water.
Roughnecks would take them out to jog across the hills and fields.
They allow them to dig for mushrooms and herbs to quench their thirst.
Purple Scented Boar that is bred in such a way
would be chewy and its muscle tissues distinct.
It's also smooth and fragrant.
Lan Yu'er found some secret recipes.
She studied them and came up with this recipe for the ham.
I've grown very addicted to this ham recently.
Father, try some quickly.
It is very good indeed.
It does have a very unique flavor.
Since you were a child
you've always wanted to be perfect in everything you do.
You don't take food and drinks too slightly either.
The palace provisioner who is in charge of the royal kitchen
and the director of the Bureau of Music
must have had so much of your food and drinks that they are now your friends.
Xue Huo's subordinate, Jiu Qing
Commandant of the Palace Guards, Li Chang
who is in charge of ceremonial arms
Palace Attendant Gao Yu Hu, who is in charge of the royal guards
and Royal Tutor Hu Zheng, who manages horses and carriages.
Oh, right.
Commandant of Justice, Zhang Zheng He, who manages the prison cells.
These gentlemen...
I'm afraid that you've made friends with them over some food?
It seems...
your kitchen in Novoland Inn is the one place
all royal court officials cannot wait to visit.
I didn't contact any of Father's men.
Those friends managing our kinsmen and taxes
in the prefectures of Han, Ning, and Shang
are all still Father's.
Is that so?
They might be for now...
but that doesn't mean they still will be.
My friends are certainly also Father's friends.
Really?
Certainly.
When I see that my son is much better than someone else's son
it really does make me very happy.
Father, Muyun Sheng is being kept in captivity
while Muyun Lu is grounded.
But there is still Muyun Han.
He is, after all, the eldest prince.
If an heir apparent is to be re-anointed...
We mustn't be too impatient.
When it comes to food...
we have to savor it one bite at a time.
As for the show...
we'll have to...
We'll have to watch it scene by scene.
I have learned much.
Princess Jing has been missing for days.
All the details are written in this confidential report.
Deliver this to Tian Qi City to Prince Han quickly.
You are not to stop along the way!
Yes!
One more thing.
It's a serious matter that our commanding officer is missing.
In order to avoid any unnecessary trouble
no one else in the royal court but Prince Han is to know of it.
Understood!
Get going.
Shuofeng He Ye!
I've come looking for you.
You won't even greet me?
Go away.
I rode for five days and nights.
I won't leave.
What are you still doing here?
Take it.
Women's stuff.
I won't need it.
This isn't some women's stuff!
My mother couldn't stop me from joining the army
so she had these Scarlet Cloud Pills made for me.
However severely injured you are
this pill can get you through 10 days.
It isn't for you.
It's for your little brother here.
He might need it.
You don't want him to die, do you?
If I use this up...
What about you?
Are you worried about me?
It's all right.
I have three total.
There's only one in the pouch.
Use it up if you want.
Who said that you can stay?
I'm scared of the dark! I just want to stay by your fire.
You're not allowed!
Su He? Su He!
Open up your mouth.
Open your mouth!
Open your mouth.
General Muyun.
Princess Jing!
Please leave now!
Little one, how are you wounded?
Who will be able to heal you?
My granny.
The A-Mu of the Danyao Clan.
She can cure illnesses.
Do you hear that, Shadow Chaser?
We'll take him to the granny of the Danyao Clan.
I've long heard that
the Danyao Clan is in the most beautiful location in Han Prefecture.
But I've never been.
We could have a look as well.
Granny... She will like you.
Who said that you can come along?
Don't whip my horse.
Tell him the directions and he can understand.
Take it!
You can get going first.
So long.
After saying goodbye, people should just leave.
What now?
Do you own Han Prefecture?
I happen to be going this way as well.
Am I not allowed?
Why are you treating her so?
Muyun Yan Shuang isn't being herself now.
I don't want her to regret it.
Do you have enough strength to undo the spell now?
Not yet.
How strange. Are someone's eyes sick?
They keep staring down at the ground.
Not only his eyes, but he has totally fallen sick.
I've never seen Shuofeng He Ye shy.
Eat. Talk less.
Yan Shuang, I'll tell you a story.
Long, long ago, there was a teenage boy.
His father was a lord respected by all.
His mother was the most diligent and bravest woman in Han Prefecture.
She told the boy not to assume that only the fittest survive in Han Prefecture.
In the past, people of Han Prefecture respected might and strength.
But they cherished even more the friendship between people.
Seniors who can no longer hunt should also have their share of meat.
Everyone should take turns to look after children who have lost their parents.
Strangers from afar shouldn't be regarded as enemies.
People of different clans and surnames can also become friends.
The boy grew up slowly with these expectations.
It was until one day...
His parents and his people... They were all...
They were all killed by the one who ruled Han Prefecture.
The boy, stained with his parents' blood
hadn't even finished his oath to avenge his parents
before he was captured by other clans of Han Prefecture.
This boy...
He was later sold to Tian Qi City.
He became the slave fighter at Novoland Inn.
Later...
he became my slave.
I once only regarded him as a slave and did not look him in the eye.
I scolded him.
I beat him.
I locked him up in a cage.
I used him as bait to lure the wolf out.
I even left him a scar made by my Silver Wing Arrow.
But he once said that he liked me.
Now...
he's warmed his way into my heart.
Shuofeng He Ye...
I'm sorry.
Get lost!
I'm not leaving!
You didn't come here because you truly like me!
- Let go of me! - Not because you can forget the past!
Not because you can forget that your surname is Muyun!
I am the man who will seek revenge on you for the entire Han Prefecture!
You only came all the way here because a spell was cast on you
by the shaman of the Shuofeng Clan!
This isn't really you.
You should go now.
Don't let me see you again.
Su He, can you do me a favor?
Do tell.
That spell... the one you cast on me.
What is it?
True love shall always follow.
It was a spell of blessing.
That spell sounds so nice.
Please undo it for me.
Come over here.
You're free to go.
Free?
What does it mean to be free?
To like anyone I want.
Is that not being free?
Just because of someone, a person can be so happy
but also so sad.
How does that feel?
This feeling...
It's best that you never come to understand it.
It makes your heart ache so much.
But it's also very beautiful.
It's just as beautiful as the lands of Han Prefecture.
She won't return again.
Why?
I had just...
Hey!
Look! I caught such a fat hare!
Break the spell now.
Let her leave.
You don't want to see her again?
No.
Didn't you say that a couple's mutual love is as beautiful
as the lands of Han Prefecture?
Men of Han Prefecture won't win over a woman with crafty means.
What if...
What if it's not the spell, and she actually just likes you?
The Iron King Sword has returned.
The Muyun family and I can only meet on the battlefield.
I still can't break that spell yet.
Just let her tag along for now.
We'll think of a way when we meet up with Granny.
Cherish whatever peaceful days we might have left.
The winds are about to rise.
Prince Sa Wu, Muyun Han!
Equally skilled in civil and military affairs.
Both virtuous and talented.
From this day forth, he should attend the royal court with me.
He'll assist me in managing political affairs.
Summon the eldest prince, Muyun Han, into the hall to seek audience!
Yes, Your Majesty!
Han.
Come and have a seat next to me.
Thank you, Father!
All subjects, offer your congratulations!
Congratulations, Prince-Auxiliary!
Godfather?
What is Prince De doing out here alone?
My father has matters to discuss with Mu Yuan.
He doesn't want me to know about it.
He ordered me to stay here so as to avoid any trouble.
Are you that obedient?
He treats me as he would a child.
It is just to see if I would obey him.
If that is so, I'll ease his mind.
You now have the support of the March Moon Sect.
You're also secretly on close terms with royal court officials.
You don't have to be so wary of Arch Prince Ye.
Godfather...
You're not pleased with my father?
Have you forgotten?
We're assisting Muyun Sheng to his Emperor Sword.
After what your father did, Muyun Sheng is now in captivity
and his Charmer is vanquished.
Muyun Han is now Prince-Auxiliary.
We're now farther and farther away from achieving our goal.
Aren't you anxious at all?
My father is a man of dark and deep thoughts
even though he might seem to be smiling all the time.
I've been frightened of him since I was a child.
I wouldn't dare interfere with what he intends to do.
This is so unlike you.
I can't tackle him yet.
We'll have to wait.
Godfather!
The Charmer was vanquished.
Can she never return again?
Hollow Charmers are formed by roaming threads of energy.
The roaming threads of energy stem from all creations.
Once the threads are dispersed...
the Charmer will no longer exist.
Even if the threads group together again, the thousands of them...
As long as there's one missing...
they won't form the same Charmer.
What is it?
You have feelings for that female Charmer as well?
I suddenly feel quite upset for Muyun Sheng.
Although I've only met her a few times...
I always felt a connection with her.
Every woman might have her own adorable trait
but only Pan Xi can be considered as unique.
A man of great ambition should not be tied down by affairs of the heart.
What I have in mind is...
How do we make use of Muyun Sheng's sorrow and hatred?
As he watched his sweetheart vanish into thin air
a man like him would surely reprimand himself
and blame himself for being incompetent.
If so, the throne that he once despised might suddenly...
become what he would vie for.
I had thought that romantic love was a waste of energy and time.
It isn't exactly so.
Now that the Charmer is dead...
perhaps it will allow us to realize our ambition sooner.
Godfather...
We'll give it a bit more time, then.
Godfather, is that woman really just an ordinary Charmer?
She can never be resurrected?
What are you hinting at?
Godfather, you've stashed away a thread of Pan Xi's roaming energy.
What is it that you hope to do?
You don't trust me?
If I were to trust Godfather in every single matter...
wouldn't you find me very dumb?
I am growing even fonder of you.
Pan Xi...
She is the God of Desolation's slave.
I hope that she really is different from other Charmers.
Who knows? She might actually be resurrected someday.
Should that day finally come...
As long as we hold on to this roaming thread of energy...
we can surely find Pan Xi.
Godfather, you're so thoughtful.
Godfather, from now on, it's best for you not to stay in Novoland Inn.
There's this other place that might suit you even better.
Tell me about it.
Ling He Qing has been imprisoned in the dungeons.
The Astrology Chamber was burnt down.
His Majesty had believed deeply in divination for years.
For all festivals and occasions
he would have the dates chosen through divination.
Now, all of that is gone.
His Majesty...
He might feel a bit uneasy.
As his subjects, we should share some of His Majesty's troubles.
Therefore, many in the royal court have recommended
the head of the Soarers' Mental Divination Sect, Mo Yu Chen
as the High Priest of the Astrology Chamber.
The best thing with the Soarers' mental divination is that
there's no need for an astrolabe to observe the celestial signs accurately.
Godfather had just returned from your trip into the mountains.
You now hold great knowledge of the grand library, Long Yuan Chamber.
It shouldn't be too hard for Godfather to play the part of a high priest.
You mean...
You wish to have me manipulate Muyun Qin with results of divination?
His Majesty believes deeply in divination and prophecies.
He can't blame clever people like us to make use of that.
One day... when I really do sit upon that throne...
I won't let anyone know what I truly like and dislike.
Or who I truly trust and don't trust.
His Majesty is very easy to persuade.
I've bribed officials of various ranks.
They will all recommend you at the same time.
You'll be summoned into the palace by His Majesty.
That's just a matter of time.
Godfather.
Please get ready in advance.
With Godfather by His Majesty's side...
only then can we tackle my father.
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