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[Episode 66]
The owner of this restaurant used to serve in the palace for years.
He makes great pastries.
It's a pity not to have some.
If you get a chance to enter the palace someday
and act as if you haven't seen or eaten much of anything
you'll embarrass yourself.
You'd also embarrass Prince He Ge.
Where is my dress?
Over here.
I've already prepared it for you.
I noticed that I'm slimmer than you.
Why don't you try it on first?
If it doesn't fit well, we can have it altered.
Why are you so kind?
I'm not a nice person at all.
I just feel bad giving up this dress.
Who knew that I'd come across someone who has great taste?
This took 20 royal tailors in the palace's Tailoring Bureau
half a year to finish.
Now, I no longer need to wear it.
It just makes me upset to see it.
I might as well give it away to someone who spots its value.
That isn't so bad.
Here.
Let me put this on for you.
Your neck is slender and long.
How pretty.
Your fingers are so soft.
Nanku Yue Li! What have you done?
You... you acted too ruthlessly.
When killing a fish...
shouldn't it be opened up and gutted?
An Oceanide...
She thought she was fit to vie against me?
Muyun He Ge.
Take a good look at her.
Remember how she ended up.
If any other woman dares to vie against me in the future
just think of her.
It's good that you killed her.
You're the only one on my mind.
How was the meeting with Xue Huo?
He's willing to help us.
Until I succeed the throne.
What does he want from you?
What else would he ask for?
He wants wealth and fame for his family.
Just that?
Just that.
Yue Li...
This is all my fault.
You've had to suffer so much.
All my life, I've only had two women on my mind.
One is my mother.
The other is you.
You're both so strong.
You have my respect...
and my love.
Those years of imprisonment in my own manor...
I often couldn't fall asleep.
Only when I called your name...
thought of your smile...
thought of you telling me that I mustn't be defeated...
Only then could I fall asleep.
My He Ge...
You shall become the Duan Empire's most powerful emperor.
It's just that my gown...
What a pity.
We'll make one.
I'll make you a new one.
It will be 10,000 times better than this gown.
As long as my daughter becomes the empress
I'll assist you in becoming the next emperor.
All right!
Great General.
Whether we fight or retreat, please make a decision soon.
The war is soon upon us.
Yet the Muru Cavalry has lost all of our war horses.
Han Shan...
If it were up to you to decide
what would you do?
Without our Galloping Wind war horses
we can only march to war.
Our speed won't even be a third of what it is on horseback.
The rations we have left aren't enough to help us go on or retreat.
The most elite cavalry of the Duan Empire...
If the entire cavalry is to starve to death in Han Prefecture
the Muru family will truly become a joke in history books for centuries.
So...
If you were me, what would you do?
We should follow Princess Jing's tracks
and find Helan Tie Yuan's army quickly.
Fight against them.
If we don't fight...
we're just waiting for our death.
Fight... and we'll still have the hope of winning.
As long as the Muru Cavalry has faith
we still have our long bows and formation tactics
even though we've lost our horses.
Although we'll be taking on Helan Tie Yuan's alliance army
as an infantry, we can still win this battle.
As long as we can win this battle, we will win everything.
The Duan Empire will get to keep Han Prefecture.
The Muru family will hold on to our honor.
Do you believe that?
I don't.
Father, we're caught between life and death now.
How can you say that?
We've lost.
From the moment we lost our war horses
we were already defeated.
Father, didn't you say that we should give our men the confidence to win?
If you can't win, you simply can't.
Deceiving yourself won't give you any confidence.
Han Shan.
You must learn to make plans for the worst possible scenario.
Only then can you avoid losing even more.
After losing this battle...
the Duan Empire will lose Han Prefecture.
The Muru Cavalry will lose our honor of being undefeated.
We have nothing more to lose.
Father...
We'll become the sinners of the entire Muru family clan.
Our ancestors' glory...
The dignity of our descendants...
We will...
We will lose them all.
You're wrong.
Han Prefecture is but one part of the entire world.
It isn't the world itself.
Han Shan.
There's someone who is eagerly looking forward to our return.
His Majesty is still in the palace.
Alone and helpless.
Father, you mean...
you'll make the entire cavalry retreat?
If we retreat now, they will catch up with us.
If we get into close combat with our enemies on the plains
there is only one outcome.
We will be wiped out!
We can't retreat.
We have to safeguard this location and wait for Helan Tie Yuan to come to us!
I'll be the one to safeguard this location!
I shall stall time for Great General so that you can leave safely...
and rush back to the royal court.
When I was a child, Mother placed this lifesaver locket around my neck.
I've never taken it off.
I beseech Father to bring this home for me.
If Father thinks that I'm worthy of being buried in the ancestral tomb
just bury this in my place.
Please don't come here again... to search for my body.
I'm grateful to Father for raising me!
Father...
Get some rest soon.
Father... you'll have a long journey ahead.
I am a deserter!
I'm using thousands of lives as my shield!
I'm escaping before a battle!
You said this once.
Bear in mind what you aim the most to achieve.
Then you will know how to choose.
You will know...
what is right and wrong.
Your Majesty...
We never allow ourselves to make mistakes.
But why...
did we end up in such a predicament?
Could it be that peace in this world...
is really going to end in my hands?
Wu Ru Yi.
Present!
Your Majesty.
Summon...
Crown Prince Muyun Sheng.
He is to seek audience with me.
Yes.
This sword...
It's named Shi Mu.
It means when you gaze at the crossroads in life...
Give the order...
Kill...
Make the decision.
Stop!
Sir, didn't I tell you to take me to where good fighters are needed?
Why have you brought me back to Tian Qi City?
All the other arch princes are calling the emperor Prince Qin.
The world is going to fall into chaos.
Tian Qi City will be covered in blood soon.
However, those who are capable and courageous can also become heroes.
I think that you...
you seem like a daring man.
You might as well just come here.
Thank you.
I was actually going to Han Prefecture.
Prince De.
What is the matter?
Prince De has such a good temperament.
You're never anxious, even during an emergency.
When you're having an emergency, you'd still waste time panicking?
Isn't that foolish?
What is the emergency? Tell me.
Our informants in the city saw Muru Han Jiang.
Someone is already following him.
How many do you think we should send to catch him?
How many people do you think we should send in order to catch him?
Well...
Get my horse ready.
I'll do it.
Yes.
I've been looking for you for a long while.
You like me so much?
I don't like having a man around me all day long.
So many people are waiting for you to help them.
Yet here you are idling around.
That can't be good.
You think that I won't beat you up just because you're fair-skinned?
I'll just say a few words.
I'll leave when I'm done.
I promise never to bother you again.
If His Majesty is willing to kill Muyun Sheng
none of the arch princes will deploy their armies.
There will be no war in Zhong Prefecture.
If you were the emperor, how would you choose?
How does that concern me?
Once the war begins, the people will be homeless.
When people fight over things
they can always find a good excuse for it.
I'm just a petty bandit.
I can't be bothered.
What about Muyun Sheng?
You won't help him?
You said only a few words!
You spoke too much.
The Muru formation?
What are you?
I am here to kill Muyun Sheng!
Even a bird like you would dare to kill Muyun Sheng?
He really is down on his luck these days.
General, Third Young Master is here.
Greetings, Third Young Master!
What brings you here?
Nothing. I'm just looking for a place to stay.
Young Master, isn't this inconvenient?
Your Highness.
Here you are.
Muyun Sheng.
Can I stay at your place?
It's decided then.
Your Highness!
Tidy up a room for him.
Yes.
From now on, wherever you go, I'll follow.
If you enter the palace, I'll go there with you.
Sure.
Thank you.
I'm living off you.
What is there to thank me for?
I know that you're protecting me.
Why?
You do have the surname of Muru engraved into your mind.
You think that it's your duty to protect me.
I'll ask you a question.
Ask away.
Why is the sea blue?
Seawater is colorless.
Light reflects off the sky and the sea appears blue.
Wrong. It's because it's bored.
High Priest, your sedan chair.
Set out to the Celestial Prison.
Lift the sedan chair!
[The time to annihilate the Muru family has come.]
[Father can deploy the army to Tian Qi soon.]
Deliver this to my father as soon as possible.
Yes.
Stop.
Stop!
Land the sedan chair!
It shall begin soon.
How is Ling He Qing recently?
Sir, he has been very quiet.
How is... his health?
We've provided meals and drinks regularly.
When he refuses to eat, we force the food down.
Good, very good.
Take good care of him.
He is of great use to us.
Yes.
Miss Su.
Do you regret it?
What is there to regret?
Once you enter the Celestial Prison of the royal family
you won't see the outside world for the rest of your life.
When you finally leave this place
it'll be time to execute you.
You're still so young.
Aren't you scared of losing your life?
I've found peace in my heart.
I'm not scared.
Peace?
You're already in this predicament.
What peace is there?
For the sake of that person, you lost your present life.
You lost your future.
You must feel so unjust and aggrieved.
Your mind is packed with worries.
Fear.
Despair.
You actually think that what you did wasn't worthwhile.
You've regretted it all along.
However, in order to sleep well
you lie to yourself that you're at peace with it all.
Do I look like it?
Sitting here is just right for self-reflection.
I realized that if everyone only thinks of oneself
cares only about oneself
and only can see oneself
those troubles that you spoke of will keep coming endlessly.
You need not be in the Celestial Prison for that.
Even if you sit on the throne and own everything that others are envious of
you'll still go to all means to plot and scheme.
You'll always be tangled up in those troubles.
Is that what you think as well?
Do you know how we can find peace in our minds
even though we're born into this world to be troubled by all worldly matters?
I don't wish to know.
Only by thinking of others
keeping others in mind, and learning how to look after others
will you gradually gain strength in your mind.
Once you gain such a strength
you will find peace.
Answer me.
What if you keep thinking of that person
but that person doesn't miss you at all?
See?
You still only think of yourself.
People like you...
People like the lot of you...
You shouldn't exist in this world.
If everyone were to think like you do
there would be no competition, killing, elimination by defeat
or survival of the fittest.
Then the world... would lose its vitality.
It would never...
improve.
What are you doing?
Give it back to me.
What are you going to do?
I'm going to destroy you.
And this person you've kept on your mind.
Get back here!
Give it back to me!
Give it back!
Your Highness.
Thank you, my dear.
I've been away in Tian Qi City for so long.
It's your pecan cake that I've missed the most.
There are quite a few chefs in Tian Qi City.
I had them learn to make it.
But none of them managed to make one like yours.
I believe... no one puts as much heart into it as you do, my dear.
It's good that you like it.
If you like it, you'll keep thinking about coming home.
Your Highness, the secret to this pecan pie isn't really special.
It just has to be made with Wan Prefecture's local pecans.
As long as Your Highness stays in Wan Prefecture
you'll be able to keep enjoying this cake.
Your Highness! Prince De has sent a letter!
Princess Consort is here as well?
I won't intrude on you.
De has sent a letter?
What did he say?
Your Highness, is there something you have to keep from me?
Mu Yuan, just say it.
My wife is no outsider.
She is my family.
My family should know what is going on in our family.
Prince De wrote to say...
Hey, idiot.
Are you going to make my wife guess?
Prince De wrote to say that it's time to annihilate the Muru family!
He has taken action.
In no time, Your Highness can deploy the troops to Tian Qi City
and seize the throne!
No one...
No one in the world can hold Your Highness back anymore!
Muyun Luan.
My men of Muru are fighting a bloody battle in Han Prefecture.
Yet here you are, plotting behind our backs.
Our backs?
My dear...
Our backs? It's you and who else?
The Muru family, of course.
If you are born as a Muru, you must always defend Great Duan.
So...
For the sake of a more glorious future here in the Great Duan Empire
the Muru family has to disappear once and for all.
Shouldn't you... do as you're told?
Princess Consort.
This way, please.
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