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[Episode 31]
Prince De.
Come with me.
You're not scared that I might eat you up?
Come with me.
Prince De.
Prince De!
If you're feeling down, having something sweet will cheer you up.
It isn't as if you've only just met me.
I never eat any sweets or candied fruits.
Any food that leaves you greedy for more will make your mind pliable.
My father said that I am tough.
He thinks that he can bully me just by saying that?
If I am to become easily bent
I will lose to him.
I'm very good at bullying others.
Don't let me spot your weakness.
I wouldn't eat any fruit when I was a child.
My mother would always turn them into fruit compote.
Prince De, would you like to try some?
Do you take me as a child?
You were born to serve others.
All you know is how to do these useless chores.
It's best to have it fresh like this.
You don't even know how to talk back when you've been humiliated.
You...
You were born to be a servant!
Try it.
If you don't compare yourself to anyone, there's no inferiority.
Doing what you want to do makes you useful.
What is it that you wish to do?
Be good to you.
I'm not a good person.
It isn't because someone is praised by all others that I wish to treat him well.
For some reason...
when I see you...
I somehow think that deep down, you're not happy.
I always feel that I want to help you.
Lan Yu'er...
Do you know why I took you away from Muyun Sheng?
I like to snatch things away from others.
But once I acquire them...
they mean nothing to me.
Since you want to be a servant
you can work in the inn's kitchen from now on.
Your Highness.
You're heading out?
Where were you yesterday?
It's my monthly routine to visit my master at Muru Manor.
I heard you say that the general has reassigned your colleague
back to the manor to guard your young master.
I've disturbed Your Highness with my casual chat.
Please forgive me.
That young master...
It's Han Jiang?
Take me to him.
Your Highness, Young Master Han Jiang's freedom is now restricted.
He is not to be in contact with any outsiders.
I won't be able to get you in.
You can't, but I can.
Have you forgotten that I'm now the heir apparent?
Yes!
Stop going any further.
If I run away, how will Father punish you?
The Great General Muru of the Duan Empire will punish
any delinquent according to the military law.
Our father will punish any negligent sons according to the family regulations.
Simply put, you get punished twice.
12 strokes with the baton.
24 strokes with the family cane.
Good physique.
Take care.
Your arms are quite strong!
You want to give it a go?
No!
Father told me to take you to the family tomb
to pay respects to our ancestors.
I'm not interested at all.
What will you do?
The crown prince is here in the manor.
Haven't you thought of taking another look at him?
What's the point?
I heard that His Majesty is already bestowing Miss Su to him.
Hold on!
Greetings, Young Masters!
What did you just say?
Repeat it again.
Prince Sheng is here to visit.
His Majesty will have he and Su Yu Ning...
marry.
You may go.
Yes.
It's the prophecy.
His Majesty believes in it.
Let go of me.
Let go of me!
What can you do about it?
Snatch Miss Su away and escape to the far end of the world?
You don't care about our clan? Miss Su has her parents!
If you were me, what would you do?
What would you do?
Han Jiang!
We have 4 to 5 generals and 24 lives in this household!
You're their young master so they can't hold you back!
But if we really let you out of here
they are sure to take their own lives.
Master.
Your Highness wishes to see Han Jiang?
Yes.
His Majesty has made a decree.
Muru Han Jiang is not to leave the manor.
He is not to meet anyone.
He isn't allowed visitors?
Father gave orders to have you calm your mind at the family tomb.
You can only get up after the incense is burnt out.
Are you always so obedient?
Don't you find it boring?
I'm very busy.
There's no time to be bored.
I mean it.
I'm now the army supervisor.
I have to attain four purple gold first-class merits in war
so as to be promoted to Commandant Protector
before I turn 35.
Then become Commanding General at 45 years old.
I'll do my best to take over Father's military banner before I turn 48
so as to become the next Great General Muru.
I'm already 26 years old.
I'm running out of time.
These are all the tasks that your father assigned you?
Our father.
Han Shan.
I'm not as unlucky as you.
I don't need my life to be decided by others.
I'll live as I wish.
What else is better than becoming General Muru?
Too many things.
For instance?
For instance...
that feeling of freedom and being carefree.
For instance, fighting for whatever it is you want.
You don't have to care about what others think.
If I tell you too much
I'm afraid that you'll be so envious that you won't fall asleep at night.
Really?
That might also be nice.
But since I carry the surname of Muru
I've never once thought of a different way to lead my life.
You're such a fool!
Han Shan!
You can't see me.
What?
You can't see me!
Greetings, Crown Prince!
Muru Han Jiang.
Crown Prince has come especially to visit you.
Greet him.
General.
From now on, I'll protect you.
I'm Han Jiang.
Who are you?
Muyun Sheng.
Who are you?
Han Jiang.
I'll have to eat more.
Taking someone like you with me to travel the world
I'll surely be exhausted.
I look forward to my future life.
It seems that... I've never been so happy.
It's been a long while.
Who are you looking for?
I'm looking for Han Jiang.
I'm not here.
You're not?
Since you're not here, I'll come again another day.
What were you thinking?
You have to meddle in what I think?
I must!
I'm thinking about friendship.
I'm thinking about what to do if my friend has taken
the most important thing in my life from me.
Have you figured it out?
I can't!
You chain me up again?
Prince Sheng shall become the emperor.
Miss Su will be his empress.
Out of three prophecies, two are about to be fulfilled.
But your prophecy to vie with Prince Sheng for the throne...
I'll never allow it to come true as long as I'm alive.
Even if it means having you chained up for life.
Have you forgotten?
The prophecy also stated that when Muyun Sheng becomes the emperor
Novoland will be hurled into suffering and misery.
Lives will be forfeited.
I remember that.
But I remember even more clearly
the promise that the Muru ancestors pledged to protect the Muyun family.
Even if the Muyun family has made a mistake, we...
We must not.
Do you know right from wrong?
What I obey, what I believe...
That is what's right.
I'm not going anywhere.
I'm going to stay here.
I'll see if you understand what is wrong.
It's easy to tell right from wrong.
That makes it easier to make a choice.
Only the young would think so.
When you and your decision become more important to this world
you... will know how I feel.
You're unhappy?
I have only one friend in this world.
I didn't think that he wouldn't wish to see me.
Oh.
You're also unhappy?
Recently, those around you keep bringing up this phrase.
I don't know what it means.
What phrase is it?
"Bestow marriage."
Bestow marriage?
It means that my father will bestow someone to accompany me for life.
It's actually someone else who will accompany you for life?
I've got it.
I know why Han Jiang refused to see me.
Thank you--
Pan Xi?
Where have you gone off to now?
Your Highness.
These were just sent here from the palace.
Manuals on official formatting of political documents.
Your Highness, please study these well
in hope that you can assist His Majesty in handling state affairs.
What are all these?
These are all writing format manuals for various officials.
We'll discuss such matters at a later time.
I'm very busy right now.
Your Highness.
These might seem trivial, but they are the regulations.
The governance of the empire concerns the livelihood of the people.
It can't be treated casually.
It has to go by the regulations.
Doesn't my father abide by the regulations?
I respect and admire His Majesty.
Since my father does abide by the regulations
why are there still bandits, homeless people, and starvation?
This isn't the same thing.
Something must have gone wrong.
All right, Yu Xin Ji.
You may leave now.
Your Highness, however so, this is the duty of a crown prince.
Crown Prince.
You'll affect the future of the Great Duan Empire.
The people will have to depend on you.
Crown Prince, please reconsider.
Step down!
Yes.
Lan Yu'er, step aside!
Watch out.
Your Highness!
Crown Prince...
How could it be him?
Tiger Valor General.
I've been long waiting for you.
Greetings, Prince De.
Why are you here to see me?
It's nothing important.
I'd just like to invite you to have a meal with me.
I joined the army as a child.
I only take military meals.
I never share a meal with outsiders.
It's actually just so we could chat.
A chat with Prince De?
Sounds dangerous.
This is indeed a dangerous matter.
It concerns who gets to rule the world.
General, I'm afraid that you might be scared.
Someone misses you greatly.
Prince Han... Why would he be here with you?
Why don't you ask him yourself?
Muyun Sheng is your mission.
It's your means to lure him with affection.
I hope that you remember what you promised me.
I know.
He has already sealed off his Charmer self.
You must fulfill your promise.
You must assist Muyun Sheng in becoming the emperor.
Yes.
The empress...
It can only be Su Yu Ning!
Why?
People only knew it was said in the prophecy
that once Muyun Sheng wields the Emperor Sword
the world shall descend into chaos.
However, they do not know the emperor of the Emperor Sword
is not referring to him.
It is actually someone else.
That sword is actually a short sword crafted from a spear.
It's called the Bone Chiller.
The master of the Bone Chiller and Muyun Sheng shall have
a fight of life and death that cannot be stopped.
Encounters in the world do not happen without reason.
How is love not a weapon?
Su Yu Ning is the weapon that will cause
both men who were born to be emperors to kill each other.
You have to make use of her!
Muyun Sheng regards Han Jiang as his friend.
How could he possibly take his beloved from him?
I don't care!
That's what you should handle!
I can't do it...
Muyun Sheng has given his heart to you.
How dare you say that you can't do it?
What about me?
He is the only one in my heart.
How could I make him fall for someone else?
You!
You have no physical form! No senses!
You don't have a heart!
I do!
Ever since I met him, I've had a heart.
I have a heart.
Is that so?
Take a good look.
What heart do you have?
I don't have a heart?
You're nothing more than a piled-up shadow.
Don't think of yourself as anything important.
Do as I say!
Pan Xi?
Have you returned?
If you had left because you were angry
I'd actually be quite glad.
All this time, you've always been the one who knows of my feelings.
But I never knew about yours.
If you're angry, does this mean you have feelings for me?
I'm quite happy about it.
Welcome, Crown Prince!
Land the sedan chair!
Master.
Prince Sheng has come to visit.
He's here again?
Yes.
Greetings, Your Highness.
General, you need not be so polite.
My father has waived you from bowing in the royal court.
All the more so when you see me.
Your Highness, what brings you here?
You're asking the obvious.
I'm here to see Han Jiang.
Please forgive me for being rude.
I think it's best for Your Highness not to see him.
Han Jiang has always been unruly.
I'm really worried that he might hurt Your Highness.
General, you're worried that the prophecy will be fulfilled
and I will vie against him for the world?
I...
Your Highness, please try to understand.
General, please rise.
I am here because I understand you.
Let me see him.
Perhaps then, you might recover from what has been troubling you.
Yu Xin Ji.
Forgive me, Master.
Great General Muru, should you dare to hold the crown prince back
you'll commit the offense of defying your superior.
Crown Prince, after you.
Yu Xin Ji!
You lost your parents as a child.
You were taken into our family at the age of 10.
You were brought up as a brother and son.
Why would you make such an accusation?
Shut up!
Guard.
Present!
Withdraw all guards outside the study.
Yes!
Should Han Jiang say anything that he shouldn't to the crown prince
the fewer people who hear of it, the better.
Father, if no guards are stationed when the crown prince is visiting
that is also against the regulations.
I'll stand guard.
Father, you're going--
Bring me my blade.
If Han Jiang offends the crown prince...
it will surely bring great calamity upon the entire Muru family.
Father...
Are you going to hurt him again?
Go and get me my blade!
Someone!
I want some water!
Anyone?
Is everyone dead?
Come here! Pour me some water.
Will Han Jiang welcome a visitor today?
Greetings, Crown Prince.
Crown Prince, you may leave now.
Have you seen enough?
Not yet.
You're here to see how unlucky I am?
I'm here to be envious of you.
One day, Fisherman Zhang on Yuman Street told Butcher Li next to him
"I'm very envious of you."
Why?
How would I know?
You saw me.
We chatted.
We had a laugh.
Crown Prince, please head back.
You used to treat me very kindly.
That's because you were always bullied.
I pitied you.
In the past, I regarded you as my friend.
But I would also like to regard you as my friend now.
Sure.
As for friends...
The more, the better.
In my mind, you're my one and only friend.
I was just joking.
Why do you have to make it seem so serious?
You're now the reigning Crown Prince.
You'll be the next emperor.
You don't need friends.
Everyone in this world will become your subjects.
No one is fit to be your friend.
You are.
Crown Prince, you have great taste.
In your mind, who counts as a hero?
Muyun Lu.
He counts inadequately as one.
My second brother is a meticulous man.
He handles trivial matters well and down to every detail.
But when encountered with important matters, he loses patience.
I heard that you usually spend your days in Wei Ping Residence.
You barely leave the house.
How do you make such a judgment?
It's not hard to read someone.
There's no need to look at one's appearance to know a man.
There's no need to hear him speak. Just by his actions, you can tell.
Those like me who kept a distance...
We perhaps can judge even more accurately.
Who else?
Muyun Han.
My eldest brother is valiant and forthright.
He's worthy of respect.
He's too gentle at critical times.
There's another hero in my mind.
Who?
Muru Shuo.
Because he is the Supreme General of the Duan Empire?
No.
It's because he's my father.
Didn't you refuse to take his surname?
I still refuse to take it.
I don't like him at all either.
However, since you're asking me all of this so seriously
I'll answer just as seriously.
A man who can lead thousands of men into battle and war
but can also manage politics in the royal court.
He's loyal to his ruler.
He's empathetic to the people.
He also nearly killed his own son for a promise made 300 years ago.
He counts as a hero, doesn't he?
He just has the bad habit of keeping a good reputation.
That's not too bad.
Rascal.
How dare you criticize your father behind his back?
We'll see how I fix you later.
He might be a hero today...
but perhaps, he'll be an outcast tomorrow.
Why?
It's because he's foolishly loyal to His Majesty!
His Majesty favors you.
Even though he knows that you don't wish to be an emperor
and you are not suitable for it.
He still supports you anyway.
Master!
- Han Jiang, how insolent! - Master!
Let him finish!
If it is as the prophecy foretold...
when you take the throne, you'll slaughter all in Novoland.
Then...
the glory of the Muru family and the oath made by the ancestors...
All of that will be nothing more than a joke.
Muru Han Jiang!
How dare you act so impetuously before Prince Sheng?
Han Jiang!
The hero in my mind is you.
That's only because Your Highness has never met another gangster like me.
You were born of a prestigious family, but were raised on the streets.
You have an honorable surname, but you chose to go without one.
You love freedom.
Yet you would safeguard law and order.
You love your father, but also hate him.
I've never met anyone as conflicted as you.
However, you always acted according to your temperament.
Any troubles and perplexities are resolved when it comes to you.
Muru Han Jiang!
Present.
I am your friend.
Yes.
Answer me.
What is the mission of the Muru family?
Safeguard law and order.
Protect the Muyuns' sovereignty.
Good.
Should the day come when I act as the prophecy foretold
and hurl Novoland into chaos
what will you do?
Muru Han Jiang!
Don't answer.
Everyone else is to step out.
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