Episode 21
Xiao Tan!
Come. Are you hurt?
You old tortoise!
Were you trying to kill me?
Stupid girl.
If you dare to be rude to me again,
I'll really kill you!
Don't take me for a fool.
You can't kill me yet.
Listen carefully, stupid girl.
If you dare to pull tricks,
I will torture Jing Xin!
I dare you to come at me! Don't you hurt Jing Xin!
Master, the crown prince and crown princess came.
The crown prince?
What does he want?
Listen.
Send more men...
to guard the two of them.
No one is allowed to come close to this place without my permission!
Yes!
Jing Xin, are you alright?
I'm alright.
Xiao Tan.
How did they capture you?
I wonder if Cheng Cheng is alright.
Greetings, Crown Prince Yi Huai.
Don't mind the formalities, father.
I came...
to accompany Pan Er for her homecoming.
Right, Pan Er?
Yes.
In this case, I thank you...
for being considerate of us.
Speaking of homecoming,
I heard that Tan Er came home many days ago.
It's been a long time since Pan Er last met her sister. Should we...
Sir.
Tan Er is resting in her room.
It's not a good idea.
Is Tan Er ill?
Then I...
Sir.
Tan Er is just worn out after serving as a maid...
in Prince Lian Cheng's household.
She'll be fine after a few days' rest.
You're Tan Er's brother-in-law now.
I'm afraid it's inappropriate to be overly concerned...
about your wife's sister.
Please don't embarrass me too much.
In this case,
I'll be sure to come again.
-Goodbye. -Pardon me for not seeing you off.
Pan Er.
Return with me.
Tan Er went to find Liu Shang.
Brother Lian Cheng and Yu Hao left to find Liu Shang as well.
Why is everyone looking for Liu Shang?
Jing Xin is alone in Qu Family's residence.
I should check on her.
Go. Hurry.
Why is Mr. Qu being so secretive?
It's late night.
What is he secretly transporting?
Something is fishy.
This is bad news.
Why is it that Qu Jiang Lin...
can activate the power of the Soul Suppressing Orb?
By right, only the master of the orb can use it.
Mr. Liu.
What exactly is the Soul Suppressing Orb?
And why was it with you and Mr. Liu Shang?
Why did you ask two questions at a time?
Your questions got my brain stuck.
Why do you need to ask so many questions?
We've lost the orb anyway.
There's another thing I don't understand.
Who exactly is Mr. Liu Shang?
What is Tan Er's real identity?
That girl's identity...
is a little complicated.
However,
I do know who she is.
But, I can't tell you...
where exactly she came from either.
But, I'm sure about one thing.
She's definitely not Qu Tan Er.
As for this young man,
I believe...
he already explained to you.
He claimed that he is me.
But, how can I...
trust him?
So, you don't trust him,
but trust me?
Why don't you wait until he wakes up...
and ask him personally then?
Alright.
He's greatly indebted to me.
I believe he won't lie to me.
Enough said.
Next,
I'm going to use a spell...
to connect your souls...
and transfer some of your primordial spirit to him...
to relieve his condition temporarily.
By then, you will fall into deep slumber.
Your brain will see some images.
Keep this in mind.
Those are just his memories.
They have nothing to do with you.
Alright.
What is your story?
Let me see with my own eyes.
Tan Er.
That other person is...
me.
No. That's Liu Shang.
What place is this?
What is this excruciating pain?
Why do I seem to feel his pain?
Calm down.
Don't forget that what you see is just his memory.
It's matter of the past.
Don't let it distract you.
Otherwise, on top of failing to save his soul,
you'll get into danger yourself.
Where are we?
Where's Tan Er?
Thank you.
Is this...
the real you...
or your memory?
This is me.
I'm doing this...
for Tan Er.
Right.
Can your eyes...
see now?
Yes.
But, not for long.
Are you the Cheng Cheng...
in Tan Er's letter?
Shouldn't you give me...
an explanation regarding you and Tan Er's identities?
If I were you,
I wouldn't be surprised at all.
Because I'm intelligent enough...
to figure out that Tan Er does not belong to Eastern Yue.
We are the same.
So, I don't need to explain.
Indeed.
If Tan Er is not Qu Tan Er,
then her behaviour can be explained.
But, I actually think...
you're not like me.
If I've gone through so much with Tan Er,
I definitely won't let go of her.
But, our feelings for Tan Er...
are the same.
You must be...
very sad at that time.
Yes.
Will I lose Tan Er too?
No.
Really?
I don't want to be sad too.
You're the same as me.
You'll love her...
and be willing to face sorrow for her.
Lingyou Shrine?
Isn't this where the late emperor meditated?
What is that sly old man trying to do?
Something isn't right.
I must tell Brother Lian Cheng.
Old Man Qu.
Stay away from me.
Prince Lian Cheng won't spare you!
If the real Tan Er could get the two Prince Lian Cheng to...
fall head over heels for her like you,
I wouldn't have to go through so much trouble.
Speak.
Why are there two Prince Lian Cheng?
What are you talking about?
Your old eyes must have failed you.
So, you won't tell me?
Never mind.
I'll sacrifice you to the Soul Suppressing Orb...
and by then,
regardless of the number of bodies he has, Prince Lian Cheng...
will have to surrender to me.
You want to sacrifice me?
Please don't.
I've done many bad things.
If you use me as sacrifice,
there'll be negative effect.
I've waited so long...
for the arrival of the destined master of the orb.
Others aren't even qualified.
Please don't.
Dad. Father.
Father.
You're my father.
It's responding.
Apart from...
the blood of the heir of Qu Family, which is me,
this box can only be opened by...
the destined master.
I'm right about it.
You're indeed the destined master!
Hurry.
Play the Flute of Departed Soul.
Why should I? I don't know how!
Just do as I said! Hurry!
Open the jade box!
Fine!
What's going on?
The destined owner is playing the Flute of Departed Soul.
The jade box should be...
unsealed right away.
Why isn't it working?
Why?
If you can't open the jade box,
I've my own method.
I'll absorb the magical power of the Soul Suppressing Orb by force.
My dear daughter.
You'll have to suffer a little.
There was a country called Eastern Yue.
There lived their eighth prince...
and his princess from another world.
You're hurting me!
They were deeply in love with each other...
and they went through a lot of hardships together.
Give me a letter of divorce.
I'm not satisfied.
Mo Lian Cheng!
You scoundrel!
How dare you fool me!
I'm their target.
If you're their target,
why are you dragging me along?
Follow me closely. Something interesting will happen.
They should have lived happily every after.
But, during a crisis,
in order to protect a continent,
they triggered a strong force...
and this strong force...
caused the distortion of time and space.
Tan Er!
They were sucked into different space fissures.
Tan Er!
As a result, the two of them were separated against their will.
This prince somehow entered...
the world where his princess used to live.
It was a foreign city.
There,
he found her again.
When he wanted to reunite with her,
he realized that the person he found...
was the girl before they met.
Mister, are you interested in purchasing a home?
The prince decided to walk into her life again...
to make her fall for him...
and know him again.
But, he was clumsier than he thought.
Making a person fall for the same person once again...
can't be that easy.
He felt very hopeless...
and helpless.
He saved my life again.
Why are you thankful to yourself?
In order to save me,
he sacrificed a lot of his vital energy.
I'm afraid he won't wake up so soon.
Mr. Liu.
I have a request.
What is it?
From now on,
don't transfer his vital energy to me.
I am bound...
to disappear.
I cannot...
let the original me lose his life as well.
But...
Sir.
Prince Jing Xuan came.
Mr. Liu.
Please help me to take care of him.
Let him rest well.
-Jing Xuan. -Brother Lian Cheng.
What's so urgent?
Brother Lian Cheng, I came to tell you that...
when I went to find Jing Xin,
I saw Qu Jiang Lin sending a huge box out.
They stealthily...
sent it to Lingyou Shrine at this time of the day.
Lingyou Shrine?
Isn't that where our grandfather...
Qu Jiang Lin must have transferred Tan Er to that place.
What makes you say so, Brother Lian Cheng?
On the surface, Lingyou Shrine was built for grandfather's meditation.
The truth is, our grandfather built it...
in order to express his gratitude towards...
Qu Family for guarding the Soul Suppressing Orb....
or show how important they were to him.
Maybe...
there are secrets known only to our grandfather and Qu Family...
inside of the shrine.
I didn't know the story behind Lingyou Shrine.
I'll rescue Tan Er immediately.
Jing Xuan, go home and wait for my instructions.
Keep this in mind. Never attract attention.
I understand.
What are you doing here?
Father worries that you might be starving.
So, he sent me to...
show you some concern.
Concern?
God knows what you brought me.
There might be poison in it.
I'm not going to eat it.
That's fine with me.
If it isn't because you're still useful to father,
I wouldn't even bother coming.
Wait.
What do you want?
Sister Pan Er.
I'll tell you the truth.
Actually,
I'm not your sister, Qu Tan Er.
I've no idea...
how I became your sister.
But, I'm Qu Xiao Tan.
I don't belong to Eastern Yue.
I've heard of this from father.
Are you really not Qu Tan Er?
And you're not amnesiac?
I'm very, very sure that...
I'm Qu Xiao Tan.
So,
we're not love rivals.
What happened prior to this...
was just a misunderstanding.
What can you change by telling me this?
If Yi Huai doesn't believe it,
your real identity doesn't make a difference at all.
But,
I can help you win his heart.
Even if you're not Qu Tan Er,
you've always acted against my interest.
Why would you suddenly help me?
This is another misunderstanding.
I'm not Qu Tan Er.
He doesn't matter to me at all.
I'm Qu Xiao Tan.
The one I love is Mo Lian Cheng.
I actually wish that Mo Yi Huai can stop bothering me.
Are you telling the truth?
I swear I'm telling the truth.
Let me tell you something.
I know how to make Mo Yi Huai love you.
What can you do?
If you help Mo Yi Huai to...
rescue the woman he loves...
and proceed to act holy...
by telling him that...
you did it for the sake of his happiness,
Mo Yi Huai...
might be moved.
But, that alone won't suffice.
Then, I'll take the opportunity to dump him...
and go straight to Mo Lian Cheng.
I'll betray Mo Yi Huai in his face.
Mo Yi Huai will be furious.
Do you still want to hurt Yi Huai after all the things you did to him?
Sister, can you let me finish?
When a man is heartbroken,
it is when...
his heart is most vulnerable...
and that is also the crucial time when he needs...
to be comforted by a woman.
So,
that's when you should level-up...
your fake holy character.
By then, you'll just need to pull Mo Yi Huai into your arms.
After that,
you know what to do.
Gosh.
I'm too crafty and deceptive.
She'll understand, right? Please.
Don't ask me to repeat.
I'm not sure if...
I can say the same thing again.
I'll believe you this once...
and give it a try.
If it doesn't work,
I'll make you pay.
She believes me.
Yes, this is Tan Er's jade tag.
How's Tan Er?
Tan Er is now...
confined by my father in the underground chamber of Lingyou Shrine.
Underground chamber?
How come I've never heard of this underground chamber in Lingyou Shrine?
Lingyou Shrine's underground chamber was built by the late emperor...
to commemorate the contribution of Qu Family.
Apart from Qu Family,
no one knows of its existence.
Why is your father confining Tan Er there?
In order to obtain the power of the Soul Suppressing Orb...
my father intends to...
sacrifice Tan Er.
What?
How's Tan Er now?
Tan Er is safe for now.
But, it won't be long until...
Qu Pan Er.
You've always been on bad terms with Tan Er.
You're also jealous of her because of me.
Why did you tell me this?
Brother Yi Huai, don't think of me as such a despicable person.
It's true that I'm jealous of Qu Tan Er.
But, that's only because of you.
We're sisters after all.
I've never thought of taking her life.
I just hope that...
you'll stop loving her.
I know you might doubt me.
But, there's one thing you must believe in.
My heart...
wants you to be happy.
I know that I'm not a big-hearted person.
But, I've come round to the idea.
If you're happy,
I'll be happy as well.
Thank you.
Tan Er.
Wait.
Please consider carefully.
Qu Tan Er has already fallen for Prince Lian Cheng.
In fact, she's no longer the old Tan Er we know.
Do you still want to take the risk for her?
No matter what happens to Tan Er,
my love for her won't change.
Tan Er.
Wake up, Tan Er.
Tan Er.
Mo Yi Huai?
Why are you here?
Where's Cheng Cheng?
Cheng Cheng.
I'll rescue you first.
Let's talk later.
Father, no!
Stupid girl, how dare you betray your father!