Ever Night
Episode 15
You're finally awake.
Young Master.
Sang Sang.
You saved me?
Technically, my Divine Pill saved your life.
Any regular doctor would have landed you in a coffin.
Luckily, to this genius, it's just a wave of my hands.
How'd you find me here?
Where's the Umbrella?
Don't worry.
Umbrella is here, person is here.
You worried me sick.
He owes you his life.
No, I owe you his life.
If it comes to it, I'll repay you with my life.
Ning Que, what's this about?
She's my handmaiden, Sang Sang.
Ning Que's maid, I know.
Give me your life if needed.
Ning Que, how'd you get like this?
Can we not discuss it?
Forget that.
You incurred multiple wounds.
Formless Fire sealed the wounds.
Afterwards, you didn't go home.
You took an Academy carriage.
So it was urgent and you had no choice.
You knew government officers won't stop an Academy carriage
or search the Academy for you.
Sang Sang. Go home and fetch me a robe and a carriage.
Yes, Young Master.
Whatever you want to say...
spit it out.
A Sword Expert died in the city last night; Vermilion Bird came alive.
You have multiple sword wounds yet no bleeding.
Formless Fire seals wounds.
There's only one explanation.
You killed that Sword Expert last night.
You also angered Vermilion Bird.
But I don't see how the perpetrator can be a layman, not a Cultivator.
Chen Pipi, you're a genius.
Admirable.
Sir, Officer Tie Ying is here.
Let him in.
Sir, we've new clues to Yan Suqing's death.
Speak.
He met an Academy student, Ning Que.
Ning Que has a maid, Sang Sang,
at Old Brush Shoppe, Lin 47 Street.
Those two visit Red Sleeves a lot.
Watch the maid.
See what they do.
Yes.
Tie Ying.
Quietly.
I got it.
I dragged you back from Hell.
I can't turn you in.
I just want to show no-one hides secrets from this genius.
I'll say what I know.
You're not a family heir.
You were hand picked by Xiling.
I don't know if your childhood mentor was Xiling Leader or a Priest.
I can't see how
a guy holding Xiling's expectations as heir two generations down,
a genius taken in by the Academy...
is chubby.
Shut up or I'll kill you.
Don't parade your little brain before this genius.
Have you killed anyone?
You at least killed chickens, right?
Other than accidentally trampling a few ants,
your tender hands never had blood on them.
So don't threaten to kill.
It's not scary, but foolish.
- You... - And, tell no-one about me.
You- go back to Old Library. Never say you were here.
I'll never see you again.
What are you doing?
I'm tired. I'll nap.
You're a jerk.
Why'd you eat my Pill?
Chenjia, you're the world's most beautiful flower to me.
Then you are the land supporting that flower.
I'll miss you.
I'll miss you too.
Your trip to Tang will be a success.
Thanks, Chenjia.
Dao Chi (Daoist Maniac), what are you doing?
You disrupted my reading. You can't be here.
Miss Dao Chi, where in Peach Mountain can't Chenjia and I be?
This is Xiling's Unknowable Land.
You never get in without an invitation.
Dao Chi, you grew up in the Monastery but you're out of line.
So I'm out of line.
What will you do?
Please show manners.
Shackling your heart cages you.
A heart gathering dust makes you useless on missions.
Lu Chenjia, of the 3 Maniacs, you can't beat Mo Shanshan, Book Maniac.
Yet you'd bare steel at me?
She's advanced to Knowing Destiny level, yet resists breaking the Mirror.
[Princess' Residence]
Princess, Sixth Prince has been ill so long,
Divination Department says it's due to you.
His Majesty made them and the Palace shut up.
But rumours spread publicly.
Someone put effort into this.
Princess, rest assured.
While I, Hua Shanyue, am here, they won't forcibly wed you afar.
Little Six is weak and sick, yet my sister is blamed!
Young Master, I'll cook noodles.
Sang Sang, come here. I want to say something. Sit.
What?
Can we not eat intestines or egg noodles tonight?
Or last night's leftovers?
- It's hot. They may be spoiled. - Spoiled? I'll check. - Come here.
Due to my being heavily injured and almost dead today,
can you buy nicer food?
I'm a maid.
I don't penny pinch.
It's for your marriage.
I must save money for you.
I'll ask for pickled radish at the antique shop nearby, and buy a duck.
I'll stew them together to help you recover.
That's my girl. Go.
- Hurry. - Okay.
Third Prince.
You finally came.
Leave us.
What can Mingchi do for Your Highness?
I called you as I want drugs.
Drugs?
I know you're in charge of Dao South Gate pharmacy.
I want to teach that annoying Little Six a lesson
and give him diarrhea so he's stuck in the toilet.
You can have the drug, but can't say it was from me.
Of course. Let's have it.
Why would I carry it around?
Let me fetch it for you.
But...
But what?
You must swear on your life before I give you the drug.
Okay, okay.
If Father and Sister ask, I'll say it's from a pharmacy.
I'll die violently if I dob you in. Good enough?
Your Highness, what's that?
You, you- what did you feed me?
Who trusts an oath?
This is my insurance policy in case you betray me.
You can count on having the antidote as long as I'm safe.
That way you'll be fine.
What did you give me?
[Mount Mogan, Mo Courtyard]
[Mo Courtyard]
(The heart of Dao does not move)
Teacher.
Good. Shanshan.
You studied Talismans since young.
People call you Book Maniac.
You just lack world experience.
I blame myself.
Maybe one day, I'll let you explore the world.
[Red Sleeve Club]
Tell your Young Master not to visit often.
- He'll fall in bad hands. - How?
Don't you worry he'll find a Young Mistress here?
We'll have a Young Mistress sometime.
So you never wanted to be that Young Mistress?
How can I ever be?
So you'll marry another?
I won't.
I'll stay with Young Master all my life.
Then don't let him visit here.
It's never my idea.
- Silly girl. - I'm not silly.
Young Master says I just don't bother to overthink.
Right, time to cook for him.
What else do you know?
Ning Que and his maid are close to Red Sleeves girls.
Popular Shui Zhu calls him Little Bro.
Even Jian Dajia cares for him.
Academy students sure are a piece of work,
making friends with Red Sleeves girls.
How'd they get close to the girls?
What else?
I also learned, when Zhang Yiqi died, Ning Que was at the scene.
Coincidence?
Tuyang City, Tang Empire
General, message from Army Ministry.
What's it say?
There have been incidents in the capital.
Someone was killed in South Town
and Palace Guards are alarmed.
Courtiers take advantage of His Majesty's kindness.
They took a hit over the matter with Chao Xiaoshu.
Yet they haven't learned to behave well with His Majesty.
This time, it's not court officials.
The South Town victim was a See-through level Master.
He'd served in Army Ministry.
Go on.
As you may remember, it's Yan Suqing.
He was Army Copy Clerk Appraiser.
According to my intelligence, he was a Sword Expert.
Dismissed.
A See-through level Cultivator was killed.
Yes, General.
That event in Tianqi first year...
How many people is it now?
Former Censor, Zhang Yiji, died accidentally.
Former Xuanwei General's subordinate, Chen Zixian...
died of suicide. Added to that is Yan Suqing.
Of people linked to that event in Tianqi first year, this is the third.
The fisherman spreads his net to catch all the fish.
However, every single time, some fish escape.
Then, I'll keep investigating.
I fear a high-up palace person will use these deaths
to establish their power.
You mean that princess. She's just a fledgling lass.
But Princess has His Majesty's trust.
If His Majesty wants to get me by circumventing the law,
he could've taken my head while I was in the capital.
He has no reason to use underhanded tactics.
However, within the palace is another high-up person.
General, be calm.
You swore on your life you'd never mention the link between me and this high-up person.
However, older Court officials all knew about it.
They're waiting for the right time to incriminate you and that high-up person.
Go investigate those capital happenings.
Yes.
Basic level or First Awareness
is when one releases consciousness through Qihai Xueshan
and perceives Breath of Qi.
Perception Level is using that realisation and harmonising with it.
One can establish some sensory contact.
Together, these two early levels are referred to as Stage of the Void.
Clear out your mind.
Hold onto your heart, let consciousness go.
~and peach trees bloom~
~lighting eternal night~
~in dense mist~
Didn't you say long ago playing with fire causes bedwetting?
What bedwetting?
I'm manipulating nascent energy.
Could it be that Pill's outcome?
I feel nascent energy building inside me.
Sang Sang, I finally know how to do it!
After 10 years hoping, I can finally cultivate.
This is great, Young Master! I'll make you food right now!
No, I'll order you a 6-tael banquet from Victory Restaurant.
- No. The 8-tael one. - Alright!
~I've been to oases~
Young Master. Next time you go out, take me with you.
Waiting alone for you at home is hard.
~Spring leaves and returns~
I can cultivate.
I can finally cultivate!
I'm closer to revenge.
Come.
Congrats, Young Master, for opening your Qihai Xueshan.
Victory Restaurant does have good food.
They deliver fast too. Before I got home, the pastry was delivered.
You know, we should mark this important date.
Such an important date
should be engraved on important silver!
- Great idea! - Okay.
Here, drink up.
You haven't engraved it yet.
One woman for me to hold!
Two women for you to hold!
Three women for him to hold!
- You lost again. Here. - I can't hold anymore.
Here, it's all for you.
Cheers!
Thanks for having let me stay at Old Library. I'm in your debt.
God rewards hard work. It's all up to you.
I survived such a crisis.
Will reading this hateful but precious book still hurt me?
'Wu Shanyang's Treatise on Vast Sword'
Thanks is too little. Your Pill healed my Qihai Xueshan.
I feel my obstacles are gone.
I wonder how I can test my progress.
Stop! Who are you?
I came a long way to request an audience with Liu Bai, Sword Sage.
I'm Liu Yiqing, Liu Bai's Bro. I've heard much of Old Chao.
My Brother is in meditation and unavailable. Please go.
I will wait here.
Don't push me! Be gentle!
I haven't won my money back!
Get out!
- I haven't won my money back! - Will the trick you thought up work?
You can feel which dice side is up by tapping nascent qi?
Don't lose all the money and leave me as collateral.
The gambling den may not accept you as collateral.
I'm just testing my power.
Steal from the rich to help the poor.
[Lucky Star Gambling House]
Chief Chao.
My Teacher will see you. This way.
Please enter.
Through that door. Teacher expects you.
[Hidden Sword Pavilion]
Who enters Hidden Sword Pavilion uninvited has guts.
Master Liu, it's Old Chao of Spring Breeze Pavilion.
Go!
Intruder! Get him!
Hidden Sword Pavilion is sacred. No trespass allowed.
Chief Chao, you were too impatient.
You'll need a year or so to heal from Grand River Sword.
Leave and recover from your injuries.
- Men. - Yes!
Escort Chief Chao out.
Hold it.
You two leave him with me.
Thanks, Senior Brother!
Bet big!
We can start betting.
Please place your wagers.
Bet on 'big'!
- You should bet on 'big'...! - Please.
Come on, bet on 'big'!
Huh? Why bet on 'small'? What's this guy doing?
Come on, let's take a look.
1, 2, 3. 'Small' wins!
- You got lucky! - This guy's luck is good.
Come on!
Big! Still bet on big!
Place your wagers.
Big! Bet on big!
Bet on big! Gotta be big this time!
Hands off after wagering.
Big! Big! Big!
1, 2, 2. 'Small' wins.
Your luck seems good.
Place your wagers.
Put down your wager!
Big! Definitely big!
Bet on big this time!
Make it big!
It can't be small every time.
Come on.
- Hurry up! - Place your bet!
Young Master, let's bet on small.
Fine, as you say.
Hands off after wagering.
Big! Big! Big!
1, 1, 1. 'Small' wins.
[Lucky Star Gaming House]
Small!
That lad won every game all day.
He won 4,400 taels.
You mean I lost 10,000 taels.
- Worse, he's a Cultivator! - How'd you know?
Our dice have inner thin gold
with engraved characters. That lad saw through the dice,
so he must be a true Cultivator.
A Cultivator came to my gambling house to cheat?
He's unafraid of losing cultivation? Bring him to me.
- Bring him tied up. - Yes.
Come, Little Six.
Your health will improve faster.
After more medicine, you'll be fine.
Slowly.
Not too bad, okay?
- Greetings, Father. - Greetings, Father.
I heard Little Six improved so we came to see him.
Yu'er, I was looking for you.
Come talk in my study.
Yes.
Father, Sister.
I'll stay with Little Six and help him take medicine.
This's a good big brother.
- Yu'er, let's go. - Yes.
Hu Po (brave tiger?)
Here, a new toy for you.
- Thanks, Third Bro, for visiting me - No need for thanks.
Take a look.
Hu Po, there's medicine left. I'll help you.
Very good.
Sang Sang, Sang Sang!
A Cultivator entered a gambling house for money.
You really have no shame!
It's all mootable. Let my maid go first.
I can return the money I won.
Think you can just give it back?
It's not so simple.
I say, Young Boss,
today you provoked Yulong Gang.
What to do about this?
You must be Chang San.
Then you're Qi Si?
We've met, but it's unrelated.
Tell me, what to do?
It's my fault.
I got greedy, like an elephant-eating snake.
I'm young and love money. I lost my way, I lost my way.
Give face to Chao'er and release Sang Sang.
Besides, in Spring Breeze Pavilion battle, we were pals in tribulations.
Pals through tribulations?
I thought you were a hero.
I didn't think you'd do something so...
so...so...
So shameless.
I say, Boss, don't blame me.
No, no no!
Thanks, Third Bro Chang. Thanks, Fourth Bro Qi.
But isn't Yulong Gang's base in East City?
- So I gambled in South City. - You pig-head.
Since that night, would Jianghu be north, south, east and west?
Everything is now Yulong Gang.
I should've known better.
No, too harsh. You're just blind.
Okay, okay.
Okay, this den is yours.
If you want to win your own money for fun, go for it.
What? Whose?
Yours.
Mine?
Lucky Star Gambling House and land are in your name, Ning Que.
And this 5000 taels is yours.
Ning Que.
[Ever Night]
~Hey, I can only say sorry~
~You, who've forgotten time, look a bit lost~
~You're so far away, in front of me~
~Time blinks by~
~Take it easy~
~Life is still the same~
~Hey, let me change the ending~
~Yet I can cover it all up only a short while~
~Don't obsess or say sorry~
~Winner just treats loser~
~Better not meet rather than cry on parting~
~Night is long and dark~
~Don't leave regrets~
~I've seen right, wrong, gratitude, grudges, words, acts~
~I risk danger, desperate for you~
~Umbrella in old Chang'an~
~Night is nearing, talismans burn~
~Fight till all is gone in chaos and darkness~
~See us blaze through darkness, changing Heaven and Earth~
~Spur the horse forward~
~Geese fly south before snow~
~Get drunk at a warm coast~
~Under slashes of the sword, we love each other still~