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[Legend of Fuyao]
[Episode 41]
Do you know...how upset I was when you left without me?
It was Geya Desert.
There are so many strange birds and beasts.
What if they hurt or bite you?
Ji Yu told me that you even ran into poisonous wasps.
If you had been stung, your bones would have melted.
How could I to find you then?
Fortunately, you're remarkable.
However dangerous, nothing can hurt you.
But I won't let you do that next time.
Do you hear me?
Zhan Bei Ye, listen up.
If you try to shake me off again...
it won't be that easy.
All you want is her.
I know that.
I don't blame you for saving her.
But you're not allowed to die, understand?
If you can't save her...
I wouldn't be happy at all.
Zhan Bei Ye...
Do you hear me?
I'll always be by your side.
Fu Yao.
Fu Yao!
Fu Yao.
Zhan Bei Ye. Zhan--
Do you want to live or die?
I want an answer from you.
You...
Who are you?
That doesn't matter right now.
What matters is that your energy and blood will soon disperse.
You don't have long to live.
Then, not only will you die, but so will the person who came with you.
I...
I can't die!
In this world, who doesn't fear death?
Who can fight death?
But you're very lucky.
Because I'm the only one who can save you.
It's just that you'll have to pay the price for it.
What is it that you want?
Loyalty.
Loyalty!
Loyalty...
Loyalty?
Loyalty. I want you to see me as your faith.
I want to become all that you believe in.
I want you to hand over your loyalty to friends, siblings, and everyone to me.
That's impossible.
I can't give up my loyalty!
No one ever turns me down.
I can let you live and make you happy.
Don't hesitate.
Succumb to me.
Then you can both survive.
Death is very painful.
You're left with just one choice.
No!
No way...
I...
I'd rather die than give up my loyalty and betray myself.
Is it worth giving up your life for the sake of those...
who didn't trust you and betrayed you?
Think about those people in Yao City.
You disregarded your own life for their sake.
And how did they repay you?
They were heartless. They cursed you.
Are you really going to take pity on them?
That's right...
My kindness wasn't reciprocated.
My loyalty...
It was put to test.
Despite that, I still have many loyal friends.
My beloved still has my back.
I'll definitely protect them.
If I were to give up my loyalty to drag out this life...
I'd rather stay trapped here forever.
I'd rather die!
Who knew that you had such character?
Although you refuse to be my servant
I won't let you die.
Di Fei Tian is waiting for you to awaken him.
One day, we shall meet again.
Fifth Brother is awake!
- What about Fu Yao? - Fu Yao is awake too!
Urgent report from Nanrong.
Prince Yi searched Geya Desert for Crown Prince Wu Ji for several days.
Although he did his best, it was too late.
The crown prince's corpse was found yesterday.
Crown Prince Wu Ji passed away in the desert.
His coffin should be brought back to the Imperial City
but Crown Prince died from petrification, Geya Desert's odd illness.
If we transport him back, there will be complications.
I'm afraid we can't bring him back.
The crown prince of the five kingdoms is of such prestigious status.
Yet now, his life has come to an untimely end.
He passed away without accomplishing his ambitions.
That alone is heart-wrenching!
How can we...
leave the crown prince buried in a foreign land?
The nation is in mourning.
I, too, am devastated.
However, the petrification disease is extremely odd and dangerous!
It is highly contagious.
Even a godsent talent like Crown Prince Wu Ji wasn't immune to it.
How can ordinary people be immune?
Should we take the risk to bring back His Highness's body
it will be a long journey in which the disease could spread.
I'm afraid the people will be in great panic!
Crown Prince passed away suddenly.
It is a great sadness for all.
I dare not make a decision for the officials' discussion.
Should we bury His Highness at his current resting place
or have him transported back to be buried in his native land?
Your Majesty, please make a wise decision.
Tell Prince Yi that the deceased must be respected.
He should be buried to rest in peace as soon as possible.
I'll have to return to Tiansha in a couple of days.
The Black Wind Cavalry will retreat into the mountains.
Once we break camp... I'm worried about leaving you out here alone.
What are your plans?
How about heading back to Yao City first?
I know that you're upset.
You nearly lost your life because of them.
Who knew that it would come to such an end?
I heard that the people of Yao City are now looking everywhere for you.
They must now understand all the efforts you went to then.
I'm doing pretty well now.
I don't wish to go anywhere.
Just how long are you going to keep running away, Fu Yao?
Sometimes...
Giving someone another chance is giving yourself another chance.
Whatever the problem may be, tackle it head on.
They ripped my heart to pieces.
I know.
But can't you give them another chance?
Madam Fu has returned!
- Madam Fu has returned! - Madam Fu!
- It's Madam Fu! - Madam Fu!
Madam Fu has returned!
Madam!
- Madam! - Madam!
Madam Fu!
You should all get up!
We'll stay on our knees!
We have failed you!
Fu Yao doesn't blame you.
You weren't in the wrong.
As the garrison of Yao City, and as the people of Yao City
you didn't surrender when your magistrate did.
Instead, you chose to protect your own families and Yao City.
As the people of Yao City
you have already carried out your duties.
Yao City is blessed to have inhabitants like you.
It's also Fu Yao's blessing.
Madam Fu, we let you down!
We swear to follow Madam Fu till death!
- We swear to follow Madam Fu till death! - We swear to follow Madam Fu till death!
We swear to follow Madam Fu till death!
Sometimes, giving yourself a chance is giving someone else a chance.
From now on, Yao City is definitely yours.
We swear to follow Madam Fu till death!
- You've returned. - Tie Cheng.
Have you recovered?
I'm fine. I'm totally all right.
Right, the official seal is still here.
This official seal... just keep it safe.
This--
I took over this position in the spur of the moment.
I can't possibly hold on to this post forever.
Now that the Black Militia is finished
I'll leave the people of Yao City in your protection.
Then...
Are you leaving right away?
I have to look for Wu Ji.
Take care.
Tianquan Kingdom reigns over the five kingdoms.
It's the secure foundation of the world!
Yet now that Crown Prince Wu Ji has passed away
the position of heir apparent is vacant.
Should this continue for long, the people will panic.
I'm afraid that calamities will arise!
I concur. The kingdom cannot go without an heir apparent.
There must be a successor to the sovereignty.
I beseech His Majesty to anoint an heir apparent soon.
I concur!
Prince Yi's report from Nanrong.
Greetings, Your Majesty.
Prince Yi is filial and loyal.
He's smart and capable.
He's also the eldest prince of Tianquan Kingdom.
By right and reason, he's the best viable candidate!
The crown prince just passed away.
It's too early to discuss the anointment of the heir apparent today.
His Majesty said that no issue in the imperial family is personal.
Matters regarding Prince Yi are matters of the five kingdoms.
They should be reviewed and discussed with all of you.
Therefore, I was instructed to read this out to the officials.
"Since I learned of Wu Ji's untimely demise yesterday..."
"I've been overwhelmed by grief."
"My tears of blood drenched my handkerchief."
"Since I don't have the power to undo the gods' decision..."
"I'm willing to remain in the cold and impoverished lands of Geya..."
"To handle the funeral proceedings for my sibling."
"So as to express the sorrow of an older brother..."
"And uphold the prestige of Tianquan's Crown Prince."
"The demise of Wu Ji is truly a great loss for the five kingdoms."
"In times of such grief, Head of the Royal Secretariat, Wei Qi Yang..."
"Tried to persuade me to use this chance to seize the position of heir apparent."
"This man intends to sow discord and his motives should be questioned."
"I'm beyond grief and anger."
"I immediately executed him."
"However, Minister Wei is an imperial official."
"And the emperor's subject."
"I have acted recklessly."
"I acted on impulse."
"I ask that Father punish me for taking action without permission."
The anointment of the heir apparent will be set aside for now.
The Emperor, His Majesty, shall make the final decision!
Empress! Your Highness!
- Your Highness, wake up! - What's wrong?
Your Highness, wake up!
Your Highness!
Wake up!
- What's wrong? - Your Highness!
- Summon the imperial physician! - Yes.
What happened?
The Empress heard that the crown prince passed away.
She missed her son badly
so she asked His Majesty to let her see her son one last time.
Who knew that she'd pass out
even before she got to the meditation room?
Sister-in-law.
Sister-in-law!
Do you feel better now?
Wu Ji...
I... I want to see Wu Ji.
Quickly, help the empress up.
Your Highness.
Take me to Wu Ji.
Please?
I'm begging you.
It's a long journey to Nanrong.
You're too frail.
Should anything go wrong
Wu Ji won't be able to rest in peace.
My son is dead...
I can't even see him off one last time!
I feel so aggrieved!
Empress.
Your Highness.
Empress, the medicine His Majesty decocted is ready.
I'll have it delivered to your quarters.
Don't bother!
I won't take it!
His Majesty ordered me to attend to you while you take it.
Pour it out!
Pour it all out!
I don't dare to!
Your Highness, please convince the Empress.
His Majesty went to great lengths to decoct this.
It mustn't be poured out.
What does it say?
"Crown Prince died in an accident in Geya Desert..."
"He's already set to be buried."
What?
Crown Prince Wu Ji is dead?
Wu Ji is dead.
Do you believe that?
Crown Prince was blessed by the gods.
He was also endowed with Your Majesty's blessings.
His Highness can surely--
He can surely turn misfortune into blessings.
I hope it isn't true.
But if he really did suffer some mishap
who will take over the position of Crown Prince?
This...
I wouldn't dare to comment recklessly on that.
There are only two people in the Imperial Court who are qualified.
Prince Yi and Prince De.
Prince Yi's ambition is all too clear.
As for Prince De, he seems like he's not interested in politics.
But who knows what intention he harbors deep down under that mask?
Actually...
I might as well let the two of them vie against each other.
Then I could see who those officials really serve.
Prince Yi might have some influence in the Imperial Court
but compared to Prince De, he's still too immature.
If Prince De really intends to rebel
Prince Yi will--
How can Prince Yi tackle him?
When did I say that I'd use Prince Yi to tackle Prince De?
If I wanted Prince De dead...
I'd want Wu Ji to be the one to kill him.
Right!
Prince Yi is going to bury Wu Ji.
Nanrong... You have to make your way there immediately.
Take a good look at the body.
Hurry!
The crown prince is dead.
Is it really true?
Wu Ji left that messenger dove behind.
The message was written by his Shadow Guard.
I'd really like you to tell me that it's nothing more than a lie.
That it's just a prank.
I'm just worried that Fu Yao--
Wu Ji's death seems so wrong.
We must not act recklessly before we get to the bottom of it.
Especially not Fu Yao.
All of you are well aware of her feelings for Wu Ji.
Therefore, it's even easier for her to fall into a trap.
We have to keep a close eye on her.
I told Seven to light the hypnotic incense you gave me in her room.
Right now, she should--
Fu Yao ran off!
What should we do?
I'll go after her!
Safeguard Yao City!
- I'll go with you! I-- - Stop right there!
You'll only cause trouble.
Fifth Brother... be careful.
You and Fu Yao must return safely.
I'll only ask you once.
Who are you?
Who do you work for?
What are you doing in Nanrong?
We're the provisions troop from the Ping Rong Army.
We're here to deliver provisions to Prince Yi.
Prince Yi's camp is three miles to the east.
Come back with me.
I know that you're aggrieved.
You can avenge Wu Ji, but this isn't the time!
Dead or alive, I need to see him.
I won't believe that he's dead just because of what was said.
I need to bring him back.
[Crown Prince Wu Ji of Tianquan's Coffin]
The Imperial City received news of Crown Prince Wu Ji's mishap.
None of us could believe it.
His Highness is a godsent talent, how could he...
His Majesty is upset that the crown prince died in a foreign land.
A parent has to see his son off.
His sorrow is inevitable.
He specially sent me over to see the crown prince off.
Ever since I learned of Wu Ji's death
I haven't had a bite to eat or even a drop of water.
We're siblings, after all.
We're related by blood.
My condolences, Your Highness.
Who could have known that Crown Prince would die in Geya Desert?
It does seem strange.
Everyone knows that desert isn't a place to venture into.
Why would His Highness barge in there?
Exactly!
10 days ago, I received a report.
It said that the crown prince's personal belongings were found
on the border of the desert.
I took one look at it and...
it had the imperial emblem on it.
Judging from that, Wu Ji did enter Geya Desert!
As for the next few days
I sent in five troops of men, one after another, to search for him.
But to no avail.
So...
How did Your Highness manage to discover Crown Prince's remains?
It was really quite a coincidence.
When we were out searching for him, it suddenly snowed heavily.
The search and rescue team changed direction...
but it was then that they discovered Wu Ji's corpse.
It's just sad that...
he was killed by the desert's petrification disease at this age!
Now that the crown prince is dead
everyone in the Imperial City has begun to reveal their deepest thoughts.
Master Duan and some others suggested that
you should become heir apparent so as to appease the people.
I'm aware that I'm lacking in talent and knowledge.
Therefore, that never crossed my mind.
All that's on my mind is... for my father to live a long life.
Then I can attend to him by his side.
Your Highness, everything is ready.
Are you really going to cremate him?
Crown Prince Wu Ji contracted an odd disease.
There's an imminent risk of it spreading to others.
Your Highness.
We mustn't hold off much longer.
Since it has to be so...
we should send Crown Prince off to Heaven sooner.
Prince Yi, before I set out, His Majesty specifically instructed me
to send Crown Prince off on my knees.
However...
I'm standing so far from him.
The coffin is sealed too.
If I can't even see Crown Prince's face
I'm afraid I won't be able to fulfill what I was decreed to do.
It isn't that I mean to hold you back.
It's just that the petrification disease can be highly dangerous.
Should you get too close, you could easily contract it.
Anyone that falls victim to this disease
will gradually grow stiff and then die from petrification.
That's why I have no choice but to cremate him on the spot.
I have to pay my final respects as decreed by the emperor.
Your Highness, please understand.
All right.
We'll have the coffin opened for the cremation.
If Chief Eunuch Han insists, he can pay his respects after the fire is lit.
That is for the best.
Open the coffin.
Open the coffin!
Fu Yao.
Fu Yao!
Fu Yao...
It really is Crown Prince Wu Ji.
My poor brother...
Bid farewell to Crown Prince Wu Ji!
Kneel down.
Wu Ji...
Don't behave like this.
Wu Ji!
Calm down, Fu Yao.
Wu Ji--
He's possessed! He must've contracted the petrification disease!
Quickly!
Wu Ji?
Wu Ji...
Fu Yao.
- Wu Ji... - Calm down, Fu Yao!
I have to avenge Wu Ji.
- I'll kill Zhangsun Ping Rong! - Calm down, Fu Yao!
I'll kill Zhangsun Ping Rong!
Didn't you see how many men there were and the guards Zhangsun Ping Rong has?
If you go to them now, would you be avenging Wu Ji or just killing yourself?
He's Wu Ji!
How could he die?
- How could he be dead? - Fu Yao...
He saved me so many times!
How could he be dead?
- Wu Ji... - Calm down, Fu Yao.
Wu Ji!
It can't be...
He couldn't have died so easily...
He couldn't have died...
All right now.
When I was a child
my mother and my maternal grandfather doted on me the most.
When he passed away, my mother kept me in her arms on the night of the wake.
She didn't shed a tear that night.
I asked her, "Aren't you sad?"
My mother replied
"If people really do leave something behind after passing..."
"then it's that bit of solicitude."
"A bit of the memories."
"And much sorrow."
"However... that's not what the deceased would wish to see."
"Nor do they want anyone to be sad."
"Life is hard."
"They've already left."
"Why would you trap them here with the tears of the living?"
As long as you're alive, he won't have died for naught.
Isn't that right?
Right.
I can't keel over.
I must avenge Wu Ji.
Good.
You want to avenge him.
We'll avenge him together.
4 grams each of dragonflies and Black Nightshade.
24 grams of Dunce's Caps.
These are medicinal herbs His Majesty prescribed for the Empress.
You all better be cautious.
12 grams of sesame.
24 grams each of sugarcane and turmeric.
One of my concubines is unwell.
Her relatives sent over a renowned doctor.
Since you happen to be here, Imperial Physician Deng
could you take a look to see how this prescription can be improved?
Your Highness.
How long has Madam been taking this?
It has been some time.
What's wrong?
Is it unsuitable?
Your Highness, you should stop Madam from taking it.
Otherwise, her life might be in danger.
Imperial Physician Deng, please elaborate.
Your Highness, look.
This prescription seems complicated and exquisite.
However, it damages one's health indiscernibly.
Apart from massive doses of Common Burreed Rhizome and Zedoary Turmeric
there are 18 clashes and 19 incompatibilities.
The counteracting herbs clash and repel one another.
Short-term consumption would lead to internal bleeding.
It causes excessive heat reversal.
However, if this medication is taken long-term
it will cause severe alternation of coldness.
Eventually, it will kill the person with Dispersion-Thirst Syndrome.
A gruesome and painful death would be inevitable.
This attacks the pericardium.
It's a ruthless way to kill someone with medicine.
Unless the doctor is undertrained and resorted to bold remedies...
he intends to cause harm.
He should be killed for having such motives!
Wu Ji is dead.
This palace... is even more miserable now.
Why would you bother getting yourself in such trouble again?
Why didn't you tell me?
The medication he's been feeding you for all these years is poisonous.
Why didn't you tell me?
You found out?
How long did you intend to keep it from me?
If I told you...
What difference would telling you make?
Back then...
Zhangsun Jiong forced me to marry into the palace.
There was nothing you could do then.
Now...
He wants to torture me.
What can you do about it?
You obviously knew... you knew that I--
I...
I don't want to get you involved.
This medication...
It poisons me.
But you're the one he's after.
He wants more than anything for you to find out.
He wants you to be furious.
Then he can get a hold of your weakness.
He'd be able to get rid of you with just cause.
I've put up with it for so many years.
All that I hoped for was for Wu Ji to take the throne soon.
However...
Crown Prince passed away abruptly.
That's what we never expected.
The dead have moved on.
The living must stay strong.
There are perils ahead of us.
We must get back on our feet soon.
The situation has changed.
In the past, Zhangsun Jiong saw you as Wu Ji's biological mother
so he didn't dare to make a move on you.
We still had room to maneuver.
Now that Wu Ji is dead...
I guess he must be impatient to get rid of us.
Since he's so keen on provoking me into rebellion...
Fine!
I'll tell you today, Qing Yi...
I'll snatch back this kingdom for you.
Once I head home and make all the arrangements
I'll come fetch you in three days.
You...
Wait for me.
Why isn't there anyone here?
I've long awaited this.
You snuck past security without a sound.
How skilled you both are.
The Gold of Tiansha?
So you already colluded with Zhan Nan Cheng.
Where is Zhangsun Ping Rong?
Do you really think that Prince Yi would sit here
so that you could come and kill him?
You already knew that we were coming.
You dressed as soldiers to see Crown Prince off yesterday.
Do you really think that Prince Yi didn't notice you?
It's just because he knew that...
the young lady and Crown Prince were... more than just friends.
He didn't order to have you buried with the crown prince.
His Highness has such great foresight.
He knew that you'd come to assassinate him.
Hence this set up.
I'm sorry to disappoint you.
Where exactly is Zhangsun Ping Rong?
I don't mind telling you.
It's King of Tiansha's birthday on the fifth of next month.
Prince Yi assists in handling the state affairs of Tianquan
so how could he not attend it?
He's in Pan City?
If the two of you wish to escape
I'm afraid it won't be that easy.
It's such a pity.
The prince of Tiansha would give up wealth and fame
to get involved with a wanted woman of the five kingdoms.
However, Prince Yi did say...
that the prince of Tiansha should be arrested by the soldiers of Tiansha.
We'll just play the audience.
Don't injure Prince Lie.
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