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♫ I start to dance nimbly and gracefully ♫
♫ For what my beautiful face is frowned? ♫
♫ Without him, I'll drift with the current ♫
♫ Why is the tune of the zither a farewell song? ♫
♫ Without me, he'll be lonely in this universe ♫
♫ My heart silently waits at the cliff of Firmament ♫
♫ The heaven, the earth, the sun and the moon are all in my bosom ♫
♫ How can I own the top freedom in this world? ♫
♫ There is no fear from my heart ♫
♫ Deep love won't hide. True love won't run short ♫
♫ Dreams give hopes through all the ages ♫
♫ Why go through storms and stress to be bright and beautiful? ♫
♫ There is no struggle from my heart. Swaying along with the wind ♫
♫ I can do anything freely ♫
♫ I enter my dreams easily and unrestrainedly. What a beautiful dance ♫
[Legend of Fuyao]
[Episode 32]
Your Highness Crown Prince.
When he was 12, there was an uprising in the southern border.
Just to obtain the power to rule the grassland, a war broke out between the North and South Clan.
This brought disaster to the surrounding citizens. Crown Prince went there alone.
Everyone thought that Crown Prince will surely die in that journey and would never return.
But unexpectedly, in just 3 days,
the kings of the North and South Clans, which initially had irreconcilable grudges between them, suddenly became sworn brothers.
Why is that so?
At age 14, Crown Prince
Prince of Riverside incited a rebellion and planned to kill Crown Prince Wuji first before forcing the emperor to abdicate his throne.
That night, Prince of Riverside set up a banquet and Crown Prince went in casual clothing.
After 3 rounds of drinking, Prince of Riverside tried to assassinate him when he was offering him a toast.
When they placed their wine cups down,
the one who fell onto the ground and died was Prince of Riverside.
There was poison in the wine, so Crown Prince surely wouldn't drink it.
In the end, the poison got all spitted into Prince of Riverside's face.
Letting him end up in a state where he has no face to meet his Zhangsun ancestors.
From the start to the end, the Crown Prince was never tainted with any blood.
This Crown Prince Wuji is extremely cruel and merciless.
Aren't you curious how he did all of it by himself?
Could it be because of Yuan Zhaoxu?
My son, you're finally back.
Royal Mother, Royal Father has important matters to attend to.
It concerns the empire's future, so he won't be able to come.
It's enough that you came.
Earlier, did you see your Royal Uncle?
I didn't?
It's been so long since we've seen each other, yet your brows and eyes are still the same.
When you knit your forehead, your eyebrows look as if they are flying towards your temples.
But this unresolved problem of yours
is getting worse.
I haven't served you for so long. I am unfilial.
You all leave first.
You've already reached the age of marriage.
Having children before ascending to the throne
can calm the people's hearts more.
Now, there are a lot of unrest in the court.
Prince Assist is worrisome.
He has great military power in his hand.
You won't have an easier time as a Crown Prince now, unlike before.
If there is really someone that will rebel,
will you be able to handle it?
Royal Mother need not get overly vexed with court matters.
What I'm worried about isn't myself. It's you.
Of course, I understand mother's intentions.
Just focus on taking care of your health. Leave the court affairs to me.
I want you to marry the second princess of Plough Nation,
Folian. Only by establishing a marital alliance with Plough Nation,
can you maintain a stable hold on your Crown Prince position.
I heard that she's in the imperial city.
You two have reached the age to get married.
In my opinion, this matter shouldn't be dragged anymore.
I...
...still need some time.
If you have another lady that you like,
it's no problem to have several wives in the palace.
Just one thing, the Crown Princess Consort
must be Princess Folian.
- Come. - Your Highness.
Your Highness.
- Your Highness, you have good alcohol tolerance. - Come.
- Your Highness, eat some. - You also have a share.
Eat some.
Your Highness.
Your Highness! Your Highness Prince Assist!
Quickly say it.
I have important matters to report.
I've investigated it already. That person who was seen with Crown Prince that day
is indeed Princess Folian.
That guy actually beat me in making a move?
Your Highness, don't get anxious. Although Princess Folian and Crown Prince are engaged to be married,
these are all verbal claims.
The one she's marrying is the Megrez imperial throne.
It's still not final who will be sitting on that imperial throne.
Since the Crown Prince has actively made his move,
I think that Your Highness shouldn't wait anymore.
If that was some other person that day,
I would have killed her whole clan.
But never thought that the heaven will send me a folian (Buddhist lotus).
Since that's the case, then this Buddhist lotus
will surely be mine.
You liar!
You finally came to find me.
If not because I couldn't defeat you, I would have attacked.
Fine then. I won't fight back this time.
There's no work for you today. Don't be a bother here.
I'm just sunbathing here. Is that disturbing you too?
These past days, you kept hiding in your room. Don't think that I don't know.
I like to.
You're avoiding him.
I don't understand what you're saying.
Did you two do some shameful thing?
What?! I didn't!
You...what nonsense are you saying?
Really none?
None.
If there's none, why are you blushing?
How am I blushing?
I'm blushing because my health is good. I don't want to talk to you anymore.
This guy has left for so many years. Weren't I the one who is handling the internal affairs of the royal clan ever since?
Why are these people in the streets joining in on the fun?
They don't even know how Wuji looks like, yet they are giving him this much prestige.
That's right. In the past, all the attention in the palace
has been taken away by the Crown Prince.
His Majesty also thinks highly of him.
But for the past years, what has he learned in Firmament?
Who knows?
Isn't it all because my mother came from a poor family?
She couldn't compare to the number one beauty in the Five Regions, Empress Yuan.
But to make me accept my fate,
that will never happen.
What Your Highness means is...
Rather than sitting and waiting for death, it's better to strive for some satisfaction.
How come I get to bump into you everywhere?
I should be the one saying that.
Why did you come here to Mt. Green Bead? Could it be you're here to taste the fine scale fish from the Green Bead Spring?
What fine scale fish?
Now is the time when the meat quality of the fine scale fishes in Green Bead String is at its best.
You're fortunate. You get the chance to taste it. I'll roast one later.
I'm not eating.
Hey, slow down.
- Is the taste okay? - Just fine.
Since the taste is acceptable, how do you plan to repay me?
You still want to be repaid?
Okay. This fishbone then.
Oh, my. Look at how clean this fish bone was gnawed at, not one meat was left.
So full of murderous spirit. What a good teeth.
I'll treat this as our love token.
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It's out. Let's go.
This way.
What is this place?
This is Herding Spirit Summit, the place where the Zhangsun royal family worship their ancestors.
Aren't all worship places just similar? What's there to look at?
Quiet. Look. That area.
It likes you.
This is the king of Herding Spirit, the god of the farming of Five Regions.
This is the most venerated god of the Zhangsun royal family.
But even if you're a member of the royal clan, it's rare to be able to see it.
What will happen if you see it?
There's a very romantic meaning to it. Do you want to hear it?
It hints that you two will go through a journey
that will represent a pure, brave, and unselfish love.
You made that up.
No matter how great my ability is, I can't order the Herding Spirit King around, right?
Since I went down the mountain, I indeed have encountered a lot of danger.
I also saw several kinds of human attitudes. There are extremely good and bad ones.
It's just that I don't know where this pure love and that other person is.
- Do you still not know until now? - Yes, of course.
Since I met you in Mt. Mystic Soul,
we've accompanied each other along the way. In Deep Water Nation, you even became my queen.
You count as my wife already.
I...
Who is your wife?
You were a fake king, and I'm not a real queen.
Tell me then, is it the will of the heaven
to let me bump into you here again?
What will of the heaven? I couldn't understand any of it.
I fear that the secret of the Megrez Imperial City can't be hidden any longer.
Has the envoys from the different nations of Five Regions arrived?
Replying to Your Majesty, they are all here.
[Map of Five Regions]
Informing Empress, it has already spread in the whole city already that Xuanji Folian is here.
But until today, she still hasn't taken the initiative to make an appearance.
I also never heard any news about her.
That's strange.
The envoy from Deep Water Nation entered the palace upon arriving.
This saintess of the Five Regions is here in the city, but isn't entering the palace.
Even if there are charitable matters that she must handle, how come there isn't any news about them at all?
Could it be that Plough Nation has some other plans?
But I also heard that First Royal Son
already went to personally welcome this Princess Folian.
Why didn't you say so earlier?!
This Prince Assist indeed couldn't contain himself anymore.
Mister, the envoys from Heavenly Fiend Nation and Deep Water Nation have arrived.
The ones who came are Prince Heng of Heavenly Fiend Nation and Lady Virtue of Deep Water Nation.
You want to ask why I'm not showing myself. Am I right?
But I just couldn't understand
why His Majesty called for them at this time.
I kept feeling that something is off.
That's right. Just some customary engagement ceremony,.
what's there to give a big fuss about?
You shouldn't put it that way. Your matter is never a minor matter.
At this time, even if you don't like it,
not making an appearance seems to be inappropriate.
Someone is more willing to do that for me. Why bother competing with him?
It's just that this Princess Folian has entered the city for quite some time.
The whole imperial court are discussing why Young Lord isn't going out to welcome her.
Folian and I got involved in this charcoal fire upon birth, complicatedly burning.
We can only follow other people's whim. Regardless of if we are willing or not, we can only accept.
Actually, what the citizens are gossiping about is not only the glory of being from compatible families.
Right now, everyone is looking forward to this wedding.
How come at this time, you are instead avoiding it?
Are you worrying about me or Folian?
I... Of course, I...
It's just that I feel that Prince Assist has always been coveting for this marriage.
What advantage can he get from it?
Advantage?
You think that all the choices I made in my life is all just for the advantage that they see?
This marriage is mine, but no one ever asked me what my plans are.
Royal Mother is forcing me to marry a golden phoenix. Behind, there is still Zhangsun Pingrong eagerly looking.
In their eyes, there's only those gold buried under Plough Nation.
Tell me, am I avoiding Folian or their intentions?
Hey, where are you going?
Have you forgotten what day is today?
Could it be Mr. Zong?
What Empress means is to just welcome Princess Folian to stay here in the palace?
Or do you want me to wait for that Zhangsun Pingrong to succeed before discussing this?
I said the wrong words. Empress has placed a lot of effort
just to fulfill this wedding. Crown Prince surely can understand your intentions.
Of course, he understands.
You are...
Princess Folian.
May I ask why you're here?
How can someone of noble status like you live in this shabby place?
I really can't bear to see it.
My Megrez Empire wasn't able to serve you well. Hope you won't mind.
How did you know that I live here?
I am the commander of the Su (lodiging) Guards of Megrez Empire.
For major and minor matters here in the imperial city,
even if it's just about a mouse hiding into which house, I will all know them.
The more if it's about you, the highly admired Saintess Folian of the Five Regions.
Since that's the case, Your Highness must have a lot of official matters to take care of and is a busy man.
Then, I won't disturb you anymore.
I won't entertain you anymore. I'll take my leave.
Forgive me for being frank. I came today
to welcome you into the palace.
No, Mr. Zong said that you can't casually leave.
Princess, I have no evil intentions.
I'm fetching you to enter the palace just to pacify the discussions in the court.
Second, so that you can prepare for tomorrow's ceremony in advance.
Ceremony?
As an envoy of Plough Nation, you will be attending tomorrow's grand ceremony.
Have you forgotten?
Of course, I didn't. I'll go with you now.
Princess.
Qiaoling?
Empress Yuan has given an order.
Your Highness, someone is blocking our path.
How dare you. Who dares to block my path?!
I was ordered to take Princess Folian back to the palace for some chat.
Thank you Your Highness Prince Assist for escorting her.
I will abide.
Princess, please.
The palace only invited Princess. I fear that this lady can't come with us.
Prince, tell us. What's going on?
His Majesty used the top urgent beckon to rush us all to come here.
It couldn't be as simple as attending the Crown Prince engagement, right?
The top urgent beckon can only be used during calamities, wars,
or when a nation at the brink of destruction.
Of course, it's not that simple.
Has an unforeseen event happened?
The Five Regions is one body to begin with. The good fortune or disaster of Megrez has always been
mutually connected with yours.
I heard that recently,
there had been strange incidents happening on each nations.
Those words are true.
It's been raining continuously in Deep Water Nation and the river wall has collapsed.
This...hasn't happened for hundreds for years.
What about Heavenly Fiend Nation?
It's normal in the capital, Rock City.
But we received reports that in Geya Desert, those things...
...seem to be gathering and preparing for something.
There were even people who said that they've seen poison bees.
When the Five Regions were divided and established, there was an order between yin and yang and the poison bees completely disappeared.
But recently, the grounds in Geya kept shaking.
It seems as if something is moving about.
The poison bees are the guards of the Underground Tomb. Anyone who sees it will surely die.
If there are thousands of poison bees coming out altogether, either they are out to kill
or act as guide for dead people.
There are also news coming from Plough Nation.
They said that the volcano suddenly erupted and magma are coming out everywhere.
A lot of gold in their treasury got melted.
Prince, the different nations who are experiencing urgent situations
have come here after receiving your urgent call. How come this Xuanji Folian
has still not appeared?
Greetings, Empress Ci'en.
Princess Folian made this trip for two reasons. One is for political discussion.
Second is for the marriage alliance. The ceremony tomorrow has a lot of complicated requirements.
Of course, she needs to personally prepare them.
She will also know about whatever we get to discuss here.
In front of us are several strange occurrences.
What do you two think about it?
After the great war of the ancient Firmament, the Five Regions got divided and ruled as such.
Megrez was in-charge of supervising the rule of the different nations.
For thousands of years, although there were power struggles,
overall, the world was in a state of balance, peace, and well being.
But we all know that
in this world, there isn't any forever peace.
That sealed power has always been readying to make trouble.
Prince De,
there are some words that mustn't be said.
Prince said earlier that the fortune of Megrez is mutually connected with the different nations.
Now that there are strange occurrences all over,
how is Megrez Empire then?
Megrez Empire was able to become the heart of the Five Regions,
that's all thanks to the feathered tree for holding everything together.
But now, the feathered tree is showing signs of withering.
Megrez Empire will soon face a great catastrophe.
Could it be that Father Emperor, he...
Your Majesty is doing very well.
But his cultivation has nothing to do with the disaster Megrez Empire is facing.
We are in desperate times and will need desperate methods.
You are a very smart lady.
I was just thinking that in this Megrez Imperial City,
it's not that common to see people with an outstanding aura like you.
Although I haven't seen you before, I sense some familiarity in your eyes.
Perhaps, only the mother of the Five Regions can give out such cordial feeling.
Hence, I hastily guessed that you are Empress Ci'en.
I only heard that Saintess Folian
is saving and caring about the citizens of this world.
Never thought that you are this clever and eloquent,
this beautiful and adorable.
I heard that you were saving refugees outside the city.
You do everything personally. Is that true?
Yes. The noxious illness is devastating the citizens.
They are poor people to begin with. After contracting such bad illness, there surely won't be any clinic that will accept them.
Hence, since I saw it, I offered some help.
These past years, you've been setting up soup kitchens,
medical clinics, and private schools everywhere.
But you don't accept any payment from those that come.
It's fine if they were all poor citizens.
But a lot of them are not.
Even if your Plough Nation is very rich,
you also might reach a state of extreme poverty eventually. Why then did you do such things?
May I ask Empress if you also will especially divide the standards of poverty
and use money in terms of social class?
Of course, I won't.
Both of you, please look.
Without the feathered tree, Megrez Empire will not be Megrez Empire anymore.
The sky and land of the Five Regions will also collapse.
What should we do then? Are there any way to resolve this?
Although you two haven't gotten married, the whole world knows
that you are Wuji's woman.
There are some words that I am going to say now.
Marrying you to Wuji and letting you become the Crown Princess Consort of Megrez Empire
is equivalent to marrying the reputation of Megrez Empire.
From now on,
everything isn't just your individual act,
but an act bearing the royal family's reputation.
In your eyes, you can only have one man, your husband Wuji.
There mustn't be anymore instances of sharing a room together with a man with just the two of you.
Even if it's to save the poor and troubled, you must take note of your actions and speech.
You all leave first.
Yes.
The four nations of the Five Regions plus the Holy Palace of Firmament
makes up the fiver powers, gold, wood, water, fire, and land.
Presently, we can only gather the different power of each nation
piece together that carriage-like heart, so as to temporarily dissolve this crisis.
So, that's the case. No wonder it was mentioned in the urgent beckon that we bring our nation's territorial map.
Indeed.
At this moment, Father Emperor was already able to request the power of Firmament.
Megrez Empire, Deep Water Nation, and Heavenly Fiend Nation will also be submitting our respective territorial maps.
What's most important now is the Plough Nation fusing stone
that Princess Folian will be submitting.
Stay here and guard.
Young Master, just let me in first.
If Mr. Zong is really inside. You can just come in by then.
- You won't be able to handle it. - I...
What? You don't like what you've heard?
I am just grieving for the women in this world.
All men is allowed to have numerous wives and concubines.
They see it as a prestige. But for a woman,
just a slight interaction with the opposite gender, then it's being slutty and shameful.
Both were born after 10 months and raised with the same grains, why must there be such a huge difference?
Megrez Empire has a supreme fame.
Plough Nation has limitless wealth.
After this marriage, the bloodlines of the two nations will be connected.
Wealth and fame will be both present.
Empress, could it be that in your eyes,
Wuji's marriage is just a deal? Have you never considered
that the person that Crown Prince Wuji will be living with the rest of his life might not be the person that he wanted?
Are you doubting this marriage alliance
or you're putting too much importance on your reputation as the Saintess of the Five Regions?
There are numerous women in this world who wanted to marry Wuji.
Since he is the crown prince, of course, we must be careful in choosing his crown princess consort.
That year, it was unexpected that you two will meet in Plough Nation.
If not because you persistently wrote letters every 5 days
and gave gifts every 10 days to show how you missed Wuji,
so what if you're the Saintess of Five Regions?
Even if you're a member of the Plough Nation royal family, in terms of succession,
it might not have been you who would be married off to Megrez Empire. Am I right?
Empress, you're right to lecture me. I will remember it.
From now on, in this Megrez Royal Palace,
there won't be any more Saintess of Five Regions.
You will only be Wuji's Crown Princess Consort.
Why must you do this?
Oh, no!
Prince Eternal and Lady Virtue have went to rest.
It has been some time since Princess Folian and Empress has been talking inside Cool Mist Palace Hall.
Today, it was Prince Assist who went to fetch Princess Folian.
Midway, Empress forcefully took her away. This gossip has already spread throughout the palace.
His son is getting married. Of course, she must personally intervene.
Moreover, how many money and position are at stake in the marriage alliance with Plough Nation?
Of course, it can't be carelessly done.
Going back to. it, Empress Ci'en is already steadily sitting on and have the world at her feet.
Yet, she still firmly holds on to the imperial power and worry about his son's future.
She's really taxing her mind too much.
What she thinks highly of has never been any imperial power, wealth, or splendor.
It's just that only if you're standing above everyone
can you get ordered around by that imperial power.
Today, if Empress didn't intercept to take Folian away, the person that Folian will be marrying tomorrow
might have changed.
That's right.
They all say that Prince Assist has always hoped to create family ties with Plough Nation,
so as to strengthen his power.
Watching how Prince Assist's power kept increasing,
it's Crown Prince instead who has no hold in the imperial court. The ministers have long been divided into two groups.
This time, Prince, on what side are you standing?
You surely are able to notice the intentions of Prince Assist.
Whatever Wuji wants, he wants,
that includes you.
In the future, if it's not for some important reason,
it's better that you two don't see each other.
You...have been monitoring me?
How prestigious is the Megrez royal family?
Able to offer to the altar or break into pieces.
Since you're going to be Wuji's Crown Princess Consort,
going to be above everyone else, you must of course pay a few price.
From now on, your every word and every move
on your every word and action.
Remember that there will forever be someone secretly monitoring you,
day and night.
It's now late.
Just stay in my palace for tonight.
How can I dare trouble you?
Your status is special.
There are a lot of people plotting on you. It won't be bad for you to stay here.
Awake?
Your method of martial arts cultivation is too sinister.
If you continue, it's already uncontrollable by just mere mortal strength.
Aren't you afraid of eventually being unable to wake up permanently?
With you being so loud, how can I sleep?
There are always a lot of paths to take for everything, except this.
Once you start, you're unable to look back.
Looks like from now on, you must stick to me.
You don't need to do this. I'm able to handle it by myself.
Fei Yan was here?
Your Highness, an important guest has visited.
I'm not seeing anyone.
You're not seeing me too?
Looks like Folian and Crown Prince Wuji are really in love.
But they had to get separated when they only started to be together.
And that separation was several years.
If that is some other person, they wouldn't be able to persist.
Indeed. For these past 10 years, Mistress thought and yearned for him every day.
Good thing, Crown Prince also thought about her in his heart and didn't betrayed this love.
People say that there are thousands of knots (trials) in love. And in the end, you'll be able to find that string to pull.
Fei Yan?
You're saying the 'Fei Yan'?
Firmament High Immortal Fei Yan.
Although she commonly employs some black magic,
she's not an evil person.
Why would she teach you such a sinister method?
If it wasn't sinister, I might have not survived.
When the Heir Apparent Manor got massacred,
when I climbed out of a pile of corpses,
I was only half alive.
It was Fei Yan who saved me and took me in.
She taught me martial arts and medical skills.
Fei Yan always has a condition in saving people.
The fact that she taught you medical skills means that she took away a lot from you.
What did you give her?
40 years of my life.
Don't calculate anymore. You won't be able to calculate it anyway.
This matter has nothing to do with you and you also won't be able to help.
You are living...
...just to seek revenge?
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"Hard-to-Get Love" by Lala Hsu
♫ What do you know? ♫
♫ What are good about the three realms? ♫
♫ If there're no three poisons, if there're no worries ♫
♫ How can it make me reluctant to leave? ♫
♫ Worry for love, beg for hate ♫
♫ And even discard my soul for affection ♫
♫ The one, who asks me to love him, loves me. I only want him to love me ♫
♫ What do you use ♫
♫ to exchange for this hard-to-get love? ♫
♫ If there's no sickness or weakness, if there's never oldness ♫
♫ How can it make a spark to chase after stars alone? ♫
♫ Slim down for him, stay for my heart ♫
♫ And even chase away all luck for dreams ♫
♫ It wants me to be so pretty that I seize his soul ♫
♫ And continue dazzling in his heart ♫
♫ There is a saying that what a person asks for the lifetime ♫
♫ Is no more than staying together with one's lover by any means ♫
♫ If one can't obtain what one asks for, one is filled with anxiety ♫
♫ and with knitted brows ♫
♫ There is a saying that if a person asks for the next lifetime ♫
♫ One should only ask to know everything about warfare ♫
♫ And have someone's company for the rest of my life ♫
♫ Have someone's company♫
♫ There is a saying that what a person asks for the lifetime ♫
♫ Is no more than staying together with one's lover by any means ♫
♫ If one can't obtain what one asks, one is filled with anxiety ♫
♫ and with knitted brows ♫
♫ There is a saying that if a person asks for the next lifetime ♫
♫ One should only ask to know everything about warfare ♫
♫ Dreams beg heart to grant me love ♫
♫ And have someone's company for the rest of my life ♫