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"Fuyao" by Karen Mok
♫ I start to dance nimble 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 56 ~
- Hurry! Hurry! - It was also quite a coincidence too. Feng Xuan and Feng Qi aftewards
almost got pregnant at the same time and went in labor on the same day. Successively, they gave birth to 2 babies.
Legend says that when Feng Xuan delivered her baby, that girl had a lotus flower on her mouth, such an auspicious sign.
And at this time, a miraculous manifestation happened in Young Phoenix Lake.
Hence, everyone firmly believed that this child bearing a lotus flower when she was born is the one with the phoenix spirituality.
And using it as proof, Feng Xuan was conferred as the First Queen Heir.
Not long after, Feng Qi got sick and died.
And then afterwards, Feng Xuan successfully ascended to the throne.
Who then is this person who was born with a lotus flower?
It was Folian.
But Folian not only wasn't named the immediate heir, she is now being restricted. Why?
That is because Feng Xuan changed the inheritance rules after ascending the throne.
She changed it such that the eldest daughter gets to inherit the throne.
That's illogical and irrational.
Indeed. If Folian is indeed the fated heir, why then did Feng Xuan change the rules?
Unless, Folian isn't Feng Xuan's real daughter. Or...
Or that both of them don't have the phoenix spirituality.
Feng Qi also gave birth to a child then.
Too bad. This child wasn't fortunate and didn't survive.
Is she called Feng Wuming?
Could it be that this Feng Wuming is the one with the phoenix spirituality?
I also suspected that. But all the people who knew about this matter have all died.
Basing on what you two have said, there must be another story on Feng Xuan's ascension to the throne.
Too bad, Feng Wuming is also dead.
No. She probably isn't dead.
In the Plough Nation royal clan genealogical record, I saw that the phoenix representing a live person
would flap their wings and fly high, while the phoenix representing a dead person will meet fire and get turned into ashes.
But only this Feng Wuming didn't look like she's truly alive or truly dead.
Didn't you say last time...
...that Feng Wuming's father, Meng Shuo, is still alive?
Yes. Based on the genealogical record, he indeed is still alive.
Could it be...
Ever since, Feng Xuan and Feng Qi have a close sibling relationship.
The person who initially caused a break between them
was a man named Meng Shuo.
Do you two know who this Meng Shuo is?
Alioth of the ten saints is him.
It's actually him?
The ten saints of Five Regions are the best fighters in this world,
but only this Alioth is a genius in both literary and martial arts.
He is also the most handsome, tallest, and well-built man among them.
Indeed. That time, Alioth was very popular.
Who among the Plough Nation royal princesses don't have a crush on him?
That includes Feng Xuan and Feng Qi?
He is a descendant of a nobility of Plough Nation. He frequently visited the palace since he was little.
Feng Qi and him has long developed mutual affection.
The two are childhood sweethearts, very much in love.
Afterwards, Alioth was ordered to represent Plough Nation and joined the ten saints contest.
He became one of the ten saints of Five Regions. From then on, he bore the name Alioth of Plough Nation.
His mighty name was known throughout Five Regions.
But actually, Feng Xuan has loved him ever since.
Where is this Alioth now?
Since Feng Qi died, he left. No one knows where he went.
What's most important now is Feng Xuan is gravely sick. She might not last long.
At present, Feng Jingzhi is the one managing the state affairs.
And that Folian, Feng Jingfan, I'm sure she won't just sit and wait for death.
The Plough Nation is in the edge of eternal doom.
Then it means that the Young Phoenix Lake is in trouble?
Deep within Young Phoenix Lake is an auspicious phoenix.
Legend says that this phoenix is guarding a huge evil power inside the lake.
If Plough Nation falls into chaos, if Feng Xuan is unable to guard Young Phoenix Lake,
causing that auspicious phoenix to flee, Five Regions then will fall into eternal doom.
Since my wife died in an unjust manner, I have been living like a zombie.
What status, position, or wealth, all are meaningless to me.
Now that Plough Nation is in trouble, I couldn't just watch as it gets destroyed.
For things that I am powerless to do, Crown Prince Wuji you must help us.
For our Five Regions, for our descendants, please save Plough Nation.
Please.
Young Lord Tang is a loyal descendant and an outstanding talent.
May Crown Prince Wuji be at ease in ordering him and training him.
Thank you, Prefect Wu. Also, don't walk us out anymore.
If my guess is right, your surname isn't Tang but Feng, isn't it?
Your Highness Crown Prince, you indeed are all knowledgeable.
After Feng Xuan ascended to the throne, my father's siblings successively suffered misfortunes
and died tragically. My father got discouraged and lived in seclusion.
Duke National Peace is my mother's clan. Afterwards, I also changed my identity and joined the Phoenix Lead Pavilion.
It's my duty to follow the royal clan at their beck and call, but I don't want to become an assassin that massacred the Five Region.
Only by stopping Her Majesty early on can we prevent the carnage here in Plough Nation.
This is the reason why I wanted Your Highness Crown Prince to intervene in this matter.
Then it means that the person who wrote Wuji a letter and hoped that he'll come here is you?
I never sent any letter. What's this about?
This is not important anymore. What's important is
to investigate how many more secrets is Feng Xuan hiding.
There is one more person in the palace who knows a lot about Her Majesty's secrets.
It's just that this person appears unpredictably and hard to approach.
There are two groups who are directly under Feng Xuan's command in Plough Nation Palace.
One is the Phoenix Lead Pavilion that I command. The other one is this shadow that has never shown his face.
These past years, he has helped Her Majesty do a lot of dirty deeds.
This person's martial arts skills is so good. Normal people aren't his competition at all.
Could this person you're describing Alioth?
Only by finding him can we know the truth.
There's one more thing that I need your help with.
Crown Prince, please give the instructions.
We have to go to Young Phoenix Lake.
Don't blame me for being ruthless. Just for everything today, I exerted so much effort.
Despite being cautious, you still were able to see it.
No one must foil my plan, even my own daughter.
They finally have all slowly walked into this trap.
Grand Teacher, your wish will soon happen.
I earnestly ask Grand Teacher to bless and protect me.
Let them go and be unable to return.
Grand Teacher.
You did well, but don't harm her life.
Grand Teacher, it's enough that my wish be granted.
This is the deepest level under Young Phoenix Lake.
Be careful.
This place is so strange.
There are no sounds at all. You can't even hear the phoenix call.
It is indeed unpredictably too silent.
What is that area?
That place is the real Young Phoenix Lake.
You...look. There.
There is a fire phoenix.
Where? How come I can't see it?
It's over there...
Come look from where I'm standing. Look.
I also can't see it.
What did you say? You also can see it?
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Oh, my, you're back! You scared me to death! I thought something bad happened to you two in Young Phoenix Lake.
What can happen to us?
Be careful!
I'm fine.
It's Feng Xuan's shadow. It's him again. I'll go meet him. You two stay here.
You stay here. I'll go help him.
Be careful!
Elder Meng Shuo! Please wait!
Hurry.
Auntie Wan! Auntie Wan!
Let go! Let go of me!
- Let go of me! - Let go of me!
Don't hurt her!
Let go of her! Auntie Wan!
No! Let go of me!
Auntie Wan...
Don't!
Who told you to be disobedient?
Don't hurt her!
Auntie Wan!
This...
Fuyao!
- You killed my sister? - I...
How dare you! You killed my sister...
So you pretended to be the Medical Sage and was harboring evil intentions.
You murdered the queen heir and was caught red-handed.
Little sister,
you traveled far to come here to our Plough Nation just to complete this great act.
It's really so exciting.
It was you...
- You framed me. - Framed?
You're the one who killed her and you're even holding the knife.
Wasn't you the one who is a killer? You pretended to be the Medical Sage,
deliberately got near my Royal Mother, poisoned her,
you entrenched yourself in every step and meticulously plotted. And today, you killed my older sister.
And she was even so sincere towards you. It was really...
...so pitiful and lamentable.
Don't waste your energy. Since that day
that you accepted my ruyi, you have fallen into this trap.
It's hard for you to escape from it anymore.
You poisoned me?!
Poison?
If I poison you, how can that fool Crown Prince Wuji?
I just asked my Grand Teacher to slightly
help me with some trick.
Mere mortal like you can never notice it.
I...am going to take back everything that you took from me.
Whether it's your identity or status. Correct.
Also, Wuji.
Because all these were mine to begin with.
All were supposed to be mine!
Folian... Feng Jingfan...
Feng Jingfan?
I beg you already!
I already saw very clearly what kind of person you are.
I already saw that seductive traits you brought with you when you were born.
You should have died long ago. I should have killed you then!
Why did I allow a source of disaster like you to stay? Why did I allow you to live
and let you become the greatest obstacle between Wuji and I?
You...took away the person that I love the most.
You stole everything that I treasured
for these past ten years.
You took away everything that I valued the most for these past 10 years.
You should have died in that darkness filled cold palace.
Why must you harm us?
Why must you harm us?!
You deserved it. These are all your retribution.
Retribution. Let me tell you. That person's name was Xu Wan.
Her mistake was...why must she saved you then?
Her mistake was that she shouldn't have let a source of disaster like you live.
Hence, she deserved to die.
Don't hurt her!
Who am I? Who am I?
- Who am I? - Who are you?
You are...the killer who killed the queen heir of Plough Nation.
You won't make it in time.
Your words don't count.
That was the bell signifying that a person has been murdered here in Plough Nation.
Everything has been finalized. It can't be unchanged. You won't be able to reach her in time.
Your words don't count.
I can help you save her. Make a deal with me.
Who am I?
Why must you frame me?
You must have worn masks for so long
that you've forgotten who you are.
Let me tell you now.
This person isn't some Medical Sage Zong Yue.
Because I've seen the real Mr. Zong when I was in Megrez Imperial City.
I also saw...this...
...criminal!
That time, Father Emperor has ordered for her to be killed.
Never thought that she'll escape to our Plough Nation.
Is that true?
It was her who killed my older sister.
I personally saw it. She was even holding a knife that time. It was her who killed her.
She said that Crown Prince Wuji
mustn't have any marriage alliance with our queen heir.
She even said that Crown Prince Wuji...
...can only be hers.
Why did you do it?!
I didn't kill anyone nor harm anyone.
Who really is the real killer?
Who really is the one who committed a crime?
Your Majesty, don't you clearly know?
Don't worry. I will give you a grand funeral.
I'll announce to the world that you died from excessive exhaustion
for working for the nation.
But the gossiping mouth of all those government officials,
how can I block it?
- Royal Mother. - Who's there?!
It's me.
Why did you come? Leaving your palace without permission, do you know what punishment you'll receive?!
I brought Buddhist scriptures that I've newly copied.
I initially plan to help Royal Mother calm your heart and nurse your energy.
But from the looks of it,
Royal Mother seems to have encountered new trouble.
I fear that this book isn't enough.
- How dare you! - Royal Mother...
- What do you mean? - I'm willing to unburden you.
No matter what I saw, you clearly know
that I'm on your side. It's true.
Right now, I have a perfect plan.
Rise and say it.
I deeply care about you
and wanted to ask Medical Sage Zong Rue to concentrate in nursing your health.
But when I saw that Medical Sage, I kept feeling that there's something wrong with him.
He...is that Fuyao that framed me back in Megrez!
She is not some Medical Sage.
That person is harboring evil intentions and is entrenching herself at every step.
Royal Mother, do you know why she's here in Plough Nation?
Why?
Because...
Just say it.
Because she...
...is Feng Wuming.
Why didn't you say so sooner?!
I just learned about it, hence, I immediately came here to report it to you.
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Alike. They indeed looked alike.
Royal Mother, don't worry. We only need to eliminate the problem down to the roots.
Reason is on our side.
Fuyao pretended to be the Medical Sage,
harbored evil intentions, and assassinated the queen heir.
She should be executed.
How dare you, criminal! All the evidences are against you.
You still dared to refute it?
This woman disguised as the Medical Sage,
harbored evil intentions, and assassinated the queen heir. She should be executed.
Wait. It's fine with me if you want
to accuse me with those crimes, but I can't die confused.
Tell me, who really am I, Feng Jinfan?!
You...
Who are you?
Miss Fuyao, you must have been blinded by a moment of selfishness and greed.
In the future, I surely will pray Buddhist scriptures so you can be reincarnated,
and remove this foul aura around you.
Informing Your Majesty, the assassination of the Heiress Apparent
is an extremely saddening matter for Plough Nation.
But presently, Plough Nation is swaying in the midst of a storm, a country can't last a day without a ruler.
We all suggest to let Princess Folian ascend to the position of the Heiress Apparent
to placate the hearts of the people.
No.
It's better to seek vengeance for royal eldest sister first.
Let's just talk about it
after punishing this murderer. May Royal Mother decide
on all the rewards and punishment.
Crown Prince Wuji is here!
Your Majesty. How come no one came to inform me when such a huge incident has happened in the palace?
Informing Your Majesty, it is indeed true that this person who assassinated Heiress Apparent has disguised herself as Medical Sage Zong Yue,
but it was still Crown Prince Wuji who brought her here in Plough Nation and introduced her to you.
Basing on that, does Your Highness Crown Prince have any motive against our Plough Nation?
Generally speaking, our Plough Nation has always treated your empire well.
Now is a year of great disaster. Imperial City suffered from a noxious epidemic.
We even delivered 30 extra carts gold to your city.
We also never decreased the deliveries in the past. Even if we have to diminish our own supply,
we tried our best to guarantee the supply to the imperial city.
If we're going to talk about loyal service, Plough Nation has always give its best effort.
We don't ask you to remember our merits, but you shouldn't be stabbing us in the back, right?
If Your Highness Crown Prince has some prejudice against us,
why not just directly say it. Why must you still course it through other people?
- Your Majesty— - Your Majesty!
Your Majesty, pretending to be Zong Yue
- was completely my own doing. It has nothing to do with Crown Prince. - You...
If you want to punish anyone, just punish me.
If it was done by one person, then only one person will be punished.
- Men! - Here!
Lock this assassin who pretended to be the Medical Sage into the Yu (a kind of monkey) Prison.
Guard her strictly!
Yes.
You...
Your Majesty, this matter has so many doubtful points.
I earnestly ask to talk with you privately. Please agree to it.
I still haven't fully recuperated from my illness. At this moment, I'm already mentally and physically exhausted.
Hope Your Highness Crown Prince understand.
Let's just talk about your matter next time.
Respectfully sending off Your Majesty.
Counting the days, I've already taken in the golden sap of blistering beetle for almost a month.
It won't do me any bad, right?
Your Majesty, don't worry.
The poison in the medicinal soup I've concocted is only around 30%.
There is also Lord Yu Heng who personally controls the amount.
It will never harm your internal organs.
Plus the antidote that Medical Sage Zong gave you a few days ago,
Your Majesty's body now doesn't have much poison anymore.
What Medical Sage Zong?
It was just an fake.
Yes.
Listen well. This poisonous golden sap of blistering beetle
was a method used by evil people to harm our Plough Nation.
It has nothing to do with Alioth or me.
Do you understand?
I...will continue to keep my mouth shut
and obey the command of Your Majesty. I dare not say any word.
It's good that you remember.
Get up. You have gained merit.
Your rewards for today will be delivered to your manor.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
This person has no use anymore.
Who really am I?
I told you to kill him, but I didn't ask you to do it now.
An old man dying outside my Astute Time Palace, that's so bad luck!
Okay already.
I was just casually ranting.
I didn't intend to blame you.
I've done my mission. I'm going now.
Why?
Look at me.
Look at me. Look at me well.
I clearly looked the same as her.
How come I can't be the one?
Tell me. Why?
You are not her. Never will be.
Too bad.
Her life and death is in my hands.
You finally can't help yourself and want to kill me.
You served by my side for 19 years.
If you dared to do it,
I would have died a thousand times.
Killing me?
It is too easy for you.
But too bad...
...you can't bear to.
You can't bear for me to die
and can't bear to continue searching for the whereabouts of your wife and child.
If I die,
you will never find them.
Isn't that so?
These past years, you've turned into a ruthless being.
Just to gain power, you killed so many innocent people.
What's funny is I actually was that most vicious blade in your hand.
I fear that these dirty blood on me can never be cleaned anymore.
What does being not a human nor a ghost mean? What does having a heart that's like an ash mean?
Look! Look!
You really think that I would believe you?
It was you who forced me to make a life pact.
It was you who forced me to kill people for power.
It was you who forced me to become what I am now.
And you even said that you'll help me find them.
I think that you'd rather take the secret to your grave
than tell it to me, am I right?
Even if it's like that, you brought it to yourself!
Who told you to choose Feng Qi then and not me?!
In terms of appearance,
I looked completely the same as her.
In terms of talent and learning,
I never lost to her.
In terms of strategies fit for a ruler, I'm better than her by a mile!
For so many years, your feelings for her has never changed!
Why?!
Why must I let you live a happy life?
I wanted to die long ago.
Since living will be this painful, then let's just die together!
Your daughter isn't dead.
Where is she?
Where is she?!
Don't rush.
After I executed that murderer who killed a queen heir,
everything in the past, the whereabouts of your daughter,
I will tell them all to you.
Okay. I'll wait.
Girl!
Sorry.
I had you suffer. I'll take you out of here now.
Wait a minute.
I can't leave. I don't want to leave.
I've investigated this whole matter already.
I will never spare those that harmed you.
The reason I don't want to leave is...
Do you remember that I once told you that I'm investigating a phoenix totem?
I seemed to have seen that totem when I was little,
but I can't remember where. This time, although Folian framed me,
it made me remember some incidents in the past,
but all are still very fuzzy.
Hence, I want to continue staying here and see if I can find out about my past.
Maybe, I will be able to remember who I am.
I'll help you.
I also found out a few things on my side.
I can vaguely see the truth behind the royal palace of Plough Nation.
Maybe your true identity is deeply connected
with the secret of this royal palace. We must start here.
But if we want to find the truth out, we still must ask one person for help.
Who are you talking about?
Alioth.
He has already been in this palace for a long time.
As Feng Xuan's shadow, everything that happened here in the palace,
he knows it more than anyone else.
Why will he help us?
I made an agreement with him.
As long as I can help him find the whereabouts of his daughter, he will secretly provide us help here in the palace
and try his best to tie down Feng Xuan.
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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 ♫
♫ Dreams beg heart ♫
♫ to grant me love 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 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 ♫
♫ Dreams beg heart to grant me love ♫
♫ And have someone's company for the rest of my life ♫