- Miss! - Miss!
- Miss, where are you? - Search the area again.
- Search over there. - Miss!
- Miss!
- Ying Ying! - Miss!
- Miss, where are you? - Ying Ying!
- Miss! - Miss!
Alliance Chief Fang.
She should be nearby.
Ying Ying!
Miss!
- Ying Ying. - Miss.
Miss, reply me if you can hear me.
Ying Ying.
Ying Ying. Ying Ying.
Brother, why are you here?
Are you injured?
I'm fine.
Why did you come here?
Father said he'll buy an abacus for me.
I came to find him.
Father has brought the abacus back.
Don't simply run off anymore. Do you hear me?
All right. I'll bring you home.
Let's go.
Brother, my leg hurts.
Come. I'll carry you home.
Alliance Chief Fang.
What's the matter?
How did she get the scar on her hand?
When she returned home after her disappearance,
this scar has been there.
I know why she hated the lanterns.
Why?
Let's talk when we get back.
I just found out about this after I got back.
I asked them to remove all the lanterns.
- I... - It's not your fault.
You mean well.
You've been outside the whole day.
You must be tired.
Do we have enough for home expenses?
Yes.
Quickly take a rest.
I've things to talk about with her.
Let's go.
Why would you have such a scar?
This scar is special.
At the centre of the cross...
its scar is the deepest and thickest.
No weapons can forge it.
How was it forged then?
By using the medicine that's mixed with hot water.
The wound spreads open each time you pour on it.
Keep pouring and it will keep the blood flowing.
Why?
I wonder if you've heard of the virgin's blood?
It's known with a nice name to the outside world.
It's called Gold Ochre.
Ten tael for a bottle.
It's said to be a great supplement.
It could promote longevity.
I know.
When I was entertaining the guests...
I've mixed it in the wine and drank it.
How's the taste?
It smells fishy.
That was other's hospitality to me.
I couldn't bring myself to reject them.
I hope that...
the blood that you drank...
wasn't Miss Fang's.
That's enough!
I'm sorry.
Please continue.
It was only a short while when my blood was extracted.
Also, I was knocked out and fed with medicine.
Most of the time, I was in a deep slumber.
But, I could still remember.
That was a very small room.
There was nothing except the bed.
I was lying in bed.
There was a lantern next to the bed.
It was embroidered with flowers.
For a very long time...
I was afraid that I would see the lantern when I opened my eyes.
Sometimes, I would have nightmares.
I couldn't wake up no matter how I struggled.
In the dream,
I would hear the dripping sound.
That was the sound of our blood,
filling up in the porcelain tube.
If Miss Fang has been sold before...
and she hated the lanterns...
Well...
she must have experienced the same thing I did.
I would like to stay by myself.
You may leave first.
I'm here to say goodbye to you.
I've other things to attend to.
I can't stay here for long.
You could stay here with me up until now...
you've done everything humanly possible.
After all, Gui Hua City has let you down.
Take care.
"Retrieve Huang Zheng Yi's bill."
"Meet tomorrow at Jing Residence, west side of Zheng Yi Manor."
Why aren't you afraid of the lanterns?
Don't be afraid.
I'm not here to kill you.
I just want to talk to you.
I'm scared too.
But...
I've experienced things that are far worse.
For instance?
For instance.
I was disfigured.
My bones were broken.
I was infected by the plague.
I was thrown to an unfamiliar place...
and be left to die.
You might not believe it.
But, I'm telling the truth.
Poor children like us...
experience many things that...
privileged people like you...
wouldn't be able to imagine.
My family was in the silk business.
We weren't considered wealthy.
Just like you said. We were privileged people.
My father wanted me to inherit his business.
But, I was all about practising martial arts back then.
A good man should have high ambition and be of indomitable spirit.
He should do something that set the world on fire.
How could I be selling silk fabric?
But, my father was against it.
He beat me severely.
I ran away from home in a fit of rage.
I've even talked tough.
I said I'll never turn back if I don't excel.
I ended up going away for three years.
I felt that I've made a name for myself in the martial world.
I wanted to go home to show off.
But, I only found out when I got home.
My father has passed away due to illness.
Ying Ying was missing too.
I was like a crazy person.
I begged my grandparents,
and exhausted all my connections.
I've searched for three months.
Only then I found her.
Where did you find her?
Someone sent her to the doorstep of my old house.
They were afraid of you.
I thought so at first.
I was quite proud of myself.
But, after two days...
I found something amiss with Ying Ying.
Not to mention the cross-shaped wound on her hand.
She kept thinking that she's only eleven,
and she only remember things before the age of eleven.
I couldn't imagine what she has been through.
I regretted it so much.
I couldn't even protect my sister.
How can I be called a man?
I want to make up to her.
So, I worked like crazy to earn a living.
I want to give her the best house, let her lead the best life,
wear the most beautiful clothes and own the most number of servants.
You've mistaken it.
She doesn't need a lot of money.
She doesn't need people to serve her too.
What she needs most is someone's companion.
Someone who's sincere.
Someone who's willing to listen to her.
You came to me...
to ask me...
about the details when my blood was extracted.
Then, you'll look for the clues...
to find the shop back then...
and those people too.
You want to chop them off one by one...
to avenge Ying Ying.
That's right.
But, have you thought about this?
Even if you could all of these,
does it mean anything to Ying Ying?
These people are monsters.
Are you trying to advise me to spare them?
If you believe me...
listen to my advice and let go.
Since Ying Ying chose to live in the past,
that proves that the things in the past...
she's not willing to recall them.
Right now...
she's only eleven in her world.
Her father is still alive.
He treats her very well.
He often praises her as a smart girl.
He even wants to buy her an abacus.
If you have the time...
you should spend more time with her.
Even if it means to just sit by her side.
Watch her talking to the rat.
These are good enough.
I'll consider your suggestion.
It's late. Go to bed.
Sorry for disturbing your sleep.
Why would you go to Gui Hua City?
Don't you know what place is that?
I didn't know back then.
I didn't have a brother like you.
No one upheld the justice for me.
I just wanted to survive.
Joining Gui Hua City was my only way out back then.
"Jing Residence"
Stop looking.
Wan Mei didn't come back with me.
One month ago, Fang Ge came to Gui Hua City.
He threatened the safety of the entire Gui Hua City,
to make me hand over Han Xue's killer.
I purposely came to send Wan Mei here.
How is it? You want to break her out from Fang Manor?
If you failed, you'll just die with Wan Mei.
If you have a perfect plan...
I'll listen to you.
To like someone...
you should at least have the capability to keep her safe.
I'm different from you.
I never think that seeking one's own doom like the moths,
is called sincerity.
You asked me to send Han Yue away,
to prevent Fang Ge from handing her over to Han family.
It's so to keep Master Mei alive?
Han Yue will be back soon.
Even if he dies...
do you think Fang Ge would easily give up on avenging Han Xiu...
and wiping out Gui Hua City?
There are many things that you don't know.
I don't think it's wrong to be lowly.
But to be lowly without self-awareness...
and insisted to want something that doesn't belong to him...
that's called foolishness.
I'm indeed born of lowly status.
I'm not the master of my own affairs.
But, the moth throws itself into the fire...
and willing to give up everything.
Such sincerity...
isn't for everyone.
"From, Gu."
Few days ago, you said she can be cured.
Why did it gotten worse?
My sister's illness isn't stable.
She could hang on till today because of your help.
Don't mention it.
She's Gu's mother after all.
I can't bear to see Gu wearing a troubled look.
I have not much left.
Take this for emergency use.
Since you've discovered me,
you'll have to bear with it.
Look where you are.
Do you think you can escape by holding me hostage?
What are you doing?
I want to live.
That is all.
This is Fang Manor.
The person before you,
is martial world's alliance chief, Fang Ge.
Even if you can move your sword fast,
I'll be able to cut her throat in time.
Let her go.
I'll let you go.
I don't believe you.
You've the confidence to capture me.
That's why you said that.
I'm not that confident now.
I'll let you go this time.
I'll still keep searching for you and capture you.
Although it doesn't sound nice,
you're indeed telling the truth.
Forget it.
I don't want to harm the innocent.
It's a deal then!
The most dangerous place is the safest place.
You're not the only one who understands this principle.
I won't return and wait to die.
Just kill me.
If I wanted to kill you,
you won't be able to step out of Fang Manor.
So, I could only stay in Fang Manor...
and count down to the day Han Yue kills me?
I have such a lowly life.
I could only stay till my last gasp among influential people like you.
For the sake of living for a few more days...
I've to be deeply grateful and requite evil with good?
Han Xiu was my friend.
He was a good man.
- You shouldn't kill him. - I didn't want to.
I've given up back then.
I wanted to return to Gui Hua City,
and accept my death punishment.
It was Han Xiu.
He felt guilty towards Shao Yao...
and killed himself.
Please.
Just kill me.
Leave.
You might not be the master of your own affairs in the future.
But, you should try to be a good person.
My people will keep searching for you.
Use level track.
You'll have a higher chance to escape.
Ying Ying is afraid of the dark.
Remember to light up the candle for her.
Don't ask her about the things in the past few years.
I know.
I'll protect her.
Things that I didn't do in the past...
I'll surely do them in the future.
Also...
- Mrs. Fang... - This has nothing to do with her.
- I wanted to say... - It doesn't matter.
Could you've known it?
I only know that she's my master's only daughter.
Master entrusted his family business and his daughter to me.
I've to keep the promises I made to him.
Do you love her?
It doesn't matter too.
No matter what I tell her now...
she wouldn't believe it.
The reason I let you leave...
isn't because you've the same experience as Ying Ying.
It's because I could tell that you've a bottom line.
Promise me.
Guard your bottom line.
"Jing Residence"
Master.
Wan Mei is here?
Let's talk inside.
I couldn't retrieve the bill.
I've failed the mission.
It's a small matter.
Tell me how did you escape?
Fang Ge let me go.
That's great.
Chang An, make some tea.
Do you have something to ask me?
About Fang Ying Ying...
You deliberately planned it?
I just had a casual talk with her...
and pointed a direction for her.
So, it's not a coincidence that she ran away from home?
I know you'll surely find her.
What if I can't?
You're the woman that I like.
I dare to send you in there.
I surely have the capability to get you out.
When I saw Fang Ying Ying's information...
I knew for sure.
Fang Ge surely wouldn't kill you.
Psychological offence is the best of tactics.
- I learned it from you. - But, she's just a child.
She's already nineteen.
She's born in the same year as you.
You're Prince Ning.
You might not know it.
Since I was born, I've been living in pain and suffering.
I've to use all of my strength to survive.
I don't want to mention about the pain in the past.
It's because I'm not willing to recall it.
If I need to survive...
by unravelling Ying Ying's pain and suffering...
- I would rather... - You would rather die.
I'm trying to say that...
there must be another way.
I made a plan...
to save both Gui Hua City and you.
Now, you're standing here to reason with me.
All right. Let me tell you.
Good people don't live long.
The only truth in this world...
is that there isn't one.
But, we should at least guard our bottom lines!
I've been rude. Please calm down.
I'm fine.
Get up.
Even if you don't appreciate my intention...
I have no time to reason with you.
You didn't get the bill.
You still have to proceed with the mission.
"8th of July, Zheng Yi Manor."
"Martial Arts Alliance Chief, Fang Ge, will go down."
The dawn is breaking.
You've not much time left.
The rice dumpling that you make is the best I've ever eaten.
It's not hard to make it.
You're smart. You'll learn it in no time.
I want to survive...
but I don't want to betray my conscience.
I'm caught in between the crevice of two worlds.
This has exhausted all my strength.
Although it's easy to make rice dumpling...
I've no more strength to do it.
You've been too harsh on yourself.
There are indeed many conflicts in this world.
Others would turn a blind eye and let it pass.
But, you insisted to fight it.
You want to fight and put things in order.
Surely, you'll be more exhausted than the rest.
Are you referring to my doubts about the prince?
Do you think that I'm making trouble out of nothing too?
No, you're not wrong in this.
But, neither is the prince.
He wants to save both Gui Hua City and you.
By taking everything into account...
I'm afraid this is the only way.
It's just like...
Like what?
It's just like the day when I used prince...
in exchange for the lives of everyone in Gui Hua City.
Wan Mei.
I'm not trying to defend myself.
I've indeed made a deal with Ruan Niang.
But, I didn't leave the prince out in the cold.
Are you saying that...
you're finally willing to tell me your secrets?
I could only tell you this.
I owe my life to others.
I...
I really want to stay by your side...
and protect you forever.
But, I...
I couldn't.
I've things that I need to do.
I have no other choices.
So...
You're leaving me?
Indeed, I won't be staying in Gui Hua City for too long.
Wan Mei.
In this world...
you're the best girl ever.
In the future...
there'll surely be someone better than me...
who'll replace me...
who'll protect you.
Take me with you.
Chang An.
Chang An, take me with you.
Even if I can't be with you...
I don't want to stay in Gui Hua City anymore.
All right.
I returned to your side...
to wait for you to say this.
So long as you're willing to leave...
I'll surely be able to do it.
How's the preparation?
Everything is in order.
We'll go to Zheng Yi Manor tomorrow.
How's the potency of this new medicine?
I specially modulated according to your instructions.
Its potency is stronger than before.
Besides, it doesn't have to be taken orally.
That's great.
The style of this outfit...
isn't like those worn by Gui Hua City's ladies.
Also, the colour seems odd too.
Fang Ge has a sister called Fang Ying Ying.
She's nineteen this year.
But, she ran into some misfortune when she was young.
So, her thinking remains at when she was eleven.
This outfit is her attire.
City Master.
Gui Hua City has an unwritten rule not to harm the wife and children.
Do we?
Since when does Gui Hua City have such a ridiculous rule?
But, she's still a child.
What then?
You're soft-hearted to others.
Will they show you mercy?
I can think of other methods.
Use this method.
All right. Stay out of this.
I'll let Wan Xiang deal with the rest.
City Master.