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♫ In this elaborately written letter, all the words of love are filled with you. ♫
♫ The flowers within ten miles blossom elegantly for you. ♫
♫ I perform the zither ♫
♫ as if you are standing behind me. ♫
♫ The rain falls while I foolishly wait for you. ♫
♫ Use these deep, shallow, near, and far distances ♫
♫ to add a touch of poetry to our regrets and entanglements. ♫
♫ This bitter, sweet, dream-like, and fantasy-like origin of our intertwined fates ♫
♫ is so that we can pleasantly drink this alcohol under the threat of swords and knives. ♫
♫ Use this lifetime, these moments of encounters ♫
♫ to trade for just one short instant when you can be with me. ♫
♫ These words, sentences, sentiments, and intentions contain hopes ♫
♫ that you and I can listen to the rain as we stand under the eave. ♫
[Bloody Romance]
We invited Young Sir Zhang as our guest.
Play something elegant to help brighten his mood.
Yes.
I think I've seen you somewhere before.
Young Sir, have you been to Xiangfen Pavillion in the past?
I am a frequent guest of this place.
I have very common features,
so it wouldn't be unusual if I look like some of my other sisters.
- You... - Han Yue.
Miss, my younger brother has had too much to drink.
You may continue.
Not a problem, I will start then.
Sure enough, it is distinctive.
Reward her.
Madam Xu only told me to play one song,
so I will take my leave now.
Miss, was the song that you just played called Yuji Yin?
Yes, this is an uncommon song. I didn't think you would know it.
What is your name?
My name is Lü E.
If there is nothing else,
I will take my leave.
Hey!
Miss Lü E is new here. If you want her, Young Sir Zhang,
then you have to hurry.
We are here for the Nüerhong wine.
Brother Zhang, if you want to go, go.
It's not a problem. I can stay with Older Brother.
Miss Lü E​.
Young Sir, you are here.
Miss Lü E​.
Why do you look different?
Where do I look different?
It's just that earlier, you looked really innocent.
Then do you like my earlier appearance
or my current appearance?
I like both.
It's quite difficult for me to draw this small peony flower.
Why don't you help me draw it?
I've already drawn the outline,
you can just help me fill in the color.
There's some pearl powder in here. It is really precious.
You have to fill it in very carefully.
Here.
Good.
Let's go, Young Sir.
Young Sir,
the ink isn't dry yet. Why don't you help me blow on it?
I've already given Madam Xu 50 taels of silver--
Young Sir, why don't you
help me do something?
Then, I'll give you what you want.
If you want my heart, I will give it to you.
Young Sir.
Hit me.
How can I possiblely hit you?
Just like this.
And like this.
Hit me, Young Sir.
Come on, Young Sir.
Come on.
Have you learned how yet?
Now its your turn.
All right.
Hit me.
Come, Young Sir, hit me.
Come! Come, hit me.
Catch me.
Come hit me, Young Sir.
Come, come.
Come, Young Sir.
What's wrong, Young Sir?
That was not pearl powder on the brush you used.
It was a Menghan narcotic.
You held it close to your nose breathing it in for so long,
and now so much time has passed.
You should have fallen by now.
Murder! Murder!
Murder!
Zhang Zhong!
Big brother, wait here for me!
Who are you?
Even if you've forgotten me,
you shouldn't have forgotten this peony.
You personally drew it.
That's not possible.
Shao Yao... Shao Yao already died. (Shao Yao - white peony)
She died in my arms.
If I'm not Shao Yao,
then who am I?
A dead person can not come back to life.
And also,
there is no such thing as ghosts.
- This has to be a dream. - This is not a dream!
Sir Han, look carefully.
I am standing right in front of you. Perhaps...
this girl has a similar fate as mine,
so I had a chance to come back and enter her body.
That's why I can stand like this in front of you.
Who are you? What do you want?
Sir Han, don't worry.
I never
hated you.
I just wanted to come and see you.
Can you tell me
if tonight's moon
is beautiful?
Shao Yao!
Yes, it's me, Sir Han.
Everyone has a weakness, or a past they want to forget.
Han Xiu is no exception.
Although he is now happily married, the woman he really loves is not his wife.
It was a girl named Shao Yao.
She worked at the top brothel. She was haughty, and made her living by playing the qin with her face covered by a veil.
Every day countless customers came to see her. At the time, there was even a rumor that
someone once offered three legendary luminous pearls just for a glimpse of her face.
Yet Shao Yao had always been devoted to the qin,
and had never agreed to meet any customers.
Everyone believed she thought herself above them all, but in truth,
Shao Yao already had someone in her heart. That person...
was Han Xiu.
Sir Han, you said you would help me escape my troubles.
I indeed said
that once I finished selling that batch of illegal salt,
I would become rich,
and then...
I would be able to purchase your freedom.
But you failed.
Your pledge of undying love,
all came to nothing.
Right at the last moment
I was betrayed and surrounded by soldiers.
I was caught red-handed.
So... what happened afterward?
Then... Then I was thrown in jail to die.
I thought I had met my fate,
but that salt-inspection censor
freed me.
He said there was no evidence
and I was innocent, so they let me walk free.
As soon as I found out, I wanted to tell you straight away.
I rushed to find you.
Shao Yao. Shao Yao. Shao Yao!
But when I pushed open the door,
I saw your corpse.
You had killed yourself for me.
You're lying!
After all these years,
you've been telling everyone I killed myself.
How can you face your conscience?
Sir Han!
Silly girl, how could you come here?
You shouldn't be here.
Leave. Listen to me, leave!
I bribed the guard to let me in.
Sir Han, don't worry. I'll think of a way to get you out of here.
Do you know what crime I committed?
I sold salt illegally.
- I can't be saved. - No...
From now on, you have to take care of yourself.
If you meet someone who sincerely loves you,
someone who is willing to take care of you,
you should go with him.
No, no, no. It won't happen like that. It won't.
I asked around. The salt-inspection censor is from my hometown.
If I use my savings as a bribe, it will definitely work.
Even if I need to give everything I have, I must free you.
- It's time. Hurry up and go! - Sir Han!
- I'll definitely help you escape! - The prison patroller is going to be here soon!
Sir Han, wait for me!
The Censor has spoken. This is a miscarriage of justice.
We will release you now. Open the door.
Shao Yao!
It was hopeless.
Is that right?
It's true.
For me,
you went and begged that bastard official.
You suffered the bruises covering your entire body
and offered your innocence
in exchange for the bright prospects that I have now.
And I... I had no money
to go plead for a doctor on your behalf.
I... could only...
hold onto your hand.
Your hand which didn't have a single nonbleeding fingertip,
and felt it
as it got colder bit by bit.
Shao Yao. Shao Yao. Shao Yao.
Sir Han, just let Shao Yao
play Yuji Yin for you
one more time.
Interesting. Again!
Oh no. This was a trick!
Sir Han, you've finally spoken the truth.
Yes. I have really been lying to myself all along.
Shao Yao,
you were tortured to death by that bastard censor.
You should blame me. I didn't have the ability to protect my woman.
I shouldn't be considered a man.
I shouldn't be considered a man. I'm not fit to be a man.
I'm not fit to be a man. I'm not fit to be a man.
I'm not fit to be a man. I'm not fit. I'm not fit to be a man.
I'm not fit to be a man. I'm not fit!
I'm not fit to be a man.
Sir Han, Shao Yao doesn't blame you.
I only wanted to come have a look
to see whether you are living well.
Shao Yao,
I really miss you.
I also miss you, Sir Han.
What's going on over there?
Hurry and leave!
Later,
I married your older sister.
I gave to her, a hundredfold, the care
that was meant for you.
My sister isn't healthy,
and she isn't able to have children.
Thank you for the care
that you've given her for so many years.
As for that bastard official...
I employed a strategy
to frame him for collaborating with illegal salt traders.
Seven years ago,
he died while in prison.
This is why I don't blame you.
It's in the past.
It's all in the past.
I was never able to forgive myself.
I thought about following you
or bearing a hundredfold of your suffering,
but I'm too weak.
I was afraid.
Then...
what do you want to do
in order to forgive yourself?
Should you pull out all of your fingernails?
Or stab both of your eyes?
Both are fine.
- Witch! - Sir Han, the censor is here. Hurry and save me!
Take this!
Swindler! Stop!
Hurry!
Older Brother!
- Who are you people? - What do you want to do to my brother?
You don't need to know.
Bring it!
Sir Han,
where are we?
Isn't this the place where you died?
That year, I held you under this peach blossom tree.
You told me that you had considered committing suicide by biting off your tongue,
but you wanted to see me one last time, so you waited.
You waited...
You waited an entire day before I finally appeared before you.
At that time, I didn't have the heart to tell you that I couldn't afford a doctor,
so I told you that I had already found a doctor
and that he was on his way.
The entire time, I kept telling myself in my heart
that if only we endured a bit more and withstood it a bit more,
things would definitely get better bit by bit.
Sir Han, you gave me an unattainable desire.
I'm the one at fault.
Sir Han, what are you doing?
Why did you force me to return to my past memories?
Why did you have to pretend to be Shao Yao?
You hid soul-losing powder
under your fingernails. This kind of trick
ordinarily doesn't have any effect on me.
But why did you have to take on Shao Yao's appearance?
Do you want to kill me?
Speak!
Since you've already come to your senses,
I don't have to keep covering up the truth.
You're right.
I am here to kill you. I took on Shao Yao's appearance
in order to confuse you
and to increase the opportunities for me to take action.
But why? You and I...
have never met each other before.
Why have you taken such great pains to kill me?
You bought and sold private salt supplies regardless of who your customers were.
After Great Liang's troops ate your salt, they attacked my city state every day.
My people had no food nor shelter and were forced to leave. You are the criminal behind it!
No matter what,
you shouldn't have pretended to be Shao Yao.
Han Xiu,
look at me! Look into my eyes! Actually, I look nothing like Shao Yao.
Just because there was a flower on my chest,
would I have become Shao Yao?
If you weren't filled with so much regret, would you have been fooled this easily?
Would you be lying to yourself every day
by telling yourself that Shao Yao killed herself?
To save your life, Shao Yao was tortured to death.
Han Xiu!
Look at me.
I'll ask you once more. Did I fool you
or did you betray Shao Yao
in your greed for wealth and honor?
Enough!
Please leave.
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I was ordered to kill you.
If you don't die
then I must.
Just now, you said
you would gladly suffer a hundredfold what Shao Yao experienced.
I...
But I suddenly felt sorry for you
and couldn't go through with it.
I missed the optimal opportunity.
Never mind.
No matter how hard I try, I'm just a tiny ant crawling on the ground.
As soon as someone walks by,
I can't help but be crushed.
I will take my leave.
You're on your own now.
Wait.
- What? - You look like a good person.
Can you help me with one last task?
What task?
Pretend to be Shao Yao one more time.
Even though I am as wealthy as I could hope to be
and silently believe my own life is more important than that of normal people,
in truth everyone is the same.
Everyone's happiness, pain,
and grief are all the same.
Even right at the end, Shao Yao never complained of the pain,
but I knew she was afraid of pain.
She was so afraid of it, that if she accidentally bumped against something in the house, she would cry for hours.
But in the end,
she didn't speak of the pain at all
and put on a brave face for me.
I knew she was in terrible pain, but I didn't do anything for her,
not in the past,
not at that time,
and not even now.
She did so much for me,
so I must do something for her in return.
Now you can report back to your boss.
Listening to you,
it seems like the future will be so beautiful.
At that time,
I'll be a rich merchant.
I'll pay for your freedom and I'll arrange a magnificent wedding for us.
We'll grow old together.
Once that time comes,
every day,
we'll go out walking together.
Everyone on the street
will point at us and say,
"What a perfect couple,
a match made in heaven."
I really want to see what you'll look like during that time.
Full of energy,
full of pride.
Master.
Chang An.
Congratulations, Master. You have not failed your mission.
It was Han Xiu.
He saved me.
Master, you are probably just confused from the drug.
Right now, you must open up the Red Demon Umbrella and finish your task.
Then we can leave here.
Han Yue will be here soon.
If you have something you need to talk about, it can wait until we return.
I still have the antidote on me.
I'm not confused.
Chang An, I'd already missed my chance to kill him, but Han Xiu
- grabbed hold of my hand... - Master,
now is not the time to speak of this. Han Xiu is already dead.
Once you open the Red Demon Umbrella
this will... all be over.
So this is the "Golden Lily that Bursts from Earth."
Yes.
Once it drinks a man's blood,
a golden lily blooms.
How many peoples' blood must it drink before it stops?
Do these people
deserve to die
or not?
That isn't important.
Master, you are still alive.
That's the most important.
Eldest Brother!
Show yourself!
I will hunt you down.
[Assassin Mei's Courtyard]
Miss Wan Mei.
Miss Liu Guang.
City Master said there is no need for you to report on your mission at Chuixing Tower.
From now on,
you are the thirteenth Earthly Assassin of Guihua City.
Your reward for completing this mission is in this box.
Thank you to the City Master.
Thank you, Miss Liu Guang.
This courtyard is now yours.
According to the rules, you should be given two male servants,
but the City Master said you will not have this privilege.
Just have your shadow do the extra work.
Yes.
I was one of the people who brought you here.
I'm glad
to see you returned alive.
But you understand what it means
when City Master doesn't let you report to Chuixing Tower, right?
I understand.
If you want to live a long life,
it's best to stay away from Tingzhu Courtyard.
I've already said too much today.
It's best if you forget what I've said.
Also...
you're shadow is quite impressive.
If one day you die,
he can come to be with me.
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♫ I’ve never acted with proud indulgence. ♫
♫ See how the fallen flowers look so ignorant. ♫
♫ Your words “I will wait” prompt the racing of my heart. ♫
♫ I will wait for the wind and rain to brew this fragrant wine into a gentle drift. ♫
♫ I’ve never inexplicably fallen into disgrace. ♫
♫ I sigh that time is an elegant swan goose in flight. ♫
♫ I will use my lifetime of pain and loneliness ♫
♫ to welcome the simultaneous ring from the zithers into the night. ♫
♫ Who worsens the ache in my heart? ♫
♫ My heart’s warmth will make these autumn leaves concentrated. ♫
♫ When will you grow drunk in the autumn wind with me, ♫
♫ so that I will be able to walk out of my dreams? ♫
♫ The zither music evokes feelings of desolation and cheerlessness. ♫
♫ Of a lifetime, the moon is always high, the dew is always heavy. ♫
♫ Alone, I foolishly sit among the blue ocean waters, ♫
♫ while the conifer plants grow in exuberance. ♫
♫ Who worsens the ache in my heart? ♫
♫ My heart’s warmth will make these autumn leaves concentrated. ♫
♫ When will you grow drunk in the autumn wind with me, ♫
♫ so that I will be able to walk out of my dreams? ♫
♫ Who worsens the ache in my heart? ♫
♫ My heart’s warmth will make these autumn leaves concentrated. ♫
♫ When will you grow drunk in the autumn wind with me, ♫
♫ so that I will be able to walk out of my dreams? ♫
♫ So that I will be able to walk out of my dreams. ♫