Have you ever heard about that
the cliff of a snow mountain
once fascinated numerous people?
Legend has it that,
there were treasures at the peak
but also there was a bottomless chasm hidden over there.
The smart, the fool
and the kind people,
all are familiar to you.
On the mountainside, on the cliff,
on the cloud,
and in the human world,
snowflakes are drifting profusely and disorderly.
Joy of Life Season 1
Episode 14
Someone asked me to kill you when nobody is around,
but I don't like it.
You're so cruel as to kill people in broad daylight. =Cheng Jushu, Eighth Dan Martial Arts Master of Beiqi=
What you did is unforgivable.
I'll kill you
in public!
Someone wants to do business with you,
but I don't.
They don't kill you for overall interests.
Let me do it!
Delay Fan Xian.
Follow me! Go!
Go!
I've made much progress
since my last battle with you.
You'll certainly die today!
Call for help! Stop Fan Xian!
If there's no one
you're willing to die for
in this world,
how boring it will be!
I understand.
Only with someone like that
can we really
take roots in this world.
In public?
Yes.
Most of our men are waiting
in the forest out of town
on your instructions.
-So, we can't... -Okay.
I'll go there myself.
Don't come over.
It's horrible.
This is Teng Zijing's dagger.
You should remember the name.
Big guy.
I'm looking for you.
You don't live in the box now?
Stop there.
Uncle Fan.
Stop it.
What happened to your head?
Don't hurt him.
I can let you go.
Stop it!
Turn around!
Do you know the big guy
who live in the box?
You might've had a chance
if you had hijacked him.
Since I was born,
people have been frightened or disgusted
when they see me.
They beg me to kill other people
or stay away from me.
He's the only one
who'd treat me on fruit.
Yeah.
He's like a kid when he eats a pear.
Oh. Uncle Fan,
do you know where my dad is?
Catch him!
Walk forward. Don't look back.
Walk straight on.
Go home.
Walk straight on!
Do you know what you've done?
I just enforced justice on behalf of Heaven.
You idiot. You ruined our plan!
Hold back your anger.
How about having some bitter gourd?
The Investigator's Office never tolerates anyone
that disobey orders.
I didn't. I have the same seniority as you.
Not anymore!
What are you doing? Mr. Fei gave it to me.
If he is here,
I'll blame him
for hiring the wrong person.
Well, Your Excellency,
are you so powerful
as to blame your peers
in the Investigator's Office?
Fan Xian,
you destroyed
your promising future today.
Shall I say sorry to you?
Will it make you feel better?
Take him to the dungeon.
How is the food there?
I don't like spicy food.
I need soup every day.
Was Cheng Jushu really killed?
Yes, it's true.
Fan Xian has been arrested by the Investigator's Office.
How did he do that?
He's so arrogant
that he didn't wait to do it out of town.
He fought and killed Cheng Jushu
just at the gate of the Investigator's Office
under the watchful eyes of people.
Numerous pedestrians
have witnessed it.
He's really a hot-blooded young man.
It seems impossible
to hide the news.
He's not just hot-blooded.
He's made a correct assessment of the situation.
He killed a guy in broad daylight and didn't try to hide it.
Can we really say he's made a correct assessment?
Yes.
He did a good job.
Prepare an imperial decree.
Your Excellency.
What's up?
Do you want to rebel?
How dare we do that?
Master Fei asked us to
take good care of Young Master Fan
before he left.
Fei Jie is not in the capital city.
No matter he's here or not,
the Third Division
will do as he said, right?
Young Master Fan, don't worry.
You're a disciple of Mr. Fei,
so all of us will treat you as our junior fellow apprentice.
Don't be afraid now that we're here.
Hi, everyone.
Hi, junior.
He's really handsome and highly esteemed.
Enough.
Leng is the acting director
of the Third Division, right?
Ask him to come and see me.
Sorry, Your Excellency.
He developed
a new kind of poison the other day.
He can't move
after taking some of it.
However, he also asked us
to protect Young Master Fan.
He tried the poison himself?
Let me tell you.
It's a tradition of the Third Division.
Leng is
also one of Master Fei's disciples.
He can be considered as our senior fellow apprentice.
I have to see him.
Definitely.
However, it's a little serious this time.
It may take him 10 to 15 days to recover.
You have to wait.
He's awesome.
Exactly.
So who can tell me
what are you going to do to protect him?
Your Excellency, he doesn't have to be put into the dungeon
no matter what he did, right?
Okay.
I'm taking him
to the dungeon myself.
Anyone who tries to stop me will be considered a rebel,
whose family will get into trouble.
Don't try to scare us.
Step aside!
Get ready!
Hold on.
It's a minor matter. I'll take care of it.
Are you sure?
Trust me.
Now that Fan Jie is not in the capital city,
the Third Division could do nothing
without a leader.
I'm much obliged to them.
Fan Xian,
you ruined our plan to attack Beiqi.
Nobody can save you.
Have you thought of it
when you killed Cheng Jushu?
Your Excellency, hold on.
Wait.
What?
Even a clerk dares to stop me?
Don't get me wrong.
How could I dare to do that?
I'll never stop you.
Step aside.
Hold on.
Believe it or not. I'll fire you!
Your Excellency,
Fan Xian did something good to Nanqing!
Are you crazy?
Your Excellency,
could you tell me which general of Beiqi
wants to exchange their military plan
for Cheng Jushu?
It's none of your business!
Your Excellency, please check this.
What's this?
It's a file
on Cheng Jushu's life.
What on earth do you want to say?
I've read it carefully.
Cheng Jushu is unsociable and eccentric.
He's obstinate and unruly.
He doesn't have any friend
who serves in the army.
Besides,
most of the high-ranking military officers
of Beiqi at the border
think poorly of him
and even hold grudges against him.
In this case,
who would want
to exchange their military plan
for Cheng Jushu's life?
They aim to give you false information
in the name of saving Cheng Jushu.
Your Excellency Fan, you're really clever.
I agree with you.
They want to take this opportunity
to send us false information.
Once we go to war,
such disinformation
will make us fall into deadly traps.
So,
by killing Cheng Jushu,
His Excellency Fan did a good job
instead of making a mistake.
Your Excellency, did you hear that?
Your Excellency,
His Excellency Fan set things right accidentally
by doing that.
Please give him a lesser punishment.
Wang Qinian,
you've spared no effort
to save Fan Xian.
That's a strong word.
I'm taking the matter on its merits.
Do you think you're the only one
who has noticed that?
It's a war of nations. We all know its importance.
How could I not find out
Cheng Jushu's background?
So...
Answer me.
Why do you think
I want to exchange Cheng Jushu's life
for that disinformation?
Did you turn their trick to our own use?
You want to make them believe
we've taken the bait?
By then we'd know
everything about them clearly.
It'd be easy to defeat them.
But Fan Xian killed Cheng Jushu.
He's destroyed our plan!
He... He...
It's understandable, anyway.
Since when could the Investigator's Office stand such a matter?
Fan Xian, have a guess.
Who else would try to save you?
I'm a people person.
I can't guess it.
Head is not in the capital city.
Nobody can save you.
Take him away!
Wait.
Hold on.
Yan Ruohai?
=Yan Ruohai, director of the Fourth Division of the Investigator's Office=
I've thought of many people,
but I didn't expect it'd be you.
Who is he?
You don't know him?
The Investigator's Office is divided into eight divisions.
This is His Excellency Yan Ruohai, director of the Fourth Division
that's responsible for supervising officials outside the capital city
and carrying on
secret investigations.
The name sounds familiar to me.
I'm seeing someone off.
The one sitting in the carriage?
It's Yan Ruohai's son,
Yan Bingyun.
How can you send an excellent young man to an enemy country?
It's all because of you.
Because of me?
Teng Zijing is a scout of the Fourth Division.
A member of the Fourth Division
actually tried to kill his superior.
Yan Ruohai
must take the responsibility.
Teng Zijing is under the command of
his son Yan Bingyun.
The Head was so angry that
he dismissed him from his post,
The Fourth Division is in charge of detection and patrol.
The Sixth Division is the division responsible for assassination.
Whoever wants to kill you
didn't try hard enough.
The fake order wasn't given to the Sixth Division,
so the scout of the Fourth Division
took action.
If someone from the Sixth Division took the order,
then you were in real trouble.
I didn't know
there are so many stories behind.
My son was demoted and left the capital city because of you.
Yan Bingyun is your son.
Let him go.
Bingyun lurks in the capital of Beiqi
and may be killed at any time.
It's all his fault.
I know.
Why did you help him?
I'm just here to pass on a message.
Head is not in the capital city.
From whom is the message?
It's an imperial decree.
Aren't you going to kneel down?
I'm listening with respectful attention.
Wang Qinian, what's going on?
Kneel down.
I can't.
I'm tied up.
Your Excellency.
Stop it!
Forget about it. I don't want to read it.
Look at it yourself.
It's simple.
His Majesty asked you to let Fan Xian go.
I will obey the order.
Guards.
Untie the ropes.
Return the token to him.
You're free to go.
Thank you, Your Excellency.
Even if those things hadn't happened to my son,
I don't like you
because of your casual attitude.
I helped to save you,
but I still look down upon you.
So, don't thank me. Go home.
Wang Qinian,
walk me home.
I have the same seniority as him.
Your Excellencies,
let me drive His Excellency Fan away.
Go!
Your Excellency, see you around.
Your Excellency.
Your Excellency,
tell me
how you made His Excellency Yan Ruohai
your friend from your enemy.
I didn't know him.
Do you know His Majesty?
What do you think?
Then I'm confused.
You killed Cheng Jushu
at the gate of the Investigator's Office,
but His Majesty ordered them to set you free.
Why?
Because I did it in public.
What?
If I killed Cheng Jushu in secret,
I'd be punished.
On the contrary,
I'd be safe since I did it in public.
Why?
Four words.
People will talk.
That's why His Majesty did that.
Everyone is talking about the assassination attempt
that was carried out yesterday.
Today, Fan Xian
killed Cheng Jushu in public.
Everyone knows that
he did it to take revenge.
So what?
Cheng Jushu is a martial arts master from Beiqi.
Your Excellency,
Nanqing
is the world's leading power.
People here are always proud and confident.
Now, a gifted scholar in Nanqing killed
a martial arts master from Beiqi.
Isn't it a story passed on with approval?
What will the common people think
if we put Fan Xian into prison?
But
he broke the law anyway.
The war will begin soon. It's important to win support from the common people.
What His Majesty wants to protect
is not Fan Xian
but people's determination to win
and their fighting will.
I see.
That's why you wanted to kill Cheng Jushu
in broad daylight.
When I did that,
I just wanted to take revenge.
I didn't figure out the whole thing
until it all had happened.
It means
Heaven rewards the good.
What you did conforms to the will of Heaven,
so you turned ill luck into good.
Wang,
do me another favor.
You've already killed him.
I haven't found the one behind the scenes.
It's not over yet.
But Cheng Jushu is dead.
There were also two female assassinators.
They're dead too.
It doesn't matter.
Find out their background.
Your Excellency,
it's confidential. I don't have the right to...
Fine.
For truth and justice,
it's my bounden duty.
=Capital City=
Fan Xian knows clearly
the one behind the assassination attempt is extremely powerful
now that it even dared to do it in public.
This is just the beginning.
The road ahead
will be full of hazards.
Uncle! Uncle!
Why are you here?
Uncle, how is it going
with that big guy?
Why did you
fight him?
Where did you see him?
In a courtyard.
At that time,
he lived in a box.
Do you remember
where it is?
Yeah.
Can you tell me about it?
The courtyard is beside the stable
on Dashu Street.
Uncle.
I'll take you to my mom.
Mom!
Uncle Fan is here.
Open the door.
Mrs. Teng.
Go to play.
Come in.
My son said
he saw you fight a guy on the street.
He's called Cheng Jushu,
an Eighth Dan Martial Arts Master of Beiqi.
He was injured and had difficulty in moving,
or I couldn't be a match for him.
I...
I killed him
without letting your son seeing it.
I...
I killed him because...
Yesterday afternoon,
Zijing and I
were attacked
on Niulan Street.
I...
I lit the lamp last night.
He said something to me
after he decided to stay in the capital city.
I don't want to stay overnight in the capital city.
I'll come back every night.
Remember to leave a lamp on for me.
The lamp will be always on
till you come back.
Crises occur here and there in the capital city.
I may get into trouble anytime since I stay with Mr. Fan.
Maybe,
I can't come back someday.
Mr. Fan, how is it going with him?
Zijing...
... was killed.
Mrs. Teng.
Don't touch me!
Where is his body?
Just outside.
He couldn't have died
if it weren't for me.
I owe him a life.
I once asked him
why he chose to stay despite all the danger.
He said
he knew it's dangerous to stay
and also thought about leaving.
But Mr. Fan treats me sincerely
like a friend.
I chose to stay
not to pay a debt of gratitude
or protect him as my master.
I've been treating you as my bosom friend
although I've never told you.
You're younger than me,
so you're my younger brother.
In this case,
I'd never leave you alone
in the capital city
where you may encounter
both open and covert attacks.
I stay
because I want to.
I won't regret
even if I have to undergo the most severe trials
and lose my life.
Fan Xian, take care of them
for me.
Mr. Fan,
this is why he chose to stay.
You owe him nothing.
He chose to do it himself.
Mrs. Teng, how about
moving to the capital city with your son?
From now on,
I'll treat your son as mine.
Don't bother.
I see.
You want to stay here.
It's okay.
I'll send guys to take care of you.
I'll also visit you regularly.
No, thank you.
In the future,
you'd better not come again.
Mr. Fan,
I know you're sincere,
but I don't want to see
anything happen
to his only son
someday.
Mr. Fan,
he died for you of his own will,
but as a woman,
I can't see those larger issues.
He left us alone, so I can't help complaining.
Please forgive me.
I see.
He promised to grow old with you,
but he died before he kept his promise.
I can understand
even if you hate me to the core.
So,
I'm leaving.
Wang Qinian.
Your Excellency, I'm going to see you.
I need you to do something for me.
You must be well-connected in the capital city.
Hire some people
to take care of Teng Zijing's wife and son in secret.
Don't let them know it's me that did it.
Your Excellency, you can rely on me.
Why do you want to see me?
Did you find something out?
I read a file in secret
at the First Division.
The two female assassinators
are disciples or followers of
Si Gujian in Dongyi Town.
One of the Great Masters wants to kill me?
Don't think too much.
The Four Great Masters
are extraordinary.
Si Gujian once defended
the whole town of Dongyi
all alone.
You can imagine how impressive he is.
If he wanted to kill you,
he wouldn't need to assassinate you.
So,
it's someone else
behind the two assassinators.
Who is it?
It's hard to tell.
They're dead
and we don't know where they stayed.
We don't have any clue.
I know where they lived.
How did you know that?
Where did you see him?
In a courtyard.
At that time,
he lived in a box.
Do you remember
where it is?
They had a fight.
The pattern looks familiar.
Where did you see it?
Let me think about it.
Oh.
One of our secret agents
that lurk in Beiqi
sent us a secret report,
on which
I saw the pattern.
What does it mean?
I didn't look at it carefully.
Where is
the secret report?
I think it's in His Excellency Zhu's room.
Zhu Ge.
Right.
But I don't think he'll show it to you.
I'll steal it.
Let me do it.
I'm more familiar
with the situation there.
Do you know what will happen
if you're caught?
Your Excellency,
I've already broken the rules
by selling books and drawings.
I also stole the information
about the two assassinators.
I'm an old hand
at such things.
I'll go with you.
Your Excellency, I accept your kindness.
Actually,
the Investigator's Office is investigating
the assassination attempt.
What else do you want to tell me?
When I looked for information
about the two female assassinators,
I found another clue in the file.
The crossbows used by them
belong to military supplies.
Why didn't you tell me earlier?
Um. I think
it's a serious matter that secret agents of Beiqi
collude with the military.
I'm afraid you'll get into trouble
if you're involved.
But why did you tell me in the end?
You said
you want to steal that secret report
from His Excellency Zhu.
In this case, I have nothing to worry about.
Now that they belong to military supplies,
do you know where they're from?
It's not mentioned in the file.
The First Division
must be investigating.
So, they haven't got any clue.
Actually,
I know something about it.
Go ahead.
The Patrol Division
lost a batch of bows and crossbows
the other day.
I think what the assassinators used
must be part of them.
How did you know that?
The Investigator's Office is also responsible for army inspections.
The commander
came to me that day
and asked me to help him hide the truth.
I did him a favor.
So, you didn't report it.
You charged him, right?
Of course.
To support family.
You often did such things, right?
Or he couldn't have come to you.
I'm warm-hearted
and righteous.
It's true
I've earned a good reputation.
Stop bragging.
Do you mean
something has gone wrong with the commander?
Your Excellency, how about this?
I'll go back to the Investigator's Office
to steal the report
and see if I can find out its origin.
You go to the commander's mansion
to look for clues.
Give me the address.
That's it.
Your Excellency.
How will you explain it?
Your Excellency.
You've been working hard and performing a valuable service.
I admire you very much.
I don't know what I should do
to show my respect,
so I went to clean your room.
I mean that
from the bottom of my heart.
So,
it's also you
that looked up the information
on the assassination attempt on Niulan Street.
Your Excellency, you already knew that.
Catch him!
I must go!
He's really a master of lightness skill.
Dismiss Wang Qinian's rank.
Hunt for him in the whole city.
Yes, sir.
I was found by His Excellency Zhu.
The First Division is hunting for me.
Alright. Don't panic.
I've got a Director-General token.
Nobody can take you away from me.
What's going on here?
Everyone here
hanged themselves from a beam.
Everyone?
They all died.
Something must be going wrong.
If the commander committed suicide because he colluded with the enemy,
how about his servants?
Why did they also do that?
He just received visitors in the study,
but they're gone.
It's all my fault.
If I had told you earlier
about this matter,
maybe they could've been saved.
The same thing would happen even if you had.
They want me to be here a little late.
Just a little late.
This is a warning. This is a threat.
In the river of history,
time goes round and round.
Memories about the former and present lives
join each other in an endless way.
In the long drunken Milky Way,
one season follows another in a flash,
and the wild geese are flying south.
I just can't give up
to be with you for my whole life.
I have been hovering in the dreams for hundreds and thousands of times.
I can't even say a word when I watch the flowers falling.
Year after year in the wandering,
I count the remaining years.
Even though we can't meet each other anymore,
even though we have ended up the destiny,
I never feel regretful.
In such a chaotic world,
I still miss you as ever.
I can't fall asleep under the moon.
With a gentle heart,
I cherish our remaining years.
Even though we have to go through
all the hardships along the journey,
you always stay by my side,
watching the falling flowers, speechlessly.
Year after year in the wandering,
I count the remaining years.
Even though we can't meet each other anymore,
even though we end up the destiny,
I never feel regretful.
In such a chaotic world,
I still miss you as ever.
I can't fall asleep under the moon.
With a gentle heart,
I cherish our remaining years.
Even though we have to go through
all the hardships along the journey,
you always stay by my side...