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 22
Uncle.
What's up, Uncle Wuzhu?
Uncle.
Uncle Wuzhu.
Uncle! Uncle!
I think I remember
where the Taiping Residence is.
Where is it?
2.5 km east of the city.
The key to my mom's box
might be hidden
in the Taiping Residence.
If we find it,
you may get your memory back.
Let's go there tomorrow.
No, I can't.
If I rush to
the Taiping Residence now,
I will draw a lot of attention.
Then I will go.
Neither can you.
I have an idea.
But I need a few days for preparation.
For this trip out of the capital,
we'll need a lot of company.
Why?
Crowds can make it easier
to hide the truth.
Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!
We've made a large purchase of paper,
and the unit price is three qians higher than expected.
Luckily, we've cut the number of servants.
That might make up to it.
Don't think about this on a trip out of the city.
What's your problem, Fan Xian? Give it to me.
What should you call him?
Brother.
Give it to me!
You don't have to worry about that.
Then who will take care of it?
Our bookstore is going to open soon.
You don't write books.
You only fool around.
Who asked to come along?
I just want to keep an eye on him.
Your Excellency, the girls are in front.
You can't go inside!
Ling'er also wants to go for an outing.
Do you mind
if we can go out together?
I don't mind.
More people, more fun.
I don't know how you made it.
The northern side of our country is at war,
but His Majesty actually
agreed on us coming out.
We should enjoy life
even when the war is intense.
So the enemies can feel our confidence
in winning the war.
You're talking nonsense.
Walking out more often
is good for your health.
Whatever you say.
Really?
I miss you.
If only we could get married sooner.
Then we can be together every day.
Fine. Fine. Fine.
I'll take another carriage.
Enjoy yourselves.
Lady Ye,
how can you get off alone,
leaving My Lady alone with that...
If I stay for another minute, I'm gonna puke.
If you can tolerate that,
you can go inside.
Can you be gentle?
You...
How come it's you, tigress?
Where do you hide my brother?
Lady Fan Ruoruo,
someone acted so shamelessly
in Princess Lin's carriage.
It's really awkward
for me to stay there.
If you don't mind,
I will stay with you.
Come over and take a seat.
Sister!
How can you let her
stay with us?
You must protect me!
Sister, you must protect me!
Your trick works. Are you happy now?
Those words are from the bottom of my heart.
Why aren't we leaving?
There's one more person to come.
One more person?
Xianxian!
Dabao!
Wan'er!
I invited him.
Dabao, come over now.
I'll stay here.
Dad said,
I should... I should...
I should...
give
Xianxian and Wan'er
more private space.
Good boy! You're the best.
Dabao, sit well in the carriage.
Let's go for an outing.
Xianxian, you really know how to play.
Don't call me Xianxian.
OK.
Xianxian!
The war is on.
Yan Ruohai is at the border
dealing with secret information.
He's terribly busy.
God blesses Nanqing.
We're doing really well in the war.
But recently,
officials from the Six Ministries start to clamor,
advocating that
we should capture Beiqi
at one fling.
Who started it?
We don't know yet.
But officials who take part
are from Six Ministries.
Investigate them thoroughly.
Head...
The "gnawing-away" scheme
set by His Majesty is the safest.
The war is about to end.
Whoever advocate capturing Beiqi
are traitors.
Many officials from our Office
also hold this view.
In their opinion,
it's the best chance to unify the whole world.
Investigate them, punish them,
or even kill them if you have to.
Yes.
Many people hope to capture Beiqi with one blow.
The louder they advocate, the sooner they'll give up!
Is Fan Xian OK?
He goes for an outing
with Lin Wan'er.
Why don't you go along?
I can't.
If anything happens to you,
I won't be able to get back.
How can anything happen to me?
Recently,
there's been a secret voice against you in the Investigator's Office.
Someone is fed up with
your control.
Who might that be?
If I know, I'll kill him.
Chen Pingping, be careful about the people around you.
What's up?
The Head wants to investigate
which officials from the Six Ministries advocate war.
That's the job of your division.
Recently,
there have been officials meeting secretly everywhere,
planning to submit a joint memorial
for wiping out Beiqi at one blow.
You really should carry out a thorough investigation.
Last night
in the residence of the Assistant Minister of Ministry of Penalty,
someone from our Investigator's Office
was also there.
Do you know
what you've been doing?
My son is still at the capital of Beiqi.
The earlier Beiqi is captured,
the sooner
he can be safe.
I haven't told the Head about it.
It's not too late to stop.
With the "gnawing-away" scheme,
how many years will it be
to capture Beiqi.
We don't have a say in this.
Whatever I do,
I do it for Nanqing.
So does the Head.
He's old.
Enough!
Don't make me arrest you myself!
Can I poke it?
No! It will bite you.
Is it poisonous?
I don't know.
Look, there's another hole here.
Will it
hide something inside?
Childish!
Poke it! Poke it!
Dabao.
Don't play with worms.
How about learning
some self-defense moves from me?
Self-defense moves!
Is that fun?
Dabao.
Don't talk to her.
Don't.
She is a tigress.
She eats people. She's horrible.
She's not.
She's Wan'er's friend.
She's not scary.
I'm Fan Xian's younger brother.
Don't you believe me?
Xianxian?
If you don't believe me,
don't you believe Xianxian?
Sister,
he told me you're a tigress.
Will you eat people?
What?
Fan Sizhe, do you need a good beat?
I didn't say that.
Stop!
Hurry up! Run!
Little one, just run!
Stop!
The tigress will eat you.
Hurry up and run! Hurry up and run!
I didn't expect them
to have fun together.
Dabao still retains childlike innocence.
He's willing to come out with you,
which means he really trusts you.
We will be family in future.
Thank you.
Thank me for what?
I know that
my second brother's funeral is being held in the Prime Minister's mansion.
As a bastard daughter,
I can't go there.
Your father said
he doesn't want Dabao
to stay in the mansion, either.
He said since your bother is gone,
no need to make the living ones suffer.
Stop!
You really need a good beat!
But he's my second brother after all.
Where's Ruoruo?
Where is she?
She's probably idling around.
Let her be.
Have some fruit.
Your Highness,
the three-day punishment is over.
Read these days' information
to me.
Yes.
Recently,
there have been hot debates in the imperial court.
We've achieved a complete victory in the war against Beiqi.
Now, many officials from different ministries
want to submit a joint memorial
to advocate capturing Beiqi at one blow.
The Second Prince is contacting the Ministry of War.
Fan Xian and Princess Wan'er
left the capital city.
Where did they go?
They left for an outing
from the South Gate.
The South Gate?
Yesterday, the Empress Dowager...
The Prime Minister visited
Princess Wan'er last night.
How do we get the information?
A little eunuch from Imperial Clothes Division
and a guard from the imperial residence
are cousins.
Last night, when visiting his cousin,
the eunuch saw the Prime Minister
entering the residence in casual clothes.
He reported the information when he came back.
So Lin Ruofu secretly visited
Lin Wan'er late at night
without telling anyone.
Don't you find it weird?
What's wrong?
Will Lin Wan'er
tell Fan Xian about it?
Now the Prime Minister roots for Fan Xian.
Why should she hide it from him?
Get the carriage ready!
Your Highness, where are we going?
Let's go for an outing.
I've got it.
Let me see.
It's so heavy.
Let me help you.
What have you got?
Don't tell anyone
about my visit,
especially Fan Xian.
When you go outing tomorrow,
do one thing for me.
When you're out,
find an excuse to go deep into the woods
with Fan Xian only.
Remember that
no matter what happens...
What's wrong? Are you OK?
I'm fine.
How do you feel recently?
Do you feel anything wrong?
Nothing.
Nothing wrong.
Got it!
Put it down! Put it down! Put it down!
The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites
has come to offer his condolences in person.
Won't you see him?
If I meet him, we will talk politely.
He will say restrain your grief, and I will say thank you.
It's so boring.
But you should be
at the mourning hall.
Will my son come back to life
if I'm there?
Have you sent out the men?
They're all martial arts masters. They're waiting outside the capital city.
But Fan Xian and Wan'er
have taken out many attendants.
It won't be easy for them to attack.
He will leave the crowd.
What on earth are you going to do?
By then, Fan Xian
will be attacked.
You should act as if you know nothing.
Don't give yourself away.
Don't you support Fan Xian
all along?
Haven't you entrusted Fan Xian
with the future of
the Lin family?
I still don't know who killed Gong'er.
I can trust the Lin family
to an outsider.
But I must
remove all my doubts.
Were you pretending to
be supportive all these days?
Not really.
If Fan Xian can pass this test,
I really want to make him
the backbone of the Lin family.
The day the Second Young Master was killed,
Fan Xian really didn't leave the capital city.
I have a suspicion.
What if there's a hidden martial arts master
by Fan Xian's side,
a master who could
match the Four Great Masters?
Fan Xian was inside the capital city,
but that martial arts master killed Gong'er instead.
According to Si Lili,
she didn't tell Fan Xian
the secret of the Second Young Master.
Her words don't matter.
As long as evidences show that
there's a peerless martial arts master
around Fan Xian,
I can confirm that
he's the one who killed Gong'er.
That's why you asked me
to send all our martial arts masters
out of the city.
This assassination
is the final test.
Dabao and Wan'er are also there.
What if they get hurt...
Because they are there,
no one would believe that
I'm the one who planned it.
I hope there wouldn't be
such a martial arts master.
I've got it! I've got it!
I told you.
I don't lie.
You got it, right?
Now we've got two.
It's your turn now.
Watch me!
What's wrong?
I want to...
You want what?
I want to go somewhere quiet.
Why?
Wan'er.
Here, it's for you!
Where have you been?
The flower field over there.
Brother, stop sitting here as a fool.
Come with me to pick some flowers.
You can make Wan'er a garland yourself.
OK.
Wan'er, wait for a moment.
Brother, I found the Taiping Residence.
Walk along the river to the east, and you'll see it.
OK.
I'll go and see.
Stay here to cover me.
Brother, I'll go with you.
Hurry up!
Don't let them find out.
Listen!
When Fan Xian comes into the woods alone,
we should spare no efforts in striking him down.
Be careful.
Don't hurt our lady.
Do you understand?
Yes.
How's it going?
They are over there.
Have you seen Fan Xian?
I only saw our lady. Fan Xian was not there.
What?
You didn't see Fan Xian.
Right.
I sneaked over
and saw our lady and the First Young Master.
But Fan Xian was not there.
What's happening?
Take it easy.
We'll wait till he shows up.
Go and check again.
Yes.
It's right ahead.
My mom used to live
in the Taiping Residence.
I can't let others know
I've been here.
So I came up with the idea of going for an outing.
I know.
Your secret is safe with me.
Uncle Wuzhu will be here in a moment.
You haven't met yet.
Is he easy to get along?
He seldom talks.
Are you here to mourn her?
No, we're here for a key.
A key?
It's right ahead.
Brother, here it is.
My mom used to live here.
There's no weed on the walls.
It is well cleaned.
Perhaps someone lives here.
Impossible.
If someone lives here,
there should be smoke rising from
the chimney right now.
Maybe he eats early.
It's so quiet around.
Not even a chirp from birds.
Whatever it might be,
let's go over first.
Brother, look.
The flowers here are really beautiful.
Let's fetch some for my sister-in-law.
After all, we told her
we're here to pick flowers.
Let's hurry back.
Don't keep them waiting.
Here you are.
Catch me!
Catch me! Catch me! Catch me!
I've got one! I've got one!
Xianxian!
Look, I've got a fish.
I've got one! I've got one!
Xianxian, I've got some fish.
I'm not a fish.
This time,
I'll be the fish. Come and catch me, OK?
Catch me!
Catch me! Catch me! Catch me!
You are back...
Your Highness!
Cousin.
Where's Fan Xian?
He went to pick flowers.
Do you want to see him?
All rise. No need to make a fuss.
Let's go for a walk.
When Fan Xian gets back, ask him to wait for me.
OK.
What time is it now?
It's time.
What if they fail?
They were kept
outside the capital city before.
Even if they fail,
they won't get us in trouble.
Moreover,
they've never seen Fan Xian before.
They won't give themselves away.
Master, you've helped me a lot.
What if there's no martial arts master
by Fan Xian's side?
Then I'm afraid
I will never know who killed Gong'er.
Boss!
What's up?
He left.
Who left?
Our lady and a young man
left alone.
Master Yuan has told us in advance that
the man left with our lady
must be Fan Xian.
Remember!
Later, we'll do whatever we can
to make his martial arts master
show up.
Do you understand?
Yes.
Let's go!
Cousin, where are your guards?
My carriage is stopped far away.
You're too incautious.
We can't talk with them around.
Cousin, what do you want to talk about?
What on earth did your father
tell you last night?
Let me guess.
Your father is still suspicious of
Fan Xian.
Right?
It's an easy guess.
Your father acts cautiously all his life,
but he trusts Fan Xian
too easily.
It must be hard for you.
Brother, I can't see the archer.
Stay where you are.
Brother!
Don't worry. I'll be fine.
Brother!
Who shot the arrows?
The arrow is to keep people
away from the Taiping Residence.
Uncle Wuzhu.
Not bad.
Actually, it's fine for Ruoruo to see you.
Don't worry.
She'll wake up in a while.
I know who killed Lin Gong.
Are you going to name my second cousin again?
Who is he?
It's not Fan Xian.
You don't have to worry.
Then who on earth is he?
Just tell your father.
The murderer is a Great Master.
Then what?
Tell him everything,
and he will understand naturally.
Why can't you tell me?
It's a serious matter.
Fan Xian, you'll die today.
What do you call me?
He's not Fan Xian.
No need to lie.
Fan Xian owes us a huge debt of blood.
We can recognize him
even if he's turned into ashes.
He really isn't Fan Xian.
Young lady, no need to worry.
We only want to kill Fan Xian.
We don't know you.
We certainly won't hurt you.
What's this all about?
Does your father plan all of this?
You...
Shut up!
Let me tell you.
What between us is personal.
It has nothing to do with the Prime Minister.
If you really don't know her,
how do you know her father is the Prime Minister?
Brothers!
Take him to somewhere quiet.
Take his life.
Wait! Wait!
Wait!
Wait! Wait!
He's the Crown Prince.
Well...
I've seen the shots.
It must be a martial arts master of the Ninth Dan.
What to do now?
I will hold him.
You should sneak in from another direction
to find the key.
I've never been here.
Can we switch?
I'll be the diversion, and you can look for the key inside.
A Ninth Dan archer is rare in the world.
You're no match for him.
This place is so big.
Where should I start?
Right opposite the square tower in the lake.
Get into the bedroom.
Check the bookshelf and space below the bed.
You remembered!
I remember something after seeing the high walls.
How will you hold him?
Uncle!
Unbelievable!
Boss, why not cover your face?
No need. He has seen my face just now.
It's been a while. No one has shown up.
Should we let him go?
Are we going to see the Prime Minister?
Shut up! Back off!
Go!
Listen.
He knows the Prime Minister is behind this.
We can't let him go.
What should we do?
How could I know?
Nothing happens.
=Taiping Residence=
What is he up to?
A Ninth Dan archer.
=Yan Xiaoyi, Director of Imperial Guards of Nanqing=
Your shot was pretty good.
How heavy is your bow?
Go ahead.
No need to get out.
I'll sit right here.
Shoot me if you dare.
I'm here.
She'll be fine.
Be careful.
If you dare not,
I'll go inside
after eating this piece.
Let's go back.
I've got you.
No one?
Let's go back.
You woke up when the tree fell down.
Why don't you talk?
I thought
you may not want to be seen.
Fan Xian trusts you.
Who's that archer?
Has my brother
entered the yard?
Will he be in danger?
Tell me!
Your Majesty, why are you here?
You should be the one to answer that question.
I... I...
I was on a date with Wan'er
outside the capital city.
Then I just idled around
and walked here.
I found this yard
and felt thirsty.
So I came in to get some water.
Really? Go on.
I was looking for water,
and then I found Your Majesty.
Do you know who once lived in this yard?
I've no idea.
It was an old friend of mine.
When I was free,
I would often visit here and take a walk.
What kind of a person was she?
Fan Xian,
you've never knelt down
before me, right?
I can kneel down now if you ask.
Your Majesty,
a highly-skilled archer
made an attack by the river just now.
I'm afraid he was trying to lure the guards away.
So I take the liberty to see whether Your Majesty is OK.
I'm fine.
If Your Majesty is fine,
then I'm relieved.
One more thing.
Your Majesty, do you need anything to eat?
I've finished my meal.
This is Yan Xiaoyi,
Director of Imperial Guards,
a martial arts master above the Ninth Dan.
He's only one step away from the Great Master.
I almost forgot that
martial arts master above the Ninth Dan
can distinguish two people by breaths
through the wall.
Put down your arrow.
I'm not under threat.
This is Fan Xian, Chief Musician of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices.
When he leaves later,
let him pass.
Yes.
Also,
pass on my verbal instruction to the Imperial Guards.
When I leave for the capital city,
send a battalion
to guard this place.
From now on,
no one shall
get near this residence.
Yes.
You're lucky that you're still alive.
You should know that martial arts master above the Ninth Dan
can hear another man's breath
through the wall.
They can figure out my position
by my voice,
and then they'll shoot you.
Distinguishing location by breaths through the wall,
it doesn't make sense.
They're beyond common sense.
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...