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[ I Will Never Let You Go ]
[ Episode 35 ]
Zhu brat,
even though we can't be born on the same day,
but we might be able to die together on the same day.
Who wants to die with you in this desert?!
When people dig us out of the sand,
maybe they will say we were lovers who faced the same fate.
Dongfang Shi, can you stop being so gross?
We've been following it for so long, and we haven't even found a tree.
What do we do?
People plan things, but God does the rest.
It's moving! Can you see it?
Zhu brat!
There are trees!
Trees!
Awesome!
We found a tree!
We've been following...
Careful. We've been following the Big Dipper for the last couple of days, so we should be close to the Xichu Province border.
It has fruits on it!
So many fruits!
That's enough for us to get out of the desert.
I will cut them down, and you catch them.
Go pick some branches for the fire.
- Catch them! - Okay.
Careful. It has spikes.
That's enough.
We must hurry and follow our footprints back.
Or else, they will be covered by the sand.
We won't be able find our way back and lose our horses.
How do we get out of the desert with just two feet?
That's enough.
Makes sense.
Some fat lambs have taken the bait.
It's also quite good to have a Medical Sage with you.
Using snakes and poisonous scorpions,
he can already make anti-poison powders
to keep out the poisonous animals.
I have many other good traits.
If you are willing to be with me more frequently, you will find out.
Here.
But you have more bad traits.
I am afraid I will find more bad traits
the longer I am with you.
Then tell me what bad traits do I have?
I want to know if you really know me.
There are so many. For example, when you are asleep,
you snore, you grind your teeth, and you fart.
Anyone who sleeps next to you...
is in trouble.
Impossible! I can't be that bad.
You are asleep, so you can't hear.
- Those brothel girls who wait on you wouldn't tell you these. - Those brothel girls...
It's just me, who is so kind, so I'll tell you.
Dongfang Shi, I heard that,
snoring is a sickness.
You are a Medical Sage. You need to treat yourself.
So what if I can't cure myself?
You said it yourself that I can't hear it.
It's just the person next to me who is going to suffer,
and there is only one person next to me,
which is you.
Don't worry.
Don't worry. It won't be me.
Quickly drink it.
Now that you have said it, we are the same kind.
We should find time and see
who can cook the chicken better.
Definitely!
Great! Cheers!
It's just hanging out with you, and I will be making fifty thousand taels.
But sharing a horse is a different price.
Sixty thousand taels. Satisfied now, Zhu brat?
Sixty thousand taels? Deal.
Zhu brat, maybe you wouldn't believe this,
but I really want to be trapped in this desert with you forever.
We will rest in the shadows during the day,
and keep on going under the stars at night.
We will be bickering all the way.
Wouldn't that be fun?
It's a shame that I'm not in your heart,
but it's okay.
I'm confident that you will love me one day.
Because in this world, there aren't many people
who are as good of a fighter, a doctor,
and a good-looking man like me.
Who else are you going to fall in love with, right?
It's only going to be me.
Dongfang Shi,
don't tell me you didn't sleep
to guard me from running away.
Stupid girl.
You don't know other than poisonous animals,
you also need to watch for sudden weather changes and sand storms?
If we don't run in time,
the sand can bury us within seconds.
I keep myself awake to protect you.
Thank you. Thank you.
It looks like
I was being petty.
How about this?
I will offer you some water.
It's okay. We don't have much water left.
You can drink it.
No need. I can just eat these fruits.
This water tastes like sand.
You drink it.
So you let me drink it because you don't want to.
I'm rarely nice to you, and you are being picky?
Water in the desert is like gold.
I don't want to give it to you anyways. Give it back!
I'm the one who gave you this water.
If you gave it to me, then it's mine!
- Give it! - I won't!
- Give me! Give me! - Nope!
- Give me! - Nope!
I will poke your eyes.
No! No! I'm not giving it to you!
I can't fight you. I got so sweaty.
If you want it, it's yours.
I will just drink a little. You can drink the rest.
What now?
I have been drinking spring water back in Suzhou.
I never thought that I would drink mud one day.
It does smell terrible.
Who told you to follow me?
If you didn't follow me,
Zhu Shou and I wouldn't have had to run away from Longhu Hotel in the middle of the night,
wouldn't have had to stay in that gangster inn and lost each other.
Jin Xianyu from that Longhu Hotel is an accomplice of that gangster inn.
If I didn't catch up with you, Zhu Shou and you would have lost each other anyways,
but you would have been trapped in this desert alone.
You would have been lonelier and more miserable.
It seems that I really need to thank you.
You are welcome.
Feed me some fruit.
Open up.
Have some water.
Buqi? Why is she with Dongfang Shi here?
Another person!
Dongfang Shi, why are you blocking me?
He is alone in the desert, so he is most likely a bandit.
It's better to be careful.
You are mistaken, Young Lord. I'm not a bandit.
The reason for me in the desert alone is that there are many bandits,
so I'm here to exterminate them.
You seemed smart, but why are you so stupid today?
This Young Lord is dressed fancy, has such great bearing, and is also very handsome.
Judging from his skin color, he doesn't look like he has lived in the desert for a long time. How could he be a bandit?
He can't be a bandit.
Young Lord, you are willing to come into the desert and exterminate the bandits, so you must be a knight.
I listen to a storyteller before, and my favorite was Lotus Robe Knight.
I'm not a knight. I just try to do what I can.
So, that's why you like the Lotus Robe Knight?
Why didn't you tell me earlier? I could've been a chivalrous knight.
Young Lord, since you are here to exterminate the bandit, then you must know the geography of the desert.
I was going to go through this desert with my family and head to Xichu Province.
Who knew that we would run into criminals, so we lost each other,
and this hooligan caught me.
- Who is the hooligan you are talking about? - You.
I was depending on this hooligan to take me out of the desert,
but we got lost.
Young Lord, please be kind and take me to Xichu Province.
Of course.
Zhu brat, why do you believe everything he says? Have you gone stupid from eating the fruits?
What are you talking about?
Exterminate the bandit alone?
You are lying! There are thousands of bandits. How could you kill them all by yourself?
Just because you can't do it, doesn't mean that others can't.
Zhu brat, why do you keep defending him?
A stranger like him could be a bandit dressing up.
By the time you are taken to the bandits lair where no one can help you, don't say that I never warned you about it.
I believe that he is not a bandit, because that Young Lord
- is more elegant than you and more handsome than you. - He is more...
- He is more handsome? - Yes.
Only the blind can't see it. Are you blind?
- You are blind. - Hey, I see that you two are quite dirty and covered with dust,
so you must have been lost in the desert for many days.
If you don't mind, I have water and food.
How about I take you two out of the desert after you have some water and food?
- Okay! - No—
What are you doing?
Food and water are the most precious in the desert,
and you gave them to two strangers like us?
If you are not up to no good, then you are a saint.
But I don't believe that there are selfless saints in this world.
If you don't believe me, I can drink it.
Dongfang Shi, this water doesn't taste like sand.
It's sweet and clear. You are really not going to try it?
Hey!
Here! You eat this!
It looks like I was wrong about you.
It would be rude to eat it for free. Here, have some fruit.
They taste good with the pancake. My wife and I picked ourselves.
- Who is your wife? - You, of course.
Don't forget that we have a marriage agreement.
I told you eight hundred times that I will pay you back.
Don't tell people I'm your wife. I have nothing to do with you.
Before you pay it off, you are my fiancée.
Guys.
It looks like you two don't have an agreement with this matter yet.
It's getting dark, which is a good time to keep going.
How about we talk on the way?
- Okay. Thank you, Young Lord. - No need.
We will get out of the desert by following the Big Dipper.
- You can continue with exterminating the bandits. - You don't need him, but I do.
Young Lord, if it's not too much trouble then. Following you, I get to have food and water.
Unlike someone, I almost starved to death.
Zhu brat, you believe in him that much?
Don't mind him, Young Lord. I will thank you handsomely once we get to Xichu.
You don't need to thank me. It's my pleasure to be able to help.
I dare you to take her away!
I didn't know that you knew how to fight.
The lady will decide whether she wants to stay or not.
Since you don't want to go with us, then I will have to bring her with me.
I am Dongfang Shi from Jingzhou. What's your name?
Ru Qing from Zhongzhou.
I'm Zhu Zhu. Thank you, Young Lord.
- Zhu Zhu? - Nice name, right?
Let's all go together.
How do I get rid of this stalker?
I don't care who you are. How dare you show off in front of me?
I will not let this go.
Zhu brat, why are you still not used to travelling at night?
Haven't you slept during the day? And you are still tired at night?
Do you need a break?
That's what I was thinking. Since you are our guide, and we already have water and food...
We are not in such a hurry anymore. Let's take a break.
Young Lord Ru, tell me some of your knightly stories.
I used to love listening to these stories.
Okay.
- Then I will tell you about... - Zhu brat, have some fruits.
I don't want to eat right now.
One year, when I was at Xizhou Prefecture, there was this little beggar.
- She helped... - Get away. Move aside. - What are you doing?
I'm stopping my fiancée from flirting with another man.
- I... - Stop saying that you will pay me back. Before you do,
you are still my fiancée.
Brother Ru,
Zhu brat is already taken.
I think you should stop eyeing her.
I can make powders that repels snakes, then I can make powders that attract snakes.
If you make me upset,
don't blame me when you are getting bitten by thousands of snakes.
She is only taken when it's a mutual affection. Young Lord Dongfang, you don't really count.
At most, yours can be considered a one-sided love.
It's still Young Lord who understands romance. It should be a mutual affection.
Are you against me on purpose?
Young Lord Dongfang, Miss Zhu only knows me for a few hours,
yet she treat us very differently.
I suggest you to give up when you can,
so you won't be too frustrated.
She is good to you, so she can anger me to leave. Do you think she really likes you?
How do you know that I don't like him?
Young Lord, don't mind him. Have some fruit. They are good for your stomach.
That was...
- They were mine. - They are mine now.
If I knew that I would run into you, I should've just caught those snakes earlier.
We could have been roasting them by now.
I haven't had meat for many days. I'm starting to forget what it tastes like.
Miss Zhu is really like my wife.
Do you know that when my wife gets hungry, she would even eat mice.
No matter what kind of mice, she would eat them. I got so scared.
I even stole chicken legs from other people's kitchens for her.
- Your wife is so amazing. - Indeed.
So, you have a wife. Why didn't you say it earlier?
Are you not close with her or did you not tell us on purpose, so you can mess around outside?
They are just some family affairs.
Also, you never asked.
My wife and I have been through a lot.
Even though we can't see each other often, we miss each other very much.
She will forever be my greatest love,
that will never change.
She is so lucky that she can be your wife.
She has been living a rough life of always being forced to wander because of a desperate plight.
Of course, I have to treat her right.
I just hate myself for not meeting her earlier,
so she could've suffered less and cried less.
But she has you now. It's not too late.
What are you doing?!
Let me tell you. I've met two patients when I was traveling.
They got the plague, burned their brain from the fever, so they were talking nonsense.
- I was trying to see if you have it or not. - What do you mean?
Come here.
- Come here! - Stop pulling me!
- Let me go! - Are you stupid or something? Can't you see that he is a pervert?
Can't you hear that every word he says was to try to trick an innocent girl like you?
- I love hearing it. It's none of your business. - He is married.
Zhu brat, if you would be with me, I would surely treat you right.
I will not let you suffer or cry.
Dongfang Shi, can you look at yourself first
before you imitate the romantic words of other people? Do you even believe what you say?
Don't you know how much I suffered and cried because of your family?
Don't you remember how you threatened me with Yun Lang and how I begged you?
About that... I was just trying to get back at you.
It was my fault,
but I will not let that happen again.
Dongfang Shi, thank you for taking care of me these days.
And thank you for detoxifying my poison while risking your own life.
But I already love someone else.
Also, your House of Dongfang will forever owe us a life, so we can't be together.
Stop pestering me.
Young Lord Ru will bring me to Xichu Province. You can go back.
If you go with him, you will be in danger.
I will go back once you get to Xichu Province safely.
No need. I believe that Young Lord Ru has the same morals as the Lotus Robe Knight.
You can go back without worrying.
Zhu brat, this is non-negotiable.
If I don't chase after you that tightly,
the more I won't have any hope.
Hence, I won't give up.
- Since we have water and food— - Miss Zhu, have some water.
- I'm talking to Zhu brat! Get away, you stranger! - Can't she be thirsty?
Thank you.
Since we have enough food and water, then let's not keep on going tonight.
Let's go to bed early, so you won't keep snoozing off tomorrow.
Come.
Dongfang Shi.
What? You thought it through?
It's a little cold. Can I borrow your blanket?
Here.
Thanks.
Young Lord Ru,
the desert is cold at night. Here's another blanket. It will keep you warm.
- Okay. - Blanket for you.
Give me that!
Young Lord Ru, no one will interrupt us now.
Keep going.
I went to Xuzhou looking for some medicine that year,
and I passed by a storyteller.
I caught some bandits from the desert,
and I got some strong sedatives from them. Let's find a chance to drug him.
I passed by a storyteller.
The storyteller said...
Where did all the snakes come from?
So you knew that I'd put snake-attracting powder on your blanket.
Hence, you asked Zhu brat to borrow my blanket, so you could switch the two, am I right?
I was just thinking that your blanket doesn't seem warm enough.
I was kind and gave you a thicker one.
Who knew that you would put something sinister like that on my blanket?
If you keep doing evil things, you will bring death to yourself!
Who told you to try to harm Young Lord Ru?
Who told you to be that close to him?
What are you doing?!
It was just a prank!
With his ability, the snakes can't hurt him.
It's better to limit pranks like that.
Miss Zhu, it's almost midnight. We need to be on the road tomorrow. Let's get some rest.
Thank you for today, Young Lord Ru.
Here, let's get away from those dead snakes.
That's my blanket!
Young Lord Ru,
I'll have to make you suffer by sharing a blanket with me.
No!
I don't want your blanket!
Young Lord Ru! Get up.
Get up!
You... You sleep here tonight!
Don't tell me that I'm having illusions because I want to eat meat.
Do you want it, Zhu brat?
Your skill is not good.
It's almost burned.
Next time you catch it, leave the roasting to me!
Zhu brat, find a nicer excuse to ridicule me.
I've been cooking since I was a kid, and I'm as good as a chef from the palace.
How could it be burned?
I heard that you want to eat snake meat, so I caught some snakes.
Since you don't like them, then I will enjoy them by myself.
Who say?
Say something nice to me, and I will give it to you.
Young Lord Dongfang, do you mind if I have some?
Eat it.
Don't be too nice to me after you eat it.
The texture is rough, and it's still smelly.
It tastes worse than the Liuxiang Restaurant in Dongping.
You have bad taste.
Could you two be interested in being my guests in Dongping Commandery?
I'll treat you two to Liuxiang Restaurant.
- Not interested. - I'm interested.
Once I get to Xichu and reunite with my family,
I will go to Dongping with you.
Dongfang Shi, other than being a good doctor, I don't really know what other good traits you have.
That snake meat only looked tasty,
but it definitely tastes bad. I'm not eating anymore.
Zhu brat, you are really not eating it?
Nope. I want to save some appetite
and eat at the Dongping Commandery that Young Lord Ru said.
I will only have two.
No.
One?
Don't eat his food.
Nope.
Hurry and come over here!
Zhu brat, this way we won't have to drink sand-flavored water.
Young Lord Ru, you really are our lucky star!
We finally don't have to worry about having water anymore.
Even if we didn't encounter him, we'd have still passed through here.
We'd still encounter this oasis. It's just the timing of his arrival is coincidental.
Dongfang Shi, Young Lord Ru, can you two wait over there for me for around quarter of an hour?
If I don't go over there, you shouldn't come over here.
No! Zhu brat, don't you know how many bandits could be waiting in ambush in this desert?
Based on your martial arts, you won't be able to fight them. You can't be alone.
I agree with Young Lord Dongfang's thinking.
In two days, we'll be in Xichu Province.
At that time, there'll be many places to take a shower.
But my... body is about to smell.
If I didn't see this water, then I can still endure it. But now that I've seen it,
I feel like my body itches even more.
- Come. You guys go over there. - Then I'll stand guard here. - No! - No!
- What does this have to do with you? - Miss Zhu has not agreed to marry you.
If you do this, it'll affect her reputation.
That's right! Who let you stand guard?
Zhu brat, I'm doing this all for your benefit. I don't care!
I'm giving you two options. One, I stand guard here.
- Two, you wait until we arrive at Xichu Province to shower. - I...
I'm not at ease with just you guarding.
If you want to guard, both of you have to guard.
No one is allowed to turn around.
Why? Why can a man, who already has a wife, guard my fiancée while she's showering?
I won't allow it. Unless I first jab out his eyes.
Miss Zhu has not married yet.
If you do this, you'll hurt Miss Zhu's innocence. Why do you get to guard her?
Talk about jabbing my eyes out. I should jab out yours first! To protect Miss Zhu's innocence.
- Let's see if you have the ability. - Let's try it out. - Ready to oblige. - Let's go!
- I totally don't— - Aren't you guys being annoying? I just feel dirty and want to take a shower!
If you guys are worried, okay.
Both of you cover your eyes and stand over there!
Whoever dares to peek will jab out their own eyes!
- Okay. - Hurry over there!
Don't peek!
So refreshing!
- Zhu brat! Someone's coming! - Put your clothes back on!
Zhangqing! I've finally found you!
Zhu brat, are you done putting your clothes on?
There's a beautiful woman here.
It looks like Brother Ru's lover.
Did you get hurt?
I fell, but I didn't get hurt. It's just that the wound I got last time in the cave
has worsened after taking care of some urgent matters these past few days,
so I fell because I wasn't able to endure the pain.
You've come to the desert even though your wound hasn't healed. Didn't I let you remain in the Royal Manor to recover?
I am here to help you. I grew up here, so I know the geography.
I know that you don't want me to come here,
so I came by myself and entered the desert to find you.
These past few days when I couldn't find you, I forgot that I was wounded.
Did you bring your medicine?
Yes. It's only today that I'm experiencing some pain.
I wanted to find a source of water to clean out my wound.
I didn't think that I would find you. The heavens have allowed us to encounter each other.
Zhangqing, it's great to be able to see you again.
Qingwu, I've told you many times already! We're just friends!
I couldn't control myself from thinking about you.
Zhangqing? Brother Ru,
looks like I should call you Zhangqing?
I was exterminating the bandits.
Sorry for having to hide things from you. Please forgive me.
I didn't believe a single word you said anyways.
Now that you've confessed your lies, it only confirms my opinion of you.
Zhangqing, what happened?
I thought that he was your subordinate.
I'll tell you about this later.
Zhangqing, aren't you going to introduce her?
This must be the wife you were talking about last night.
Your wife is so beautiful. Your wife will make others jealous of you.
Young Lord Dongfang, you're overthinking this.
- I already told you this was my friend, not my wife! - Just friends? - Just friends!
You can be this intimate with your friends, hugging each other in broad daylight?
You are totally my generation's model.
You sounded like a person with good morals, but what you do in private is so despicable. Good for you! Good for you!
Who are you? How could you say things like that?
Miss Qingwu,
- I am Dongfang-- - This is my future husband. You're asking who he is?
Don't tell me you're also interested in him and want to hug him?
Hua Buqi?
- You're not-- - Qingwu, this is Miss Zhu.
She and Young Lord Dongfang were lost in the desert. I happened to encounter them.
I'm about to lead them out of the desert.
Miss Zhu?
What's wrong? You also recognize my wife?
I don't recognize her. This is my first time seeing her.
You look a lot like someone I know.
She's already dead.
Really? Have you been to Suzhou?
I grew up in Suzhou since I was little. Maybe you encountered me when you were in Suzhou one day.
I didn't think that in this world, there would be two people that looked so alike.
Qingwu, your wound hasn't healed. Go take care of your wound.
I just fell, and my legs are numb.
Zhangqing, can you help me walk over there?
What's wrong, wife?
Miss Zhu. Miss Zhu!
Miss Qingwu's leg has a wound. Can you take her over to the river to clean it?
No problem! It's just a small favor. Come, let me assist you.
Miss Qingwu, be careful.
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