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[ I Will Never Let You Go ]
[ Episode 42 ]
I just want to know
if this is just an act of Chen Yu.
You're insane!
You're very worried about him?
I like him. Of course, I worry about him.
Too bad, he's made a huge mistake.
His Majesty will never let him out.
He has all that His Majesty wants.
If he hands them in, he's a dead man,
but if he doesn't,
he'll be kept in the prison
until he does.
Today, they cut off one of his fingers.
Tomorrow, they'll peel off a piece of his skin.
The day after, they'll gouge his eye out.
There're so many ways to torture people in prison.
They will surely use them on him one by one.
If Chen Yu is only acting,
then he would possibly be released,
but if what he did is true,
he'll never see the world again.
Zhu brat, stop hoping.
Just stay with me from now on.
My Lady has been anxious and scared for days.
If you keep talking nonsense like that, don't blame me for being discourteous.
I'm telling the truth.
Zhu brat, I'm done talking.
You think about it.
My Lady, please don't mind Dongfang Shi's word. The Commandery Prince will be fine.
Dongfang Shi knows more than I thought he did.
He even knows that Chen Yu has things that His Majesty wants.
We underestimated him.
Xiao Xia, I'm worried sick about Chen Yu.
Let's ask around near the prison tomorrow.
Yes.
Hei Feng said that you've found Hua Buqi,
and got some news on Chen Yu.
How did it go?
Lord, you also know that Zhu brat was once a beggar.
She's great at playing a double game when she talks to different people.
Even I got fooled several times.
Although this time she acted as if Chen Yu had really been caught,
I still can't be sure.
Baisha Cell is tightly guarded.
Our people couldn't find out anything about what's going on inside.
If Chen Yu had really escaped,
he would surely take the holy object and the Saintess with him.
Do this. Keep monitoring Hua Buqi and try to draw him out.
My Lady, stop being too concerned.
Finally, some free time to have a drink.
We've been so stressed lately.
You tell me!
Waiter! A kilo of Nv Er Hong,
and two side dishes.
Coming!
Keeping that deity in our place
is making even the magistrate anxious. What if something goes wrong?
I've heard that not long ago, that one contributed a lot
in killing those bandits.
Who knows what exactly happens in the palace?
Come.
How come you two are still in a leisurely mood to drink wine here?
The boss is asking for you. Hurry up.
Can't we even relax a bit?
Come on.
Hurry up!
My Lady, what do we do now?
I want to go to Xiaojin Ku and find Dongfang Shi.
He would love to see the Commandery Prince die in prison. How could he help us?
I'm not asking for his help.
I just want to confirm something with him.
Do you remember what he said yesterday?
He said that Chen Yu has things that His Majesty wants.
If he hands them in, he's a dead man.
If he doesn't,
His Majesty will keep him locked up and force him to slowly give them up.
I've thought about it the whole night.
How did Dongfang Shi know about those things?
What he said is indeed strange.
The Commandery Prince is accused of treason,
but this case is so important
that even the local government hasn't released any more details.
So how did he know so much?
And we still don't know who this Dongfang Shi really is.
That badge of Prince of Cheng...
He claims that Prince of Cheng granted it to the House of Dongfang as a gift of gratitude,
but I always feel suspicious about that.
What if he's a descendant of Prince of Cheng?
Since ancient times, the royal family has been ruthless over the throne.
If he's really related to the royal family,
then what His Majesty wants, he must want it, too.
My Lady, in that case,
won't we be able to borrow his hand in rescuing Commandery Prince?
Xiao Xia, that's Bai Jianfei.
From what the two guards just said,
I think they're about to escort Chen You back to the capital soon.
Follow Bai Jianfei and see what you can get.
We have to be prepared.
My Lady, but you'll be left alone.
Chen Yu's matter is more important.
I'll go back to the store after I talk to Dongfang Shi.
You come back once you're done.
Yes.
Villa Master,
let's go to Xiaojin Ku.
You follow the special envoy, and I'll follow Hua Buqi.
Now, I've gotten a better idea to deal with her.
Yes.
What...
Young Master, you're here alone again.
I'm sure that something is troubling you again.
Madam Yu, no need to worry.
I'm always free-spirited and unbridled.
Nothing can trouble me really.
I've watched you grow.
When you're not happy,
you'll come here and sit alone.
If you're willing to vent it out to feel better,
I'm willing to help solve your worries.
Last night, I dressed up as the Lotus Robe Knight to see Zhu brat,
only to find out that she only cares about Chen Yu.
I deliberately left some suspicious words.
If she comes for Chen Yu,
I'll be very upset,
but if she doesn't,
I'll miss her a lot.
Madam Yu, do you think she'll come?
You've grown up. You never knew about missing someone before.
Just as you get to know this feeling, you're already missing someone,
but there's one thing I don't understand. For a man as handsome and talented as yourself,
in this world of countless beauties,
why did you only fall for her?
When it comes to love,
who can tell?
Young Lord, someone from the House of Zhu wants to see you.
House of Zhu? Tell him to come here.
Yes.
I have a suggestion for you.
There're plenty more flowers in the forest. Why must you torment yourself?
I'll take my leave now.
Young Master!
Mr. Dongfang, has My Lady come and talked with you?
Did she come?
When we parted ways, she said she was coming to Xiaojin Ku. Hasn't she shown up?
No.
Hei Feng, who did Grandfather send to watch over Zhu brat? Why is there no news at all?
- Go ask. - Yes.
Liu Qingwu?
Why are you everywhere?
Even the Dongping prison couldn't keep you—
I said that I didn't do that!
You wronged me!
And now, even Changqing doesn't trust me.
Today, I will make you
hurt so much that you will wish that you are dead.
What do you want?!
Do you know where this place is?
A brothel?
Clever!
This is the darkest, cheapest brothel in Xichu.
Two taels and soldiers get to spend a night with you.
You're the granddaughter of the House of Zhu from the south.
If you get touched by them,
I believe these soldiers stationed in the frontier will not feel tired anymore.
Look at this tender skin, so well nurtured for over half a year.
Even I can't bear to part with it.
You're nuts!
Help! Help me!
This is the backyard of Qunfang Brothel,
where no one stays. Shout all you want.
Without any martial arts skills, do you think you can run away from me?
I wonder,
if you're touched by
numerous filthy and smelly soldiers,
will he still like you?
I'm wrong.
Let me go, okay?
I'm begging you. Please let me go.
Now, you're playing weak? No use.
Move aside! Move aside!
Move!
Watch out!
Watch it!
Sorry!
Move away! Quickly!
Move away!
Mom!
Thank you, kind brother.
Do you know how to get to the Zhu's silk store?
Can you take me there? I'll pay.
Zhu brat!
What happened?
Are you unwell? Why are you so pale?
Are you feeling sick? Let's go back home.
Where did you go? Xiao Xia couldn't find you, and I was worried sick!
I killed someone.
I killed Liu Qingwu.
I killed her.
In the alley at the back door of Qunfang Brothel.
Don't worry. You're unwell. Let me take you home.
- Hei Feng. Go and check that alley. - Yes.
What on earth were you thinking?
How could you let Lady go to Xiaojin Ku by herself?!
What is that place?
That's Dongfang Shi's territory!
If something bad happens to Lady,
I won't spare you, let alone the Old Master!
Enough!
What's done is done. There's no use scolding Xiao Xia.
What's important is to find Lady right now!
Manager, go and tell the other stores,
that everyone must be mobilized to find her! Door by door, house by house!
Yes, I'll do it right away.
How come Commandery Prince of Dongping disappeared? What were you doing?
You couldn't even watch over one person!
The Commandery Prince said that he's going to meet General Guan.
He said they needed to discuss major issues, and we shouldn't follow.
He said that the people you sent
haven't been checked yet, so a mole might have infiltrated among us.
He said he was going to see General Guan, and you believed it?
The Commandery Prince did enter the General Manor,
but we never saw him come out. Then we asked the servants,
and they said that he had long gone.
He must've left to meet Hua Buqi.
Tell those watching over Hua Buqi to keep a close eye.
If both of them went missing,
I'll report to His Majesty to take your lives!
Yes, we'll do it right away.
Lord! Lord!
She shot and hurt the Villa Master of Mingyue Villa?
- Did you bring her back? - Yes, I did.
- Go and have a look. - Yes.
Move!
You've met My Lady?
Where is she now?
What... What's that place?
Rolling the dice...
Casino...
Xiaojin Ku?!
Manager, treat this kind fellow nicely. We'll head to Xiaojin Ku.
Let's go.
Who are you?
My name is Bai Jianfei. I was entrusted by His Majesty
to investigate the case of treason by Commandery Prince of Dongping.
Liu Qingwu...
When I was in the capital, I heard that you and Chen Yu had some ambiguous relationship.
If he plotted treason, you surely are a part of it.
So you better honestly tell me every detail of his crime of treason here
in Dongping Commandery, I might be able to give you a lenient punishment.
Your Emperor sent Zhangqing here to investigate Liu Mingyue.
Now, he accuses him of treason?! Ridiculous.
Chen Yu put you in the Dongping prison, don't you hate him?
That's right.
I hate him, but I'll never hurt him.
I escaped from the Dongping prison,
so that I could come here to save him.
Zhangqing's so lucky
to gain affections from a talented woman like Miss Liu.
Yet he doesn't know how to cherish it.
In his eyes, there's only Hua Buqi.
Seeing how you sincerely love Zhangqing,
I'll tell you the truth.
Zhangqing didn't plot treason.
He pretended to be captured by His Majesty.
Are those words true?
Of course.
It's just Chen Yu told this to Hua Buqi,
but not you and you even broke out from prison through so much hardship.
Yet once and once again,
he put you in danger. It's not right for Zhangqing to do so!
Impossible. You're lying.
You want me to misunderstood Zhangqing,
so that I'll say things that are harmful to him.
If you don't believe me, I can take you to the Baisha Cell where he's being held,
and you'll see for yourself.
Zhangqing!
See? Zhangqing's not here.
Anyone who's locked up in the iron cart, before they're sent to the capital,
must always stay inside the cart.
But he's not here. Miss Liu, do you now believe me?
I want to see Zhangqing!
He has now happily left Xichu Province with Hua Buqi.
I don't believe it.
Every word you say, I don't believe any of it!
Up to you. You hurt the prison guard,
and broke out from the Dongping prison, which is a capital crime.
The reason why I've said so much to you here is because I think you're a clever person.
But I never thought you would be stubborn like this.
You'll face your beheading in two days then!
Official,
I was blinded by affections just now.
I offended you. I ask for your forgiveness.
What you did was a capital crime. You want me to spare you on "ask for forgiveness"?
Official Bai is a special envoy who can meet with His Majesty, right?
Of course.
I'd like to meet with His Majesty.
Miss Liu must be delusional now.
I know who the Saintess of Biluotian is.
If this information were to reach His Majesty,
I believe Official Bai will be awarded, too.
Biluotian Saintess?
Who is it?
I'd like to tell this to His Majesty by myself.
If I let Official Bai take all the credit,
then what's left for me?
If anything you said is unreal, you'll lose your life.
Compared to life, I value power more.
I can take you to see His Majesty, but if you talk nonsense, I won't be pardoned as well.
I have to know who this person is, and whether she's the real Biluotian Saintess first.
Or else, I won't agree to anything.
Official Bai, I'm not going to the capital to die.
Rest assured. What's more,
after I'm done, Official Bai
would also get the credit of recommendation. Won't you?
All right, then. I will recommend Miss Liu.
As far as I see, Miss Liu's beauty can compete with the concubines in the palace.
If one day you get the royal favor,
I hope Miss Liu speaks good of me in front of His Majesty.
What's this place? Why am I here?
Here? It's Xiaojin Ku's inn. You're safe here.
Zhu brat, what happened between you and Liu Qingwu?
She tried to sell me to the brothel.
She wanted to ruin me.
- She... - There's such a thing?!
Rest assured. I've sent Hei Feng to check on her.
If you really killed her, that's nice. That means she can't bully you anymore.
You passed out because of fright and lack of sleep.
I've cooked the medicine for you. Drink them.
I'm fine. I want to go back to the store.
Xiao Xia said you wanted to meet me at Xiaojin Ku.
Now you see me, why the hurry?
I just wanted to ask you this. What did Chen Yu have
that His Majesty must capture him under the pretext of treason? And how did you know about it?
Well, I can tell you.
Chen Yu has the holy object of Biluotian. It's said that it can lead you to the treasure of Biluotian,
and the one who gets the treasure of Biluotian can run the world.
So how can the Emperor let him be?
Biluotian?
That's right. Biluotian that's desired by everyone in this world.
How do you know all this?
That's a secret. That's all I can tell you.
Zhu brat, I'll give you one more chance.
If you agree to marry me, I'll save Chen Yu for you.
I won't beg you. Even if my family has to go bankrupt, I'll pay you back.
When there's nothing for me to care about, I'll die with him.
You love Chen Yu so much that you wouldn't mind disbanding the House of Zhu?
Let go!
What if I don't let you go today?
If I can't leave today, I'll leave tomorrow. You can't keep me here forever!
- Let me see My Lady! - Without My Lord's permission, no one shall pass.
- You... - Move it! Don't make me fight a girl!
Hei Feng, let them in!
My Lady.
What on earth did you do to My Lady?
He didn't. I was frightened and passed out.
In here?
Let's go back.
Zhu brat, Chen Yu's matter is not yours to control!
Stop being concerned. Rest well.
Is Liu Qingwu dead?
There's blood in the carriage, but I didn't see her. I followed the blood,
but the trail disappeared at the end of the alley. Someone must've taken her.
Go find her, and you must bring her back to me,
- alive or dead. - Yes.
Keep an eye on the local government office. Pay attention to anything about Chen Yu.
My Lady, you're finally back. Close the door. Let's talk inside.
- I'm sorry. I had you worried. - As long as you're fine, everything's okay.
By the way, Xiao Xia said that the kind man is still here.
Where is he? I'd like to say thank you.
My Lady, he's in the back courtyard resting. I'll bring him in.
Lady, I've checked on that Western Hu person.
He's homeless and can't talk. His name is Bai Ma.
He's kind of strong, and earns a little by helping merchants unload goods.
He's a mixture of Western Hu and Han people, and has been living here since he was little,
so he's quite familiar with the Gobi Desert.
We're transporting goods back to the south. If he's good with routes, we can keep him.
He came to the store when he didn't catch up with Dongfang Shi. That shows his integrity.
If you give your permission, we will keep him.
Lady, I brought the person.
Bai Ma, we're transporting High Mountain Great Leaf Tea to Suzhou.
Although the bandit Bearded Ma has been annihilated, who knows if there are other ones?
Since you're familiar with the geography and weather of Gobi, would you like to stay and help out?
Manager, take Bai Ma to the back courtyard to have a rest.
- When we set off for Suzhou, he'll come with us. - Yes.
- You're here. - Miss Zhu indeed isn't like those common rich ladies.
In this dark night, with a stranger coming in,
you can still keep calm like this. I admire you.
So you do speak? Aren't you a mute?
Don't you fear that I'm a bad person, and I'm here to kill you?
You're still pretending? Chen Yu, don't assume I'll forgive you because I cooperated with your act. Take it off!
Who would think My Lady not only has big bright eyes but also such great eyesight?
I only changed my clothes this afternoon, and you recognized me just like that?
And you deliberately had Xiao Xia leave so that I could come in.
Of course, I knew it was you!
You dared to keep it from me. Do you know I almost freaked out?!
Buqi, I'm sorry.
I know I was wrong. By the way, Buqi,
if I really look like this, would you ditch me?
If you did look like this, I wouldn't even take you.
I don't need a vulgar rough man to be my husband.
I don't believe you. Back then, you also didn't know what the Lotus Robe Knight looked like,
yet you fell for him anyway.
That was different!
Because he can shoot ten arrows at once?
Stop it! By the way, why did you dress up as Bai Ma?
I got rid of Jianfei and his people because I wanted to see you.
Then, I saw the horse panicking in the street, so I wanted to save you.
But this guy Bai Ma beat me to it.
A man who tried to hide his martial arts, but pretended to be simple and honest
looked suspicious to me.
So you had doubts about him back then?
Another reason is when Dongfang Shi was taking you away, he nodded to Bai Ma.
That was when I was sure he worked for Dongfang Shi.
And then I caught him, and he told me everything.
Chen Yu, I once stole from Dongfang Shi
a badge of Prince of Cheng.
Prince of Cheng?
And he told me that you took items concerning Biluotian and was plotting treason.
It reminded me that you once said, Ah Fu gave you two things,
and even His Majesty would want them.
I didn't think he also knows that I have the Biluotian items.
It seems that he's related to those who killed my Master.
I just didn't think they were all of the same team, and even connected with Prince of Cheng.
In the past, Prince of Cheng and the past Emperor fought for the throne. When the past Emperor ascended the throne,
Prince of Cheng was cast out to a barbaric place, and passed away not long after.
Rumor has it that he had a descendant.
But, of course, it's possible that someone else just wants to rebel in his name.
Why do people rise in rebellion when they're living comfortably?
Buqi, I wasn't supposed to see you so soon.
But we can't do it now. It's too dangerous here. We must leave.
No, it's not. Mingyue Villa has been destroyed and Liu Qingwu is dead.
- I'm not in any danger now. - Your biggest threat is not Liu Qingwu,
but Dongfang Shi and what's behind him.
He wants to marry you not for some simple reason.
I had doubts about that, too. When my mother was still unborn,
Dongfang Shi's maternal grandfather signed an agreement with Zhu's Great Grand Master,
saying that he would marry the daughter of Master Zhu Ba and his legal wife.
He spent ten million taels to marry an unborn woman.
- That was not a good deal at all. - Of course, it was.
Your mother was the Saintess of Biluotian. She was worth far more than ten million.
What Saintess?
Buqi, you should've heard about this legend.
"This dynasty will end on the Fifth Emperor. The one who obtains the treasure of Biluotian will run the world."
The Saintess is a one-track bloodline. Your maternal grandmother was a Saintess.
Your mother was a Saintess. So, you are one, too.
They only want to use you to get the treasure of Biluotian, and finally get the world.
Me? I'm the Saintess of Biluotian?
- Buqi... - Wait. Wait.
I'm kind of...
Please let me think...
My mind's kind of in a mess.
Chen Yu, how did you know about this?
Whey my Father died, he told me about the secret of Biluotian.
Actually, the reason why he looked for you all these years
was for the treasure of Biluotian, too.
So the Seventh Prince did have thoughts of overthrowing the throne?
Then, did he tell you all this because he wanted you to continue his unfinished job?
Wars only lead to homelessness, starvation, and destitution.
I don't have such a big ambition to start a rebellion.
Since you don't want to start a rebellion, and I'm a true Saintess of Biluotian who can get the treasure,
why don't we just get it and dedicate it to His Majesty?
What? Can't we?
Buqi,
actually, the rumor circulating outside wasn't complete. "Then, activate the holy item and sacrifice the Saintess.
he treasure will then be gained."
"Sacrifice the Saintess"?
That's to say, no matter who wants the treasure and the world,
I'll have to die.
No, you won't. I won't let you die.
His Majesty still doesn't know you're the Saintess. I'll take you away right now.
Hold on. If I'm gone like this, what happens to the House of Zhu?
Don't worry. The Grand Master will go to the safe house I planned for him under escort.
If His Majesty wants peace in the south, he won't touch your family again. Besides, my plan this time
is to draw out my Master's real murderer.
That's to say, you're going to catch them all,
so that no one knows I'm the Saintess.
That's right. There will only be a few who knows who you are.
As long as I get their leader, no one will know your the Saintess,
but this matter on Biluotian is crucial.
The man who killed my Master will certainly come to hijack the prison cart.
I can then suppress the rebels as well as wipe out those who know your identity.
This is the best idea I can think of.
- Then the more I can't come with you now. - Why not?
Think about it. You pretended to have been captured and kept it from me,
all because you wanted this plan to seem authentic. If I disappear now, they'll get suspicious.
I say we play this to the end. When all is over, we can find a place to live in seclusion.
No, it's too dangerous. They'll come and get you.
But they've never come.
They haven't come because they haven't obtained the treasure or the map.
Very soon, they'll know I have the treasure and the map.
- And you and I are so intimate that I... - It's all their guesses.
I bet they won't be able to confirm if you're really locked up until the last step of hijacking the cart.
Buqi, I don't want to bet.
Chen Yu, we've come to this stage. I don't want your painstaking plan
to have a loop hole because of me.
What's more, you're dressed up as Bai Ma here,
which will make Dongfang Shi think that I'm still under his control. He won't doubt me.
No, I have to take you away right now.
Buqi!
Chen Yu, I'm not leaving with you.
Let me help you finish this show.
I look forward to living in a carefree life with you in peace.
Xiao Xia got the information yesterday.
Bai Jianfei borrowed a cavalry from General Guan.
They'll set off for the capital in three days.
Their escort team includes the cavalry, the iron guards from the palace, and perhaps some cover troops.
I've read the map. There are many valleys on the way from Xichu to the capital.
Zhu Fu, we should leave in three days, too, and follow the prison cart from afar.
We'll load our carriages with High Mountain Great Leaf Tea as a disguise.
Zhu Shou, write a letter home now.
Dispatch all our guards to the Qiyun (uniform clouds) Mountain.
My Lady, we can't do this.
- We really can't, My Lady. - Why?
You... You're hijacking a prison cart!
- It's a major crime that incriminates the nine clans! By no means can you do it! - Who says I'm pulling a hijack?
Then, why would you dispatch all our guards to Qiyun Mountain?
Dongfang Shi told me that Chen Yu got captured because he had what His Majesty wanted.
He has been testing me to see if Chen Yu was really locked up.
So I'm thinking that Dongfang Shi, too, wants what Chen Yu has.
That's why I'm playing my part to trick him into believing that I'm going to break Chen Yu out.
I'll write the letter now.
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♫ If we're to bid goodbye in this lifetime ♫
♫ Brush by your shoulder and face ♫
♫ An infatuation, a sincere love ♫
♫ Little warmth remains in between my fingers ♫
♫ If we're destined to forget in this lifetime ♫
♫ That red jian where we left behind our love ♫
♫ I'd rather sever my fate with you in this life ♫
♫ Willing to sever my fate with you in this life ♫