[Ever Night]
[Episode 42]
[Butcher]
You know nothing but
drink, drink, drinking.
Since you've time,
help me kill a few more pigs.
Why bring him here?
You two are the previous Ever Night's only survivors.
You know why I came.
I've nothing to say.
From old times,
pigs are well raised before slaughter.
God raises the people.
People should give back praise.
Heaven's Way
is cruel.
I want to tell you–
humans winning over Heaven
is my gamble.
Big Brother.
Drink a bit.
Is Xia Hou strong?
Very strong.
He's a Demonist.
He is.
So how'd he become a Tang General.
Little Brother.
You think Demon Sect is truly unacceptable?
Maybe the Emperor doesn't know.
The demon in one's heart
is the most fearful.
Xia Hou
was an eagle in Wildland sky.
It's a pity he chained himself.
Then he became a trained dog.
How to defeat Xia Hou?
You want to defeat him?
Come to Tuyang City.
Tuyang City.
Isn't that Xia Hou's territory?
I want to meet Northern Great General.
Drink wine.
You woke.
You almost froze to death outside like a wild dog.
Come.
Lie down.
I wonder who injured you like that.
You're still alive.
Huangren dregs.
I'm Son of Light.
I'm Son of Xiling.
I'll cleanse this world
on behalf of Light.
I saved your life.
You want to kill me.
Wild dogs are smarter!
Son of a dog!
Rise. Get up. Get out!
Go die outside on your own.
Your Highness.
I finally found you.
Don't you feel
you're hugging a corpse?
Look at me.
If you can, look at me.
I look awful now.
I lost.
I bet with him.
I lost to him.
You can start over.
You still have me.
At the time I tried to enter Second Floor,
I saw a fearful future.
For the sake of the Light,
I killed you.
Those were illusions.
None were real.
Why?
Why does God test me so harshly?
Does he feel my heart isn't firm enough?
On top of that snowy cliff,
Ning Que's arrow shot me.
I knew then.
In this world,
perfection doesn't exist at all.
All the pride of the past,
all the victories,
were merely motifs
in final destruction.
It's all meaningless now.
My Qihai Xueshan is ruined.
From now on,
I can't Cultivate.
Never ever again.
You still have my love.
Don't pity me!
Leave.
The farther the better.
This is the Snow Lotus
you got me from the North.
Your Psychic Power protected it
by Sealing it in ice.
How can you endure the chill?
Don't you want to live?
Just say if you like it or not?
Do you still recall the words you said to me?
If I do, how's it matter?
I'm no longer your Prince Long Qing.
Nor am I Xiling's Son of Light.
I'm useless!
Crippled by a ruined Qihai Xueshan.
I can't even protect your Snow Lotus with Psychic Power.
I can't do it!
Don't!
No!
Not meeting today would've been better.
After so many years,
you don't understand me?
I don't understand myself.
How can I understand another?
Long Qing!
Long Qing, please.
I beg you, don't do this.
Don't go on crying.
Don't try to kill yourself.
Remember.
You're noble Princess of Yue Lun State.
Famed Flower Addict.
Bid farewell here.
I'll write to Royal Father
to ask him to cancel our betrothal.
From now on,
you're not
the betrothed of Yan Prince Long Qing.
You're free.
However injured you are,
there must be a way.
If Xiling has no way,
I'll ask Aunt to take you to Heaven Pillar.
Your Highness.
If nothing works,
I can travel with you.
Don't make promises.
Why?
Because you can't do it.
I can do it!
Your Highness, your health will suffer.
~times of frost, times of rain~
Leave!
~singing of mortal parting~
~how can I forget our mutual gaze~
~even if the world falls apart~
~I won't waver, waiting for you~
~time of wind, time of mud~
~rain pours, delaying return~
~I look at you across mountains and seas~
~even in uncertain times~
~I won't waver, waiting for you~
Miss Shan.
You're writing in snow again.
It's bad for your eyes.
My eyesight isn't good.
Can you see me clearly?
Can you?
Not very.
So I'm never in your eyes.
You're in my eyes every day.
But once back in Grand River,
you really won't see me.
Yes.
Little Brother.
Sometimes,
a journey's destiny
can be a lifetime.
Lifetime?
I...
I'll get you both water.
Big Bro.
What's a lifetime destiny?
Form a family.
Family? With who?
Miss Shanshan?
Marry Shanshan?
In your Wildland hardships,
you two went through life and death trials.
Isn't Lady Mo good enough
- to be your family? - No.
Of course Miss Shan can be my family.
Little Brother.
Shouldn't you keep your voice down?
Mister 13, you...
Miss Shan.
I meant
you're great.
We went through a lot.
I...
So...
So, after your care on the road,
how about being my martial Sister?
Thank you, Master One.
If you don't mind,
let's call each other Brother and Sister.
Okay.
Little Sister, any plans for your future?
About future life...
I haven't thought about it.
Perhaps
peaceful moments like this would be good enough–
with winter sun warmth,
with Dao Symbol teachings...
With Big Brother
and Mister 13.
So, I feel I want this moment
to be many moments in the future.
B-be...
many moments in the future?
Miss Shan, I promise you.
In the capital, I'll show you round
for the best food and drink.
But I want to see you write.
Write many words.
Okay, I promise you.
Is it a deal?
It's a deal.
- Bro, we'll visit him tomorrow. - Who?
Xia Hou.
Okay.
Tomorrow,
let me come along.
No need.
We've rushed to Tuyang City.
Why don't you rest here.
We'll be back soon.
I'd rather face it with you.
Rather than worry alone.
Okay.
Then tomorrow, we'll go together.
Rest early.
Everyone.
Please.
Since walking in, you've stared at me.
What can you see?
Great General...
mighty (wei wu).
Back then, Master Ke's sword defeated Mountain Gate.
My Sect Chief disappeared.
Demon Sect disciples died
or ran off to wander miserably.
I fled to join Tang military
and defended Tang borders.
Many exploits made me Great General.
Later, Xiling discovered my Demon Sect identity.
They threatened me, using my family.
I admit to doing some things that I shouldn't have.
But I've no regret.
Mister One.
In my shoes,
how would you choose?
If it was me, I'd kill as many of those (Xiling) people as I could.
Joking, right?
You have high status and Fu Zi backs you.
I believe not one person would offend Mister One.
I'm different.
I'm a betrayer.
The moment I left Mount Tian Qi,
I was a betrayer.
From this side of the river to that side and back,
I never waver between Light and Darkness.
I'm just a vestige
of the Darkness.
Under Light, I struggled for survival chances,
for a gleam of hope.
Death isn't scary.
The scary thing is
the past carried on your shoulders,
the past you want no-one to know.
After carrying it so long, it grows in your body,
grows in your heart.
It reminds you every minute of how it's a burden.
I can't hope to rid my body and mind of it.
So...
I hope to grow stronger,
gaining more power.
That way, I needn't struggle.
I can gain freedom.
Great General.
Why say all this?
Of course, these words change nothing.
It's just been in my heart too long.
I'd never told anyone this.
In this world,
only a few people are qualified to hear this.
Mister One is undoubtedly one.
You say it's pointless (wu wei).
Why say more?
I once sincerely requested an audience with Fu Zi.
I hoped he'd guide me,
to ease my pain.
It's a pity Fu Zi refused to see me.
He asked His Majesty to pass on two words to me.
Even today,
I don't comprehend.
Which two words?
"No action" (wu wei)
Based on how you acted,
you didn't get Fu Zi's meaning.
So...
Mister One, enlighten me.
"No action" means "do nothing".
It may have been better to have done nothing at that time.
Perhaps you'd have no pain and confusion.
But this world coerced me.
If I'd done nothing,
my close kin would've had no shelter.
For her, without hesitation, I'd kill my own beloved woman.
Fu Zi meant secular matters are changeable.
Non-action may avoid troubles,
but adding more wrongs
is irredeemable.
I should thank Fu Zi. Without his consent,
my little sister won't be
Tang Empress.
You said what you wanted.
Next, I'll say what you won't want to hear.
Please.
In the Wildland,
when Little Bro and Lady Shan were attacked by bandits,
were they disguised troops of your subordinate, Lin Ling?
Mm. Yes.
Who ordered that?
Me.
To grab the Book of Heaven,
who tried to kill Little Bro?
Me.
Since that's the case...
you should retire.
Rear Mountain avoiding politics is Fu Zi's rule.
You'll break the rule?
Fu Zi bans political action
because he thinks secular affairs are minor.
Cultivators should avoid trivia.
So what's a big issue?
Your ordering Lin Ling to pose as a bandit
is a small case.
Your wanting to grab Heaven Book is minor.
You're being Demon Sect
is a trivial issue.
But...
your wanting to kill Little Bro is major.
Mister 13.
Thanks, Mister One, for leniency.
I...
I promise the Academy
to resign next year from official duties.
Too late.
No matter what,
I'm Northern Great-General.
I've countless troops.
I must arrange the transition.
Moreover, the Wildland situation is unstable.
Though Huangren ceased fighting,
they may return anytime and threaten Tang.
His Majesty still needs me to protect Tuyang City.
I'll pass your words to Fu Zi.
Please keep your promise.
Little Bro, Miss Mo.
Had your fill?
Let's go.
Father.
Our spy sent news.
Long Qing's Cultivation was ruined by Ning Que's arrow.
He's been missing since then.
I'll call back the people you sent to look for him.
I'll never waste Yan power
on a cripple.
Father.
But Long Qing is a Yan prince and my little bro.
I'll search in the Wildland for Long Qing.
Without my order, no-one may look for him.
I'm his big bro. I won't let him suffer alone.
I won't allow it.
Because I'm Yan King and I'm his father.
Just as I thought– we brothers were pawns!
For Yan's Revival,
we're all pawns. What's the fuss?
Losing is failure.
I said it 15 years ago.
That's why you were left in Tang.
It gave Yan a chance to revive.
Long Qing has failed.
Did you consider his pride. You think
he'd accept return to Yan?
But...
At least he'd live.
What use is living?
Tang suppressed Yan,
hurt my brother.
I must get everything back.
If Long Qing can bounce back
in this situation,
letting go his pride and limits–
then Yan has hope of revival.
And you
kept your head down in Tang.
I wanted you to learn endurance.
Chong Ming, take up your duties.
When the Empire is weak,
you and your brother together
can give them a fatal shock.
Your son understands.
But, Father, will Long Qing survive?
Leave that to God.
Long Qing.
I want you back.
You're one of three Addicts.
Don't do this.
I want to be with you.
I know you never forgot me.
Let's be as we were.
If you still care,
let me live like this.
[Ever Night]
~Hey, I can only say sorry~
~You, who've forgotten time, look a bit lost~
~You seem faraway, in front of me~
~Time blinks by~
~Take it easy~
~Life is still the same~
~Hey, let me change the ending~
~Yet I can cover it up only a short while~
~Don't obsess or say sorry~
~Loser just treats winner~
~Better not meet rather than cry on parting~
~Night is long and dark~
~Don't leave regrets~
~I've seen right, wrong, gratitude, grudges, words, acts~
~I risk danger, desperate for you~
~Umbrella in old Chang'an~
~Night nears; talismans burn~
~Fight till all is gone in chaos and darkness~
~See us blaze through darkness, changing Heaven and Earth~
~Spur the horses forward~
~Geese fly south before snow~
~Get drunk at a warm coast~
~Under slashes of the sword, we love each other still~