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[I Will Never Let You Go]
[Episode 50]
It's just hiding out somewhere for a while.
I'll do it.
But I need to be frank.
To complete the task successfully, I'll have to send someone to keep an eye on you.
Don't blame me for it.
I understand.
We've fought for so long. It's hard for you to believe in me so suddenly.
You're straightforward as usual.
Younger Sister, after you've done your mission, how are you supposed to contact Dongfang Shi?
I have a signal arrow.
Once it's done, I'll light it at the southern part of Xuzhou.
Then, Dongfang Shi will consider the task successful.
The rebels have surrounded the city!
The whole city is on high alert!
- Go, hurry! - The rebels have surrounded the city!
The whole city is on high alert!
General, please take care of your health.
Everyone in Xuzhou is relying on your protection.
Don't worry.
I'll take a nap. Wake me up after two hours.
I'll prepare some food for you then, General.
- There's no need. You may go now. - Yes.
Uncle, it's me.
Don't kill him!
Chen Yu!
You are a traitor who ran away on the eve of a battle.
How dare you show up in front of me with these people?
- Come! - Uncle!
Please hear me out before deciding if you want me arrested.
Yu'er,
just obediently let me arrest you and take you to His Majesty,
so you can confess your crime to him. I'm willing to lose my dignity
to beg His Majesty for mercy. Maybe that'll save your life.
That way, I'll be able to preserve my sister's bloodline.
Uncle.
The emperor framed me for rebellion. I had to escape.
How could His Majesty frame you?
His Majesty was suspicious that my father would rebel and you know that.
You were also harmed
because of it. Otherwise, you'd have long become the Minister of War.
You wouldn't have to stay in a small place like Xuzhou.
Chen Yu!
How dare you?
How dare you slander His Majesty in front of me?
If it weren't for my sister,
I would've killed you by now!
A fine bird chooses a tree to nestle in.
Uncle, think about it.
How did the emperor treat you and my father?
Does he really deserve your loyalty and sacrifice?
Stop the nonsense.
Uncle! I understand your concerns.
You're worried that you'll bear the name of a traitor if you surrender to Dongfang Shi.
But think about it.
Dongfang Shi is the offspring of Prince of Cheng.
We are not following an enemy, nor selling out our country.
You're now working under Dongfang Shi?
Yes.
He asked me to persuade you into surrendering. He promised that
he wouldn't touch the people in Xuzhou if you surrender.
Once Dongfang Shi becomes the emperor,
you will be the Minister of War.
If it can guarantee that the people in Xuzhou won't be harmed,
I can give it some consideration.
You're agreeing?
Surrendering a city is a major matter.
I can't give you an answer that fast!
But...
Dongfang Shi's army is ready to attack at any moment.
I'm afraid you don't have much time to make a decision. One day tops.
May Uncle please make the decision quickly.
I got it.
I'll excuse myself then.
Let's go.
You all came back intact.
Looks like it went well.
It won't be easy for Chang Kuan to say yes.
Besides, he needs to talk to his people about the surrender.
So, he needs some time to reconsider.
Also, I've promised him
that once you take the throne, he has to be the Minister of War.
You're too generous, promising him such a high position on my behalf.
But he deserves it. How much time does he need?
One day.
Okay, he can have one day.
If we can take Xuzhou without shedding blood,
the credit shall belong to you three.
I will definitely reward you.
Thank you, Your Highness.
General Chen,
why do you look so unhappy even though you've achieved merit?
I'm just doing my job.
It doesn't deserve my happiness or sorrow.
If you don't have anything else, Your Highness,
I'll leave now.
I won't disturb you in analyzing the war situation anymore.
General Yun, you can go back and have a rest for now.
I'm leaving then.
You stay.
Yishan,
I want to know how Chen Yu persuaded Chang Kuan into surrendering.
Young Master!
You have already dug your way in?
When we got your message, we knew it was urgent.
So, we've dug a tunnel by working day and night.
I have to go see my uncle to clarify the situation. You stay here and keep an eye for me.
If you meet any abnormal situation, don't stubbornly fight.
Just retreat.
Yes.
So everything was planned by you and His Majesty.
No wonder His Majesty would give you such an important private seal.
Good thing, Uncle reacted quickly and put on an act with me.
I can't speak for my brother-in-law,
but I've seen you growing up since you were a kid.
I believe in your integrity.
That's why, I went along with your words.
From the looks of it, no need to be worried about His Majesty for now.
But Yu'er, surrendering on behalf of a city is huge.
Are you completely sure that you can deal with Dongfang Shi?
Although this matter is a bit hasty,
my plan is worth a try.
Yun Lang of Feiyun Fortress and Lin Dansha,
are they trustworthy?
Lin Dansha's father was killed by Xiao Jiufeng.
Xiao Jiufeng also did harm to Feiyun Fortress. So these two want revenge.
I think we can trust them.
Good.
As long as you trust them,
I'll trust them as well.
His Majesty has put great expectation
on the Xuzhou battle. We have to win it.
Uncle, thanks a lot for believing in me.
When Chang Kuan first saw Chen Yu, he was very mad. He fought and kept targeting Chen Yu's fatal areas.
Chen Yu has indeed cut ties with the emperor.
Your Highness, a signal was sent from the south of the city. Liu Qingyan sent a message saying
that she's successfully replaced Liu Qingwu. She'll be arriving at Xuzhou soon.
Perfect timing.
I can use her to test the waters
to see if Chang Kuan has really surrendered.
Stop!
How dare you offend Imperial Consort Qing?
We serve under General Chang's banner.
Arrest them!
What's going on?
Your Lady Highness.
Imperial Consort Qing, thank you for your hard work.
Hard work? Do you know what's really hard?
You have no idea.
In Xuzhou, even if you didn't have a plan with His Majesty,
I risked my life to come up with an escape plan for you.
I have no idea.
The plan between His Majesty and I are very important.
The fewer people who know, the better.
That's why His Majesty didn't tell you.
If I was Hua Buqi, would you still be willing to let me risk my life and come to Xuzhou?
Chen Yu,
I need to thank you for allowing me to gain the emperor's trust and reward.
Maybe when we meet next time, I'll already be Noble Consort Qing, having the power to manage the six palaces (imperial harem).
Your Highness, Chang Kuan sent an envoy
expressing their desire to surrender. And according to our informant in Xuzhou,
Chang Kuan arrested Liu Qingwu and planned to hand her to Your Highness.
Looks like he's really surrendering.
Send an order to Chen Yu. Tell him to come with me to accept Chang Kuan's surrender.
Yes.
[Chang]
[Xuzhou]
Your Highness, welcome to Xuzhou!
Please keep your promise and treat the people in Xuzhou well.
Don't harm our city by even a bit.
Of course, I will. From now on,
General Chang, you and General Chen shall be handling the major military affairs.
- I'll definitely treat you well. - Thank you, Your Highness.
Your Highness, I've also prepare a big present for you inside the city.
Liu Qingwu, the emperor's imperial consort,
visited Xuzhou to supervise, and I've arrested her.
Now, she's yours.
Liu Qingwu?
General Chen, tell me. How should I punish her?
Liu Qingwu is just a woman. If you killed her,
people would say you like to bully women.
You have a point. In that case, release her, so my reputation won't be tainted.
- General Li! - Here!
- Tell the whole army to disassemble the camp and enter Xuzhou! - Yes!
Your Highness, please enter the city!
[Chang]
[Dongfang]
Someone! Hurry! Push the cart!
Hurry. Hurry.
The plague is spreading too fast. Nearly half of us have gotten infected.
Say, do you think tomorrow everyone will catch the plague and we will all die here before the battle even starts?
Stop the nonsense. Let's go.
Your Highness, for the sake of your health, don't go in!
Move aside! Why haven't you figured out what caused the plague after so long?
Why is there no remedy?
Your Highness, the plague started from General Chang's soldiers.
Once the plague was discovered, I took your order and isolated their soldiers.
We also put our soldiers' treatment as priority over theirs. But too many have been infected,
and it's spreading too fast.
It's okay.
Paper and pen!
Go purchase the medicine in bulk with Mo Ruofei.
If the merchants don't sell them to you, rob them.
Got it. I'll get on it now.
You go check out if the soldiers who just entered Xuzhou have caught the plague.
- Your Highness, you better leave here now— - Quickly go!
Yes.
Little Sister Dansha.
Brother Yun.
Dongfang Shi can't stop this plague, right?
As long as Chen Yu follows the plan
and purchases all the willow grass from the merchants nearby,
there's no use even if he's a medical sage, for no other medicine can replace the willow grass.
That's good.
I'll go check out the barracks that have been infected to see the update.
Older Brother, aren't you supposed to go fetch the medicine?
I've asked Young Lord Mo to handle it.
Younger Sister, I think there's something unusual about the plague.
Tell me the truth. Did you put in the poison?
Older Brother, Xiao Jiufeng is not here.
Why would I poison the army? You're overthinking.
Younger Sister, I'm the military doctor now.
Yun Lang also became a general.
If their rebellion succeeds, they'll be the founding members of the country. And we will benefit from it as well.
What are you really trying to say?
To get away from Mingyue Villa's control, our father turned Hua Buqi over to Young Lord Mo, asking him to take her to the capital.
That's why, our Yaoling Manor went through such a big turmoil. I don't want history to repeat itself.
No, Older Brother, don't you want to avenge our father anymore?
Younger Sister, aren't we living a good life?
I also think our father's soul in Heaven would hope for us to keep on living this way.
- Why must you— - You're a coward who's afraid of death. - Right.
I am a coward who's afraid of death, but I just want us to live a good life.
Is that a mistake?
Brother, let me tell you the truth. I've given General Chang
the remedy I prepared. If you don't want to take revenge, I will.
You can keep on living your luxurious life. You don't have to be involved.
You better be clear that we're siblings.
If you fail, how could I not be involved?
Younger Sister, listen to me.
Xiao Jiufeng is too powerful. You can't defeat him.
I've always listened to you since we were kids.
- But this time, I won't. - Sister!
Stop it. If you don't stop, I won't acknowledge you as my brother!
I know you won't listen to me. Fine.
I'll catch up with Young Lord Mo and purchase the medicine. You should also calm down.
Once the plague is over, let's talk again.
Young Master.
- Have you found Buqi's location? - I have.
Miss Zhu is imprisoned here.
After the plague, many of Dongfang Shi's soldiers died.
General Chang is also prepared to attack Dongfang Shi at noon, tomorrow.
Get prepared. We have to rescue Hua Buqi.
Young Master, there's a servant guarding her in her room. There are also dozens of soldiers guarding outside.
- I'm afraid we don't have enough manpower. Shall we borrow some soldiers from General Chang? - We can't.
Uncle is loyal to His Majesty. I can't let him find out Buqi is here.
Otherwise, he will definitely tell His Majesty about it.
I don't want any animosity with His Majesty to develop because of Buqi at this time.
I got it. I'll surely make adequate preparations.
- I'll definitely rescue Miss Zhu once General Chang starts his surprise attack tomorrow. - Okay.
- Your Highness. - How did it go?
Your Highness, we couldn't find any willow grass in Xuzhou.
We rushed to the counties and towns nearby but there were also none.
Now more than half of our soldiers caught the plague and over 10,000 of them have died.
To prevent the plague from spreading, I've ordered to burn and bury the bodies.
You can't find any willow grass? It's a very common medicine. How is that possible?
The plague is not an accident. It's man-made.
Report!
Your Highness, General Chang's soldiers initiated a sudden strike to our camps.
Yes.
- Order everyone to immediately retreat. - Yes.
Go find Zhu brat.
Chen Yu, so it was indeed your scheme.
Protect Buqi.
Stop him!
- Young Master! - Chen Yu! - Go!
Han Ye!
Eldest Brother, I forgave you when you handed me to Dongfang Shi before,
but I won't forgive you again!
Buqi, sorry. I don't have a choice.
- Go chase him! Whoever catches Dongfang Shi will be rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver! - Yes!
Yu'er! Yu'er! Are you okay?
Yu'er! Yu'er!
Mo Roufei and Lin Yuquan led some men to distract the pursuing soldiers.
We should be safe now.
Don't you think it's really unsafe to take me with you?
I lost the battle.
And the situation is bad. It's very possible that Old Master will capture and sacrifice you.
I had to take you with me so I can protect you at all times.
Let's find something to eat first.
Uncle, did you catch Dongfang Shi and Mo Roufei?
They ran away. I heard they've run to Xichu Province.
Yu'er, although they escaped,
you don't have to feel guilty.
We've won a big battle against the main force of Dongfang Shi this time.
Out of the 200 thousand soldiers he brought, we killed 80 thousand of them,
took in one hundred thousand, as well as three cities.
He escaped with only a small remnant force.
His Majesty has ordered other generals
to attack Dongfang Shi's various camps.
We will succeed soon.
It's a pity I wasn't able to rescue Buqi.
Uncle, are Yun Lang and Lin Dansha still in the camp?
- They didn't expose themselves, right? - They still are.
- Dongfang Shi doesn't know yet that they've already pledged allegiance to us. - Okay.
Uncle, do me a big favor and ask them to come back.
Okay. I'll let them know. Take a good rest.
Zhu brat, don't blame me.
I'm tying you up for your safety.
Take a rest. I'll find something for us to eat.
Look, I've found so much. Can we eat now?
My young master, it's totally not the same.
What's the difference? Can't they both be eaten?
Zhu brat, see what I've found.
Wow! We can eat chicken now.
Thanks to you two, we were able to obtain great victory over Dongfang Shi. Uncle has reported it to His Majesty.
When the war is won, your identities can be made public.
- By then, you will be rewarded. - I don't need any reward.
As long as after the battle, the emperor won't take the lives of the hundreds of people in Feiyun Fortress and my cousin.
I only want Xiao Jiufeng to die.
Dongfang Shi still doesn't know that you two chose to follow us.
Are you willing to keep staying in Dongfang Shi's camp to help me?
My dad is still raising warhorses for Xiao Jiufeng.
Brother Yuquan is also by Dongfang Shi's side.
We will go back even if you don't say so.
Thank you very much.
Zhu brat, doesn't it smell good?
It's a pity there are no lotus leaves and mud here. Otherwise, we can make Beggar's Chicken.
Do you remember that while in Zuiyitai, we agreed
to have a competition on who cooks
the tastier Beggar Chicken when given a chance?
Zhu brat, your favorite chicken leg.
Buqi.
Do you know why I never called you by this name?
It has nothing to do with the marriage deal.
It's because Chen Yu always calls you by this name. I don't want to be like him.
So, I always called you Zhu brat.
But I really like this name of yours.
Buqi.
Everytime I call this name, it's like I'm making a promise with you.
A once in a lifetime promise.
If it weren't for the throne,
our relationship wouldn't have turned so bad.
When we were in the desert,
although you hated me for following you,
you would bicker with me, joke with me.
Not like now.
You don't even want a word with me.
It's so not worth it.
Zhu brat,
I really hope I could have met you earlier.
I would've treated you better than Chen Yu has.
But do you know?
There's one thing Chen Yu can't compete with me.
He can't come up with new tricks
to make you happy every day,
always grinning and smiling at you like I do.
Tell me.
Would Chen Yu pull a poker face whenever he tried to make you happy?
If you don't think it's worth it, don't fight for the throne then.
Too many people have died for this war.
If you give up now, many lives can still be saved.
Zhu brat,
there's no turning back.
Even if I want to give up,
Old Master surely won't.
Dongfang Shi.
Dongfang Shi!
Stop testing me.
I can't run away since I'm in your hands.
I'm not thinking about running away.
I don't want to stay here anymore!
Let's go to the place you mentioned.
Dongfang Shi!
Zhu brat...
Don't run away! Don't run away!
I will... never... harm you.
Ninth Uncle taught me some knowledge about herbal medicine.
Looks like it's quite useful.
Feeling better?
I feel better now.
Thank you.
Zhu brat,
you didn't run away when you had a chance.
It shows you do have some affection for me.
I just didn't want you to be attacked by wild animals.
I didn't want you to die here.
We've known each other for a while. I don't want you to die an ugly death.
I'm so happy because you are concerned about me.
Zhu brat, I accept defeat.
The chicken you roasted is even better than the one I did.
How did you roast it?
What spices did you add in?
Dongfang Shi, I've saved your life. And you're lucid now.
You should be able to cure yourself with the medical skill you have.
Can you let me go?
Even if I let you go,
where can you run?
The emperor and my old man will hunt you no matter wherever you go.
Zhu brat,
it's safest to stay by my side.
Looks like I should've run away.
Any news from Shi'er?
After the Xuzhou battle, no news yet.
But don't worry, if Chang Kuan captured young master or killed him,
they'd have made it public. So, he should be fine.
Master, we've gotten the Biluotian sacred item and the map.
We followed Xiaoliu to a house in the middle of the woods.
We found these two items there.
God is helping me!
Awesome. As long as I got the Biluotian treasure,
we can turn this around.
We have to capture
Hua Buqi this time.
[Mei Village]
Is it safe here?
Everybody ran away because of the war.
The house has been cleaned.
But Your Highness, why do we have to settle here?
Don't we need to go find Master and discuss how to launch a counterattack on the emperor?
I have my own plan. You mustn't tell Old Master about this place.
I won't spare anyone
who dares to send a message to him.
Where's Zhu brat's resting place?
The room ahead.
Zhu brat, you have been travelling for days. Don't harm your health.
Let me take you to rest.
Young Lord Mo, it's better for you not to see His Highness now.
Now?
At this moment, he should be clearly telling us
what the next plan is.
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