"It's a tower of joy and sorrow, gatherings and farewells."
"As the rose and shadow scatter, loneliness resurfaces."
"Flowers bloom on the other side, while they wilt where we stand."
"Snow Tower, Episode 4"
But now...
there's someone...
who tries to utilize his power...
for personal purpose,
and hand Snow Tower over to his hopelessly ill son.
Turning Snow Tower into one of the Xiao's properties.
Making you, my brothers, their house slaves!
Let me ask you.
Do you agree with that?
How are we going to uphold our dignity in the pugilistic world?
We don't agree!
What shall we do?
Shall we await our doom?
No.
We will not await our doom!
Arrest the violent, assist the weak! Support justice!
Good!
Watch out!
Make way! Make way!
Stop right there! Stop!
Stop!
Who are you?
I...
I'm from Snow Tower.
I'm here to escort the Crown Prince of King Zhen Nan into the city.
Here you go.
"Decree"
Thanks Snow Tower for the welcome.
We can finally heave a sigh of relief.
So have I.
Don't you worry, Your Highness.
She's from Snow Tower.
"Snow Tower"
Miss,
what's your name?
Your Highness,
my name is Chi Xiao Tai.
I'm the junior of the Young Master of Snow Tower.
So, you knew about our plan.
Every move Tian Li Assembly makes is under Young Tower Master's control.
Since you're planning an ambush here,
we shall play along with your plan.
Here's an advice from me,
surrender as soon as possible.
Or else,
only death awaits you.
Thanks for saving me.
I could have died if you hadn't stepped in.
I am not worthy, Lady Zi Mo.
I'm surprised that your skills have improved so much over the years.
Yi Qing has made an arrangement for us to meet here.
If something is up with Mai Qian Cheng,
we'll kill him.
It seems like he can't hold back anymore.
That's right.
Luckily, Young Tower Master...
had instructed the Crown Prince to take another route.
Or else,
there would be more casualties.
At this time,
Xiao Tai should have escorted the Crown Prince to Luoyang City.
Mister Zhong has contacted...
the members who are still loyal to the Tower Master.
We should be on our way to assist the Young Tower Master.
The is the first fight after our return to Snow Tower.
I'm afraid there will be...
more bloodshed than now.
"Feng Qing Garden"
“Smooth Sailings”
Why are you here?
I'm here to bid farewell.
Feng Qing Garden is always full of customers,
why is it empty today?
There was a purge in Snow Tower today,
please excuse me...
for not being able to send you off.
Please leave, Lady Jing.
So,
you knew about my identity.
Xiao Yi Qing!
Come out!
Hiding in the house...
and being a coward.
That's useless.
Xiao Yi Qing!
Come out at once!
I thought you'd hide for a few days more.
Little did I know that you're so impatient.
Look at you despicable scoundrels.
I chose to spare your lives...
for the sake of the old Tower Master.
Little did I know that you're so hot-headed.
Xiao Yi Qing.
The old Tower Master had been running Snow Tower for such a long time.
Now what?
Aren't there better candidates?
Why did he leave all these good-for-nothings behind for you?
Your time has finally come today.
Uncle Mai.
I think you better stop right here.
For the sake of your past relationship,
my father will definitely spare your life.
Spare my life?
Little brat.
How could you still bluster at this very moment?
I'll kill you today!
Brother!
I'm fine.
I've asked you to stay put.
Why did you come out?
I...
Even if it wasn't for you,
I'd still do the same.
Moreover, you still have old diseases.
Brothers.
We're not here for a competition.
We're here to kill!
Attack!
So you were the one who saved me that night.
I've never expected...
to see such mature skills from you.
Carry on!
-Young Tower Master! -Young Tower Master!
I've never expected a bed-ridden ill kid like you...
to be equipped with such mature sword skill.
But unfortunately,
you've forgotten to wear...
the Moon Spirit which has never left your side.
That simply means that...
you're going to die here today.
You'll owe your master an explanation if you fail to get Moon Spirit.
You know too much.
That pushes you even nearer to your death today.
Huang Quan.
Don't you forget.
What's the aim of Tian Li Assembly?
Tian Li Assembly.
Arrest the violent, assist the weak!
Support justice!
Brothers!
Attack!
Are you mad?
Get out of here, Huang Quan!
You first, chief!
Chief!
You leave first!
Get out of here, Huang Quan!
We'll leave together!
Quick!
I'll come back for you, Chief!
Don't let him escape!
Yi Qing.
Your Highness.
Are you alright?
Brother Qing Lan!
His Highness has passed out!
I don't think he caught a cold.
It's not a cold?
It's a venom bug!
We didn't come into contact with anyone along the way.
How did His Highness contract a venom bug?
I'm afraid that...
His Highness has contracted the venom bug way before meeting you.
Brother Qing Lan.
Are you suspecting me?
Brother Qing Lan.
If you don't believe me,
you can kill me.
It doesn't matter if you kill me.
But if anything happens to His Highness on his way back,
the entire village will be buried alive along with him.
By then, my father,
my mother,
and the people in my village,
will all be dead.
Young Hero Qing Lan.
I believe in Lady Ye Huo.
She was handpicked by my mother.
It's the Moon Serenade of Moon Sect.
Your Highness! Your Highness!
Oh no,
the serenade is manipulating His Highness' sanity.
What are you doing?
Don't worry, Brother Qing Lan.
This venom bug isn't poisonous.
It won't hurt His Highness.
We'll have to rely on it to suppress the serenade for the time being.
Why aren't you moving?
Young Master.
I wasn't slacking.
But this old horse can't go any faster.
Useless creature.
I'll teach it a lesson.
Beast! You rebel!
I'll kill you!
It's you again, kid?
The horse is old.
It's a mere bag of bones.
How can it carry such a huge load?
You can always go for a healthy strong horse.
All living beings are equal.
Why do you torture it?
You do like the beast, don't you, kid?
Tailing all your way here.
That's such a shame.
Your dad gave it to us to pay for his debt.
So it now belongs to the Qians.
I'll beat it up as I wish.
You're in no place to comment!
You're disgruntled and inconsiderate.
You don't deserve to have Lao Hei.
I won't allow you to beat it.
You won't?
Who do you think you are?
All you want is money, right?
After I've raised enough ransom,
I'll be back for Lao Hei.
In the meantime, you can't hurt it.
Are you really that ignorant?
We, the Qians, are never short of money.
The beast is born to work.
Now that it's of no use,
why waste my food on it!
Lao Hei!
I'll pay for the debt my dad owes you as soon as possible.
I've looked after Lao Hei since it was small.
I'll never allow you to treat it like this!
If you don't release it today,
I'll fight you to your end!
You're the young master of Qian family.
Why would you torture an old horse on the street?
Since you're not short of money,
can you spare me a few more days?
I'll pay you the exact amount of ransom that you asked for.
Lao Hei!
Lao...
Lao Hei!
It's him?
No wonder...
I find that righteous pair of eyes familiar.
It really is him.
Your Highness.
Brother Qing Lan.
Are you alright?
I'm alright. Don't worry.
Let's get out of here first.
You're injured.
Hang in there.
It was a fierce battle,
but I wasn't of any help.
Thanks to you, I managed to protect His Highness.
I couldn't have fought them if I had been all on my own.
Let alone the voodoo of the Moon Sect.
Young Hero Qing Lan.
Your Highness.
Don't you worry.
As long as Brother Qing Lan is here,
we will surely arrive safely at Luoyang.
No.
That's not what I'm worrying about.
If news of me being poisoned spreads,
not only will the powerful forces in Nanjiang want to strike,
the rivalry in King Zhen Nan's Residence will resurface.
By then,
there will be internal and external troubles.
I worry my father will be mentally and physically exhausted.
I hope that Qing Yu can enter the city as the Crown Prince.
He has to finish the play for me.
Okay.
Ye Huo.
What's wrong with Lady Ye Huo?
The needle is poisoned.
"Yi Xue Hall"
Doctor Mo.
How is Yi Qing?
You know very well of Young Tower Master's condition.
He was fighting Mai Qian Cheng alone.
Why didn't you stop him?
I do regret that, Doctor Mo.
How bad is Yi Qing's injury?
Is it severe?
Of course it is.
Young Tower Master uses his internal energy...
to suppress the Jue Yin Disease in his body.
He was supposed to stay put and get rest.
But he was still battling and fighting.
Isn't he taking his own life for granted?
I still remember when Master Xue Gu used half of his power...
to help him suppress his Jue Yin Disease.
Look at him now.
He drained his essential energy overnight.
And now,
Jue Yin Disease is attacking his lungs.
Even if, Master Xue Gu uses another half of his power to help him,
I'm afraid, it would take a miracle to save him.
Doctor Mo.
No matter what,
please find a way...
to cure Yi Qing.
I beg you.
Please, stand up.
"Yi Xue Hall"
Luckily after Tower Master woke up,
he sent the Moon Spirit back to Young Tower Master just in time.
Right now, I can only try my best.
Even though Moon Spirit is protecting him now,
I can't tell how long it can keep Young Tower Master alive.
We can only take it one step at a time.
Thank you, Doctor Mo.
Please don't let outsiders learn of Yi Qing's injury.
Sure.
Madam Zi.
Alright, you carry on.
I'm going to prepare medicine for Young Tower Master.
Thank you, Doctor Mo.
Madam Zi.
Anything?
That person ran away last night.
It was my fault.
We'll need to reinforce the security at Snow Tower,
to prevent Tian Li Assembly from coming back.
We've caught Mai Qian Cheng.
Tian Li Assembly will launch another attack sooner or later.
Though he has escaped,
he can still be traced.
When I was investigating Tian Li Assembly,
there were some clues which were unclear.
Today I met the widow of the man who worked in the Qian's safe room,
she recognized the person in the portrait,
and said he's the one who went to the Qian's safe room.
His name is Huang Quan.
Huang Quan.
Doctor Mo.
I'm here for Young Tower Master's medicine.
Lady Jing, you're just in time.
Thank you, Lady Jing.
Thank you, Doctor Mo.
Beware, it's hot.
Tower Master Xiao.
You're...
You helped Snow Tower with all your heart.
But did you know that...
all that Xiao Shi Shui did was to save his wife?
Yet you,
you're risking your family for him.
Is it worth it?
I'm lucky that you came to my rescue back then,
or I won't be alive.
I feel ashamed for myself.
I knew that Hua Lian was going to attack Blood Demon,
thus I brought everyone in Snow Tower with me.
Little did I know,
while we were halfway there...
Halt!
Be careful!
Moon Sect ambushed us.
The fight took us some time,
therefore we didn't make it on time.
We failed to save Blood Demon.
I'm embarrassed to face the Shu family.
It's been so long since the incident.
Why hold on to it, Tower Master Xiao?
Aren't you revolted by me, Lady Jing?
So what if I am?
Can you bring my parents back?
I have sinned terribly.
I won't detest you, if you want to take revenge.
Please don't say so, Tower Master Xiao.
I can tell the difference between good and bad.
I'm well aware about my parents' misfortune.
And I know very well who the murderer is.
I was too harsh earlier,
please forgive me.
I wanted to take you back to Snow Tower.
But...
I thought you were still holding a grudge against me.
You worry too much, Tower Master Xiao.
Before my dad passed on,
he told me not to seek for revenge.
I wanted a peaceful life,
away from the dispute and resentment.
Please don't hesitate to ask, if you need any help.
I'll give my all to help as long as it is within my might.
Tower Master Xiao.
The medicine will turn cold if I don't deliver it now.
"Yi Xue Hall"
Lady Jing.
I was just passing by,
Nan Chu asked me to bring you the medicine.
Thank you, Lady Jing.
This medicine works best when it's taken hot.
Thank you for your help at Feng Qing Garden.
I thought you hadn't recovered from the old illness.
Never would I have guessed, you're such a skilled fighter.
If I had known, I wouldn't have helped.
I wasn't hiding it from you.
It's just that, you didn't ask.
That's why I didn't mention it on purpose.
So you know how to smile, Young Tower Master.
Humans have emotions,
of course I'd laugh and cry.
It just that there are things...
that I perceive as less important.
So I don't pour my heart into it.
Even your life?
It's important...
and not as well.
I'm just living,
a day at a time.
The Snow Tower has such great influence,
is there no way to cure your Jue Yin Disease?
You're worried about me?
I...
After the battle with Tian Li Assembly,
I realized that...
the world is chaotic, and people are hard to read.
If one lacks decisiveness and insightful strategies,
then he can only be...
caught in fights...
and conspiracies.
I can tell that you've had a good life at Sand Valley.
Mister Bai has kept you away from pugilistic world,
away from all the chaos,
so that you could live in comfort and safety.
That is also why...
my master didn't teach me martial arts,
but merely self-defense.
But you've impressed me, Young Tower Master.
Master Xue Gu took you away from Sand Valley to cure your illness.
Little did I know, that after all these years...
you've equipped yourself with such amazing sword skills.
In order to cure the coldness in me,
Master brought me to Thermal Valley.
The terrestrial heat there flows all year round,
and with the protection from Moon Spirit,
the Jue Yin Disease in my body was suppressed.
As for my martial art,
I, as the Young Master of Snow Tower,
have more responsibility to bear.
Right, Lady Jing.
The Moon Sect should have arrived at Luoyang.
Please be careful.
I've never expected the journey to Luoyang to be such an ordeal.
There was never enmity between King Zhen Nan and Moon Sect.
I wonder why would they try to kill me.
It may not be as simple as it seems.
How's Lady Ye Huo's injury?
She's been pierced by poison,
and it is very potent.
I can only suppress its potency for now,
to prevent spreading.
But with no antidote,
she'll die in a few days.
How do you feel, Your Highness?
Ye Huo is severely injured now.
We'll have to rely on you, Young Hero Qing Lan.
I thought by having Qing Yu disguised as the Crown Prince,
we'd draw away the attention of Moon Sect.
But still they found us.
If I'm not mistaken,
there must be an underdog among your guards.
You mean, there is a Moon follower among us?
We were lucky enough to evade the ambush,
but I can foresee danger is awaiting.
I was too careless,
I let the Moon Sect take advantage.
Young Hero Qing Lan.
You'll be in charge of everything from now.
I'll fully cooperate with you.
My plan now is to take you back to my master in Sand Valley,
to expel the voodoo and poison in you and Ye Huo.
All right.
Let's go on with your plan.
Brother Qing Lan.
I...
I don't want to be a burden to you and His Highness.
Why don't you...
let me be alone here?
I'll be a bait for the Moon Sect.
You go on ahead.
We'll never leave you behind.
I've told you.
Thanks to you,
His Highness is safe and sound.
Moreover, I haven't given you the medicine journal as promised.
Don't you want to fight alongside us?
I do.
What's wrong?
Are you all right?
I...I'm fine.
I was just thinking...
of taking you on a tour to Jiangnan after I recover.
Then,
I'll be the one taking care of you.
Sure.
"Snow Tower"