"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 22"
Your husband is standing right in front of you.
Do you have someone else in your heart?
Why aren't Tower Master and Lady Jing here yet?
They went somewhere they shouldn't have gone.
They won't be coming back.
Here at the Long Residence,
the life of every single being...
is all up to me.
They are no exception.
I know everything you do behind my back.
You've ruined my good mood!
Look after the madam.
Guard her with your life.
Nobody lets her out without my permission!
Madam.
Let me take you back to your room to rest.
The dove is back.
That means they've landed on the island.
This is the only water route to the island.
The Long family never welcomes uninvited guests.
Kill the targets on sight.
Yes, sir.
There is a boat.
Shoot!
They are on the island. Search for them!
Yes!
The time is almost up.
Qian Mei.
We can't go anywhere,
unless he's dead.
Only when he's dead, we can be free of their control.
Then, we can start a new life.
Don't think too much and don't worry.
I will keep you safe.
Lady Jing, please notify Tower Master Xiao on my behalf,
that the Azure Azalea is now in Ming He's hands.
And we will leave the island right now.
According to Tower Master Xiao's plan,
there's still one person on the island waiting for your rescue.
Understood.
-Hurry up! -After them!
This way!
Quick!
Hao Tian and his gang must have raided the boat,
and found out that it was only a decoy.
They will be here in no time.
Thanks to you, we landed on the island smoothly.
We're lucky to have the map of Yingge Island drawn by Zhu Niang.
And...
if it wasn't for the restless deliberation between Jing and you,
I wouldn't be here to pick you up.
Mother.
Mother!
Hong Er.
I don't think that I can hold on much longer.
I really want to see him for the very last time.
Mother.
Why?
Isn't he our enemy?
No. It's not his fault.
Hong Er, you must not kill Qing Ya.
Promise me.
Promise me that you'll never do that.
Mother.
Jing and I found their genealogy and this pursuit order...
at the Long's secret Ancestral Hall.
"Pursuit Order"
What's peculiar,
whenever there are twins in there,
one of them will be stamped as deceased.
And the stamp is exactly the same as the mark on your arm.
If I'm not mistaken,
this pursuit order has something to do with your identity.
Assassinated in secret.
"If twins are born, the female must be killed."
"The cursed is to be assassinated in secret."
Since you know it now,
then I shall not hide it anymore.
Hong Er.
Qing Ya...
is actually your twin brother.
Who is it?
Who's there?
Are you Su Wu?
Why are you here?
Aren't you supposed to be...
Why?
Am I too early for you?
Who says a nuptial night must be at night?
Since my husband is here,
let's drink our nuptial wine, shall we?
What's taking you so long to fill up the cups?
After drinking this wine,
you and I...
will be official husband and wife.
You must remember...
that you shall never betray me.
Everything...
has nothing to do with you.
What did you say?
Everything that is happening...
is all due to my selfishness.
This is not your fault,
nor is it his fault.
It is my fault...
for falling in love with him.
My love for him is too deep.
I can't even explain why.
I can't...
I can't kill you.
Therefore,
let me...
end everything by myself.
Let me end everything by myself.
Why are you so foolish?
Don't worry.
As long as I'm around,
I'll never let anything happen to you.
She's betrayed you and Long family,
why are you still trying to save her?
You're not always right about everyone.
Qian Mei has passed your test.
Why are you still trying to kill her?
Are you going to kill everyone who marries into Long family...
for no reason but merely for your own desire?
Lady Jing.
Please have mercy.
Please don't hurt my mother.
Hao Tian.
She is no different from the previous 11 girls.
But she knew her own place and...
chose death to make up for the mistake she made.
Qing Ya.
A betrayal is always a betrayal.
She's fallen in love with Hao Tian after all.
Don't you forget that...
she had wanted to leave Yingge Island with Hao Tian.
Those who betray Long family deserve to die.
Mother.
I've never begged you for anything.
Today,
I beg you to have mercy on Qian Mei.
Even though she's fallen in love with Hao Tian,
she's never harmed me or betrayed Long family.
Hao Tian?
You're Qing Ya?
But the voice I heard was...
That's not right.
If you were Qing Ya,
why would you help me just now?
Qing Ya.
Even though Qian Mei doesn't love you,
she truly loves Hao Tian with all her heart.
To keep both you and Hao Tian safe,
she chose to take the poison.
You should know very well how to handle this situation.
Are you going to keep lying to her?
You useless creature!
Who rescued Shu Jing Rong?
Young Mistress,
please forgive my incompetence.
-It's... -It was me.
Xiao Yi Qing.
So, it was you.
I've been waiting for a long time here.
You're trying to escape the island after getting the Azure Azalea.
Nothing in life comes that easy.
I'm amazed...
that you escaped from Long family all by yourself,
defeated Gu Guang and rescued Shu Jing Rong.
I've underestimated you this time.
But still, you're late.
Do you really think that after getting Azure Azalea,
you can leave the island so easily?
I don't expect you to understand...
the friendship between Moon Sect and Long family.
Where is the flower?
Hand it out.
You can always kill me for Azure Azalea.
However, if you kill me,
nobody will care about the life and death of Xue Wen in Hong Lian Prison.
Moreover, my mother will blame my death on her.
Young Mistress!
Don't you threaten me with my mother.
Do you still remember that your mother loves to look good, Tower Master?
Especially so by dying her nails with balsams.
I dyed her nails for her at Hong Lian Prison once.
She was really happy.
It was the first time I've seen her smile after over a decade.
-Young Mistress. -Jia Ruo.
I'm fine.
He's a skilled swordsman,
we can't lay our hands on him.
So, he is Jia Ruo.
I hope that you can kill a man for me.
If Jia Ruo is killed,
then I'll be unrivaled in Moon Sect.
The Azure Azalea is here.
Come and take it if you really want it.
What are you doing, Jia Ruo?
Protect Young Mistress, Gu Guang.
Yes.
Why?
Why are you doing this to me?
Why did you save me?
Qian Mei.
I'm sorry.
Madam Long is supposed to be dead,
but she is now standing right here...
and trying to kill your new wife.
Qing Ya.
As the head of the family,
aren't you going to tell your wife and family the truth?
I...
If I knew this was going to happen,
I should have gotten rid of a troublemaker like you days ago.
So it isn't Moon Sect who wants me dead.
It's you, Madam Long.
Both Snow Tower and Moon Sect are coming after my Azure Azalea.
Instead of offending either one of you,
I thought it best to let you fight it out.
Long family has always been on good terms with Moon Sect.
We'll make a strong alliance in the future.
You were lucky to be able to run away.
I wanted to take you hostage to threaten Xiao Yi Qing.
Who knew you would team up and ruin my plan.
If I had known,
I should have killed you when you passed out...
to spare all this trouble.
I don't think that I'm the only one you wanted to kill, Madam Long.
Madam Long,
are you disappointed that Su Wu is still alive?
You thought that she was disloyal to Long family...
and forced her to drink the poison.
Little did you know,
everything was staged by Qing Ya.
It's him who saved Su Wu.
What is going on right now?
Mother.
Even though they chose to fall in love with Hao Tian,
they don't deserve to die.
Shut up!
After years of leading a life in the shadows,
taking care of everything in this family!
Who do you think I do these for?
They turned their back on you.
Disappointed the Long family.
They deserved to die!
But mother,
you made me disguise as the steward...
and put them to a test with my horrendous face.
Isn't this a betrayal?
Since you knew that your mother was wrong,
why did you still let her do things her way?
I am to be blamed for my mother's behaviour.
"The tomb of Long Zheng Quan and Yan"
Why?
My father died.
But why should my mother be buried along with him?
We can't break the rules of Long family.
Once Master has passed away,
his wife will be buried alive with him,
so that,
Master will not be lonely in his afterlife.
Long family is strict with our rules.
My mother had to be buried along with my father.
But unfortunately, I was too young to manage Long family.
Therefore my mother faked her death and has been hiding here.
Hang my mother's portrait in the middle.
Yes.
Remember.
From today onwards,
white candles must be lit here,
all year long.
Yes.
Master.
One more thing.
Mother used to love Crimson Azaleas.
From now on, plant the flower all over the island.
Yes.
After the old master passed away,
the in-laws of Long family who handled the fleet...
were dissatisfied by madam's death.
I'm afraid that they might retaliate.
Moreover, Long family had never...
been pleased with the way the in-laws handled the fleet.
Things may get out of control now.
They are now waiting at the foyer,
to discuss about it with you in person.
Tell them that I've contracted a weird disease...
and that the illness is contagious.
I can't see anyone.
Yes.
I'll notify them now.
Mother.
While your father was bed ridden,
I've ordered some men to build this secret passage.
Being buried alive is not scary.
But the relationships of those in Long family are complex,
and we have a handful of properties.
How could I let you handle all these by yourself?
I'll familiarize myself with our family properties...
and the member composition as soon as possible.
You are now the master of Long family.
You can no longer play around like you used to.
You have to hide your true self,
and learn to see through others with some tricks.
From today onwards,
you will see the ugly side of humans through a hideous mask.
The more you intimidate people, the easier you rule them.
I'll do as you wish, mother.
Don't you worry.
Shall anyone try to betray you,
I'll get rid of them for you secretly.
My mother always had my back.
And now I'm officially the Master of Long family.
But after all the hardships my mother went through for me,
how could I disobey her?
If my mother hadn't helped me all these years,
my status in Long family would have been at stake.
And I wouldn't be standing here today as the Master of Long family.
I know mother always wants the best for me.
It's just that she might have been a little extreme at times.
Sometimes she wouldn't listen,
but I'd try to make it up on my own!
You...you useless creature!
How could you be softhearted to such a betrayal?
How are you going to lead Long family in the future?
Mother.
You told me when I was young...
that Long family is the symbol of power.
But the Long empire is built upon conspiracies and dead bodies!
You're used to killing.
But you have no idea,
kindness and justice are the keys to great success.
You silly boy.
Kindness and justice?
That's just Xiao Yi Qing's tricks to confuse you.
Qing Ya.
Qian Mei loves you with all her heart.
She knew the consequences of marrying into Long family,
but she agreed to marry you without hesitation.
And you?
What did you do for her in return?
A lie.
A perfectly designed test.
I...
Has it ever crossed your mind what the other 11 brides were thinking...
while they were marrying you?
Perhaps Madam Long was manipulating everything,
but as they drank the poison right in front you,
didn't you feel an ounce of remorse?
Did the deaths of the 11 brides...
had anything...
to do with you?
It's not Long family's fault.
Those women violated the rules.
They were shameless and disrespected Long family.
They did not qualify to be the madam of Long family!
No traitor of Long family shall walk this earth!
That's not how it is, Qian Mei.
They are still alive.
I gave them the antidote...
and sent them away from Yingge Island.
What did you just say?
None of them has contributed to Long family since they married you.
-Why are you... -Mother!
Don't you find all this outrageous?
Is it a great sin for them to fall in love with Hao Tian?
Aren't they betraying Hao Tian if they really fell for Qing Ya?
When you know very well that Hao Tian and Qing Ya are the same person!
You...
Fine. Fine.
You are my good son.
Yet it only took Snow Tower a few days of persuasion...
to make you turn your back against your own mother.
Mother.
You gave me life, nurtured me and I owe everything to you.
How could I disobey you?
I've been keeping all of this in my heart.
And I finally found the courage to say it all out today.
From the looks of it,
you're unaware of Madam Long's greatest secret in the passageway.
What do you mean?
You really know nothing about your life.
Lady Jing.
I have bad news.
Tower Master Xiao went after Moon Sect for the Azure Azalea.
But the yard is empty and he is nowhere to be seen.
You...
Madam Long.
I'm sorry to disappoint you.
Not only are we not dead,
we made it back to Yingge Island alive.
I'm came to ask...
what my mother and I had done so wrong...
that you must take our lives!
No. It's impossible.
It's impossible for you to set foot on the island.
It's impossible if I'm alone.
But my mother can.
My son.
My poor son.
Go, Qing Ya.
I'll take care of everything here!
Mother, please stop the killing.
You've been tricked by her all these years.
Do you know that all these years...
you've been calling a thief your mother?
She is not your biological mother.
Hong Er.
Forget about it.
Don't say it.
More people will be hurt if the truth is revealed.
I'm a dead woman walking.
I'm satisfied enough to have returned to Yingge Island...
and seen your brother...
before I die.
Mother.
What about me?
Who will clear my name then?
Are we just going to forget all the pain and torture we've endured?
You'll understand after reading this.
"Pursuit Order"
"If twins are born, the female must be killed."
"The cursed is to be assassinated in secret."
This is my father's handwriting.
You're right.
This is the secret pursuit order he wrote after we were born.
What's going on here?
What's going on?
Mother was having a hard time giving birth to us.
Quick! Get more hot water!
Send out the order! Now!
Yes!
Here.
Hang in there.
The babies are coming.
Push. Keep going.
Push. Push!
Harder. Push harder!
I see it! I see it!
The babies are here! They are here!
They are here! They are here!
In the end, both of us were born safe and sound.
When we were one month old,
father made a mark on our wrists,
saying that it's the rule of Long family.
Hush, hush.
Good. Hush.
Back then,
mother wasn't aware that...
it was the most merciless rule of Long family in all ages.
"If twins are born, the female must be killed."
"The cursed is to be assassinated in secret."
It's Long family's rule.
Only one of the twins can live.
Master's order is in this envelope.
Keep the boy and kill the girl.
You know what to do.
Yes!
Now you know.
You and I are twins.
We're both Longs.
She... is your true biological mother.
Are they telling the truth?
Zhu Niang.
You're really good at hiding.
None of the secret agents I sent could locate both you and your daughter.
I underestimated you.
The ancestral preaching of Long family said,
twins bring bad luck.
One of them must die.
However,
how could I watch them kill my daughter?
Back then,
I accidentally found out the truth.
I was forced to take Hong Chen away.
Twins bring bad luck.
One of them must die.
I have heard about this saying.
But I've never met you people.
"Snow Tower"