Once upon a time, there was a planet far away in outer space.
The environment there was almost the same as Earth's.
So, of course, there were aliens living on it.
After a long process of evolution, those aliens
established their own civilization.
One day, their scientists predicted that their galaxy was going to collapse.
To escape, they immigrated to other planets in the universe by spaceship.
And one group of them came to Earth.
They called themselves the Fox Clan.
Ancient men on Earth were shocked when they saw them.
An ancient book reads that a huge ship-like object flew above the western sea.
The people in it wore crowns, had white feathers all over their bodies, and flew high in the sky with no wings.
That is the first impression the Fox Clan made on humans.
To adapt to the environment on Earth, the Fox Clan never stopped evolving.
Finally, they began to look like humans and gradually fit in with them.
Since ancient times, the conflicts between humans and the Fox Clan never ended.
There was a government proofreading official named Dai Fu, who was especially interested in the love between foxes and humans.
He believed love could overcome everything.
After Dai Fu died, his son collected all of the stories he had written.
He called it "Guang Yi Ji" and had it published. (The Great Book of Marvels)
It was quite popular among its readers.
After storytellers added more details, the stories spread even further.
But humans began to fear foxes, instead of just being curious.
Foxes noticed that humans were getting less and less friendly.
They had to hide their identity in this world.
[The Love Knot: His Excellency's First Love]
[Episode 17] [This story is purely fictional.]
[Helan Jinming of the Tang Dynasty married a fairy fox as his wife. When festivals came along, the newlywed wife would pay visits to his family members who lived in the capital city. She brought gifts and greeted them respectfully.]
[She was, in their eyes, a very beautiful woman. On the Double Fifth Festival, traditionally all family members wore colorful threads on their arms to ward off evil spirits. Thinking her gifts were evil, they burned them.]
[She cried and said, "Those things were precious. Why burn them?" From then on, they accepted all gifts from her. Later, his family wanted her to bring them the Golden Flower Mirror which belonged to their next-door neighbor.]
[She crept into the neighbor's house and stole the mirror. Carrying the mirror around her neck, while sneaking out, she stopped to lean against the wall. Thus getting caught she was killed. It was all very strange. -- "The Great Book of Marvels"]
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Xi Yan.
You frightened me! Quick, close the door.
I don't want my sister to know that I'm back.
I came as soon as I knew you had returned.
Does my sister also know that I'm back?
What are you doing?
Jinming and his parents live in the capital city.
It's the first time I'll be meeting them. I should bring them gifts.
I don't really need these things.
It will be worth it if it makes them happy.
Humans cannot live to be more than a hundred, why burden yourself?
Human lives are shorter than ours. That's precisely
why they cherish the time they spend with each other.
Even though Jinming is good to you,
not every human will be as nice to you.
As long as Jinming is good to me, that is enough.
[Helan Xi]
"Helan Xi."
This is what Jinming named his son.
I haven't decided on his courtesy name yet.
How about this, Qingmu, you give him a courtesy name.
Let's call him, "Jingting."
Jingting.
Jing: "as quiet as still water". Ting: "as powerful as a thunderbolt".
Jingting, Mother is taking you home.
Therefore, Helan is not really Lord Qingmu's biological son.
Right.
Does it look pretty on me?
Yes, very pretty!
Xiyan, I heard that our next-door neighbor has a very valuable Golden Flower Mirror.
Go and borrow it, so I can admire it.
And so, with a great deal of effort, my sister stole the mirror.
If she had stayed at the palace, she would have lived,
but she came to die at her in-law's house.
Who is the master of the Helan family? Come out quick.
Please, tell me. Why have you come?
My house was robbed today.
What does that have to do with my family?
I saw with my own eyes. It was your wife who did it.
I think there must be some misunderstanding.
Let me finish talking. When I sent people to go catch her,
she just vanished in a puff of smoke.
It must be some kind of witchcraft.
I can't allow you to falsely accuse my wife.
- Accusation? Why don't you ask your wife to come out. - You--
If she doesn't come forward, I will notify the officials.
Go. Go ask Young Madam to come out.
Yes.
Madam Helan. Please tell us why you came to visit my house tonight?
Tonight... I have remained at home.
I was just getting ready to retire. I didn't leave the house.
Please leave.
Not so fast. I have a bottle of ruby sulfur wine here, which is particularly good at warding off evil spirits.
If Madam is not an evil spirit,
- this will only serve as a wine tonic for her. - You're stepping out of line here!
If she refuses to drink it, I'll go notify the officials right away
and accuse your family of harboring an evil spirit.
Xi Yan,
to prove that the Helans are innocent...
I'll drink it.
Madam.
Don't worry.
Please.
At that time, my sister was married to a human.
I had lost contact with her for awhile.
Not knowing that... we would be parted forever.
Ah Xi, don't worry.
Things will get better.
Xi Yan.
I couldn't believe that they would treat you like this.
Qingmu.
Go find my sister. Help my baby.
In my lifetime, I've never asked you for any favor.
Don't talk like that.
The child is innocent.
He is my child.
If you hand him to the humans,
they will definitely treat him as an evil spirit.
You know he has my blood in his body.
I entrust him to you.
I believe you will be good to him.
Xi Yan.
I don't know this child...
May I ask, Lord Qingmu, this child is...
This is my son.
Who is the mother of your son?
Helan was her surname. She was a human
and I've already killed her.
Qingmu deceived everyone.
There are reasons that you have to save this child.
He is Xiyan's flesh and blood.
So he is that bastard's.
I know you hate humans.
But after all, in his body,
there also Xiyan's blood.
If not for that damned love, Xiyan would not have died.
With her last words,
Xiyan pled for you to help her son.
This is what she left behind.
What is the point of all this?
That doomed marriage brought only harm.
It can only be resolved by another ill-fated relationship.
Go find a pure "yang" human girl.
At her utmost "yang" hour, let him devour her liver.
Upon eating her liver, he will be able to see after at nightfall.
But only under the condition that
they have fallen in love with each other.
Will he be able to recover fully?
If he wants to see in during daylight,
he will have to
marry a girl with pure Fox Clan blood.
During the wedding night, the impure blood in his body
will then be purified.
He will be left to you, then.
Who would have thought that
after only a few centuries,
in the long-established Tushans,
a girl like you was born.
After Qingmu found out,
he did whatever he could
to arrange the engagement between you and Helan Jingting.
So, that's it. In reality, I'm only medicine.
That's right.
Both you and the human girl
are just his medicine especially prepared by Qingmu.
I didn't know that
Qingmu had adopted this half-breed
and worked to this extent. I don't know why.
I know why.
Because of Xiyan.
Because of Xiyan?
But Xiyan didn't even love him.
And you... Helan Jingting doesn't love you.
You and Qingmu are both pitiable and ridiculous.
So you regret that you saved Helan in the beginning?
Yes, I very much regret it.
Xiyan marrying a human and
giving birth to Helan Jingting, was a terrible mistake.
This mistake keeps on repeating itself
and has created too many tragedies. On a large scale, it broke up the Fox Clan.
On a smaller scale, it spawned a torrid romance... and the human girl
takes a role in the tragedy.
As Xiyan's sister, I must rectify the error.
How are you going to rectify it?
I want to let all of them
return to their original forms.
For example, Helan Jingting.
He's not supposed to be the successor. Therefore,
I want Zhao Song to be the successor.
And the human girl
shall not die for Helan Jingting.
I have a way to return her normal life span.
But I have one condition.
Are you willing to accept it?
If the condition is to ask me to marry Zhao Song,
I'm willing to accept.
However, I don't agree with what you are thinking.
Helan Jingting is not a mistake.
He treats everything in the world with kindness.
He has never wanted to hurt anyone.
On the contrary, you people keep doing things to harm him.
He does have human blood in his body and he is different from all of you.
But what's wrong with that? Why can't you all accept him as he is?
The reason we moved south after the North and South division
was not because Lord Helan was marked as some successor.
It was because he gave us freedom,
a freedom that makes us different from you.
Freedom?
When you're young, what's important is the process.
But when you're old, the most important is the result.
I believe one day
you will definitely agree with me.
Since you've already agreed to my request,
I will tell you how to save the girl.
Thank you.
The bygone liver taking ceremony
was a transfer of vital energy.
Because the human girl died,
her vital force was transferred to Helan Jingting,
and so, he could regain his sight.
As long as Helan Jingting lives,
he will harbor the energy of the human girl.
In every age, the girl will die once the flower blooms.
In order to save that girl,
Helan Jingting must die.
So, as long as Helan is willing to sacrifice his vital energy for Huiyan,
Huiyan can regain a complete life again?
That's right. On the precondition that the human girl
must also be in love with him.
Do you think it's very cruel?
Do we have to do this?
Princess Zhaoyan.
Lord Qingmu is here.
Hurry and go out and watch over him. Go.
Think about it carefully.
Or... you can choose to keep it to yourself.
Do you know?
Qianhua, she's very pitiful.
Ever since Ah Xi abandoned their marriage, she's never been happy.
Do you not know?
Ah Xi, he... he just doesn't love Qianhua.
Let me tell you,
Only Qianhua is able to cure Ah Xi.
As to whether he loves Qianhua or not, that's not important.
Father!
You took me in and taught me.
This kindness, I will never forget in my lifetime.
From now on, the successor position, I also won't fight for it.
I will also give up the Left High Priest position.
I will do whatever you request and serve Ah Xi faithfully.
I only have one request.
Can you call off his and Qianhua's marriage?
I will tell you right now.
The successor position, do not even think of getting it.
As for Qianhua, do not think of that, either.
Since you didn't invite me,
I also have no need to stay here.
Lord Qingmu, please stay. Princess Zhaoyan has something to say to you.
Weren't you pretending to be a mute?
Then, continue to pretend nicely.
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This side is really great.
- Where did her boyfriend go? - I don't know. Did she get dumped?
- I told you so. - The teacher is here.
Everyone, take out the exam paper from last time. Let's go over the answers.
Here. There were three questions in total in an ascending order. The answers are: D,
unity and conflict. B, quantitative and qualitative. And then,
B, negative on negative. C...
What are you doing?
Nothing. I'm going home.
Why are you suddenly going back?
No reason. I just have to go home.
Why don't you wait until nighttime and let me take you?
No need. I'm leaving.
Pipi. Pipi! Pipi?
Don't comb it too much or it won't look nice. When you comb it, curl it a bit like this.
Why did you come back? That... Pipi.
I'm asking you. Why did you come back?
I can't always stay at someone else's place.
Did you get a service payment?
I'm kidding.
I have some serious matters to tell you.
Do you... have money?
Not much. Not much. Just lend me a couple thousand.
What do you want money for?
To buy wealth management products.
I already bought some. I want to buy more so I can earn more. It's really good.
Where did you get money to buy those wealth management products?
That... if you don't have any then forget it. Go upstairs and rest.
I'll go ask Dad.
What are you doing? Don't let him know.
I... that... Jialin. Jialin gave it.
Jialin?
You asked him for money?
I didn't ask him for money. He just invested. He will earn more than he spent.
How much did you borrow?
- One thousand. - One thousand?
That is...
Two times. Each time, one thousand.
¥2000?
- United States dollars. - Dollar—
Be quiet.
That... actually... don't go. Listen to me. Where are you going, Pipi? You...
You just came back. You...
This child. Really.
Boss.
- Do you need something? - You're not done, yet.
More than ¥10,000?
My god. Why did you borrow so much money?
So annoying. What do I do now?
High salary job.
High salary job! Come take a look.
High salary job.
- Is it over there? - Yes.
Thanks.
Manager, I beg you. I really need this job.
I owe someone more than ¥10,000 but I only have a couple thousand.
Manager, I beg you. I can do anything. I'm not afraid of suffering or getting tired.
Although we need people right now, based on your looks, you can probably only serve alcohol.
I'm not certain about the other things.
What else are you short on?
I'll think about it. I think we're only short a dancer for our shop.
Dancing?
Then, which one has the higher salary? Dancing or serving alcohol?
You can earn more by dancing.
All right! I can dance. I've been dancing since I was young. I'll dance for you to see.
Are you certain that you can?
I... I... I'll dance for you to see.
Who says we can't do a traditional dance at a bar?
So I can't get the higher salary.
Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Excuse me.
Hello, Lord Helan.
Yes. I already met with Princess Zhaoyan.
I got the answer we needed. I'll report the details to you.
Actually, I've always wondered whether or not I should return north.
Recently, a lot of things happened.
Forget it. I'll be coming back. I have some words that I want to tell you in person.
All right. Goodbye.
Get out of here.
It's smoky in here. Didn't you say you don't like smoky places?
I want to help you.
I can solve my own issues.
Your issue is my issue.
Is it my issue or Huiyan's issue?
Leave.
Were you calling Helan Xi?
Yes. I called to let him know I found all the information.
I'll go back and meet up with him soon.
You came right in time. There's something I want to talk to you about.
- It's a bit sudden but— - Then, don't say it.
- Zhao Song, I have to say it toda— - I know. You don't have to say it!
- But, I really— - I told you not to say it!
Zhao Song, I—
These past few years,
I thought what I wanted the most
was the throne;
but now, I realize that
what I wanted the most
was always you.
No matter if it's you or the throne,
as long as it's something I can't have,
Helan Xi won't get to have it, either!
Do you know
what I wanted to tell you?
That is no longer important.
[Vanilla Bakeshop]
What's wrong, Pipi? Why do you look so down?
Did you guys argue?
Did he get mad at you?
Actually, it isn't considered arguing.
A few days ago, I found some old paintings in his room.
The people in the paintings look almost exactly the same as me.
But they wear clothes from different eras.
- Like this one. - Wow.
So cool.
He hasn't changed his standard of beauty in all these years.
I'm thinking that they are his ex-girlfriends.
So, I asked Sumei.
Sumei said we are all one person, just from different eras.
Like... do you know what I mean? Like...
Reincarnation.
Just about.
That's really cool.
How is it cool?
The "you" in this drawing
is actually the same "you" sitting here right now, to Mr. Fox.
The problem is, I don't think I'm the same person.
I feel that in his heart, he is thinking of someone else.
I'm only that person's shadow.
I feel like you can think about this issue from another point of view.
For example, if he were actually human
and you had loved each other for a long time,
But one day you got amnesia
and forgot the past you had with him.
In order to help you find those memories, he pursues you again.
Isn't it romantic?
- It is quite romantic. - Right.
But that's different from my situation. Having amnesia, of course, I would still be me.
But this person isn't me.
I can't explain it to you.
Pipi, when does your class start this afternoon?
5:30 p.m.
Never mind, then.
What's up?
My dad came back. He wants to have a meal with you.
Today is your birthday.
Sorry. I've had so much going on recently that I forgot.
It's okay.
Let me ask for a day off.
It's okay.
Go to class. Since my dad just came back, I'll just chat with him.
You can treat me to a meal next time.
Okay. I'll give you a big treat next time.
Happy birthday.
Pipi.
I'll get going.
- Tell him I'm not here. - Okay.
Welcome.
May I ask where Pipi is?
Pipi didn't come here today.
Oh right. Happy birthday.
Thank you.
Qianhua, let's talk.
Qianhua, if you go back now, you'll be returning to that world again;
the world that centers around Helan Jingting.
No matter what you do, he is not ever going to love you.
Qianhua!
We can go find a random car and get in,
then find our own world and start again.
I can make up for all my mistakes!
As long as I can be with you, I can abandon everything.
Qianhua.
Listen to me.
We can find a random train, right now.
Wherever it goes, we can get off. Wherever we like.
Let's rebuild our own world.
We don't have to care about anything else.
Qianhua. Qianhua.
Do you know
why I'm so persistent on being with Helan Jingting,
even though he's never responded to me?
I finally understand it now.
It's because he will never hurt me, unlike you.
Qianhua...
If you leave now,
I'll destroy Helan Jingting.
Left High Priest.
No, future Chief Priest.
Have you already decided?
[Sung Luen]
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♫ A relationship met by chance ♫
♫ Stumbling through separation and return ♫
♫ Everything on the mind hangs like a bright moon ♫
♫ Longing sleeps in the night sky ♫
♫ Perhaps as I hoped, it was just a fantasy ♫
♫ The past is flying by I can hear your heartbeat ♫
♫ Reincarnated love, it was just a daydream ♫
♫ Seeing each other again, time stops in place ♫
♫ A thousand loves in a glance ♫
♫ A thousand year fate Spreading through time ♫
♫ Day and night It's you that loves my face ♫
♫ Let time keep your promise to me ♫
♫ A thousand year fate Spreading through time ♫
♫ Day and night It's you that loves my face ♫
♫ Let time keep your promise to me ♫
♫ A thousand loves in a glance ♫