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[Episode 43]
First Princess said this letter came from your homeland.
To avoid your missing any big news, I came to deliver to you in a hurry.
Allow me to be dismissed.
Your Highness, two cities in Qingzhou have been destroyed. Preceptor Princess Yu Ran has returned to Qingzhou.
Preceptor Princess Yu Ran has returned to Qingzhou. Return immediately.
Congratulations, my Lord.
Your wish has been granted.
Do you need to congratulate me? It's also your help from all these years.
My Lord, your planning
has always exceeded mine. All these years,
even though you've regarded me as State Preceptor,
I've also learned much from you.
Why are you suddenly talking about stuff like that?
Without you in the plotting, it would have been boring.
I am here to bid my farewell, My Lord.
Where do you want to go?
I received news from someone in Qingzhou.
Someone saw Yu Ran, bound and taken there.
The situation is urgent. I need to hurry back.
You really have to go?
Back then, I promised you to help you restore your country.
It looks be the time to fulfill my promise.
I will write to Tuoba Shangyue right away,
and ask him to deploy an elite team to go with you to Qingzhou
to assist you.
What my Lord has given me,
I won't ever forget.
Rise up.
Actually, Lower Tang has become my homeland.
I have something to give you, My Lord.
It's a Boxi charm, and it connects with the person who wields its power.
If Boxi is fine, then I'm fine.
I will wait for you in Lower Tang.
Go away, there isn't anyone you want here.
Sir, I really am not lying.
There really was a pretty lady
who gave me this and a note.
That young lady said to come to Shangyang Pass, look for a man surnamed Ji...
a General Ji. She said he is really awesome and should be easy to find.
I don't know such a person.
Our generals are either named Xi or Bai.
I've never heard of a General Ji.
Get out of here.
Commander, please look again for me.
I promised that young lady.
I am the one surnamed Ji.
Your Highness!
Ji Ye?
I have news about Yu Ran.
What about her?
She wrote a letter, saying Yi Tianzhan took her to Qingzhou.
Yi Tianzhan? Is she in any danger?
She said she is going there willingly.
Something seems to have happened, and she wants to go back to take a look.
I'm going to look for her now.
It was my fault she was taken away. I must bring her back.
Then, you should bring some soldiers with you.
It will attract attention with soldiers, and the journey is long.
The most important thing is to find her first.
Then we'll see what's happened at Qingzhou.
How's Asule?
He is still unconscious, but he seems to be getting better.
If he were awake, he would definitely go with you.
With you taking care of Asule,
he'll definitely recover soon.
When I bring back Yu Ran,
we will go to the grasslands together.
Okay. We'll wait for you to come back.
The journey is long. Please take care of yourself.
Don't worry.
Uncle, it doesn't look right.
General Tuoba, what are you doing?
As ordered by Lord Baili, we are arresting the criminal Xi Yan.
Since it's the Lord who wants to arrest me,
he could easily send a decree. Why does he need to involve General Tuoba to playact?
His Lordship's intent is that General Xi is well respected in the military,
so he asked me to personally come escort you.
Since you are here, General Tuoba,
then I'll go with you.
- Uncle. - Please, you first.
Where is this?
It's the old palace where the Feather Emperor resided.
This is where my father lived.
Was I also born here?
I still remember vividly now.
That year,
the grand festivities upon your birth.
In the palace was laid the golden-threaded carpet.
Under the beams,
There hung colorful hand-drawn lanterns everywhere.
Everywhere, you could see
carved candlestick stands as tall as a Feather Tribesman.
And the precious incense
that was burning night and day.
In the sky, there were hundreds of
snow cranes that circulated non-stop
flying and singing.
Singing...
But now,
it all has turned into such an unsightly scene.
It must have suffered a catastrophe.
Something must have happened.
We need to go to the divine temple now, to find the Snow Cranes.
That's how we'll gain the fighting power.
Yes, Snow Cranes.
Snow Cranes will only listen to Valkyrie's orders.
They cannot be controlled by anyone.
Your Highness.
Princess.
All along,
I've listened to you.
It was you who told me
that Qingzhou is a thick forest.
But where is the forest?
Now you want to take me to some divine temple.
How do I know if you're lying to me again?
It's also been many years that
I haven't returned to home.
Whatever happened here is more severe than I had imagined.
If I had known
that it would be like this here,
I wouldn't have brought you back.
Absolutely not.
Trust me.
Ok, I'll trust you once more.
Didn't you say I am Valkyrie?
If you lie to me again, I'll tell Snow Cranes to kill you.
Why are you standing there dazed? I don't know the way.
Show me the way!
Let's go. Princess, please.
Mother.
Greetings, my lord.
Little Zhou.
Come.
Let me take a good look at you.
It's been so many years. You are now a young lady.
Greetings, Our Lord.
General Bai, you've worked hard. The soldiers have worked hard.
On behalf of the 30,000 soldiers, we thank Our Lord's kindness and care for us.
General, don't be so formal.
Please rise now.
Mother, you have come on an arduous journey. You should rest first.
Your Highness.
You may all leave.
Your Highness, if there's anything you want, please let me know.
I'll do it myself. You're dismissed.
Yes.
So where are those Snow Cranes you mentioned?
It's what you are looking at now.
Aren't they all just rocks?
Snow Crane Regiment.
You were my last hope.
I can't understand how you've come to this state.
There seems to have been fierce fighting here.
Maybe they got fossilized during fighting?
Fossilized?
Feather Tribesmen don't know the spell of fossilization.
It must have been a powerful force
that controlled this place.
Old Man.
Oh no, danger!
Come with me.
King's killer Gumo.
It's been fifteen years.
You've finally come back to Qingzhou.
Just you guys? There's no way you'll catch me.
Let me ask you.
Why has Qingzhou turned into this way?
And you, who are you loyal to?
I don't think Sir Gumo is qualified to ask us questions.
If you don't surrender, I'll killer her first.
Then I'll kill you.
What are you doing?
What are you doing?!
But now, I have an extra person to protect.
That's you, Crown Prince.
Mother.
I haven't greeted Mother because I've been faraway.
I feel really sorry.
I heard the palace servants say that you have a frequent cough at night.
So I made some medicinal soup
to hopefully alleviate your coughing.
Okay, I'll try it.
It's delicious.
It's thanks to General Bai that I can see you this time.
Teacher has taken good care of me.
These past few years, I didn't get to see you.
Teacher wrote letters to tell me about you.
I really haven't served my filial duty.
As a child, I don't even know much about my own mother.
When I left the Capitol, you were only five years old.
You wore a white sable coast in the winter, looking like fluffy white ball.
The was the last time I saw you.
Not seeing you has really been a torment to me.
Mother, you look the same as in my memory.
But I'm probably not the fluffy white ball that you remember.
You've grown to be even prettier.
Mother, do I look like my father?
Yes.
You look very much like the Lord.
Teacher.
Come back to be by my side from now on.
There are so many things that have been amiss. I will try to make them up to you.
Although I've returned,
I'm not the same girl you think I am.
Too many things have happened these past few years.
This is left for you from the late Emperor.
It was sent out right before chaos erupted in the capital, and was sent to Chuwei.
I've never opened it.
But I can tell that the late Emperor and you had a close brother-sister relationship.
But as your mother, I don't want you to risk your life by going back to Revelation City.
You are my daughter. I hope that you will have a peaceful life from now on.
Reporting, My Lord, there is news from the royal physician.
Qingyang's Crown Prince has awakened.
Go and look.
Asule!
- You're really awake. - Xiao Zhou
Did you know you defeated Lei Bichen?
You saved all the people in the city.
General Xi has taken soldiers down to Xia Tang.
- Ji Ye received news about Yu Ran and has gone to Qingzhou to look for her. - Qingzhou?
I'll tell you everything a little at a time. You've been unconscious for so long, you must be hungry.
I'll go make you something to eat.
What is it?
Xiao Zhou, after I killed Lei Bichen,
I remembered everything in the past.
What you're saying is that everything that's happened in the Capitol,
including who killed you, you've remembered it all?
It's all in the past. Don't feel awkward about it.
You've really forgiven him?
In my heart, His Majesty was always a good friend.
Although he's done wrong, he's also paid the price.
Besides, I can understand his reasons.
That's why I don't hate him.
But no matter what, I still should apologize to you.
It's fine. I know what you're worried about.
But it was my own decision to help the Emperor. It had nothing to do with you.
Don't beat yourself up over this.
Asule, thank you.
It's me who should be thanking you. From the Capitol to the mountain village,
then from the mountain village to Shangyang Pass, you've been the one that takes care of me.
I don't even know how to thank you.
Sure, Crown Prince, just think slowly. I will wait.
Feather Emperor, one of the three major cities, Bomur City, has been searched completely.
All the resisting nobles have been killed.
As you commanded, the search in Stark City is also near completion.
We haven't seen anymore Feather Tribesmen who could expand wings to fly.
Feather Emperor, we have captured the person you wanted.
Bring her in.
I could hardly breathe.
Who are you?! Why'd you capture me?!
Say something! Don't just look at me!
It appears that the captured person is you, not me.
Do you still remember this place? Your Highness.
Who exactly are you?
When you left here, you were still very young so you don't remember.
There's no need to be afraid.
I am Bomink, the new Feather Emperor of Qingzhou.
The way you look, you say you're the new Feather Emperor.
Then I can say I am the new Feather Emperor.
What are you doing?
Never judge someone from the way he looks.
Princess, I'm sure you saw it when you landed from the ship.
Only the Feather Emperor can create such grandeur.
Looking like this, how...
It was you who killed those people?
I just want to announce to everyone who steps on Qingzhou's land that
Qingzhou is no longer the Qingzhou from before.
What does that mean?
Very soon, all the Feather Tribes people who can fly will have to die.
Qingzhou will belong to Qingzhou's civilians.
How can you be so cruel?
I'm cruel?
You only know that your father was Feather Emperor, but how much do you know about him?
If he had been good at managing the country, he wouldn't have been killed.
Your father was just a tyrant.
Nonsense! It's just your excuse to rebel.
Stop talking so much nonsense! If you're gonna kill me, then just kill me.
Why would I kill you?
Killing you is as easy as moving a blade in and out.
I want you to witness the destruction of fantasy.
That's what's interesting.
Qingzhou's great show has just begun.
We'll have to inconvenience you for now, Princess.
What are you doing? What are you doing?!
Princess.
Princess, are you okay?
Where did they take you?
They took me to see a person named Guo Mingke.
Do you know him?
Guo Mingke.
Are you thinking about the next lie you can tell me?
I remember you once told me
that my father was a person loved by everyone.
He wasn't!
Guo Mingke told me
He was a tyrant.
You've been lying to me. Why do you have to lie?!
I thought you would feel bad if you knew the truth.
If you think I'm a liar,
I can only apologize to you here.
What good is an apology?
I hate you.
I hate this land.
I hate you for bringing me here.
If I didn't tell you something,
it doesn't mean that it didn't really happen.
You are one of the Feather Tribes, and you have to face everything here.
Face it?
You, a king's killer,
what right do you have to tell me to face things?
Enough!
I am not a king's killer. I didn't kill your father.
No! It's been 15 years!
I've been bearing this sordid name of killing the king. It's enough!
I know you're hurting.
How about me? My heart feels like it's been chopped by a blade.
Right, pain is sometimes
the medicine that let's you
see the truth.
Your Highness
you have seen what Qingzhou
looks like now.
So, I'm pleading you, can you please stay?
I'm begging you.
Alright, you want to know the truth.
I'll tell you now what happened here back then.
Back then, the Feather Emperor
was full of self pride, boastful of his accomplishments,
and robbed from the civilians everywhere.
He took the Snow Cranes to attack Hua Tribe and surrounding states.
So many young Feather Tribesmen
died a terrible death in the war that he created.
And I, back then,
was inspired by the Heavenly Samurai, and wanted to
and wanted to advise the Feather Emperor through drastic changes.
I was too simple-minded.
I failed.
I was captured by the Snow Cranes.
Feather Emperor
cut off my wings.
Later, I was lucky enough to escape.
Found an empty place to heal my wounds.
At that time, I was thinking that I couldn't be aggressive like Feather Emperor.
Because that wouldn't solve any problem.
After I healed,
I went back to Qing City.
I wanted to see Feather Emperor again.
But when I arrived at the palace,
he was already lying in a pool of blood.
From then on, I left Qingzhou.
It's been 15 years since I left.
Fifteen years.
When I stepped on Qingzhou's land again,
I could not have imagined that
it would have changed into such
a ruinous state.
Previously I didn't tell you all the truth,
it's because you'd feel sorrow once you learned all the truth.
You are so young, and you should not bear
the cruel realities.
I am regretting.
I regret that I brought you back to Qingzhou.
If I had another chance,
I definitely wouldn't come back with you.
But where can I go?
When I escaped from the capital,
I escaped to the little mountain village,
I originally thought I'd live there forever.
But, in the end...
Now that I think about it,
that mountain village might have been faked.
In this chaotic time,
how can there be such a beautiful place.
Mother, just let me do all those things.
You've been tired, I want you to get some sleep.
You are tired too coming from Chuwei, Mother.
All these, you can just let the mades take care of them.
You prefer to sleep on your side,
so you must have thicker padding on the edge of the bed.
How do the servants know these things?
I've been keeping it next to my pillow. It feels like Mother is always by my side.
Little Zhou.
Even though we could not see each other,
I've been thinking about you every day.
I hope you'll live a better life than I have.
Then, has Mother lived a happy life these years?
To have someone you love and be able to look at him every day. That's happiness, right?
If I were you, Mother, I would wake up smiling.
You're such a child. We were talking about you, how did it change to me?
Let me ask you. Do you really like that Crown Prince of Qingyang?
But won't he eventually return to his homeland? What will you do then?
Easy. I'll go wherever he goes.
Silly child. Your idea is too simple.
I'm worried that you'd make a wrong step right from the start.
I think, as long as I can see him every day,
I will be content.
Do you feel better now?
I'm feeling mostly fine now. After staying in bed for so long,
It feels stuffy inside.
Among these wounded, less than five or six out of ten will survive.
It's even more haunting than seeing the battlefield.
That day, when I fell from the cliff,
I thought I'd become just like them.
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