Have you ever heard about that
the cliff of a snow mountain
once fascinated numerous people?
Legend has it that,
there were treasures at the peak
but also there was a bottomless chasm hidden over there.
The smart, the fool
and the kind people,
all are familiar to you.
On the mountainside, on the cliff,
on the cloud,
and in the human world,
snowflakes are drifting profusely and disorderly.
Joy of Life Season 1
Episode 39
Even if you're telling the truth,
tell me
how you'll get out of here.
Shen Zhong wouldn't
let me go easily.
I have a subordinate called Wang Qinian.
Wang Qinian?
The clerk of the First Division?
He's already
chosen to work for me.
Before I came here,
I asked him to seek help.
It's more ridiculous.
Here is Beiqi.
Who can you turn to?
Who can match the Embroidered Uniform Guards?
I finally see
why you're
severely tortured.
Mr. Yan,
nobody would like you
because of your character.
Be gentle.
Sorry.
I forgot you're injured.
Besides,
I took back what I said.
Someone does like you.
I've told you.
I got close to you
just to take advantage of you
and find out more military information.
I've never been into you.
Don't talk too much.
You're still weak.
I've been lying to you.
I know.
I tried to hate you,
but I still don't have the heart
to see you be tortured like this.
Stupid woman.
I'll get you a cup of water.
She's not stupid.
She just loves you too much.
Your Excellency.
Are they inside?
Yes. They're surrounded.
Why don't you go in?
Because Lady Shen is inside.
There is no hot water here.
Make do with it.
Your brother and I
will be enemies forever.
You're helping me get out,
but I'm not sure what'll happen in the future.
If you kill my brother someday,
just kill me too.
Lady Shen cares about you so much.
Why are you iron-hearted and ruthless?
And, guys,
can you continue talking
after we get back to the mission?
There is hot water in my place.
Catch me.
Brother,
they said they wouldn't spare my life
unless they escape.
You're muddle-headed.
They are secret agents of the enemy.
I... I was kidnapped.
I'm not an idiot!
Your Excellency Fan.
Well done.
You came in alone.
Aren't you afraid
I'd also kidnap you?
I just gave them an order.
They have to shoot arrows
at all of us
if you threaten me.
Brother!
Your Excellency Shen, you don't have to do that.
You have to hand over Yan Bingyun
to us sooner or later.
Now that I found him,
it's better to let me take him back.
No problem.
As long as he gives me
the list of spies in Shangjing,
he'll be set free immediately.
How about telling him about it?
Okay.
All the ministers and assistant ministers
of the six ministries of Beiqi
are secret agents of Nanqing.
If you kill them,
all will be at peace
and there'll be no spies here.
See?
Did you hear what he said?
I was kidnapped.
Your Excellency Fan, you're free to go.
He has to go with me.
No. Not now.
I'm not asking for your permission.
Then both of you stay.
Guards!
Your Excellency Shen, if you kill me,
aren't you afraid the two countries will go to war again?
Nobody knows you're here.
Your Excellency Fan disappeared suddenly.
We tried our best to look for you,
only to find your body.
I feel deeply grieved.
I'm bound to find the murderer
to avenge your death.
Kidnap me.
Kill him!
Your Excellency!
Guys, hold on.
I've got a helper.
How did you get a helper?
I get well along with people.
Saintess, why are you here?
Now that they found him,
the Embroidered Uniform Guards
lost this round.
Save face and let them go.
It's our own business.
Please stay out of it.
These are not my words.
His Majesty asked you to do that.
I only take orders from the Empress Dowager.
She also said so.
Shall I wait here
so that you can go to the imperial palace to confirm it?
Let them go.
Got it.
Why are you looking at me like that?
The Saintess of Beiqi is your helper.
Do you think I'd buy your story?
Come on.
It's really weird.
Have a good rest.
Don't think too much.
Your Excellency,
I went to Miss Haitang
as you said.
As expected,
you really took him back.
Wang Qinian. It's really you.
Mr. Yan,
I haven't seen you for a long time.
Nanqing won a landslide victory.
You've made great contributions.
Even you gave in to Beiqi?
What does he mean?
Ignore him.
What's most incredible
about this
is the Saintess of Beiqi
helped us out.
I can understand why you're confused.
Actually, the Saintess
didn't aim to help us,
but to help His Excellency Fan.
They work for different countries,
but the two of them have feelings for each other.
Once a woman falls in love,
she'll do something beyond comprehension.
Do you think I can't hear you
because you lower down your voice?
How could they fall in love?
I have to
start the story
from his aphrodisiac.
Speaking of...
I can hear you.
Miss Duoduo,
trust me.
From today on,
I'll keep my mouth shut
and never spill the beans.
You got it wrong.
Miss Duoduo,
I see. I see.
It generated because of the medication, but it's restrained because of love.
Actually,
it's a beautiful love story.
What a martial arts master!
It's not easy for His Excellency.
How can you do this?
What's wrong with the guy? Shame on him.
He ran away after harassing girls.
Aphrodisiac?
It's a misunderstanding.
We'll go to the back door.
Wang.
Gao.
You're still fighting.
There are too many challengers in a queue.
I've enjoyed myself fighting these days.
Tell His Excellency
I've lost to nobody.
The Saintess drove the cart.
Who's inside?
Come over.
It's His Excellency Fan and Mr. Yan
that are sitting inside.
Is he saved?
Yes, thanks to Miss Haitang.
Really?
As for the relationship
between His Excellency and Miss Haitang,
keep it a secret.
Don't tell anyone about it.
Wang,
please get one more challenger in for me.
He's saved.
-Mr. Yan. -Mr. Yan.
Mr. Yan.
That must be hard. You must've suffered a lot.
Yeah.
That's enough.
He's injured.
Take him to my room and let him have a good rest.
You can talk to him later.
Go.
Okay. Support Mr. Yan.
Gao!
Be careful.
Mr. Yan,
did they cruelly torture you?
Have a good rest now that you're back.
Mind your step.
Thank you, Saintess.
Why did you let Wang Qinian come to me?
To save us.
What if I hadn't shown up?
But you did.
It's because His Majesty asked me to do that.
Please convey my thanks to him.
He'll see you in a few days.
Gao, spare no effort.
For what?
To talk about killing Shen Zhong.
Why?
Without his verbal instructions,
you couldn't have saved Yan Bingyun.
But I have
taken him back.
I want nothing nowadays.
Why do I have to kill Shen Zhong?
Do you always
act shamelessly?
Anyway, I have to thank you.
I can't believe you said that.
It turns out you'd also lose your temper from embarrassment.
What are you talking about?
I'll teach Wang Qinian a lesson
and stop him talking nonsense again.
You're birds of a feather.
We're not.
I can't quite follow
Wang Qinian's brain circuits.
What's "brain circuits"?
It means mind and thoughts.
I'm leaving. Just wait to be called in.
Oh.
My senior fellow apprentice is coming here in a few days.
You'd better not wander around.
Is he dangerous?
Besides my master,
he's the number one martial arts master in Beiqi.
He's called Langtao.
Sugar-coated haws!
Knickknacks!
=Langtao, first apprentice of Great Master Ku He=
What's wrong with him?
Blood!
He's bleeding.
He's killed.
Most of the officials here
are from Court of State Ceremonials.
We're a mission.
Of course it's mainly composed of staff of Court of State Ceremonials.
Are you really the envoy?
Definitely.
Unbelievable. Beiqi even agreed to set me free.
We exchanged someone else for you through negotiations.
Who?
Xiao En.
You exchanged Xiao En for me?
Idiot!
Is Xiao En
still under control?
We exchanged him for you,
so we handed him over to Shen Zhong.
Did you get the secret
out of him?
No.
Do you know who Xiao En is?
Yeah.
Then why did you let him come back to Beiqi?
To get you back.
I just told you.
Just let me die.
How can you lay by trouble for the future
because of me?
Don't you want to live?
Since I joined the Investigator's Office,
I've known
I may die anytime for the national interest.
Which idiot made the decision?
His Majesty and Head Chen.
His Majesty also said
Xiao En is old but you're young,
so it's a good deal
for Nanqing.
Sit here.
But His Majesty did ask me to
kill Xiao En on the way.
In this case,
why didn't you do it?
He's under control of Shen Zhong.
How can I do it?
The Investigator's Office will do anything it's ordered to
no matter how difficult it is.
Listen to me.
Shen Zhong is quite cruel
to Xiao En.
They're not in the same camp.
Xiao En
couldn't have a chance to make trouble.
Now that His Majesty asked us to kill him,
we have to do it.
Here is Shangjing.
It's already risky to save you.
Do you want to disobey His Majesty's order?
I have no choice. I just can't do it.
How about you doing it?
Where are you going? What do you want to do?
I'm going to kill Xiao En.
Are you crazy?
How can you do it like this?
It doesn't matter if I can do it.
Someone has to carry out the orders.
But if you go out like this,
you'll die before you find Xiao En.
I am already dead
when I was arrested.
Why are you taking it so lightly?
Have you thought about your parents?
It's all for the sake of Nanqing.
For the sake of Nanqing, right?
Do you know what a high price
Nanqing paid to save you?
How dare you
try to let yourself
be killed here?
His Majesty ordered you
to go back to Nanqing safe and sound.
If you die like that,
both of us will be betrayers of Nanqing.
No. You'll be a betrayer.
You'll be a betrayer!
It's for the sake of Nanqing.
For the sake of Nanqing.
Even if it's for the sake of Nanqing,
we shouldn't
take our lives lightly.
You can do something for Nanqing in another way.
How about like this?
I promise you.
I'd find a chance
to kill Xiao En.
Besides,
Shen Zhong is
Commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
Let's also kill him
and make Beiqi fall into a state of chaos.
What do you think?
How will you kill Shen Zhong?
To cooperate with others.
Will Haitang join hands with you to kill their official
because she loves you?
Come on.
I'm going to join hands with the little emperor.
Does the emperor of Beiqi
plan to root out the Empress Dowager's underlings and seize power?
You prove yourself to be an experienced spy.
You're thinking quickly.
Tell me everything that's happened
since you came here.
No problem.
Take off your clothes and lie down.
I'll apply medicine to your wounds.
Why is Shen Zhong anxious to see me?
What's the matter?
He didn't tell me about it.
Is Langtao back to Shangjing?
I don't know.
Show me the way.
Got it.
Shout if it hurts.
Hearing what you said,
I think there're several things that don't make sense.
Are you still thinking about that?
Xiao En had a chance
to kill you on the way.
Why didn't he do it?
I don't know, either.
I remember
he mentioned Danzhou specially,
so I told him
I was brought up there.
And then?
He never mentioned it again.
If Xiao En is interested in Danzhou,
why didn't he make detailed inquiries?
How do I know that?
When you go back, remember to tell Head Chen
Xiao En's secrets
may have something to do with Danzhou.
Focus on getting yourself better,
or you can't go back.
Let's talk about it later.
Now tell me something about He Daoren.
I also didn't expect
Head Chen even bought over a Ninth Dan swordsman.
Has He Daoren
ever contacted you?
No.
Maybe Head Chen bought over He Daoren
just to give you a hand,
but you got him into big trouble.
Is that in your imagination?
Because of the excuse
he used to cheat Shen Zheng,
he'll be killed.
Fan Xian,
you underestimated Shen Zhong.
Your Excellency, Mr. He is here.
Your Excellency Shen, I wonder what's worrying you.
Two things.
One
is about Yan Bingyun of course.
Your Excellency Shen, don't need to blame yourself.
He'll be set free sooner or later.
It's all my sister's fault.
She's really muddleheaded.
She's young.
A girl at her age
usually focuses on love.
I'm ashamed of her doing that.
She must've been laughed at.
I wonder what's the other thing
that worries you.
Of course it's something about you.
Why did you say that?
As a Ninth Dan martial arts master in Shangjing,
you failed to keep Fan Xian under watch.
It's really weird.
As I said,
someone wearing a mask
stopped me that day.
Didn't you also suspect
it's Shangshan Hu?
I...
I just tried to give you an out.
That guy's timing
was perfect.
It means he had kept in contact with Fan Xian.
But since Fan Xian
came to Shangjing,
he's always been monitored.
Mr. He,
how do you think he managed to
communicate with Shangshan Hu?
Your Excellency Shen, what do you mean?
That guy appeared at the perfect time.
It was really weird.
What if there was no such a person at all?
What if
it was a lie you made up
and it's you that let Fan Xian go?
Are you suspicious of me?
Yes.
In this case,
why didn't you put your cards on the table last time?
You're a Ninth Dan martial arts master.
In case we fell out,
I was not sure if I could defeat you.
So,
are you sure you can do it this time?
Langtao.
You'd better lie down and have a rest.
Now that you asked He Daoren to do that,
Shen Zhong is bound to suspect him.
Just because I have no contact
with Shangshan Hu?
Shen Zhong is suspicious.
One loophole is enough.
Loophole?
Come in.
Your Excellency, Tan Wu...
I want to drink some water.
Have you finished fighting?
No. There is still a long queue.
I have a tight schedule.
They're all here to challenge you.
I appreciate your hard work.
I've enjoyed myself. I don't think it's tiring.
It's alright. If you have something to report,
you can say it in the presence of Mr. Yan.
Shangshan Hu's subordinate asked me
when we'll take action.
Tell him
I'll give him a reply in two or three days.
Okay. I'll do that.
I'll leave you alone.
Have you kept in contact with Shangshan Hu?
He Daoren
works for Head Chen.
I won't let him lose his life for nothing.
With eyes watching,
how did Shangshan Hu
make contact with you?
Men can communicate with each other
through fighting.
Sorry for having kept you waiting.
=Tan Wu, Shangshan Hu's Deputy General of Beiqi=
It's okay. =Tan Wu, Shangshan Hu's Deputy General of Beiqi=
Let's get started!
You'll get a reply
in two or three days.
I'll report it to Grand General
and wait for the good news.
My master had an estimate of my capabilities.
Master Ku He?
Master said
among all Ninth Dan martial arts masters,
I'm ranked the third.
The top two
are not in Beiqi.
If you fight me,
you'll definitely die.
I've never betrayed Beiqi.
Then put down your sword.
Let's have a talk.
If I put down my sword,
I'd place myself at the mercy of you.
Your Excellency!
We found that
Shangshan Hu's subordinate Tan Wu
is fighting at the gate of the mission's residence.
Why didn't you report it until today?
He went there on the first day.
Then he never showed up again.
The guys who kept the mission under watch
thought he was there just to fight,
so they didn't report it.
But Tan Wu showed up again today.
Those guys
neglected their duties.
Punish them at hard labor for a year.
Got it.
So, Shangshan Hu
really has kept in contact
with Fan Xian.
It may not be true.
Maybe
it's a trap set by me.
I thought too much.
Mr. He, please forgive me.
It's all for the sake of Beiqi.
If you're angry,
you can stab me
to vent your anger.
The timing is perfect.
Why did Tan Wu
reappear today?
He's here to discuss
the cooperation.
What will you do?
To save Xiao En.
Why do they want to cooperate with you?
Shangshan Hu doesn't know
where Xiao En is imprisoned.
Our cooperation is based on the premise
I find out where Xiao En is.
Why does he believe you can do that?
He didn't at the beginning,
so I asked him to wait.
If I save you,
my capabilities will be proven.
So, you asked He Daoren to tell lies
to save me.
When you do that,
Tan Wu would show up,
which in turn
would spare He Daoren
from suspicion.
These things linked with each other and interacted as both cause and effect.
You're really capable.
You can say such words more often.
So, you know where Xiao En is?
No.
Can you find him?
No.
I found you
just because Lady Shen loves you.
I don't love her.
I got closer to her
just to collect military information.
Enough. Enough.
You don't need to explain it to me.
Now that you can't find Xiao En,
you're deceiving Shangshan Hu.
No.
I sincerely want to cooperate with him
and get Xiao En out.
Don't you want to kill Xiao En?
You can't do that if we can't get him out.
How will you get him out if you can't find him?
Haitang Duoduo told me
the little emperor of Beiqi wants to see me.
What on earth do you want to do?
It doesn't matter what I want to do.
It matters what relevant parties of Beiqi
want to do.
I'm just helping them
achieve their goals respectively.
As the Saintess, you're showing me the way personally.
I feel flattered.
Or are you
under the Empress Dowager's order
to keep watch on me and the little emperor?
You're talkative.
I can't believe
you're a double agent.
Come on. Is it related to you?
No.
I'm already engaged.
You're the Saintess.
Can't you be more like a lady?
Your Majesty, here I am.
Good job.
Shen Zhong took strict precautions against you,
but you really managed to
find Yan Bingyun's whereabouts.
Your thought and skills
are outstanding.
I'm just lucky.
If Shen Zhong didn't have a sister,
how would you find Yan Bingyun?
Of course to turn to you.
How do you know if I'd help you out?
You want me
to kill Shen Zhong.
We should help each other.
It'll be a story on everyone's lips.
So, do you agree to kill Shen Zhong?
I have a condition.
Go ahead.
I want to know where Xiao En is.
And then?
To get him out.
How?
By cooperating with Shangshan Hu.
Xiao En was a high-ranking official of Beiqi.
Exactly.
Shangshan Hu is a famous general of Beiqi.
He's important.
You want to collude with our general
to break into a jail and rescue a prisoner.
And you're telling His Majesty about it.
I'm not just telling him.
I'm turning to him.
Your Majesty, you tell me where Xiao En is.
Shangshan Hu and I will get him out.
We can be considered partners.
You want to break into a prison of Beiqi
and conspire with the emperor of Beiqi?
As I said,
we should help each other.
As I said,
he's extremely daring.
Mr. Fan, tell me
why I should conspire with you.
Your Majesty,
what will Shen Zhong do
if Shangshan Hu tries to save Xiao En?
He'll do all he can to stop it.
Who is better at martial arts,
Shen Zhong or Shangshan Hu?
Shen Zhong is no match for Shangshan Hu.
Okay.
While Shangshan Hu wants to save Xiao En,
Shen Zhong is bound to stop it.
In this case, they're sure to fight.
Do you want to see Shen Zhong be killed
by Shangshan Hu?
Yes, for your sake.
If Shen Zhong is killed,
Shangshan Hu deserves the harshest punishment.
So, you can arrest him
and execute him later.
You want to kill
both Shen Zhong and Shangshan Hu.
Are you aiming to
weaken Beiqi?
Shangshan Hu doesn't take orders from you
or from the Empress Dowager.
And he enjoys an awe-inspiring reputation in the military.
Can you set your mind at rest
if he's alive?
Mr. Fan, you're really brainy.
I kind of agree.
What if Shen Zhong survives?
Even if he's not killed,
he's neglected his duties because Xiao En is saved.
By then,
you can punish him and remove him from office.
In that case,
he can be killed any time.
You've considered
everything about it.
It took me lots of efforts
to think of these ideas.
It's for the sake of you.
You did all this
for the sake of me?
Or else?
Your Majesty,
you haven't told me where Xiao En is.
Is he going to the bathroom?
Xiao En is imprisoned out of town.
I'll tell you
the specific place when I see you out.
Congratulations, Your Majesty.
We're cooperation partners!
Did Fan Xian go to see Shangshan Hu?
Exactly.
Not in a sneaky way?
No. He was fully at ease.
Where did he go before that?
The imperial palace. He was called in by His Majesty.
Called in again?
What did they talk about?
According to a message from the Empress Dowager,
the Saintess stayed with them.
They just talked about some poems and essays
instead of anything else.
Why did Fan Xian go to see Shangshan Hu?
And he did it openly, not afraid of being seen.
You came to see me
openly like this.
Shen Zhong is bound to find it out.
Won't he find it out
if we meet in a concealed place?
Even if I choose a concealed place,
your subordinate Tan Wu
showed up twice at the gate of the mission's residence.
Do you think Shen Zhong wouldn't notice it?
Besides,
even if I don't come to see you,
will Shen Zhong stop
taking strict precautions against you?
Now that you dare to see me,
I don't think you're afraid of
Shen Zhong.
Am I right?
I really want to kill you.
Why do you say that?
Judging from your style,
you'll be a formidable enemy of Beiqi.
How will you save Master Xiao En
if I'm dead?
Have you found out where he is?
Exactly.
How did you find it out?
It's not important.
Where is he?
I think
it's better to figure out a plan first.
We shouldn't do it hastily, right?
What do you want to do?
Shen Zhong is so cruel
to Master Xiao.
Do you want to take revenge?
Go ahead.
Actually, it's easy to guess.
What he wants
is just Xiao En.
But Fan Xian doesn't know
where Xiao En is imprisoned.
Do you know why
I detained Xiao En?
No. I don't.
Just for this moment.
Go to
get He Daoren and Langtao here.
Got it.
In the river of history,
time goes round and round.
Memories about the former and present lives
join each other in an endless way.
In the long drunken Milky Way,
one season follows another in a flash,
and the wild geese are flying south.
I just can't give up
to be with you for my whole life.
I have been hovering in the dreams for hundreds and thousands of times.
I can't even say a word when I watch the flowers falling.
Year after year in the wandering,
I count the remaining years.
Even though we can't meet each other anymore,
even though we have ended up the destiny,
I never feel regretful.
In such a chaotic world,
I still miss you as ever.
I can't fall asleep under the moon.
With a gentle heart,
I cherish our remaining years.
Even though we have to go through
all the hardships along the journey,
you always stay by my side,
watching the falling flowers, speechlessly.
Year after year in the wandering,
I count the remaining years.
Even though we can't meet each other anymore,
even though we end up the destiny,
I never feel regretful.
In such a chaotic world,
I still miss you as ever.
I can't fall asleep under the moon.
With a gentle heart,
I cherish our remaining years.
Even though we have to go through
all the hardships along the journey,
you always stay by my side...