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 40
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.
Thank you, Grand General!
It's such a pleasure to ride a horse
and chat with you.
See you!
Spread the word.
Do as planned
by Fan Xian.
Do it tomorrow!
Fan Xian is not necessarily helping us with sincerity.
He wants to take advantage of me
to kill Shen Zhong!
Your Excellency see it through?
Not quite!
I must kill
Shen Zhong anyway!
Yeah!
According to the plan,
after getting adoptive father out,
Fan Xian is bound to coordinate in person.
After getting out the Old Master,
we can only run to Nanqing.
When it comes, just take my order
to kill Fan Xian.
Then how will we go to Nanqing?
Who said we have to go to Nanqing?
After killing Fan Xian,
we should run to the border quickly
and gather the army.
To revolt?
Fan Xian's misjudgment
is that he thinks
running towards Nanqing
is our only way to survive.
Everything is ready now! We'll start tomorrow.
I've met Shangshan Hu.
Considering Shen Zhong's intelligence,
he must know someone will rescue Xiao En.
You want to create the deadlock
like the tug of war?
Either of them has to die anyway.
Which one of them?
It makes no difference.
It's good to Nanqing
for either of them to die.
Shen Zhong can't be killed.
What?!
Shen Zhong can't be killed.
Why?
He Daoren lets you
take over the Neiku's shop at Shangjing,
right?
Yes!
The account book has problems.
What are the problems?
All the account books handed in by Shangjing
to the capital city will be reviewed
by the Investigator's Office over the years.
It is very different from what is recorded here.
So?
So all the account books
received by the Investigator's Office are fake.
Judging from these,
someone in the middle
has held back
a big amount of money.
Trafficking!
That looks like the Princess Royal's idea.
The worse thing is that this sum of money
was delivered to Nanqing territory
by Shen Zhong's Embroidered Uniform Guards.
Why would Shen Zhong help
Li Yunrui with her illegal dealing?
To make money from it?
Shen Zhong is not greedy for money.
There is only one possibility
for him to agree with it.
This sum of money
will eventually lead to the civil strife of our dynasty.
How much is it?
It's enough to raise a camp of private army
after so many years of accumulation.
Armors, weapons, provisions,
and horses
are all the best type.
They are enough to revolt
at critical times.
I'm afraid Princes Royal
is not the only one involved.
Princess Royal has been with the Crown Prince all the time.
Is it a scheme from the Eastern Palace?
We have to ask Shen Zhong
for the truth.
Who?
Shen Zhong!
He won't tell us.
Then think of a way.
Or you may marry
his younger sister
and become his family member.
He will tell you
whatever you ask.
Fan Xian, this is critically important
and allows no jokes.
So you are aware this is a joke!
Mr. Yan,
do you know what you're talking about?
Do you know
how much efforts I made
to work between different powers in Beiqi
before I finally get tomorrow's chance
to kill Shen Zhong?
And you just said
Shen Zhong can't be killed.
And you want me
to ask something confidential from him.
Who do you think I am?!
Do you think I'm god?
Try to catch him alive and extract his confession by torturing.
This is Shangjing.
You want me to
catch Shen Zhong alive here and extract his confession by torturing!
Yan Bingyun,
I'm not ready to die yet.
Head asked He Daoren to give you hints.
He probably found something suspicious.
That's the mission
given to you and me by Head.
Fine!
Then ask Chen Pingping
to come and investigate in person.
Fan Xian, mind your identity!
What's my identity?
Director-General of the Investigator's Office.
So what?
Since you and I have joined the Investigator's Office,
we should follow the Head's command
to fight for Nanqing
regardless of life and death.
What if
I want to stay alive?
I was right.
People like you
don't deserve to be the Director-General of the Investigator's Office.
It's a deal.
We rescue Xiao En tomorrow
and take the chance to kill Shen Zhong.
This is an
unstoppable plan!
You're still not physically recovered.
It's better for you to stay indoors.
Watch out!
Don't damage the yard.
Yes!
Your Excellency!
Watch Yan Bingyun for me!
I need to know all his actions.
Your Excellency!
Sure!
According to what Fan Xian said, this is the place.
Go to the top of the mountain
and act according to the plan.
Yes!
Commander,
some people broke in the yard.
Set out!
Split up and sneak in!
Find adoptive father as soon as possible!
Yes!
Your Excellency, I am Tan Wu!
I'm here to get you out as requested by the Grand General!
Your Excellency, I found him.
I got him!
Let's rush out!
It's a trap!
Let's escape from the back yard!
Go back! Go!
We're besieged.
It is planned in advance.
Is it a trap set up
by Shen Zhong and Fan Xian?
That doesn't matter anymore.
Brothers,
let's fight to death together.
Grand General,
you're of the Ninth Dan.
There is still chance
to survive
if you fight alone.
Running away on my own is not something I will do.
If you don't go,
who will avenge us?
Grand General!
Stop it!
Please avenge us!
Commander!
How is it?
We have besieged them.
Let's take a look!
Yes!
Stop!
Shen Zhong!
Where is Shangshan Hu?
Commander,
they are all the ones left
when we besieged them.
It's not easy to catch a martial arts master of Ninth Dan
if he wants to escape.
Tan...
Tan Wu!
I have met you before!
I keep Xiao En
as a bait to attract Shangshan Hu.
I'm already too eager to wait any longer.
Shangshan Hu? What does this have to do with him?
You still want to protect him?
We started this simultaneously.
It has nothing to do with others.
It's doesn't matter whether you admit it or not.
You are Shangshan Hu's personal guard.
Catching you is enough to convict him.
The border army has gone through many battles.
No one ever allows himself to be seized without putting up a fight.
I know you want to fight to death.
I don't care!
Your corpse is equally enough
to convict Shangshan Hu.
What will be the charges?
You will be the charges.
How do you convict him
with a bunch of faceless corpses?
You want to burn up the traces?
Your gravestone will not even
have any names.
We've been arrogant and rebellious while living.
It's fair enough to die into lonely ghosts.
His Excellency Xiao is unimaginably outstanding
and shall not be humiliated with another kidnapping.
Let him go with us together today!
Do it! Do it now!
Protect His Excellency!
Fan Xian set me up and Shen Zhong killed me!
Hurry up!
Fetch more water!
They deserve to be the border army of Beiqi!
What a pity!
They are all charred. Absolutely no chance of surviving!
This is Xiao En judging from the body shape.
How about the leg injury?
The leg injury matches as well.
Is it a new injury?
Yes!
It's an injury caused recently.
How about teeth?
Three teeth missing. The position is correct.
So this is Xiao En without a doubt.
Your Excellency,
I think it's a bit strange
that Xiao En just died like that.
It's sort of...
I think he is Xiao En.
Yeah, he surely is!
I'm just curious about
where Fan Xian is right now.
There it comes!
The last load?
Yeah, the last load.
31, 32,
33,
34,
35,
36,
36, 37,
38,
39.
Eh...
How come there is an extra one?
They are warriors.
Bury them together.
Sure!
Let's get back to town and visit the Grand General.
It's all blocked in the direction to town
especially in the direction to the Grand General's residence.
Commander-in-Chief of Embroidered Uniform Guard
Shen Zhong pays respects
to the Grand General!
Greetings to you, Grand General!
I have something to report
and have to bother you with it.
Today, we got some rebels that tried to break in the prison
and take Xiao En away.
Fortunately, they didn't run away.
We caught them.
What are these people like?
We don't know!
Those rebels burnt themselves.
It's hard to tell their identity.
Why do you
report something like this to me?
Because Xiao En
was also burnt to death.
He is, after all, your adoptive father.
It's necessary to report it to you.
Alright!
These rebels from today charged
with spears like this as well.
What do they look like?
We can't tell as they have their face masked.
Do you know anyone else
who uses this type of spear, Grand General?
I don't know.
Grand General,
you spear seems to have the smell of blood.
So what?
It's just off the top of my head.
Good spear!
By the way,
I've got one more thing to report.
Empress Dowager
has been hesitant about
whether to use Xiao En or not
in future.
You know it very well that
I've been cruel to Xiao En.
If he is really used,
what shall I do in future?
What do you think?
You do feel afraid?
I'm timid as always
and naturally feel afraid.
I've considered killing Xiao En,
but if I kill him,
the Empress Dowager won't spare me.
Those rebels tried to break into the prison
only to have him killed,
which helps me eliminate the hidden danger.
I should congratulate you on this then,
Your Excellency!
Grand General, do you know
I invited Langtao and He Daoren
to watch in private?
If there is really someone
planning for secret rescue,
the intervention of two martial arts masters of Ninth Dan
can truly eliminate the hidden danger.
If someone escapes in the chaos,
is it possible that
he runs to your residence?
If no one comes till now,
I think he should probably
be dead already.
This is really a good spear.
If nobody saves him,
there is really no reason for me to kill him.
Grand General,
who do you think
victimized Xiao En?
I probably should leave for now.
Excuse me!
Shangshan Hu is invincible.
His prestige in the army is increasing each day.
If we leave him like that,
he will become a great threat to Beiqi.
If he attempted to kill me today,
we can surely convict him with it.
What a pity!
If he really attempted to, Your Excellency...
As Embroidered Uniform Guards,
we take charge of the prison and punishment.
We usually arrest thieves, bandits and malefactors secretly
and often interrogate them
in the most merciless and ruthless way.
All that is to ensure safety of Beiqi.
If my death today
can be traded for the imprisonment of this rebel,
it's nothing to be afraid of.
What a pity!
He Daoren.
Shen Zhong is adept in scheming.
What are you waiting for?
He is old anyway.
Time kills most, doesn't it?
Shen Zhong sent you here?
Yes!
Tell Shen Zhong you lost him
and give him to me.
No!
Or tell Shen Zhong
he slipped off the precipice.
Don't worry!
I won't allow him to show up again.
I'm not the only one who come to kill him.
Langtao is there!
Shen Zhong really thinks too much of me.
How about Ku He? Why hasn't he come?
=Langtao, first apprentice of Great Master Ku He=
My master enjoined me
not to let you live.
I can't disobey it.
Please excuse me for that.
As Ku He's apprentice,
you're just like him.
Seemingly righteous and merciful,
but actually crafty and wicked
in private.
Kill me as you wish!
Don't make it seem so aggrieved.
I must save him.
I can't help you.
Shen Zhong has started to doubt me.
You don't need to do it publicly.
Just stop him with a few moves in the dark.
It's an abyss over there.
You can't escape.
That's not your business.
Watch out!
Your Majesty!
I'm fine! I'm OK!
I just had a bad dream.
I was worried and rushed in abruptly.
I'm willing to take penalty.
Any news from our mission to Beiqi?
Your Majesty,
the Beiqi capital city
is too far away from here.
It takes a long time
to deliver messages.
We haven't got any till now.
Your Majesty,
you've been away from the palace
for a few days.
Empress Dowager is a bit worried.
OK!
Leave me! Leave me!
Yes!
There is no trace. I'm afraid they are dead.
Who is the guy bumping in?
I don't know.
We must find their corpses if dead.
Search down there!
We just sorted out the battlefield report
for Fan Xian's battle at the border.
The news has been intermittent
ever since they reached Beiqi
and stopped altogether
after they reached Shangjing.
Yan Bingyun was captured.
The agent network lurks in Shangjing.
That's something beyond our control.
Fei Jie is investigating Fan Xian's affair.
Don't let him see this report.
Don't worry. This is the only copy.
Fan Xian's whereabouts is unknown at the moment.
Don't you have any other agent
in Shangjing?
If I had,
Yan Bingyun wouldn't have been captured.
Go there and check it out.
Yes!
You guys go to the woods.
Yes! Yes!
Report, no one on this side.
How is Xiao En's injury?
The cut on his chest leaves him no chance of surviving.
He can't be saved.
Whoever wants to save him,
it will end up in vain.
Wait for a few more minutes!
If we can find the corpse,
it will be an explanation
to Commander Shen.
Report, no findings.
Search harder!
Yes!
Any news from Fan Xian?
Nothing abnormal after they reached Shangjing.
Is there any battlefield report?
No!
Shadow!
Why?
Because you've been holding
something back from me.
Nobody ever sees
what Shadow looks like
over the years.
It is you!
What's wrong with Shadow?
He fell asleep.
Did you see his face?
I did.
Don't disclose his identity!
Fan Xian encountered
Haitang Duoduo,
Yan Xiaoyi and Shangshan Hu in the battle at the border.
His life is in grave danger.
Where are you black knights?
I withdrew the black knights from the mission.
You know well that
the journey is full of danger.
You're killing him.
He is still alive.
Chen Pingping!
I won't allow you
to let Fan Xian be your puppet.
He is the only and last apprentice
I have.
I'll ensure his safety
even if it means to work against you.
I've hidden the report
about Fan Xian very well.
Your technique of applying poison is indeed unparallel,
but perceiving chances
is not something you're good at.
There must be someone helping you.
He is right here, isn't he?
He's got it right.
Come out for a meeting then!
I knew it is you!
It's not detected
in the yard till now.
Only you are able to do so.
You said
it was meant to help Fan Xian
to gain success and fame for him to go to Beiqi.
I did say that.
You also promised
to ensure his safety.
I did!
But you withdrew the black knights
protecting the mission anyhow
and allowed him to take the risk alone.
You want to victimize him.
He is alive!
You leave him
facing several Ninth Dan martial arts masters alone.
Allow him to continue!
What I did
is meant to figure out
the secret of Xiao En.
What does it have to do with Fan Xian?
He didn't disclose it in all those years,
surely not to Fan Xian either.
I think he will.
Why?
I can tell you the reason behind,
but he can't listen to it.
Do you think
I dare not take action against you?
We're going to meet him.
Whom?
Whose arrangement was it
to withdraw the black knights?
Trust me!
I'll go with him
for this matter.
You can't go!
Wait! What if
I do?
I know you don't fear death,
but you can help Fan Xian
as long as you stay alive.
I promise you
if Fan Xian really dies,
I'll avenge him with you in the capital city.
Whoever wants to kill Fan Xian,
I'll bury the whole world with him
if he dies.
If it were only He Daoren
and Langtao
in those years,
there is no chance for me to lose.
If an old man keeps talking about his past years,
he is dying soon.
I am dying already.
The antidote is a waste on me.
Let me stop the bleeding first.
It's useless. I know.
Langtao's cut has broken my heart vessel.
What are you laughing at?
I'm laughing at you, Fan Xian.
What is there to laugh about me?
Nothing,
but you saved me.
I'm happy.
You start to talk nonsense.
So withdrawing black knights
and putting Fan Xian in danger
are the ideas from Your Majesty?
If Your Majesty wants to kill Fan Xian,
just issue an edict.
What's the need to take such big movements
and send him to Beiqi?!
After all,
he is nothing but an official
whose life and death are in the hands of Your Majesty.
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...