= Ever Night 2 =
= Episode 16 =
We bid you a respectful farewell, Your Majesty.
Long live our King!
Mother,
why does father bring us to the expedition?
Because you have grown up, kiddo.
He wants you to experience life.
Then...
do you have to experience life, mother?
I
have to take care of you,
and your father.
I would ensure your safety when you leave
and return.
First Elder.
King of Tang personally leads the soldiers
on a military expedition.
He didn't go into the Badlands but headed to Wei City.
Why?
Maybe
King of Tang State is partial to us on purpose?
The enemy of Tang State are not Huang people,
but those of West Shrine,
who are also our real enemy.
Dispatch order to all tribes.
Don't take the initiative to make provocation against Tang Army.
Evade them when their morale is high, and ease off the war.
Yes, First Elder.
We've arrived in Wei City.
Ma Shixiang from Wei City,
welcome my King!
As you were.
Ma Shixiang,
it's been a long time.
Why are there so many wrinkles on your face?
The strong wind is to blame.
The number of troops our empire patches
to the Badlands has reached ten thousand.
Led by General Xian Zhilang,
Northeast Border Army have arrived main battlefield
in three days,
and joined forces with people in West Shrine.
Good.
How many soldiers
can't go home
after this war?
Your voice...
Your Majesty...
Because of cough.
State Preceptor always coughs
and talks with me in a close distance.
There's nothing else.
You can leave now.
Yes, Your Majesty.
= Ma =
General Ma, = Ma =
come here. = Ma =
Have a seat. = Ma =
I think maybe you should make full confession = Ma =
I think maybe you should make full confession
to me about something.
I don't know what you mean, Your Majesty.
= Ma =
Have you ever met Ning Que? = Ma =
No, I haven't.
I only know that he would pass by Wei City.
= Ma =
I haven't met = Ma =
that boy. = Ma =
Really? = Ma =
Really and truly.
But I heard that
Ma Shixiang from Wei City
conversed cheerfully
with someone over wine inside the house
through the night of the third day of the tenth lunar month.
The next morning,
a big black carriage left
Wei City quietly.
Ma Shixiang from Wei City
drank the guests from West Shrine down
and also played tricks on them.
Pardon me, Your Majesty.
= Ma = Pardon me, Your Majesty.
= Ma =
I have met him privately. = Ma =
I have met him privately.
I talked nonsense just now.
Pardon me, Your Majesty.
Ma,
you are at an advanced age.
Why are you still so naughty?
How naughty
you are!
I know you don't dare to tell me.
Alright!
I don't blame it on you.
After all,
you always protect him
like I do.
How...
How's that boy going?
He has pined away.
But as I see,
he could make jokes with me
like before.
And he also told me about the story of his trip.
And he also
drank several jars of wine with me.
= Ma =
I want to help him, = Ma =
Your Majesty. = Ma =
After all,
I regard him as my own son.
He's my 13th younger brother.
I didn't mean that,
Your Majesty.
I didn't mean that.
= Ma =
Ma, = Ma =
I have the same feeling as you. = Ma =
I want to help him, too. = Ma =
But my situation
is also the same as yours.
I can't help him, either.
I make bold to ask
when these troubles
would end,
Your Majesty.
Till someone
really stands up for him.
Who?
Sage.
Sage?
= Ma =
Only Sage is higher = Ma =
than the heaven = Ma =
in the whole world, after all. = Ma =
No wonder he would
take the heaven as his master.
It's Sage!
Sage, Sage.
Please stand up for him, Sage!
Help Ning Que, please!
Sage has his own pace.
How can us mortals
figure out
what Sage is thinking?
Father has gone on an expedition,
and Imperial Sister has governed the State.
So I am the next King of Tang State.
All of you are good-for-nothing!
If you want to have delicious food and strong wine with me,
you should know how to make me happy.
No.
You should make me, King of Tang State, happy.
I'm talking about you!
Li Hunyuan!
You are messing around again!
You can leave now.
You stay here.
Imperial...
Imperial Sister!
Sit here!
How did I tell you
after father has gone on an expedition?
Be content with my lot and act my part.
Keep aloof from any business.
Be a rich idler peacefully.
Then what did you do?
And what did you say just now?
There's no outsiders here.
Moreover,
I taught the servants
how to serve their masters.
What's wrong with that?
Moreover,
why should I be prudent and modest?
After all, I am a prince.
Nice!
You know you are a prince.
So do you know
how many eyes are looking at you in this palace?
If you make any mistakes
in your words
or in your deeds,
you will be marked down.
When father withdraws army from the front,
they would expose you to father.
I can't help you then.
OK. Fine.
Imperial Sister, I will follow your order.
Li Hunyuan.
As long as you follow my order,
our state
would be yours sooner or later.
Sooner or later.
If father died in the war unfortunately,
I would be the new King of Tang State.
Beast!
How dare you say such treacherous words!
It... It's my fault,
please forgive me.
It's my fault.
Please...
Please forgive me.
Please...
Please forgive me.
Li Hunyuan,
remember,
you are the prince of Tang State,
you will be crown prince in the future.
Except father,
you can't kneel to anyone.
Get up right now!
Does it hurt?
Yes.
Never speak
without careful diction from now on.
I understand, Imperial Sister.
Actually I am not the only one
who has said these treacherous words.
Who else?
Nobody.
Just Imperial Uncle.
You have met him?
Why did you meet him?
No,
I haven't met him.
He found me.
What did he tell you?
He said,
if there's any accident,
he would stand by our side.
Imperial Sister,
I think Imperial Uncle is quite loyal to us.
You know nothing.
He has ever tried to usurp the throne.
He has nothing to do with loyalty.
Yu,
how could you suspect me?
I'm not suspecting you.
I just hope Imperial Uncle
could be more cautious about your words and actions.
According to what you said,
I can't meet my nephew
until His Majesty comes back in triumph.
Imperial Uncle
should have known this result.
Yu,
why are you on guard against me?
You know that
I have been supporting you and your brother.
Thank you for what you have done for us, Imperial Uncle.
But I hope Hunyuan could
win what he deserves
openly and aboveboard.
Take care, Imperial Uncle.
I am leaving.
His Majesty has always believed my chessboard deduction,
but why didn't he
believe me this time?
It's my fault.
I couldn't dissuade His Majesty
from leading the soldiers on military expedition personally.
It's hard to predict the King's mind.
You don't have to blame yourself.
Master,
it's time to take medicine.
His Majesty brought
Queen and ﻿Sixth Prince with him,
and left Princess to govern the State.
All the minister﻿s thought that
His Majesty is making clear his intention
to pass the throne to Third Prince.
But no one knows His Majesty better than me.
He is such a magnanimous gentleman.
If he makes up his mind
to pass the throne to any of his son,
he won't say it in this way.
Because it's
so petty.
Master,
what on earth are you worrying about?
I am worrying that
it's just hollow joys.
You mean
His Majesty would pass the throne
to Sixth Prince.
I don't wish it's him.
You have always
been supporting Queen, don't you?
I have been supporting Queen,
because I obey His Majesty's will.
But it doesn't mean that I support Sixth Prince to succeed.
Because Queen is...
Queen?
Queen is what?
Master,
The succession of the throne is indeed a serious matter.
We can't be haste to
any suspicious persons
who are related to this.
I hope you can
tell me about that, Master.
Queen is Saint Virgin of Demonic Cult.
His Majesty and the Academy know that.
But they have concealed this from the world.
I understand the deep affection
and feelings from His Majesty to Queen.
However,
it relates to the whole state.
If the son of Saint Virgin of Demonic Cult
succeeded to the throne,
it would ruin
the destiny of Tang State.
I see.
Your attitude represents
the attitude of South Branch of Sect Haotian.
Having such a disciple like you
saves me a lot of worries.
You look well today, Master.
How about playing chess with me?
Good.
What?
Queen is Saint Virgin of Demonic Cult?
State Preceptor knows this.
and the Academy as well.
But the attitude of the Academy is not clear.
South Branch have believed in Haotian for generations.
Of course they don't hope the son of
Saint Virgin of Demonic Cult be the next King of Tang state.
Kiddo couldn't be the next King for sure.
But why didn't State Preceptor
expose the real status of that wicked woman in public?
His Majesty didn't agree.
He didn't agree.
Then I will expose her.
You should pretend that
you know nothing about this, Your Highness.
Never say a word to anyone.
Why?
No matter how powerful the weapon is,
only at the right moment
can it give full scope to its power.
What you said makes sense.
When is the right moment?
You will know
when it's the right moment, Your Highness.
The twentieth year of Tianqi,
Huang people are crusaded against by West Shrines and all states
because of shielding the Daughter of Lord of the Deceased.
Huang people suffer huge losses.
Here.
Here you are.
I'm OK, thanks.
Young master,
the time
is coming, right?
It's time to have dinner.
I always thought
I would get better by the time it gets warmer
in spring.
I didn't expect...
It's not a big deal.
You were much colder
before in Chaoyang City.
It was winter at that time.
Young master,
what's the meaning
of hiding here?
I would die
anyway.
People would
die one day.
Huang people are the same with us.
Even though they don't take us in,
the world won't let them live.
If we haven't been here,
maybe they wouldn't
die so soon.
Don't worry.
Even though Huang people can't hold the enemy anymore,
we can head to the north.
We can visit Burning Sea.
Perhaps
we would catch several Variable platyfishes there.
They should taste good.
You know
I don't mean that.
From Rotten-wood Temple
to Xuankong Temple,
from Badlands
to Chaoyang City,
and then back to Badlands.
Finally
we are here.
I am really tired of escaping.
I have told you since you were little
that as long as we can survive,
we should live on no matter in the ways
of being rats that are chased by the world
or the poisonous snakes that everyone scares.
I know I don't have much time left.
Since that,
why should we be rats
or poisonous snakes
that would be chased by others?
Maybe we are destined to
live in this hard way.
What is destiny?
It's luck.
Luck?
Master has said that
I am his luck.
Then what's my luck?
Of course your luck
is me.
No kidding.
I always think
that we should go
to the south now.
We would die if we go to the south.
We would die
even if we don't go there.
What you said makes sense.
People always say that we should live lively
and die lonely.
If we are doomed to die,
we should die in a grand
and lively ceremony.
Moreover,
maybe we would get the chance of living
if we head to the dead road.
You are right, young master.
Our brothers are fighting against the enemy on the front line,
they just enjoy
their happy time here.
Just with what?
They are always not pleasing to my eyes.
The Daughter of Lord of the Deceased?
I want to kill her by my blade.
No, no.
Don't act on impulse.
The Daughter of Lord of the Deceased
is the messenger of Lord of the Deceased.
We can't do anything to her temporarily.
As for Ning Que,
with somebody at his back,
he always looks down his nose at everyone.
we can't spare him easily.
What should we do?
I would follow your order.
Just like this.
OK.
I used to think that I was born to be black.
After getting sick,
I become whiter than before.
It is uncertain whether I am black or white.
So troublesome.
You will be black if you want to be black,
you will be white if you want so.
You are good-looking no matter your skin is black or white.
Am I good-looking?
It's a lie.
Not good-looking.
You are beautiful.
Here you are.
Why are you smiling so happily?
It just reminds me
that you gave presents
to my parents before.
I just wanted to
leave a good impression on your parents.
My mom said,
you are generous and not particular about trifles.
You are a good man.
If we could go back to Tang State,
we buy some delicious food to them.
Young master,
have you packed all our things?
Yes.
Let's go now.
Go.
OK.
Let's go now.
Blacky, let's go.
Where are they?
We are late.
They have escaped.
You are late.
First Elder!
I know what you want to do.
The continuous failure
makes hatred grow in your hearts.
Hatred blinds your eyes,
so that you want to hurt our honorable guests.
They arrived here after a long hard journey,
but they just left here without saying goodbye.
They must be
desperate deep in their hearts.
They are forced to escape,
and forced to leave.
Dying quietly is the only choice
they make from their own initiative.
Because only death that represents the real eternal
is above Light and Darkness.
The enemy of the whole world,
do your destinies end here?
I have never seen
such a strong fluctuation of original Qi from the nature.
How many strong people have battled here?
I have seen this scene.
Where have you seen it?
Your master Yanse
and my master Wei Guangming
battled at North Mountain in capital
in those days.
The original Qi from the nature
also fluctuated terribly at that time.
But it was covered
by them two.
You have seen the clash of two Titans.
Right?
It's blowing strongly outside.
Shall we go back?
Go, go, go!
Go!
Charge!
Go!
Ning Que,
you are here after all.