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 35
He is saved by people from Beiqi.
Beiqi is in the wrong.
They won't prevent us from
taking Yan Bingyun back.
Beiqi?
Shangshan Hu is Xiao En's adoptive son.
You know him, right?
Your Excellency, are you in contact with him?
I only want to borrow his name.
Grand General sent me to save you.
You're a follower of Hu'er?
Yes.
As long as Nanqing stays unharmed,
I will take any order.
Good.
Later I'll fight Xiao En
with all my strength.
The border is right ahead. We don't have much time.
Let's do it.
Let's get into the woods
and go north.
Leave now!
Grand General is waiting for you ahead.
Xiao En was taken away
by men of Shangshan Hu.
Split up and chase him down.
Yes!
Hurry up!
It's done.
Did anything go wrong?
Your Excellency, you showed up in time.
Xiao En didn't have time to ask.
By calling "Grand General",
everyone thinks
Shangshan Hu's men did it.
It's time for us
to chase him.
Can we catch up with him?
Don't worry. Someone is following him.
Who is there?
Mr. Xiao, you're really vigilant.
Your lightness skill is good.
I'm flattered.
I grow a bit fat recently.
I'm not so flexible.
You set up the iron chains, right?
You're welcome.
You've been leaving marks.
You just keep running. I'll keep doing my job.
Let's stay focused on our own things.
Your Excellency, are you OK?
Your Excellency.
Senior, you're old.
Can he run that way?
Your Excellency, he's not here.
Young Master, which one shall we kill?
He's not here.
Then let's go back.
Nonsense!
Find him! He must be nearby.
You would have been dead back in the old days.
Time and tide wait for no man.
So no one came to save me.
My men pretended to be
Shangshan Hu's men.
Do you lure me out of the mission
to kill me?
I have a question for you.
Go ahead.
Do you know Danzhou?
I grew up in Danzhou as a child.
I see.
Why do you ask me that?
Never mind.
You can kill me now.
Take her!
Your dagger.
=Haitang Duoduo, Saintess of Beiqi=
If you take another step forward,
I'll kill him.
Go ahead.
You're not here to save him.
No, I'm not.
Kill him if you want. I'm just watching.
What's your relationship with Ku He?
So you figured out.
You're Saintess Haitang,
the last apprentice of Ku He.
My name is Haitang Duoduo.
You can call me Haitang,
or Duoduo.
I'm Fan Xian.
I know you, the poetic genius from Nanqing.
Insidious and ruthless at such a young age,
you're not a good man.
Are you also here to kill him?
You can kill him. I'll just stand by and watch.
Fine. Give me the dagger.
Keep an eye on him.
Let's fight.
Are you nuts?
I just told you
I'm not here to save him.
We can talk after the fight.
You must be insane!
Shameless!
If you don't believe me,
you can slash him first.
That makes sense.
Well.
This is for you.
Stop! Stop!
Awesome!
You're really above the Ninth Dan!
Excellent! Excellent!
You're not bad
among the younger generation.
You're so insidious.
I didn't mean to.
Also,
fighting should be simple.
No need to include so many tricks.
Why did you pick a fight with me?
Someone once told me
if I want to
improve my martial arts skills,
I have to fight someone peerless.
You're really good.
It would be a pity not to fight you.
That's all?
What else?
Now that we're done fighting,
you should kill him.
Duoduo,
why do you want to kill him?
My teacher wants to kill him.
Why does Ku He want to kill him?
I don't want to tell you.
Look, we're...
Will you kill him or not?
If you don't, then I will.
He doesn't want to kill me.
If he does,
he would have killed me already.
Senior, you're right.
I've tried so hard
to keep you under my control.
How can I just kill you?
If you really don't want to kill him,
then I'll kill him instead.
Yan Xiaoyi. Director Yan.
Fan Xian,
I'll make you pay today for humiliating me in the capital city.
He was trying to shoot me.
Why did you stop the arrow?
I stopped it subconsciously.
Only after stopping it did I realize that it was coming at you.
That's the Ninth Dan archer of Nanqing.
He's unparalleled in the world.
How is that relevant to me?
Of course it is.
Let me introduce.
This is Haitang Duoduo, Beiqi Saintess.
Director Yan,
by killing the Saintess, you'll make a name
among the frontier soldiers.
Whatever you say, you'll die today.
You should be careful.
I'm afraid Director Yan wants to kill you.
Shameless!
Right, he's shameless!
Later, we should get out together
and look after each other.
War horses?
Yan Xiaoyi has brought the cavalry.
Miss Duoduo,
we can cooperate with each other...
Where is she?
She was here just now.
Your Excellency, the horses are coming.
They are wearing Beiqi uniforms.
What a coincidence!
I just borrowed Shangshan Hu's name,
and here he comes!
It's Beiqi army.
Beiqi army?
Why are they here?
The border is not far ahead.
They must have crossed the border secretly.
=Shangshan Hu, Grand General of Beiqi= Father, long time no see.
Grand General, if you take another step forward,
you'll only get his dead body.
Is he also here to kill you?
Your Excellency, watch out!
Are those wounds on my father
caused by you?
Another Ninth Dan martial arts master!
I heard you're a poetic genius.
Let me give you a poem for free,
and you should let me go unharmed.
You can keep it as your last will.
The moment I heard of your name,
I couldn't help wondering
whether you're surnamed Shang
or Shangshan.
Man's body rots to nourish all things on earth.
Death is only a start.
That is Fan Xian,
the man I want to kill.
The other is Shangshan Hu,
the Grand General of Beiqi.
Grand General?
If I kill him, will it be counted as a military exploit?
It is equivalent to attacking cities and capturing territories.
If I order you to kill him,
will you be scared?
Wait! Come back!
You're really courageous!
Young Master, let's do it!
Let's wait till Fan Xian is killed.
If I knew,
I wouldn't have engaged myself in the two fights just now.
Wait!
Do you know Danzhou?
I grew up in Danzhou as a child.
Father, would you like to kill him in person?
Don't kill him now.
Why don't they kill him?
Maybe they want to hold him hostage.
He's so lucky!
Are we going back to Beiqi?
Yes.
After all we're within the territory of Nanqing.
We'd better go back as soon as possible.
Take him with us.
Shall we attack?
Fine! Fine! Fine!
You're really fearless.
You're just a group of peasants.
What do you want?
Are you going to confront the Beiqi cavalry
face to face?
Follow them quietly.
We should find a chance to attack.
How long have you been in Danzhou?
Since I was a child.
When did you go back to the capital city?
Not long before.
It's really fast for you to be promoted as Director-General
of the Investigator's Office.
My official career is quite successful.
You're quick at answering questions.
I was caught.
I should be cooperative.
Father,
should we also bring the others?
No need.
I only need him.
Shall we kill them all?
How dare you?
Kill them all!
Really?
Shangshan Hu,
take it easy.
I won't prevent you from saving Xiao En.
I only want him dead.
I can take one more step back.
You can kill him if you want.
After Fan Xian is killed,
I'll leave right away.
As I said,
I have to take him back.
You heard him.
Then you all have to
die here.
Kill them all!
If he doesn't shoot,
Shangshan Hu dares not make a move.
Isn't this a good opportunity?
Father, go north.
Kill the Beiqi bastards!
Oh, my God!
It's actually real!
All of us are veterans
retired from the frontiers.
We're most adept
in murdering and robbing
without any mistakes.
Kill Shangshan Hu!
How dare you be distracted when pointed by my arrow?
Fan Xian!
Young Master Guo!
Thank you, Young Master Guo!
Screw you!
This is my dagger.
You actually bring it to me specially!
You villain!
Fan Xian, I'm gonna kill you.
I know! I know!
You're all here to kill me.
Just wait a moment.
Director Yan!
Director Yan,
I'm Guo Baokun, the Imperial Compiler.
I'm also here to kill Fan Xian.
They're veterans from Nanqing.
They are not enemies.
Young Master Guo it is!
Director Yan, what're you doing?
It doesn't make sense.
Yan Xiaoyi must have left the camp without permission.
Why would he leave anyone alive
to put himself at risk?
Keep an eye on them!
Yes.
If you don't stop him,
we'll all be killed
by Yan Xiaoyi.
The Beiqi War God
will die today.
Yan Xiaoyi is the only Ninth Dan archer
in the world.
If you don't kill him now,
countless Beiqi soldiers will be shot dead
on the battlefield in future.
Who can stop me?
It's for the righteous cause of your country,
you can't be intimidated!
My clothes are stained.
Haitang Duoduo!
Nice move.
How do you know I'm here?
I don't.
I just cried out for a try. And I guessed right.
Your Excellency,
I see
guards of the mission coming.
Let's go.
You can't have him.
Miss Duoduo, why are you still here?
I'll leave after I kill Xiao En.
So many people are killed today.
All of them combined
won't be able to stop me.
They won't try to stop you.
The fight is between us.
You're no match for me.
Courage and uprightness are the most important in fights between warriors.
Even if I'm no match for you,
I'll fight you fairly and openly.
Well said!
I didn't expect you
to be a brave and strong man.
I underestimated you.
You lost. Thank you for letting me win.
Didn't you just say
you would fight me fairly and openly?
I'm a student of Fei Jie.
It's known to everyone that
we fight with
poisons.
Didn't Fei Jie tell you that
poisons are useless to
martial arts masters above the Ninth Dan?
Do you feel hot and flushed
with a racing heart?
Poisons are useless,
but it's not a poison.
Then what is it?
It's an aphrodisiac.
You!
Stop fighting with me!
I never take advantage of others.
Just leave!
I do find it hard
to suppress the heat.
It's really an aphrodisiac.
Hide Xiao En first.
It's too late.
Senior Xiao,
please tell them that
I was the one who caught you.
Now I'm the only one
who wants to save your life.
What about him?
Take him along.
Beiqi tried to rescue Xiao En,
But His Excellency Fan took the lead
and brought Xiao En back.
So, please be relieved.
Don't worry.
Let's take a short break
and set off right away.
-OK! -OK!
It's really not easy for His Excellency Fan.
He chased Xiao En all the way!
Senior, please get on the carriage.
Kill the members of the mission,
and I'll tell you anything
you want to know.
I do want to catch you,
but I don't want to betray my country.
Senior Xiao,
chance is easily missed.
Just behave yourself and get on the carriage.
There's still a chance.
I've been curious.
I didn't kill you
because of your
hidden secret.
But why didn't you kill me?
What's so special in Danzhou
to keep a ruthless man like you
from killing me?
The black knights didn't show up
throughout the whole process.
If Chen Pingping really cares about you,
how can he forget about this?
You should be careful.
We're about to arrive in Beiqi,
but Shangshan Hu still led his men
to attack the mission.
It's obvious that some people
from the imperial court of Beiqi want to take your life.
You should also be careful.
Find more allies.
Don't rely solely on
Chen Pingping.
Your Excellency, feel relieved.
I've handled everything.
Have you noticed any trace of
the black knights around?
No.
Where's Guo Baokun?
He's over there.
He just sits still
after reaching the campsite.
The black knights are not here.
Head must have
forgotten about it.
Your men are
all buried.
Bold with good martial arts skills,
they must have joined the army.
I gathered them
to kill you.
Why do you want to kill me?
For my dad.
Your dad is dead?
Nonsense!
Since he's not dead,
why do you hate me?
My dad was sent to jail because of you.
Then why did you
attack Shangshan Hu?
I want to kill you both!
Why do you want to kill Shangshan Hu?
By killing him,
I can use my military exploit to get my dad out of jail.
Now that Shangshan Hu is still alive,
how can you get your dad out?
I...
I'll offer you two choices.
One is to kill me right now.
I'll take this one.
The other is to let me get your dad out of jail.
We don't bear deep hatred against each other.
Nonsense!
You beat me.
You don't hate me for sure.
I was caught by Shangshan Hu today.
Anyhow,
thanks to you, I escaped.
I kind of owe you.
How about this?
I'll make you a deal.
When we go back to the capital city with Yan Bingyun,
I'll personally beg His Majesty
to release your dad.
Why would His Majesty listen to you?
He won't
if the Princess Royal is still in the capital city.
But now Li Yunrui
has been kicked out of the capital city,
your father's sin of forming a clique
matters nothing.
What tricks
are you playing this time?
I have conditions.
When we return to the capital city,
you should personally
accuse Yan Xiaoyi of colluding with Beiqi
to assassinate the mission members.
Stop hesitating!
Even if you don't testify against him,
Yan Xiaoyi will also try to kill you.
What else do you want?
After your dad is released,
your family should ally with me
and share connections with me.
Nobody cared when my dad was put in jail.
We have no connections.
It's natural that no one cares about you when you're down and out.
Once your father is released,
your former friends and relatives
will swarm to visit you.
It's a cold world after all.
You have the support of Chen Pingping from the Investigator's Office.
Why do you need our support?
Just tell me yes or no.
Will anyone else help you
but me?
We're about to leave.
Aren't you going back to your carriage?
An aphrodisiac?
How do you know that?
Taking an aphrodisiac along with you,
you're really no gentleman.
Your Excellency,
I'm the only girl in the mission.
By bringing the aphrodisiac along,
whom do you plan to use it on?
Well...
it's not what you think.
Your Excellency!
Yan Xiaoyi.
Help!
You're awake.
Luckily, your internal organs are unharmed.
It was Yan Xiaoyi.
I was too careless.
I thought it was all settled.
I didn't expect him to return.
It's really hard to guard against the assassination of a Ninth Dan archer.
He's also injured,
so your wound is not deep.
He won't come back in a short time.
You'll be fine.
Your Excellency.
What do you need?
Who took off
my clothes?
Well...
I'm the only one in the mission
who's proficient in medicine.
Your wounds had to be taken care of.
All of my clothes?
I had to bind up your wounds.
It's an act out of emergency.
You bring medicine along.
It's not an aphrodisiac.
Whatever you say.
It's really not.
Then what is it?
Your Excellency.
What's up?
Just get off and see yourself.
Your Excellency, shall we fight?
We stand no chance.
We can use a strong crossbow.
Don't follow me.
Your Excellency.
You've dried your clothes with internal force.
Did you jump into a river?
Come with me. Alone.
This way.
That woman is really good at martial arts.
Never mind.
His Excellency asked us
to wait here.
Wang,
I'm just worried.
No need.
Gorgeous as he is,
I actually feel that
the Beiqi Saintess
has fallen for him.
She is going to confess her love
in private.
His Excellency drugged her,
yet she falls for him?
The drug is the key.
His Excellency is a student of Fei Jie.
That aphrodisiac must be exceptional.
The Saintess must have really
fallen in love with him.
How can there be such drugs?
His Excellency has many specialties.
Just follow me.
I'll answer your questions.
OK.
Give me the antidote.
Listen to me.
I'll kill you if you say another word.
It's not an aphrodisiac.
I'm telling the truth.
Just think about it.
I was after Xiao En.
In that case,
why did I bring an aphrodisiac?
Then what is it?
Why...
Why did it make you hot and flushed
with a racing heart?
Actually, I made the drug myself
to boost metabolism
and increase energy.
What is metabolism?
Let me put it this way.
If you take this drug after getting injured,
it can unleash your potential
so as to maintain your military strength.
It's not a poison.
Instead, it's good for health.
Your heart raced
because of the drug.
You may feel hot,
but your reaction ability can be greatly improved.
Did you feel that?
You lied to me previously.
If I didn't say that,
you would kill me right away.
Weren't you afraid that I might see through your lie?
I suppose you had no experience.
Why do you tell me
the truth now?
I'm a gentleman.
How can I lie to you?
Bullshit!
If I don't tell you the truth,
you might kill me just now.
I can still kill you now.
You won't.
Then just go to hell.
You won't kill me.
Why are you so sure?
Everyone saw you take me away from
the official road just now.
If I die,
Nanqing will definitely launch a war against Beiqi.
You're the Saintess of Beiqi.
Would you like to
see your people suffer?
I can kill you first.
Then I'll kill everyone in your mission.
You're not bloodthirsty.
How could you know?
If you are,
you wouldn't let me
kill Xiao En.
You would definitely kill him yourself.
Also,
you wouldn't bother
asking me for the antidote.
Would you like a bite?
You're really a piece of work!
Aren't you afraid it might be drugged?
It's sweet.
Of course.
It's our gift
for the imperial family
of Beiqi.
I took it out from the mission.
Wang,
why does it take so long?
It makes sense that they're not back yet.
What do you mean?
Just think about it.
That Beiqi Saintess is a martial arts master.
If she wants to kill His Excellency,
how could it take so long?
They must have a good talk
and become friends already.
That's too fast!
Amazing!
Amiable as His Excellency is,
they might be eating fruits together.
Are you really the Saintess?
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...