= Ever Night 2 =
= Episode 20 =
Since Sage has gone to Heaven,
your father can come back now.
At least this is something good.
Uncle,
All these years,
you never tell me why my father has been trapped in South Sea.
Can you tell me now?
Okay.
When Ke Haoran from the Academy was killed by God,
Sage was so angry...
...that he rushed to the West Shrine on Peach Hill.
Only with a stick, he killed all the peach blossom there,
and defeated every Taoist warrior.
Even fighting together with Jiang Jing of Xuankong,
the temple's master couldn't resist Sage's stick.
Beaten by Sage, he had to flee to South Sea,
and was never allowed to return to the continent.
What a superb fighter Sage was.
Even a great Cultivator like my father was no match for him.
Pipi!
The good thing is that the master can come back finally.
Uncle,
Is it really a good thing...
...that my father will come back?
Over the years,
so many people have died in the capital.
I just had a dream,
in which I saw my father,
my grandfather,
and many people...
...who have passed away.
Now,
even Sage...
...has gone.
Sage didn't belong to this world.
He's gone to the place where he should be.
No matter who you are,
every one...
...will die some day.
I'm dying, Xia Tian.
- I'm going after Sage. - Nonsense.
You'll be okay.
I'll be with you.
God is destroying my Tang,
not the war.
But even so,
I, Li Zhongyi, am not afraid at all.
Because I believe,
Tang...
...will win in the end.
I...
...am the most powerful man in the world,
and I have married my favorite woman,
who...
...is now beside me.
So I've got no regret.
I have a lot of regrets.
I won't know what you'll look like as an old man.
I can't extend your life to the time when our kiddo is grown up.
Most of all,
I...
...shouldn't have come to the capital.
Don't talk like this.
If you didn't come,
how could I meet you?
Xia Tian,
do you know...
...that since the moment I met you,
in my eyes,
all seasons have become summer(Xia Tian).
At the moment I met you,
I knew...
...I had lost.
Kiddo,
Come on.
Father.
Take care of your mother...
...and yourself.
Behave yourself.
Let the First Master teach kiddo in the future,
and make him a good man.
For Yu and Hunyuan,
as long as they behave themselves,
you must let them live.
Promise me.
I know.
Ma,
Ma Shixiang,
Yes?
Ma Shixiang...
...from Wei City.
I trust the guy whom Ning Que relies on.
You can protect the young king.
You can protect the country.
Now I pass the throne...
...to the sixth prince, Li Hupo.
And you...
...are the executor of my will.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty,
I'll do anything...
...you told me to do
Xia Tian...
Goodbye.
Father!
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty!
Father! Father!
Father!
Father! Father!
Father...
= South Branch of Sect Haotian =
Bring General Hua here.
Leave us alone.
My father...
...has gone.
His Majesty?
Sir?
His Majesty has gone after Sage, too.
Has this misfortune...
...ended up being a disaster of Tang?
Don't be too sad, sir.
Now,
we have something more important to do.
What do you want to do, Your Highness?
Read the will.
How do you know...
...the will is kept in South Branch of Haotian?
Because I know my father.
Why should I help you, Your Highness?
Because I am a Tangese.
The sixth prince...
...is a Tangese, too.
But his mother is not.
Anyone who is not pure on bloodline can't be crowned,
especially someone from Demonic Cult.
Don't forget,
you are the State Preceptor of Tang.
Where is Princess?
She is inside. Please wait.
How could it be?
Why?
Your Majesty made up his mind a long time ago.
This will...
...was written a year ago.
Can it be changed?
It can't, normally.
So what is "abnormally"?
When the country...
...will fall into chaos.
What do you want?
I can give you everything you want, sir.
I want Tang to exist forever.
I want the South Branch of Haotian to develop for good.
I want the people of Tang...
...to have a good life.
Your Highness,
can you promise to give me these?
Your Highness, Hua Shanyue is at your service.
How long waiting here?
Not long.
It's cold these days.
Take care of yourself.
- Don't make me feel bad. - Thank you, Your Highness.
It's me feeling bad because I've done nothing for you.
Do you want to do something?
You know what I am thinking, Your Highness.
I asked you to come here...
...because I need your help.
Only you can help me,
because I trust nobody but you.
I won't let you down.
What shall I do?
Something will happen soon in the capital.
Please...
...keep an eye on the prince.
Okay.
Master,
please take your medicine.
There were too many funerals in the capital all these years.
Senior officials,
old generals,
they passed away one after another.
Now it's His Majesty's turn.
Even Sage...
...is dead, too.
Do you think...
...it is the will of God?
Master.
Since it's chaotic in the capital,
it's more important for us to protect its lifeline:
God-startled Formation.
Hunyuan.
Where is the Third Prince?
He... He...
- Bring him back, now! - Yes.
Wait.
Tell Mr. Ni of Chamberlain Office to count noses in the palace.
Check if someone has sneaked away.
Yes, Princess.
If I recall correctly,
you are...
...from Qinghe County, aren't you?
Yes.
My family is a collateral line of the Hes in Qinghe.
Is it that Hes...
...from which there used to be a high official of West Shrine?
Yes.
If I'm not wrong,
you are Hierarch's guy.
No wonder...
...you've been interested in the Formation...
...for years.
Cultivating Haotian...
...in South Branch Temple for years,
your goal, of course,
is to get the formation key.
Unfortunately,
that key...
...was finally handed over to Ning Que.
Your Highness, there's a secret message from Eunuch Wang.
What?
His Majesty...
...is dead.
His Majesty...
...is dead?
The princess rushed to the South Brach that very night.
I'm afraid...
...that King’s will could be altered.
Yu's action...
...has made it very clear,
The new king who will be announced tomorrow on the court...
...must be...
It's not important whose name on the will.
The fast one will be crowned,
the slow one will kneel down.
The throne of Tang...
...should be mine now.
I'm always loyal to Prince.
You've already known who I am,
so why don't you expose me?
Because,
you are my favorite pupil.
I've been...
...conflicted.
I want to choose...
...a relatively stable path...
...for the future of Tang.
So,
I have chosen the side of the princess,
and...
...I haven't exposed you.
Everybody says:
the capital can't be breached.
Every Cultivator extols:
The God-startled Formation is so powerful.
But few know:
it's Sage...
...who was really invincible.
But Sage is dead after all.
It proves once again that the Light is invincible.
Now, without Sage,
it's impossible for the Academy...
...to fight against the whole world alone...
...as it has been for thousands of years.
so Tang is bound to fail.
God's will.
It's God's will.
If Tang wants to survive,
it has to...
... embrace the Light again.
I know there is an agreement...
...between you and Prince Hunyuan.
But don't forget,
Tangeses...
...are disciples of the Light, too.
And...
...you are a Tangese, too.
I hope...
...you will try to make the process...
less bloody.
Less bloody.
I'll try for it with my life.
From tonight,
You'll no longer hide...
...behind the curtain of darkness in the capital.
After tonight,
your names will be remembered forever.
Tonight,
with this Sword of Heaven,
I'll kill the traitors and usurpers...
...to protect the legitimacy of Tang.
We're always loyal to Prince!
- I'm urgently called by Princess. Open the gate! - Yes.
Now!
= My throne will be passed to Li Hunyuan, the Third Prince. =
- Where is he? - Princess, I can't find him.
Can't find him?
- Keep looking for him, now! - Yes.
- All of you go out to look for him! - Yes, Princess.
Eunuch Wang.
Commander Xu.
Where are you going with so many people in the middle of night?
I'm urgently called by Princess.
Urgently called by Princess?
- I have to go now. - Wait!
Princess, he's not at Meeting Hall.
He's not at the rear garden.
He's not at Dining Hall, either.
Guards are called by Princess late at night.
But as the commander of imperial guards,
I know nothing about it.
Commander Xu, it's because...
I'll tell you...
I'll get you.
I'm fine.
I got you.
Where are you?
This way.
I can catch...
- What are you doing here? - Take him!
Go away!
Leave me alone!
Your Highness, some people broke in.
Who?
Eunuch Wang.
I just fought against the assassins.
They were formidable. There were even some Cultivators.
Cultivators?
How many?
The guards just killed a few dozen,
but one or two have escaped.
And because the guards at the gate were killed,
we don't know exactly how many people breaking in.
I've ordered all guards to search for assassins.
- Princess! - Have you found Hunyuan?
Princess, the Third Prince has been taken by assassins.
- Xu Chongshan. - Yes?
Give my order for the guards:
find the Third Prince...
...at all costs.
Yes.
Who are you?
What do you want?
Do you know who I am?
Of course, I know.
Otherwise, how shall I kill you?
Third Prince.
Kill me? Then my sister will kill you.
Do you think she can escape?
Your Highness,
What are you doing?
Hua Shanyue,
you should understand the situation now.
My advice is:
You'd better to make the right choice.
As you can see,
I've already made a right choice.
Kill them!
Do you want to die?
Let the Prince go.
If you want to save him,
let Li Yu come here alone.
I repeat:
let Li Yu come here alone.
You hear it? Let my sister come here alone.
Back off!
Let my sister come here alone.
Back off, now!
- No, Princess. - It's okay. Standby.
I'm here.
Let Hunyuan go!
I'll let him go after you give me King's will.
Sister, give it to him.
Sister, give it to him, please.
Put it on the ground.
Get out!
Get out! Get out! Now!
Your Highness,
if we succeed, red fireworks will be set off.
If fail, you'll see the white one.
You have to play it by ear, Your Highness.
Retreat! Retreat!
Stop chasing.
What are you doing, uncle?
Yu,
I heard there're some assassins in the palace,
so I went there with my people to help.
Are you okay?
Thank you for your blessing.
I'm still in one piece.
Uncle,
The fireworks...
...were set off by me.
I've been close to you since I was a kid,
so, of course I know you well.
I did it right, didn't I?
The white means failure.
Done.
I'm done.
Maybe it's God's will.
I just gambled.
I just gambled, tonight,
on whether my bad fortune would come to an end,
on whether my Sword of Heaven given by my father...
...would make me a king.
Since the end is doomed to failure,
why let me see the hope then?
You gambled,
so did I.
But I gambled with...
...the dignity and glory of our family.
Both you and I should know,
it's not me who could make the choice.
It's not you, either.
My father's will has made the choice.
Have you already read His Majesty's will?
Don't ask me that.
You'll know it on the court tomorrow.
It must be Li Hunyuan, right?
You should stay at the palace with me now,
to deal with the funeral.
You can come back here after the mourning period.
Your Highness, please.
I know,
there would be many rumors in the palace.
But, if any of you...
...dare to leak out what happened tonight,
all of you...
...will die here.
Understand?
Understand, Your Highness.
Go.
Yes.