[Novoland: The Castle in the Sky S2]
[Episode 2]
Why are you standing there? Kill him!
Master.
You are so amazing.
Are you a magician?
No.
Am I going to die?
Don't be afraid.
I'm here.
What is your name?
Xue Jing Kong.
What a beautiful name.
Ah Che.
Your Highness.
We've been waiting for so long already.
Where is your Miss Ru Che? Why is she still not here?
I'm afraid that someone had committed trickery.
You're a powerful minister in the court.
How can you make things up and slander me?
Did I say that it's you?
Your Highness. Duke.
The auspicious time will end soon. Should we choose another day?
-That's the only choice. -No!
The next auspicious time is next year. We have to do the blood test today!
Alright. We can't wait anymore.
Master Kong Sang, please do the blood test for Miss Du.
Alright.
-Send more people to look for her now. -Roger.
Miss Du, this way please.
Mother, father.
Why you don't want me anymore?
[Xu Yu]
Who are you?
Why did you kill my foster parents?
Why did you keep on pestering me?
Why are you always quiet?
Are you a mute?
There're many things that you don't know.
Generation after generation, legacy after legacy.
Who are you?
Kill her!
Retreat! Retreat now!
Was I so amazing?
Your Majesty!
-Your Majesty! -Dang Dang, are you okay?
It's just a minor wound.
By the way,You Majesty,
where are those assassins?
You came too late.
What happened to you? Did you get hurt?
What I mean is, you didn't see me...
when I wiped them out. Attack!
You are invincible. Sorry for being late.
Get up now.
You took a knife for me. You are my most loyal friend.
It's my duty.
But this is weird.
We're not enemies. Why would they kill me?
This is related to the blood test.
Someone wants to stop me?
This is just my guess.
What if I don't go?
No. His Highness is waiting for us.
You are right. We need to keep our words. Let's go.
If those pests come here again, I'm going to take them down.
Have you seen petals being suspended on air?
No. What are you talking about?
We need to hurry up.
-We are really late. -Okay, coming!
God bless the Winged Clan.
Miss Du is really a descendant of the Winged Clan.
The ruler of the world.
We have a new empress.
We should head over to Tianhe Altar for the enthronement.
Yes. Start the music.
Wait!
What happened?
Your Highness, we were ambushed while we were on our way.
That why we are late.
Who are those traitors that are so bold...
as to assassinate the Winged Empress?
This is treason and the punishment is death!
Traitors?
Why didn't I see any of them?
The new empress of Nanyu City is right over here, right?
Master Kong Sang, please test Miss Ru Che's blood.
She's our destined empress. Why do you need to test her?
-Master Kong Sang! -Don't.
Do you still want to test my blood?
If you don't, I'm going to leave now.
-Wait, come back. -Duke Wei.
-You can't go. -Miss Ru Che has golden wings too.
If you don't test her, others might not be convinced.
Miss Ru Che.
Go ahead please.
An imposter. Off with her head.
I've never said that I'm the Winged Empress.
No. Let go of me!
Your Highness.
You are the one who's mistaken! Stop!
Am I going to be beheaded if I'm the fake Winged Empress?
What do you think?
This one.
This is the Sky Plant Necklace my father gave me.
None of you recognise it?
It's fine then.
Let me think.
If I'm a fake one, why would somebody try to assassinate me?
-Isn't that too much of coincidence? -The Tester will not be wrong.
Let her explain.
Someone must have done something with it.
Why do you think so?
The one who wanted to kill me...
must be sure that I won't be able to come.
Then, there's no need for him to do with it.
Yes. But now that I'm here, they need a last minute plan.
And if they do that, there'll be flaw.
-What flaw is that? -Be quiet!
Let me think.
You are trying to bid your time. Take her away!
I found the flaw!
What is this on your finger?
I got it when I was trimming blue pine at the Eastern Pavilion.
Liar! They're not blooming yet.
Where did it come from?
It is from the ice silk.
You put the ice silk on that blood tester...
when you tested my blood. So it'll not react to me.
-Pei Jing. -Yes, Your Highness.
Your Highness, it's indeed ice silk.
Great.
Usually, ice silk are colorless and odorless.
It'll turn blue when it's with water.
When she tried to frame me just now, her palms were sweating out of fright.
Pardon me. This is indeed from the blue pine.
Take her away!
Wait.
Miss Ru Che is right.
First, she was ambushed.
Now, someone is so bold as to...
do with the blood tester.
This is too much of coincidence...
for these incidents to happen one after another.
Tell me. Who's the instigator behind this?
I can spare your life.
That person is...
Who is it?
What is this?
I think this is the reason why the blood tester will show that...
she's the real Winged Empress.
Test her again.
She is the fake one.
Tell me. What is happening here?
Your Highness. This is all my doings.
I asked her to use the ice silk,
and I bribed the maid to get me a scale from her wing slit.
This is the scale taken from...
the wing slit of that woman.
I'm going to insert it into her wing slit...
and she'll become the new ruler of Nanyu City.
I was once a maid from Wuji County.
And I was born with these golden wings by chance.
This is the only chance for me to rise above all.
That's not right. You are just a maid.
You don't have the ability to devise and carry out this plan.
When you've suffered enough, you'll be willing to risk everything.
My plan has fallen short, I'm willing to bear the punishment.
Enough. You have her confession.
-Take her out and behead her! -Don't be so impatient.
You are clearly the instigator behind this, you halfwit.
Lady. You are now a discarded chess piece.
Why would you sacrifice yourself?
Tell me.
A lady with backbone.
Pei Jing.
Let's see if you can...
withstand the whip in his hand.
-Stop it! -Why did you ask me to stop?
I ascend as the Winged Empress today.
I don't want any violence. Let her go.
We need to find out the instigator behind this!
This is against my values. Understand?
I'm going to let her go.
How benevolence of you, Your Majesty.
We'll proceed as you wish then.
Take her away.
Long live our empress!
For the sake of our friendship in the past,
I'm going to let her go.
I'm letting you off the hook too.
You still have some recollections of our friendship?
Why are you here?
[Master of Xingchen Pavilion] [Xing Shang Li]
Stay put.
Thank you.
I didn't do it for you.
I did it for Xingchen Pavilion.
Why did you abuse your power?
You knew that...
there'll be repercussion for it.
I was acting on impulse.
I saved someone.
Fool.
What if that mute came to you
while you were totally powerless?
He's already came before that.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.
I have 10 in total and I've used two of them.
Where's the other one?
Your Majesty!
-The drawing of you is already here. -You look quite handsome in this armor.
This is me?
I'm that ugly?
Hold this.
I look very nice in one of the photos.
This is still the best.
Take a look.
He looks handsome, right?
I think he's just as handsome as me.
I'm not blind.
Take it. Make a drawing according to it.
Wait.
I'm going to keep this.
Alright.
Why are you smiling like a fool? I'm asking you a question.
Why are you smiling?
My illness is getting more and more frequent.
It used to strike me once a month.
Now, it just strikes me without any indications at all.
You are ill again and lost your power as a repercussion of your action.
How did you survive?
Under various circumstances, I saved her...
-and she saved me. -Who?
Male or female?
Is she pretty?
You are so ugly. An ugly duckling.
She is very ugly.
An ugly duckling.
The dresses that you want are all here.
So many of them?
I just want one as my birthday present.
Not at all. You're the Winged Empress.
Everything good in this world belongs to you.
Everything?
It's great to be a Winged Empress.
Why are you standing there? Keep her clothes for her.
Alright.
By the way,
-Have you found that person? -She's here.
Sister!
Xiao You!
I miss you so much.
Me too.
Where are the others?
Your friends have no permanent residence.
It's difficult to locate them all at once.
You have to find them.
Loyalty is our code of living.
We stick together through thick and thin.
-Right, Xiao You? -Yes!
Xiao You, there are food there. Help yourself.
You are so generous, sister!
-Can I grant exemption from taxation? -Of course.
Zero tax then.
I don't think you can exempt everyone from taxation.
Is that so?
We'll reduce the tax rate then.
You are right. Alright, Your Majesty!
Now, all my friends outside can live a better life.
In accordance to the enthronement of the new empress,
to make a new beginning with people,
the tax of 10 to 7 is going to be changed to 15 to 1.
Sincerely, Her Majesty!
Are you alright, Your Majesty?
I'm fine.
I'm just a bit nervous.
Dang Dang, look at me.
-Do I look like the Winged Empress? -You are the Winged Empress.
I swear in the name of my mum.
Alright then.
Ah Che, you can do it.
My fellow officials.
This castle you see is The Castle in The Sky.
It is designed and built by...
the talented craftsmen of the Winged Clan.
It fell into the hands of Bai's family from the Human Clan....
and Nanyu City was almost wiped out.
But now, the Human Clan is under the ruling of our clan.
And The Castle in the Sky has been restored as...
a true palace once more.
It's going to sit atop the whole of Novoland...
and become the unwavering glory of our Winged Clan.
Let us welcome our Winged Empress.
Winged Empress.
♪ I wish to be the wind that drifts away without any care ♪
♪ I rather kill myself than turning into ice ♪
♪ I can still hear the sound of the unfinished song across the world ♪
♪ I have no future ♪ ♪ Don't ask me for my name ♪
♪ It's regrettable that the dew brings only cold to this lonely world ♪
♪ It's regrettable that this journey is cold and bitter ♪
♪ I don't want to disappoint you ♪ ♪ But a heart ♪
♪ that loves true can surpass every trial ♪
♪ I rather we don't ever meet again ♪
♪ Are the flowers falling along with the rain? ♪
♪ I don't dare to speak loudly for fear that I'll wake up from this dream ♪
♪ where I'm dreaming about you ♪
♪ Even this dying love will last me for the rest of my life ♪
♪ Even with hate, I tear up when I am to bid you farewell ♪
♪ I don't regret it even though our love is short-lived ♪
♪ In a blink of an eye, willow catkins flutters in the sky once more ♪
♪ I have no future. Don't ask me for my name ♪