Translation and Timing by the Joy of Life Team @ Viki.com
♫ Have you ever heard of ♫
♫ the snow mountain’s cliff ♫
♫ once left people with lingering enchantments ♫
♫ Legend has it ♫
♫ that there are treasures on it ♫
♫ But there is also an hidden abyss ♫
♫ The smart, foolish ♫
♫ and kind people ♫
♫ are all people you’re familiar with ♫
♫ On the mountain slope, on the cliff ♫
♫ on the cloud peak ♫
♫ on this secular world ♫
♫ Let the snowflakes swirl and flutter ♫
[Joy of Life]
[Episode 7]
There's still something else.
Release Teng Zijing.
He was detained in the Punishment Department in the past.
Moreover, he also returned to Jingdu with you.
He might be up to no good.
He's my friend.
This word "friend" in Jingdu...
That's too over the top.
Fine. I will tell them to release him.
You must be careful.
Why were you unwilling to apologize to Fan Sizhe just now?
Which father would apologize to his own son?
Just keep holding it in.
Thank you.
You are thanking me?
Take it that I owe you a favor.
Starting from today, as long as you don't create trouble,
I will stop being enemies with you.
Are you talking about patching it up with me?
Your guards wouldn't be able to arrest me.
Taking you into account, I didn't resist.
So to say, I should thank you?
- Did you get the document? - No.
- Why not? - If I talk too much, it won't be easy to find.
Wang Qinian will deliver it tomorrow.
That's good then.
Take it as I owe you for this.
Why is everyone owing me favors?
Let's do this. I will kill someone for you.
- Kill... Kill who? - Make your choice.
I just arrived at Jingdu two days ago. I don't know anyone here.
Why don't I kill Liu Yu for you?
Stay calm. I can understand you want to express your gratitude towards me, but can we change the method?
She is a major suspect in the murder case in Danzhou.
It's just a suspicion. Furthermore, the crown prince is also suspicious now.
Kill the crown prince. It will get rid of the problems. Let's come up with a good plan.
Can't we have a normal conversation?
I don't have any other skills.
I don't want you to sell your skills.
Of course, I don't want you to sell your body, either.
I'm merely joking. Haven't you heard of the phrase "Selling your skills and not your body"?
No.
Take it that I didn't say anything.
Are you familiar with Xu Yunzhang from the Inspection and Control Bureau?
He's just like me, from the Fourth Division.
He created the fake order for the assassination in Danzhou.
If we find him, we will know who the mastermind is.
He's already dead.
Do you know who he contacted when he was alive?
I'm not close with him. I don't like contacting people.
I could tell.
I will still kill a person of your choice.
Save it. When I think of someone to be killed, you will be the first person I will look for. Okay?
What's wrong?
I was thinking. Perhaps, there's still another place
where we can obtain information about Xu Yunzhang.
- Let's go now. - I'm a dead man now. I can't expose myself.
I can go instead.
- How tall are you? - What?
Let me have the measurement tape. I will measure you.
Come. Let's play.
Okay, leave it here.
Look carefully.
I wonder whether Fan Xian has eaten. I will deliver some snacks to him later.
I'm done. Are you ready?
This is the first pair.
Once the "dead" tile falls, you can't change it.
Once you place it here, you can't change it.
I will flip first.
Nine points.
There's none bigger than mine. They are all smaller.
Admit it. Just admit.
Stop looking. Full house.
There's nothing bigger than this.
I calculated. Mother, owes me a tael. Sis, you too.
Father, you now owe me.
You owe me 0,2 kg of silver and 58 cents.
Why did you kick me?
We are playing as a family and you calculated to the last cent?
You are wrong in saying this. We are a family. We should calculate to the last cent.
Why should we play without monies?
Come! Let's play till our monies run out before we leave. Okay?
Let's play again.
This is more like a family.
Stop trying to get close to me. Even a family needs to get the money, right?
0,1 kg of silver, 0,1 kg of silver, 0,2 kg of silver and 58 cents.
Thank you, Father.
It's done.
What are you doing? Didn't you say there's a place where I can check for information?
Wait for me to come back.
So secretive.
King! Show me the money.
- Come, Sis. - I'm broke.
It's fine if you are broke. I have money.
Borrow from me. Who told you to be my biological sister?
Let's do 9 in and 13 out. How about that?
The sky is already dark.
Let's do this tomorrow.
Mother, did I win all of Father's monies?
What do you think?
Father didn't lecture me.
I'm going back now.
What do you think of Fan Xian?
He's okay.
He can fight and write books.
His books are well written. They are good sellers.
We even talked about opening a bookstore together.
This is not bad.
He can also teach you a lot.
Mother, what's wrong with you?
Don't you usually hate him?
Looking at it now, it's best not to be enemies with him.
You are right.
You still owe me.
[Fan Mansion]
Ruoruo.
Brother, what are you doing?
If the capital is dray, I need to make a humidifier.
A humidifier?
It's to put moisture in the rooms.
You can just place a basin of water.
You don't understand. Once it's done, you will understand.
People, after all, should live in style.
By the way, how's the game of dominoes?
Fan Sizhe won everything.
You are here to borrow money from me?
No. I'm here to tell you. When we were playing dominoes,
Father didn't say anything harsh to Fan Sizhe.
It feels like a family.
That's good.
Brother, it's due to you.
Everything seems to have changed since you are here.
I can't change anything at all.
I don't have the capability and intention.
Brother, what's wrong?
It's nothing.
When I went to the Inspection and Control Bureau today, at the stone monument at the gate,
I saw the writings of my mother.
What did she write?
She wants to change the world and rebuild it.
Rebuild the world?
It sounds great.
This is making the whole world as her enemy just by herself.
This kind of person is indeed amazing.
[Ye Qingmei]
But I can't be such a person.
I just want to live an ordinary life and die when I do.
It's not bad to live well, too.
But I also feel that, if the world were to change like what's written on the stone monument,
I would live a happier life.
Change it to what's written on the stone monument then.
Everything will fall into chaos and the world will be a mess.
Anything is fine, as long as you like it.
You don't have any principles at all.
I believe in you. Believing in you is my principle.
It's okay. There's nothing to hide from Ruoruo.
It's fine that you trust her.
- What's this? - Clothes for night travel. It's tailored according to your measurements.
- What are you doing again? - Didn't you want to obtain information? Change your clothes and leave with me.
Where are you going? For what? Can I go?
You can't.
What are you doing?
Brother, I've wanted to be on adventures like
in the stories all my life. I'm finally doing it!
Let me remind you again. Fan Xian is the only person who can enter.
- Why? - Because one can only enter with his outfit.
- Enter what? - There is a store over there.
It doesn't sell anything other than information.
No matter it's the government or the gangs, they all try their luck
out there.
Of course, not everyone can enter. You need to know people and pay lots of money for it.
The most important thing is that you need to dress like you are an assassin.
- Whose outfit is it? - Mine.
Fan Xian, don't get your hopes up.
Or else, I will not get you to pull the file from the office.
What file?
From now on, we are normal people.
Don't act crazy.
Let's go.
What file?
- This? - That's right.
Zijing, this store sounds mysterious, but the storefront is not hidden at all.
It looks like it's owned by someone sketchy.
We can go now.
We are here already. Let's take a look.
Only he can enter.
Put down your bets! Put down your bets!
- What do we do next? - We wait.
- Shouldn't we be in there? - We should be observing on the rooftop.
- Let's go! - Can you get up there?
- I can't. - Then we wait.
Put down your bets!
Hurry up!
It's opening!
I want to know who Xu Yunzhang is talking to.
Wait.
Come, come, come! Put down your bets!
Get your hands off the chips!
There are birds this late!
Can't there be owls?
Of course.
Your Highness, Fan Xian went to the store that trades information.
He is finding out about Xu Yunzhang.
Hand it to him then.
You Highness!
Come, come, come! Leave your chips!
Big or small!
Leave your chips!
[Give it to Fan Xian.]
3, 5, 4, big!
Such bad luck!
My Lord.
This is what you asked for.
It really works!
Xu Yunzhang is talking with the prince.
So the crown prince is trying to kill you.
It's not right.
People are gone. No one is left.
What? Do you think this information is fake?
There are many details and witnesses. It's hard to fake it.
Why did you go back then?
Wang Qinian told me that
Xu Yunzhang's case was in charge by the head of the procuratorate.
In theory, this information is classified.
But I was able to get it this easily.
It's a little too easy.
Also, my teacher told me that the procuratorate is very powerful.
That's true. It supervises all the governors and they are afraid of it.
Since it is that scary, why is there a store like this inside the capital?
Doesn't the procuratorate know?
- They probably do. - Why don't they shut it down?
I haven't thought of it.
Are you saying that this store is owned by the procuratorate?
There is another possibility.
The owner of this store could be controlled by the procuratorate.
That can't happen. You probably don't know how powerful the procuratorate is.
Ever since I arrived at the capital, someone has been messing with the Prince's Manor
and Prince of Jing invited me to the poetry gathering.
The truth to the assassination was so on the nose. Everything came.
It is like there is a hand controlling everything from behind
and pushed me to the wave.
Your Highness, Fan Xian went back to the store.
I'm afraid that he is having doubts.
The doubts do not matter.
The store was a shame.
The store? It was Chen Pingping
who offered a place for the wild ones.
Just build another one.
Did we just tell Fan Xian about Xu Yuzhang and the Crown Prince's Manor's connection?
Wouldn't that be too direct?
His status is so much lower.
Wound't Fan Xian be scared to death?
If that were so, he couldn't be in charge of the band.
This hell is my test for him.
Who do you think would win?
- There are so many talented people here. - That's true.
He's not here yet. Let's wait.
- I didn't expect this many people to show up. - Of course, they would. The prince invited them.
Why isn't His Highness here yet?
Don't worry, Lord Guo. He will be here soon.
[Li Hongcheng: the son of Southern Qing's Prince of Jing]
[Prince of Jing's Manor]
Prince.
Sister Ruo, is your brother not coming?
My brother.... My brother said he needs to change his outfit.
- My brother prepared this for you... - Sorry! Sorry!
I'm late. It just occurred to me that I needed to change my outfit.
It's my first time visiting. Here are the gifts I prepared.
This is dry fuit.
This is sugar.
This... I'm not sure what seasoning this is. You try it.
I also got you two bags of persimmons.
You are the prince and these are persimmons. Sounds about right.
Is everyone here?
Everyone is here. They are all waiting for you.
So are the girls?
Let's go in! Let's go!
[Prince of Jing's Manor]
Persimmon?
Brother, you said you went back to change. You dress like you were in Danzhou.
What's wrong with Danzhou? Do you think I'm too unfashionable?
Tell you what, I was wearing this outfit the day I met the Chicken Drumstick Girl.
I am afraid she won't recognize me if I change it.
Brother, all the girls will be sitting over there
during the poetry.
What about me?
Who would come first for poetry?
That's true. So many talents
are trying to make it today. They are all here.
It's my first time seeing this.
We are so lucky to be here.
It's wonderful.
You really made it, even if you are going to embarrassing yourself.
Since you are here, we...
Do you really think you can't just pretend that you never hear it and hide?
He really is...
Why is this guy here?
Why is he so rude?
She is not here!
People are civilized because of manners.
One doesn't have to wear fancy clothes, but he can't be civilized without manners.
Who are you?
I'm He Zongwei. I've met you at Yishiju.
Is every girl here?
No other girls left?
Fan Xian, why are you so rude?
Calm down, you two.
Since it's about poetry, let's talk through poetry.
Prince, do you know a girl who likes chicken drumsticks?
She likes... likes what?
Chicken drumsticks, you know, chicken's legs.
We offer lunch here. Let's sit, everyone.
The prince is right.
Since this is a battle between learned people, we should use poetry to fight.
What is there to compete? You will surely lose.
What big words!
Fan Xian, if you dare not go against me,
I will not make things difficult for you, either.
You just need to kneel down and admit your wrongs.
Didn't I already tell you that the one who will lose is you?
Preposterous. Who do you think you are? A great poet?
All right, then you tell me how we should compete.
One... two... three...
four... five... six...
seven... eight.... nine...
ten.
Your Highness,
in ten steps,
we shall loudly recite verses on the spot.
Let everyone else decide on who wins and loses. What do you think?
Interesting.
[Dream of the Red Chamber]
This Red Chamber is really incredible.
Reading such an interesting book is comforting to the soul.
Speak here.
Crown Prince has asked me to report about the poetry battle.
Guo Baokun suggested that within ten steps,
the poems they make before the moonrises will be the duel.
Did Fan Xian accept?
Fan Xian rejected. He said that no matter how many poems Guo Baokun and He Zongwei write,
he only needs one in order to win.
Such bold words.
Good.
Win in just one poem?
Lord Fan, do you think Lord Guo and I are so easy to defeat?
A wild village man can only write one poem.
You guys can start.
The poets are here to meet with enthusiasm and I am feeling all kinds of feelings right now.
I will not be polite.
"The cloud and the blue sky makes the building hiding behind the fog.
The little boat draws out the wind.
The fog hides the sky.
The thought lights the candle."
Great poem!
The last part was great!
A great poem!
The intonation is wrong.
Let's not talk about that first.
The whole poem is just all fancy words but no heart.
You-You-You--
Lord Guo.
Lord Fan, this is an inherent flaw.
It is difficult to compose a poem on the spot.
Since Lord Fan wants to listen so intently,
I left my hometown
and went to the capital. While I was looking forward to my future, I made a poem. It's not very well-written,
but it has my heart in it.
If you want to recite it then go ahead.
Your Highness, pardon me.
Lord Guo.
"The cloud is on the east side of the shore.
In white clothes stepping across the snow.
Don't just think that you are traveling far.
The mountain is your company."
Good! Good!
While writing this poem you do have some pride.
At that time, did you think that
you would be someone's retainer and do what they say?
Lord Fan, your words are like swords.
I wonder if you can recite a poem?
Then let's begin.
Look. There he goes.
Brother Fan, a poem in ten steps.
Don't you want to think about it more?
I didn't find the person I wanted to find.
So I shall just write it down straight away.
You both, I will bet with you.
After I have finished writing my poem,
if you can write one which is even better,
I will stop writing poems forever.
If I lose,
I will never compose poems again.
You are not composing poems,
you are seeking death.
"The wind blows high and the ape cries.
The sand is clean and white, and the birds are flying back.
The leaves are falling and one can't see the edge.
The endless river flows by."
Great poem.
"The autumn sorrow is a permanent guest.
But I climb up to see the view even when I'm not well.
The toughness I went through whitened my hair.
In misery,
I put down my wine.
The autumn sorrow and the unwellness."
Just a short couple of lines describes such sadness.
Today's gathering, we only need this one
to leave in the history books.
I have finished writing.
You both, just write anything. The more, the merrier.
As long as you can write better, you are considered the winner.
This is from Du Fu, the Master of Poetry.
They say this is the finest 7-liner.
Don't even think about writing poems in your lifetime.
Where's the latrine?
At the back of the courtyard.
- Which way? - Over here.
Take good care of my younger sister.
- Great poem! - Great poem!
It's really a great poem!
I'm sorry, Master of Poetry.
They were too arrogant. I used you to teach them a lesson.
Master Fan.
Master Fan is definitely excellent in poems.
It's just us artists who needs to take care of our souls.
Why look down upon every poet?
If you can be calm and work on your character,
I believe you will be a true master of our time.
Guo Baokun is very shameless.
You are worse than him.
When Guo Baokun was insulting someone else, you were agreeing with him.
Why didn't you tell him to work on his character when he suggested the competition?
Now you can't beat me, you are telling me to be calm and step down.
Lord He, do you have no shame?
[Xie Bian: Second Prince's Personal Guard] Let him in.
- Why do I need to come in? - Go back then.
[Li Chengqian: Second Prince of Southern Qing]
Fan Xian.
Do you know me?
The crown prince sees you as his foe. Naturally, I must remember your name.
Who are you?
You have three chances.
Second Prince.
Smart.
Why are you looking for me?
There is some animosity between the crown prince and me.
As for you, the crown prince dislikes you.
Your Highness wants me to side with you?
Kill you.
Use your corpse as a gift to the crown prince
so that our relationship would be good again.
Then, how about Your Highness take a guess
that your sword is fast,
or my hand reaches you first?
I guess the sword is still faster.
Does any one of you have any poems?
- Your Highness, the Crown Prince. - This way.
Lord Fan's poem
was very unique.
It's just that...
the writing was not perfect.
Isn't that so?
That is true. The handwriting is intolerable.
Intolerable!
We were told we were competing in poems and not handwriting.
My older brother said,
you guys can keep writing all you want. This is the only one he has.
The handwriting is definitely quite ugly.
What's wrong? Still not taking up your brush?
If you lose, you will stop writing poems forever.
Lord Guo is from a well-known family and works in the palace as an editor.
You will keep your words, right?
Yes.
Why don't I tell someone to get the paper and brush for you?
My Lord, this is the best wolf fur brush for you.
- Young Master. - Go over there! You are so ignorant!
Young Master!
- Go over there. - Young Master!
What do you know?!
Where did you learn this?
Scram!
You are annoying!
It's sweet.
Just one word from me and you will die.
You won't kill me.
Why not? I already said that
I will use your head
to resolve the differences between me and the crown prince.
Even if you kill a hundred Fan Xians, you still can't go back to the way it was.
How presumptuous!
Anything else?
If you really wanted to kill me,
you wouldn't do it here.
And you wouldn't use this tactic, either.
It's not wise.
Bian,
put the sword away.
The poem was written extremely well.
I wanted to see you right after you wrote it.
I don't want to see you.
If I knew you would be here, I wouldn't have come this way.
Why?
If the crown prince knows that I met you here today,
he will definitely think that I'm depending on you.
I will have hard times in the future.
Your Majesty! Your Majesty!
Your Majesty, Master Fan wrote an extremely rare and excellent poem.
Read it to me.
All right.
"The wind blows high and the ape cries.
The sand is clean and white, and the birds are flying back.
The leaves are falling and one can't see the edge.
The endless river flows by.
The autumn sorrow is my permanent guest.
But I still climb the stairs to see the view when I'm unwell.
The toughness I've been through whitened my hair.
In misery, I put down my wine."
This poem sounds like it was written by an old person.
After he finished writing this poem, Master Fan went to meet Second Prince at the back of the courtyard.
Second Prince had an assassin guarding him.
I couldn't get near them to listen to their conversation.
I couldn't hear anything.
- Where is the crown prince? - He is visiting the princess royal.
That's sweet of him.
Deliver this poem to him.
All right.
Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions?
Let him read this poem.
Also, tell him about what happened at the Prince of Jing's Manor.
Yes.
"But I still climb the stairs to see the view when I'm unwell."
"The toughness I've been through whitened my hair.
In misery, I put down my wine."
Guo Baokun lost.
His Majesty had this delivered here.
He said it was written by Fan Xian.
He wants you to study it.
Smart.
Not only do you have talent as a writer, but you also know how to deal with people.
It's rare.
Thank you, Your Highness.
The crown prince will find out sooner or later that we met. Aren't you worried?
Your Highness, do you know a young lady who likes to eat chicken drumsticks?
Do you believe in love at first sight?
I didn't believe it either,
but I do now.
I met a young lady holding a chicken drumstick.
I'm telling this story to you. What do you think?
Translation and Timing by the Joy of Life Team @ Viki.com
♫ Life goes round and round ♫
♫ In the long river of time ♫
♫ Layers of memories, of many lives over ♫
♫ Get stacked up ♫
♫ In an intoxicating river of stars ♫
♫ Before you know it, spring is over and it's almost fall again ♫
♫ The swallows are gone to their wintering grounds ♫
♫ Who can give up the chance ♫
♫ To spend this life with you? ♫
♫ You have been walking around in your dream for so long ♫
♫ The flowers fall from the boughs quietly ♫
♫ Year in and year out, we are on the road ♫
♫ Counting the remaining days of the year ♫
♫ Even if we will never meet again ♫
♫ Even if the bond is broken ♫
♫ No complaints ♫
♫ It's a cold world and I still think of you as I did before ♫
♫ The moon is sleepless ♫
♫ Leave a warm heart ♫
♫ To look after the rest of the year ♫
♫ Even if I have to cross a thousand mountains ♫
♫ Through the fire of war ♫
♫ You are always there for me ♫
♫ The flowers leave the boughs, quietly ♫
♫ Year in and year out, we are on the road ♫
♫ Counting the remaining days of the year ♫
♫ Even if we will never meet again ♫
♫ Even if the bond is broken ♫
♫ No complaints ♫
♫ It's a cold world and I think of you as I did before ♫
♫ The moon is sleepless ♫
♫ Leave a warm heart ♫
♫ To look after the rest of the year ♫
♫ Even if I have to cross a thousand mountains and through the fire of war ♫
♫ You are always there for me ♫