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 16]
What young lady?
T-The one who came in the afternoon.
She insisted on checking the quality of the food at the inn
before she decided if she would eat here.
I brought your food container to let her take a look.
I didn't do anything else.
Why did she insist on choosing our food?
She's...cjust staying next door.
Pretended to be a corpse to scare others!
Lord, there are no other faint traces and clues.
I just interrogated the waiter. She has already left.
Was it Si Lili?
Yes, it was her.
What makes you so sure?
It's the scent of Chen Guang.
What do you mean?
It's a kind of black incense.
Zuixian Hotel has always been using this scent.
The pleasant impression lasts for a long time.
It's not that easy to disperse. Take a sniff.
How did you know?
When it comes to tracking skills,
one must be able to distinguish scents.
This is the basic for tracking.
I'm asking how you knew about the type of scent that Zuixian Hotel used.
I won't hide this from you.
About Zuixian Hotel,
I patronized that palace.
But it was only just to listen to music.
I didn't do anything else.
Did you monopolize that place?
Frankly, it was too expensive. I couldn't bear to spend that kind of money.
Moreover, I didn't dare to.
Lord! You must not let my wife know.
If not, she will kill me.
Enough.
Since you are sure about the scent, it should be Si Lili.
They even pursued her during the night.
Perhaps, they will get her tonight.
Wipe your face. Let's continue to pursue her.
That lady rode her horse towards Pijia Hill.
There are two paths to Danzhou Port.
One is to Pijia Hill, the second is to Chaomeng River.
How did you know her direction?
She asked about the path. I even advised her that it's getting dark.
Pijia Hill is full of mountain thieves, so it's dangerous to go at night.
But she refused to listen.
Thank you.
- Let's go. - Let's go.
Lord, wait.
Soy beans, clover, and eggs.
Lord, her horse was fed with top-grade food.
Pijia Hill is mostly plains, so it's good for traveling on horses.
If we want to catch up with her fast, we need good horses, too.
What's wrong?
There is fresh horse dung ahead.
Lord, that's right.
This dung is the feed from that inn.
The direction is right. Si Lili should be in this direction.
Wait.
What's wrong, Lord?
When I saw you eating just now, I keep feeling that something's not right.
Lord, I didn't eat anything.
- Don't you think that things are going too smoothly? - What do you mean?
We discovered the poison. We discovered Si Lili.
We then pursued her. Everything seems to be going too smoothly.
Isn't it good to be smooth?
She first discovered us. Am I right?
That's right. That's why she added the poison.
But why did she add the poison?
She... She... Because we were pursuing her.
Why didn't she wait for the poison to take effect first before she left?
I think she's just being careful.
When I met Si Lili for the first time, I drugged her.
Lord, is this a good addiction?
What I'm saying is, she knows that I'm adept at using drugs and poisons.
But the poison that she used just now, it was a very ordinary poison.
Perhaps, she didn't have any more potent poison at hand.
If I were her, instead of adding poison, I would have left quietly.
Also, she told the inn about her direction.
Isn't this done deliberately for us to go after her?
Lord, are you saying she intentionally deceived us?
Could she have gone to Pijia Hill but deliberately misled us to Chaomeng River?
It can't be, Lord. When there was a fork at this path, I already checked.
There were no traces of anyone heading towards the direction of Chaomeng River. As for this path,
from the beginning till the end, this horse has been avoiding deep potholes and mud pits.
Furthermore, this horse was obviously ridden by someone.
I keep feeling that she deliberately wanted us to pursue her.
Lord, are you overthinking?
She merely panicked, took any path without thinking, and slipped up.
How much time do we have before we can catch up with her?
Her horse is probably exhausted now.
Tomorrow morning. We will definitely be able to catch up with Si Lili tomorrow morning.
Let's continue with the pursuit. We will naturally know once we have caught up with her.
Yes, Lord.
Si Lili.
Master Fan finally caught up with me.
I was waiting anxiously for you.
Are you a spy from Northern Qi?
Yes.
The assassination at Cow Pen Street was done by you.
We get along well. Why would I want to kill you?
Let's go back to Jingdu and take our time to discuss this.
Master Fan, can you let me go?
Not possible.
When I saw you at the inn, it gave me a fright.
Although my escape was meticulous,
in the end, you still caught up with me.
Your skill in pursuit is extremely amazing.
It's due to Old Wang.
Lord, you are being polite.
I heard that Miss Si Lili is elegant and refined.
After seeing you today, you are indeed stunning.
Do you know why I added the poison to lure you here?
It was indeed done deliberately.
Because I'm worried that no matter how I run, I still can't hide.
Hence, you are here to surrender?
If this is the case, I should have given up at the inn.
Do I need to run for another night?
Mountain bandits?
What mountain bandits?
Master is indeed smart.
The mountain bandits who rampaged around here are also spies from Northern Qi.
I made the arrangement to meet here.
At the inn, you discovered there were two only paths to take for the pursuit.
Why not take advantage and lead you into the spider web?
Master, take care. I'm leaving first.
Lord, in here.
This is a bit longer. Just bear with it.
They are Level Six opponents.
Let's find the opportunity to flee. Keep a lookout.
Lord, this won't do.
Lord, squat and beg for mercy again.
- They moved again. - What moved?
The stones are moving.
Lord, at at the situation now.
Stop squatting and keep looking at the stones, Lord!
Black Knights?
There were signs of Black Knights appearing in the east.
The secret report just came. Didn't the head of the Bureau go back to his hometown?
How were the Black Knights suddenly mobilized?
Go investigate.
Yes.
The duty of the First Division is to supervise within Jingdu.
Regarding matters outside of Jingdu,
Lord Zhu, don't bother about this.
Don't you want to know why the Black Knights were suddenly mobilized?
The Black Knights are under the direct command of the head of the Bureau.
I don't have the authority to ask about their movements.
But the head of the Bureau went back to his hometown.
Why were the Black Knights suddenly mobilized?
Whatever the head of the Bureau wants to do, it has nothing to do with us.
Yan Ruohai, are you aware of something?
They are the best in fighting within the Inspection and Control Bureau.
These are the head of the Bureau's Black Knights.
This is His Majesty's charter.
The strongest horsemen specializing in protecting the head of Bureau.
Didn't the head go back to his hometown? What are the Black Knights doing here?
The Black Knights showed up.
The head should be not far from here.
I want to see
what kind of person this horrifying monster controlling the Investigation Bureau is.
Head of the Bureau is not here.
Lord Shadow?
Head of the Bureau already knows about what happened in Jingdu. He has a message for you. [Shadow: Head of Sixth Division at Southern Qing's Inspection and Control Bureau]
- Me? - He wants you to do whatever it takes.
If the sky falls, he will push it back again.
Head of the Bureau knows me?
When is he coming back?
When you need him the most, he will naturally be there.
I heard the Sixth Division of Investigation and Control Bureau is responsible for assassinations.
But within the bureau, the most feared assassin
is this Lord Shadow.
He's always with the head of the Bureau,
but no one has seen his face. No one knows his name, either.
So to say, he could be someone among us.
Rightly so.
A large number of enemies were fell in one swoop. All the perfect plans and strategies turned into a laughingstock.
This is the true and most formidable.
Who exactly are you?
Chen Pingping is even willing to mobilize the Black Knights for you.
If I tell you, you wouldn't believe it, either. This is the first time I heard of this name, too.
Is Chen Pingping the name of the head of the Bureau?
Don't use his name directly in this manner.
Which is the character word for "Pingping"?
"Ping" as in "duckweed."
It has an air of elegance. Why can't we directly call him that?
Stop doing this.
This name used to sweep the world and became the nightmare of several states.
Chen Pingping of the Inspection and Control Bureau is a widely acknowledged king of assassins.
Let's take our time to talk on the way back.
Lord, we must be extra careful on the way back when taking this path.
Why do you say that?
The assassins at Cow Pen Street
are highly skilled people from Northern Qi and Dongyi City.
There's also the crossbows from the city guards.
These are not what these spies can manipulate.
I'm worried that behind this mastermind, there's an even bigger fish.
So?
The water here is too deep. Hence, regarding this path,
we must be very secretive about this. No one must know
we have already captured her.
Are you worried someone will silence her along the way?
Before we return to Jingdu,
anything can happen.
The sweeping spectacle of the Black Knights will be hard to hide.
I fear we can only take the opposite approach.
Opposite approach? What's the solution?
After a thousand miles of pursuit, Fan Xian of Danzhou
is escorting Si Lili, a spy from Northern Qi, back to the capital.
This Si Lili seems to have committed a rather serious crime.
I didn't expect her to be a spy.
What a great battle formation of Fan Xian.
Let's not talk about the capture of the spy from Northern Qi.
Although Fan Xian is blunt, he's also smart.
The more people know about this, the safer they will be on their way back to Jingdu.
Whoever takes actions on them now, they naturally are the guilty ones.
This is common sense.
Unless, there's something else.
If anyone wants to be crazy, he won't bother about this.
Aunt, why are you laughing?
My future son-in-law is rather interesting.
Si Lili is now a major headache.
Entering the capital with great fanfare can be considered to be quick-witted.
Why don't we just kill him?
- Kill him? - With his speed, he will return to Jingdu tomorrow.
If we dispatch a killer to kill him outside the city,
Wan'er won't need to marry him then.
The authority for the interior warehouse doesn't need to change hands. It's a great opportunity.
Si Lili is already being suspected as a spy from Northern Qi.
If we take actions now, there will be suspicions that she's being silenced.
Wouldn't this be more interesting?
Aunt, we shouldn't kill them at this time.
We are really not going to kill them?
If you do this,
where do I belong?
Look, I was joking with the crown prince.
He thought it was real.
Wait, Lord!
A third person will be allocated here later.
Let's guess where he's from.
It's a guard from the city.
He's going to transfer her, too?
I already used the name of the Inspection and Control Bureau
to send him back.
City guard, Jingdu feudal government office,
Punishment Department. All these people are after you.
After all, you are a spy from Northern Qi who's still alive.
From your end,
whoever can extract the new intelligence report from you, will render a great service.
But you should know very well. Regardless of who I hand you over to,
what you're going to be facing is endless torture.
When that time comes, even death will seem like a luxury.
Your heartbeat is skipping very fast. Nervous, right?
Who's the mastermind behind the assassination at Cow Pen Street?
Why must there be a mastermind?
Why can't it be me who wants to kill you?
You don't have any reasons to kill me.
Don't tell me, I really have deep affections for you?
You are a spy from Northern Qi.
You have concealed yourself in Jingdu for many years.
I wonder how many schemes you have taken
to become a courtesan at Zuixian Hotel.
Those whom you are in contact with are high ranking officials.
It's a golden opportunity for a spy to gather intelligence reports.
Your identity is exposed now.
All your hard work has gone to waste.
You paid many high prices for this.
If you were killing the king, the crown prince, ro the prime minister,
that would make sense.
Just to kill me? It's unlikely, right?
Master really is smart indeed.
Then you admit, the assassin is someone else?
You're so smart,
why don't you guess who it is yourself?
How about... you tell me the name,
and I'll let you live?
Master Fan, you even said so yourself that
all departments want to interrogate me.
On what terms would you save me?
When we enter the city tomorrow, you're going to hand me over eventually.
Nothing's going to change whether I tell you or not.
You're the Inspection and Control Bureau's criminal.
I don't have to hand you over.
If you really had that much power in the Inspection and Control Bureau,
why would you come to chase me all by yourself?
What are you talking about? I'm not a person?
Lord, have some water.
If I don't tell you the name of the person who wanted to kill you,
maybe that person could still save me.
If I really tell you, then I'll only be tortured.
It's too hard to save you now. If I were him, I'd kill you off.
You've already said that what I'll be facing next is cruel torture.
If I really have to be killed,
maybe it would be for the better.
Why don't you secretly give me the name,
and I'll secretly let you go.
You're kidding, right?
At this very moment, all departments have their eyes on me.
You would dare let me go?
Lord, why don't I go back and watch her?
No need. There are probably spies surrounding this house by now.
She won't be able to escape.
If we knew it would be like this,
then we wouldn't have needed to bring her back to the city so quickly.
When the Black Knights were dispatched, it shows that the head is already aware of this.
If we don't go back to Jingdu now, we'd be suspected of siding with the enemies.
Our families would be put into danger.
You're right.
Didn't Lord Yingzi say that
you can do whatever you wanted?
He said, if anything happens, the head would back you up.
I have no relations with Chen Pingping at all,
why would he help me?
Lord, you still don't trust him?
Humans are unpredictable. Until I've met him in person,
I can't trust him.
Before you hand Si Lili over,
you still have a chance.
You mean taking the law into our own hands?
Yeah, look. Right now, Si Lili is still in your control.
If you use your own forms of punishment on her and torture her all night,
she may spit out the real culprit's name.
It's easy to torture a weak woman,
but if one has no boundaries, how is one different from a monster?
You're right.
Then, we can only wait until we return to the city
and see if we have any other opportunities.
Wang Qinian, if I were to have chosen to punish her myself just now,
would you have left me?
If My Lord crossed his boundaries,
then how would I guarantee I get paid my monthly 150 liang? (T/N: liang is the old Chinese currency)
50 liang. 50 liang.
Lord, don't worry.
As long as I keep getting my 50 liang,
I, Wang Qinian, will always be at your service.
All of these people are so impatient.
Since it's a big case,
if you didn't have the Inspection and Control Bureau's support.
we wouldn't be able to keep her.
Si Lili is our Inspection and Control Bureau's criminal.
Lords, please make way for us.
Master Fan, if the Inspection and Control Bureau were really making an arrest,
we would have nothing to say.
But first, show us the Bureau's official arrest document.
- We'll hand in the official document later. - That's not against the rules.
The official document is here.
The Inspection and Control Bureau is directly under His Majesty.
All kinds of affairs in Jingdu
have the right to trial.
The official document is right here. If there are no orders from His Majesty, [Yan Ruohai: Head of Fouth Division at Southern Qing's Inspection and Control Bureau]
then I'll be taking her away.
Those who refuse to accept it, you're free to try and snatch her.
Follow me.
Sis! Sis!
- Fan Xian is back in the city! - How did you know?
- The whole city saw it! - They caught her?
Fan Xian escorted Si Lili back to the city. There were a lot of people at the city gates trying to take her away.
Fortunately, the Inspection and Control Bureau's Fourth Division's leader, Yan Ruohai, came
with an official document and brought her in.
They really caught her?
Sis, you don't look very happy.
This may not be a good thing.
What do you mean?
Sis, where are you going?
What are you still following me for?
Lord Yan, Si Lili is related to the Cow Pen Street assassination.
May I be in charge of the investigation?
I've come myself now. Did you think I'd give the suspect back to you?
- Lord Yan. - Affairs regarding military spies are under the supervision of our Fourth Division.
- I'm the one who caught her. - And you shall be rewarded.
We'll forget about Wang Qinian secretly investigating the secret code.
This assassin case is related to me after all.
Then, even more, the reason to stay away from this case.
Go home.
Or... did you want to start a fight with me?
Master Fan, didn't you say you were going to save me?
Where are your tricks?
Your Highness, the daughter, Fan Ruoruo, of Vice-Minister of Revenue Fan Jian, seeks an audience with you.
Why would she come and find me?
Servant has asked. Fan Ruoruo wasn't willing to say.
What constitution?
Ask her to come in.
Yes.
Lord.
Lord!
She's already gone. What's the use of that?
Take it down and throw it away.
Lord, don't be angry.
After all, his son, Yan Bingyun, because of you,
went to Northern Qi.
So it makes sense that he's a bit cold towards you.
- You must be hungry. - What are you saying?
We've had a long trip these past few days, shall I treat you to a nice meal?
That's okay.
I have to go home and report to my wife.
Plus, I also miss my daughter.
That's true. Remember to come and find me later.
In the future, when you do any tasks for me, let the manor knows.
Yes, Lord.
So... you're really okay?
Why wouldn't I be?
Remember to come to the manor.
Rumors in the street say that
Fan Ruoruo is the most talented woman in Jingdu.
Miss Ruoruo...
I don't deserve such praise.
Why are you looking for me?
Please tell your staff to leave.
Speak.
I believe you already know that Si Lili has been captured and on her way back to the capital.
Fan Xian is very talented.
In an instance, his speech is always shocking and novel.
In the street, he also fought with and killed a Level Eight master.
He also personally captured the spy from Northern Qi.
He really let others see him in a new light.
Uninhibited actions will cause trouble.
I am willing to watch my brother's every move.
If there's any abnormal behavior,
I'm willing to report secretly to you.
Why do I hear that you and Fan Xian have a tight and close sibling relationship?
Therefore, I need to protect my older brother's life.
You think I want to kill him?
That's not important. My brother is arrogant and shameless.
He is disrespectful to Your Highness.
Eventually, the family will be implicated and doomed.
I'm doing this for the sake of Fan Xian, too.
This is really interesting.
- Miss! - What's wrong?
He... He... He...
Keep calm.
Isn't he... the miracle physician?
He's the miracle physician and also Fan Xian.
I have something to say to him. Go out and guard the door now.
Leave.
Why are you here during the day?
I just came back and wanted to see you.
I heard you captured Si Lili. Are you hurt?
I'm fine.
Would I be injured with these hands of mine?
What about her?
When she just entered the gate of the city, the staff from the History and Punishment Departments wanted her.
She was taken away by the people from the Inspection and Control Bureau.
Enough, let's not talk about this.
Is this food? I happen to be hungry.
I just ate this.
I won't complain.
You wouldn't just leave it there.
You can't let go of Teng Zijing's death.
Don't talk first.
I want to sit here quietly with you.
I will always think that, if I didn't go to the temple that day,
I wouldn't have met you with the chicken drumstick.
Time is like a river, floating for the fish.
In the turbulent undercurrent, we would still probably meet by fate.
Even if we didn't meet that day,
we would have still eventually met each other.
Destined by fate?
Perhaps.
Listening to you say that, I feel calmer.
You can look for Ye Ling'er.
Ye Ling'er? Why should I look for her?
She went to Zuixian Hotel in the past.
Why would she go there?
When she realized you were Fan Xian on that day,
she went to Zuixian Hotel to see if you and Si Lili had ties.
Then, the news of her being saved from the river came out.
She had never visited me after that.
I think, perhaps, she witnessed something on that day.
Second Master, what a coincidence. I'm here to treat her illness.
Second Brother!
- Second Master, don't be angry and rash. - You bastard from Danzhou! You even dare to enter her bed chamber?!
- How did you know I was Fan Xian? - You will die under my sword today!
Put down your sword first and we will talk later.
Second Brother, we didn't do anything disorderly.
If anyone were to find out, your reputation would be destroyed.
After all, we have a marriage agreement between us.
You can't marry this person.
Second Brother, why do you hate Fan Xian?
He's crafty and cunning. He even impersonated a physician to meet you.
If he really treated you well,
shouldn't he think about your reputation?
How could he do something like this?
Such a despicable person is not a good match for you!
He's not that kind of person you think he is.
It's just that his thinking is different from normal people.
Foolish girl! I'm also a man!
You may be deceived by him but I won't.
Starting from today, I will transfer the guards here.
If Fan Xian dares to come here again,
I'll definitely make sure he dies by an attack of arrows.
Do you really have to be like this?
- Lord Yan, you are not going to ask me? - Ask you what?
- About who wants to kill Fan Xian. - I'm not the one who's interrogating you.
Who is it then?
Since Chen Pingping's not here, then could it be First Division's Zhu Ge?
- I'm waiting. - What are you waiting for?
Waiting for your interrogator to show up.
- Sir, what's up? - I'm Fan Xian. I'm looking for your mistress, Ye Ling'er.
Sir, please wait.
[Ye Residence]
- You're looking for me? - I heard you fell into the Liujing River a few days ago.
Why are you asking this?
Wan'er told me you went to Zuixian Hotel to investigate Si Lili.
Why is it him?
Why did you fall into the water? What did you see that day on the boat?
- I didn't see anything. - You are lying.
- Who did you recognize? - I didn't.
You didn't? That means someone was definitely there.
Stop asking.
You are the female garrison of Jingdu
but you don't even dare to reveal his identity.
The person you saw must be a high ranking official.
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 ♫