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Timing and Subtitles done by the ♡ Once Upon in Love♡ Team @Viki.com

♫ Misty dawn and tender dusk, the whole world seems gentle ♫

♫ A young boy in uniform gallops under the blinking stars ♫

♫ His eyes are so loving, determined, and happy ♫

♫ Looking back, what transient beauty ♫

♫ Winter, the season when snow falls ♫

♫ But you have spring in your arms ♫

♫ The fragrance of sweet flowers fills the world ♫

♫ During the sunny summer days ♫

♫ Our feelings grow stronger ♫

♫ I'm so in love with you in autumn ♫

♫ Every falling leaf speaks of my love ♫

♫ Dancing and swirling in the air ♫

[Fall in Love]

[Episode 27]

Even though we lost many people this time,

I believe Pei Xun also lost many too.

On the whole, we have successfully accomplished our mission.

Accomplished our mission?

Every war will cause destruction to both sides.

What's the point of fighting?

Military Governor has lost his position.

We have to keep our army and territory

so that we can make a comeback.

It's a battle of life or death for the Xu family.

Keep fighting like this,

and we won't need others to deprive us of our military power.

Our army would have lost all its soldiers!

This is a direct order from the military governor.

Junior Marshal, are you going to defy the order?

A general in the front line can decide

on things even if it is against the king.

Guess who I am?

What are you doing, Old Su?

You're boring.

But why did you come here?

You left me in Shanghai.

It's too difficult for me to endure

when my bad friends are not around.

I have to get even with you for this.

Get even?

You're someone who favors women over friends.

Why didn't you stay with Miss Gu

instead of coming to find me?

You really are a man who has gone to war.

I can hear your combative tone.

My leg!

My leg!

- Please! - Be careful with him.

- Please save my leg. - We understand, Junior Marshal.

Please save my leg!

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

My father sent you here?

What? Are you afraid that I would take credit from you?

You shouldn't be here.

Do you know why my father sent you to talk to me?

You're so stubborn and don't listen to him.

Who else can coerce you to go back home,

except for your childhood friend?

That's one reason.

The more important thing is that

you're the son of Military Governor Su.

He wants to put you in the middle of this.

That is to say that he wants the Su family to be in the middle of this.

That would force the Pei family to make concessions.

You knew your father was being deliberate.

So why don't you come back with me?

If I go back home,

no one will care about the lives of the soldiers here.

I made it very clear when I came here.

We are all soldiers of the Xu family.

We only have one life.

We'll go together,

or we'll die together.

You can go back now.

Just tell my father you can't persuade me.

My father won't put you in an awkward situation.

What a powerful line, going together or dying together.

You're loyal.

And I'm not terrified either.

I definitely won't leave you alone.

Do you know once you're in the middle of this,

you can't get away.

I certainly know.

To force the Pei family to make concessions…

What's your father going to do?

Pei Xun wants to force my father to retire from politics

and hand over his army.

My father wants to protect the army as the bottom line.

He refused to hand over the army.

By putting you in the middle of it,

he's trying to use you as the last chip of this battle.

If Military Governor Pei retains the Xu Army,

then there's no need to fight anymore.

What are you going to do?

I'm already in the middle of this.

I have to make some noise for you.

Take me to see your commander.

Staff officer.

Aren't you Military Governor Su's son?

Yes, that's me.

I can't believe you remember me.

I remember you.

When I was the adjutant of Military Governor Pei,

you asked our junior marshal to cut classes with you.

Our junior marshal was whipped by

our military governor many times because of that.

The Pei family people are so vindictive.

Sir, this is a battlefield.

What are you doing here?

Mr. Xu and Mr. Pei

are my best friends.

I just don't want to see them

hurting each other.

Things aren't going to work if you stick to this.

Why don't you meet each other halfway?

You're a persuader from the Xu family.

I'm a mediator, not a persuader.

If you keep fighting for one more day,

there will be more people who will die on both sides.

Military Governor Xu has to retire from politics and hand over his army.

This is non-negotiable.

What would you do if he hands over the army?

Aren't you afraid that if his army assimilates into your own,

there might be spies...

that might be planted from within?

You are biting off more than you can chew.

If you fight again,

I'll just stand on the battlefield.

Who would dare to shoot me?

Boy, you want to enter the battlefield?

I'll tie you up now and send you to your father.

Who dares?

[Mailbox] Worthless.

You're all worthless!

We were set up by that kid,

and you didn't even notice that?

Father.

Please don't be angry.

Your friend Su Hongchen

trespassed into our military camp yesterday afternoon,

and he put a gun to his head

to stick up for the Xu family.

Who does he think he is?

Nobody cares if he is not part of the Su family.

Father, it's my fault.

If I had listened to you and gone to the front line,

maybe I could have talked to Old Su.

Is that so?

Once in a blue moon, you talk some sense.

The sun has risen from the west.

Father, I was ignorant before.

I just cared about myself,

and forgot my responsibilities.

Now that the situation on the battlefield is becoming dire,

I keep thinking if I go to the front line

and my enemy is Guangyao,

our armies might not suffer so many casualties.

Your whipping was not for nothing.

You remember that!

Now you're talking!

Father, what's done is done.

We have to deal with Xu Bojun

and the Revolutionary Army.

But we can't afford to offend the Su family.

But your childhood friend, Su Hongchen,

seems to have decided to help the Xu family.

I don't think he's helping the Xu family.

This battle won't do us any good too.

You have said that before.

If we can settle the matter another way,

we wouldn't lose more soldiers.

But now, the Xu family will fight to the death.

We'll suffer great losses

even though we broke them down.

I have a good reason

for waging this battle.

I have every confidence in it.

That old dog, Xu Bojun, won't have any chance to win.

If we give everything we've got,

we can certainly win.

But now,

Guangyao and Old Su are on the front line.

If they die, we not only offend the Su family,

but this can also lead to the reversal of public opinion.

The public will condemn our family.

What do you mean?

Guangyao is the only child of the Xu family.

He always maintains a good reputation.

If he dies in battle,

there would be no descendants of the Xu family.

This would make everybody feel pity for Xu Bojun.

We would have wasted all the efforts we had made before.

Junior Marshal is right.

Send a telegraph to the staff officer.

Order the troop to retreat 20 miles.

And temporarily cease fire.

Yes.

And tell Xu Bojun,

if he hands over his army

and resigns as Military Governor of Yue City,

I can appoint him as

political envoy of the four provinces of eastern China.

Yes.

That's a promotion for Xu Bojun, even though he lost the case.

That won't work with the public.

Everyone will question whether Xu Bojun is guilty or not.

You don't understand.

I'm kicking him from upstairs.

No matter if he's guilty or not,

as long as he hands over his army,

it doesn't matter if he is a political envoy or messenger.

He'll be left out from the military or commanding office.

Will our people still believe us

if we keep doing this?

You think like a woman.

There's no point in making them believe in you.

You need to make them fear you.

Pei Xun is afraid that he'll offend the Su family.

He fears that the fight against us will lead to personal casualties.

So he's offering a truce.

I sent Su Hongchen to the front line.

it's not because he's a childhood friend of Guangyao,

but because he's part of the Su family.

He can help me bring Guangyao back home because they're childhood friends.

He can also force Pei Xun

to make a truce because of his family.

In this game of chess, there is no winning or losing.

Pei Xun and I are in a deadlock.

So Su Hongchen

will allow us all to live.

You're cautious and prudent.

Pei Xun not only offered a truce,

but also pronounced that if you hand over the army,

he will also give you a promotion.

The military officer of the four provinces is just a nominal position.

He wants to exchange my army with that position?

That's not going to happen.

Go and tell Pei Xun.

I can resign from the ,military governor position and offer him

my seat in the Beijing government.

But I will never give my army.

Reporting for duty.

Governor, as Adjutant Xu required,

we found the people that Junior Marshal

[File] was searching for in the smuggling case.

They did smuggle firearms for the Pei family.

They also confirmed that

those who attempted to assassinate Junior Marshal at the dinner party at the Command

were not from the Revolutionary Army but one of theirs.

It really was Pei Xun.

This suddenly makes sense.

Guangyao knew about his dirty business.

Pei Xun thought he couldn't hide the facts, so he attempted to assassinate Guangyao.

When he said he wanted to reverse the case for the Mu family,

he actually wanted to take me down.

Guangyao is soft-hearted.

He tried to smooth things over.

However, he accidentally helped our enemies turn against me.

Governor, since we have some evidence

that can be held against Pei Xun,

why don't we take this chance

to pin him down?

This is destiny.

What is done by night appears by day.

Pei Xun is preparing to take my position in the Beijing government.

If a scandal about him becomes exposed,

the Pei family would completely lose face.

He would have nothing left to bargain with me.

Junior Marshal.

These were sent by Xu Bojun.

He's trying to buy his army back with this.

Did you see that?

What else can you say about

Xu Guangyao being nice?

He was keeping information from Xu Bojun,

and he was trying to smooth things over.

You said that he's trying to turn hostility into friendship.

That's bullshit!

You should be aware that

they're father and son sitting on the same bench

in this moment of life and death!

Father, I know that I was wrong.

I shouldn't have kept it from you.

Xu Bojun is holding evidence that is unfavorable to us.

He said if we promise to let his army go,

he'll be silent.

Otherwise, he'll tell the truth publicly.

I wanted to take this chance to defeat Xu Bojun.

But now, he has grabbed me by my neck.

This is called losing the whole game after one careless move.

Father, what's done is done.

Why don't we agree with his terms?

That's easy for you to say!

Do you know his terms?

He only agreed to resign his status as military governor, and his position in Beijing.

But he said he won't give up his army.

If I agree with him,

that would mean that he did not actually retire from politics.

Father.

What if Xu Bojun hands over his army to you?

Do you dare to use them?

You not only would be afraid of using them,

but you would have to redeploy a large number of people to monitor them.

Why don't we send them back

to their stations instead?

They can protect us from the Revolutionary Army.

[To Military Governor Xu]

Pei Xun wrote on the telegraph saying that

he agrees with our terms.

He'll ask for the man you recommend

to administrate our army,

as long as you resign.

That was a good play on our part in this game.

Even though we lost some nominal titles

and lost face,

we still have our military power and territory.

Pei Xun has fought against us for so long,

yet he only looks good on the surface.

So who won?

I'd say we won.

Now that we have achieved our purpose,

it's not worth playing with Pei Xun.

All right.

Send a telegraph informing him that

I'll resign my status as military governor

of Yue City starting today.

All armies of the military governor's mansion will be

managed by you two for the moment.

Send a telegraph to Guangyao

asking him to bring the troops back.

- We'll accomplish our mission. - We'll accomplish our mission.

- We'll only follow your lead. - We'll only follow your lead.

How about that?

To win without bleeding.

I'm not enjoying the undeserved fame of graduating

from the Baoding Military Academy.

Yes, you let Shaojun and me

get the spotlight all the time.

It's really a waste of your talent.

It's good of you to know that.

I just showed off a little bit of my abilities this time.

You guys always look down on me.

I'm sorry.

A great man will not remember the faults of a nobody.

The feeling of achievement is pretty good.

It's really better than drinking and eating.

How can I describe it?

You have a sense of accomplishment.

That's right.

A sense of accomplishment.

I have something

to brag about to Miss Gu this time.

Anyway,

I'm a soldier who has been in battle.

Not an inexperienced man

like she said before.

Guangyao.

To be honest with you,

I used to be a man who thought he'd enjoy drinking

and eating until the end of my life.

But when I saw

the deserted fields and abandoned villages,

I felt really terrible.

I finally understood

why Old Pei was willing to take the punishment

and not go to the front.

And I understand you.

I understand why you had

to go and retreat with your soldiers.

Hongchen,

thank you for coming here to rescue me.

You guys don't take me with you for important things.

But for me,

brotherhood is important.

Brother, take care.

[Xu Family Mansion]

Junior Marshal.

[Xu Family Mansion]

[Buddha's Light Shines]

Father.

Father.

I did not deliberately disobey your orders.

You don't need to say anything.

I'm glad you came back safely.

I'm glad you're back.

I've been transcribing and reading

Buddhist scriptures every day.

Out of office, out of danger.

I feel peace inside.

Just like the old saying goes,

there is good in bad and bad in good.

I couldn't even sleep well

due to this crisis.

Come, son.

Let's sit here.

Come.

Father.

Why have you suddenly decided to follow the teachings of Buddha?

Our family has made many mistakes

for us to come this far.

Although we were forced to in many cases,

I still feel guilty about that.

I read Buddhist scriptures and maintain a vegetarian diet every day

in order to pay penance.

Even if we're not forgiven,

we can feel inner peace.

Father.

You've been fighting for most of your life.

You've devoted all of your energy to it. And you lie awake all night.

If you can be at peace

because of this retirement,

that's really a fault on the right side.

Yes.

When I knew that you were besieged by Pei Xun,

I was thinking

wealth and power are but a flash in the pan.

As long as you can come back safely,

I would resign my position.

I would even die

to ensure that you would come back.

Father.

You can have some rest.

I have to go back to my room and transcribe Buddhist scriptures.

Have some rest.

Junior Marshal.

Why has the Marshal suddenly taken up the teachings of Buddha?

My father has changed.

Or...

he's not who I thought he was.

[Buddhist Scripture]

You're back.

Governor,

more than half of the two front divisions were damaged,

and more than 1,000 soldiers escaped on the way back.

Less than 3,000 soldiers

came back to Yue City.

Forget it. Everyone has his own ambitions.

Let them go.

It was me who was incapable of handling this.

Please punish me.

What for?

That's an irresistible trend.

And it can't be resolved by you alone.

Get up.

If you hadn't found out the truth that

Pei Xun attempted to assassinate Guangyao so soon,

we would not have been able to force him to give in so quickly.

You not only made no mistakes,

you've also provided contributions.

Governor, I...

This time we lost everything

because of Tan Xuanlin.

We'll never have peace

if we don't kill him.

[Modest and Open-minded]

Stop there!

- Take them away. - What are you doing? Let go of me.

- Let's go. - Let go of me.

Go. [Files]

- Don't move. - You.

- Take him. - Go!

[United Overseas Bank]

Commander,

Deputy Commander Wu had sent a telegraph to us

telling us that the Command has found a few of Xu Bojun's spies.

We have arrested the spies on the train as well.

The investigation is ongoing.

Let's talk inside.

[Beijing Station]

What are you looking at?

Those are refugees escaping from the Hangu Pass.

Pei Xun and Xu Bojun went to war.

The surrounding counties were empty.

Pei Xun's armies are in the north.

And Xu Bojun's army is with the Revolutionary Army in the south.

They have nowhere to go but towards Shanghai.

It's my fault.

Pei Xun and Xu Bojun didn't care about those people's lives.

I forced Xu Bojun to retire

only to protect myself and the position of the King of Shanghai.

Xu Bojun and Pei Xun started a war

to protect their own positions.

I finally understood

what Mr. Liao had said.

Maybe I'll become just like Xu Bojun,

once I am in his position.

My Lord,

the doctor said you have to stay in bed.

Why did you get up?

My child is coming back home.

I have to pick her up.

No. There is no place to sit.

You shouldn't be standing.

- My Lord! - My Lord!

Sit down for a minute.

My child was risking her life outside.

And I wasn't able to help.

Now she returns home triumphantly.

I want to pick her up.

My Lord, you're…

- Commander. - Old Wu.

I hope you had a good trip.

It was good, thanks to you and Old Fu.

That's good.

Father!

What are you doing here?

My daughter has grown up.

You're brave and smart.

Let's go back home.

We'll talk about it later.

Be careful!

- My Lord! - Uncle! - Father!

- Uncle! - Father!

- Doctor! Call the doctor! - My Lord!

- Father! - Call the doctor!

- My Lord! - Uncle. Breathe!

Breathe. Breathe.

Uncle.

Commander Tan.

Uncle.

I leave Wanqing... to you.

- Father. - Don't say anything, Uncle.

Wanqing,

I'm relieved that you are being protected by Commander Tan.

Bingqing, Yuanheng, and I...

will be waiting

for your wedding

on the other side.

Father.

Uncle. Uncle, don't say anything.

- Father! - My Lord!

- Father! - Uncle!

Wake up! Father!

[Memorial Ceremony]

[To Express Sorrow]

[Thank you for your condolences]

[Always Remember]

[In Memorial of Mr. Mu Zhiyuan] [Daughter Wanqing]

I'm so sorry.

It's my fault.

Those assassins were obviously after me.

But I didn't expect this would happen.

I don't blame you.

Otherwise, my father wouldn't leave me with you.

Wanqing. Wanqing.

I don't want to wait anymore.

I want to be with you all the time.

To protect you and take care of you.

I won't leave you alone for a minute.

Let's get married.

Let's fulfill your father's last wish, okay?

But my father has just passed away.

I'm still in mourning for him.

I know.

I'll avenge Uncle Mu.

But he also said

he'll wait for our wedding on the other side.

Let's not keep him waiting for too long, okay?

Commander.

The identity of that follower was discovered.

Who?

He was from Yue City. He was probably one of Xu Bojun's men.

I knew it was him.

He was protected by the Japanese in Beijing,

and I didn't get rid of him.

I have to kill him this time. I'm going to kill him!

- No, Commander! - What are you doing?

I'm going to kill him.

He can disguise himself and go to Beijing.

I can disguise myself and go to Yue City.

I have to kill him this time.

Calm down, Commander! Boss Mu is dead.

Xu Bojun must have set up guards.

Tan Si, go away! No one can stop me today!

No, Commander! Commander!

What will happen after killing him?

Will you come back alive?

My father just left me to you.

Now you're trying to get yourself killed.

You said you're going to marry me.

Did you already forget that?

I didn't.

You're the only family I have left in this world.

I'll have nothing...

if you're gone too.

I'm so sorry.

I won't do that again.

I don't want you to worry about me anymore.

I'm sorry.

We have gotten revenge for what happened ten years ago.

This time,

we'll get our revenge sooner or later.

Okay.

[President of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Mu Zhiyuan assassinated at the train station]

He was assassinated when he picked up Wanqing and Tan Xuanlin.

What happened?

Junior Marshal, here are the files you wanted.

Is Xu Yuan here?

I haven't seen him in many days.

[The Commander's Office] We have investigated all the servants.

We haven't found anyone suspicious so far.

It seems that having bodyguards to protect Wanqing when she's out is not enough.

It's not safe at home either.

Ask Old Fu to pick out some good soldiers.

Send them to garrison the Mu Family Mansion.

Make sure that Wanqing is safe.

By the way, Mr. Liao called.

He arrived in Shanghai from Beijing yesterday.

He's staying in the Licha Hotel now.

He said he'd like to meet with you when you're free.

Okay.

Thanks to Mr. Liao,

we were able to bring Xu Bojun down this time.

Please tell him

I'll meet him as soon as the funeral is over.

Also, there was a call from Hong Kong

saying that Mu Wanting bought a ticket to Shanghai,

and she had a black gauze wrapped around her arm.

She is probably hurrying back for the funeral.

I had promised Min Dacheng that

I'd look after her.

Don't put her in an awkward situation if she only returns for the funeral.

[President of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Mu Zhiyuan assassinated at the train station]

There was a chance to do it this time.

I didn't expect Boss Mu to come forward.

That old man, Mu Zhiyuan,

knew that he wouldn't live long.

So he traded one life for another.

He wanted to leave Mu Wanqing a supporter.

Tan Xuanlin had...

gotten Pei Xun's letter of appointment.

And now he has Mu Wanqing.

Has Shanghai become his territory now?

Governor, do you think I should do it myself this time?

No. Tan Xuanlin must be killed.

But he can't be killed by you.

I'm retired now and must reflect on my misdeeds in private.

I only do that to redeem our reputation

and to make an eventual comeback.

If you fail this time,

Pei Xun will make a fuss about it.

Then we would have wasted all of our previous efforts.

Do we just observe and do nothing?

Actually,

there is another person who doesn't want

to see Tan Xuanlin gain power.

[Get rid of Tan Xuanlin, Xu Bojun]

Send this telegraph.

Yes.

[Calligraphy and Literacy]

Father, have you read today's newspaper?

I'm reading it.

I didn't expect Mr. Mu to suffer like this.

Although the death of Mu Yuanheng was a careless mistake of mine,

I see that the Mu Family has a few people

and it's supported by an orphaned girl.

I feel guilty about that.

Uncle Mu had handed over his properties

to Wanqing a long time ago.

He lived in Fayuan Temple,

practiced abstinence from meat, and recited prayers.

Who would assassinate him this time?

Mr. Mu had kept Shanghai under control for many years.

And he had offended quite a few people.

Maybe, someone was settling old scores with him.

I wouldn't know.

[Buddhist Scriptures]

Father, why are you transcribing Buddhist scriptures?

I feel guilty and sorry for the Mu family,

so I wanted to transcribe Buddhist scriptures

to calm my mind.

[Mr. Yamashita] Mr. Yamashita.

The Japanese.

I just saw Xu Yuan go outside in a hurry.

Was it something urgent?

I asked Xu Yuan

to send a telegraph to Mr. Yamashita.

We have never had a connection with the Japanese before.

Why are you contacting Yamashita Junichi at this moment?

That's what I have to do.

Pei Xun is keeping Beijing under his control now.

He also decided that our army was not good.

Division commanders have kept looking for me these past two days.

They said the army didn't get paid in full.

Our relationship with the Mu family is broken.

How can we maintain these troops

if we don't find a sponsor?

So are you

going to cooperate with the Japanese Chamber of Commerce?

We're just using each other.

And we don't know whether

we can reach an agreement or not.

Timing and Subtitles done by the ♡ Once Upon in Love♡ Team @Viki.com

♫ Tears turn into heavy rain ♫

♫ We went back to when we first met ♫

♫ I immediately saw your charming face ♫

♫ To the endless sky and ocean ♫

♫ I made a promise ♫

♫ Let’s let the mortals fall down with us ♫

♫ If I forget your profile ♫

♫ How would I put back together ♫

♫ The memories that revived me ♫

♫ Let’s embrace either during the sunrise of sunset ♫

♫ I have exhausted myself in this life ♫

♫ My whole life has become lonely ♫

♫ Even if my vision is blurred and I can’t clearly see ♫

♫ I’ll still sing with you on horseback ♫

♫ Tears turn into heavy rain ♫

♫ We went back to when we first met ♫

♫ I immediately saw your charming face ♫

♫ To the endless sky and ocean ♫

♫ I made a promise ♫

♫ Let’s let the mortals fall down with us ♫

♫ If I forget your profile ♫

♫ How would I put back together ♫

♫ The memories that revived me ♫

♫ Let’s embrace either during the sunrise of sunset ♫

♫ I have exhausted myself in this life ♫

♫ My whole life has become lonely ♫

♫ Even if my vision is blurred and I can’t clearly see ♫

♫ I’ll still sing with you on horseback ♫