Original subtitles

♫ Wait a millennium for a return ♫

♫ Wait a millennium for a return ♫

♫ Who was it who whispered in my ear ♫

♫ About an ever-unchanging love? ♫

♫ Just for that one sentence ♫

♫ I would not bemoan even if I become heartbroken ♫

♫ The rain is heartbroken and the wind is crying ♫

♫ With lingering dreams of a love faraway ♫

♫ Wait a millennium for a return ♫

The Legend of White Snake

Episode 15

- Pay back the money! - Pay back the money!

Excuse me. Please let me pass. Please let me pass.

- Swindler! - Pay back the money!

Xiao Qing?

- - Pay us back the money. - Return our money!

Older Sister, you and Master Xu have made up?

- - It's them. - It's really her younger sister.

But they seem to be a couple, or-

My little sister is mischievous and likes to play tricks on others.

Folks, she has offended you.

Xiao Qing, apologize to all of them quickly.

I am sorry.

To extend our apologies, this money will be returned to all of you.

Not only that, you can all get double the money back.

Just regard it as compensation from me.

Xiao Qing, go.

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Older Sister, I'm so sorry.

I wasn't able to help you earn more money.

I've made more trouble for you both instead.

Xiao Qing, you constantly worry about me. How can I blame you?

I'm so ashamed.

It's all because I'm so incompetent. I've brought trouble to you and Xiao Qing.

But don't worry, tomorrow I'll visit a few more medical halls. I-

It's useless. You've no idea that those medical-

My Lord, I know that practicing medicine to help people has always been your aspiration.

If that's the case, why don't you start your own clinic?

In this way, you'll be able to help more people.

There's something you don't know. Lin'an is the capital city.

It's very expensive to rent a place to start a clinic.

Now, I can hardly make ends meet.

If husband and wife are of one mind, we can accomplish anything.

You are always so intelligent. Why are you getting yourself into a blind alley now?

You are trying to practice medicine, not to reach the goal in one step.

You have the skill. You can practice medicine wherever you are.

I indeed gain more from one consultation with you than from ten years of reading.

Thank you, My Lady, for showing me how to get onto the right path.

You're teasing me again.

He refuses to use my money.

Looks like I can only find other ways to help him raise money,

and set up his clinic as soon as possible.

My Lady, you've worked so hard.

Is it pretty?

The embroidered bird looks so realistic. You're really clever and skillful.

Who asked you about that? I meant...

Am I pretty?

What are you doing? Don't do anything that doesn't conform to etiquette.

My Lady, only after meeting you did I understand

what it means by "Her beauty causes the downfall of cities and countries."

Glib-tongued.

Every word I said was the truth; absolutely no lies.

It's all because I used new rouge today.

This Heavenly Fragrance Cream guarantees to turn all girls into beauties that can cause the downfall of cities and countries.

My Lady, you're really the most clever woman I've ever seen in this world.

Being able to marry you is the good fortune I earned from my previous life.

I concocted this using more than ten different kinds of flower and fruit juices,

and mixed it with medicinal herbs.

What a lovely fragrance!

Annoying!

Go to the pharmacy. Buy some Korean mint, dried orange peel, ginger, and perilla leaves and make a soup to drink.

Remember, don't catch a cold again.

Thank you, Physician Xu.

Physician Xu,

do you still have any more Heavenly Fragrance Cream?

Last time, my wife used it once.

With just one use, she looked ten years younger.

She kept thinking about it.

She reminded me to bring back a few more for her this time.

The Heavenly Fragrance Cream has been selling quickly these days.

It's out of stock now; come back tomorrow.

- So we've agreed on this. - Don't worry.

I'm prepaying you now.

- Please keep a couple more for me. - Thank you.

Thank you.

- My Lord, you've worked hard. - My Lady.

Are there a lot of patients today?

More than before.

The rouge you made was all sold out this morning.

Even the sachets that contained the Rosy Face Rouge,

someone asked which embroidery lady sewed it.

She wanted to order clothes from you.

Really?

That's really good! We've raised enough money.

I believe we can set up the clinic by the end of the month.

You only took embroidery lessons from my sister half a month ago.

Yet your embroidery skills have already reached the acme of perfection.

But no matter how useless I am, I can't let you work so hard to earn money.

Therefore, I refused the lady who asked for the garment.

You have calluses on your palms. You've endured hardships.

You're the one who's suffering. You rise early and sleep late every day.

You set up a stall here and suffer disdain from others. This is what's truly hard.

I really lose to you both.

Your affection for each other is all the food you need.

I'm so hungry that my stomach is growling.

My Lord. My Lady. Can we eat now?

You haven't eaten yet, My Lady?

Didn't I tell you to deliver my meals after you have eaten?

She wouldn't do that. She cares about you more than herself.

Xiao Qing.

It's just a simple meal. I hope you don't mind.

Don't say that. Many thanks for the trouble you've taken.

In my eyes, these are not simple foods. Rather, they have a unique air to them.

Aren't these two dishes: "Lightly white pear blossoms, brightly green willow leaves."

"When the willow sways, flower petals are all over the city."

Based on what you said, these two dishes are...

”Over the misty paddy fields, the egrets fly. In the shaded woods, the orioles warble."

Excellent. You're so talented.

Let's eat.

Who are you, evil demon? You dare to be so arrogant and preposterous?!

I'm you and you are me.

You do not fear evil, do not desire women.

- But why don't you dare to look directly at yourself? - What nonsense!

Break!

I already said that I'm you and you are me.

Do you want to kill yourself?

I'm not a physical form. I'm in your heart.

[Meditation]

Abbott Senior Brother, Master left this.

He told me to give it to you.

Fa Hai, this is the secret treasure of Jinshan Temple, Gui Yi.

It can see through every illusion and dream

and help you fully grasp the concepts of reincarnation and karma.

Take this and go to the human world again.

May you eradicate all your earthly obsessions soon

and reach nirvana.

[South Mountain Zhao Territory]

Mother. Father. I'm married.

Suzhen is beautiful and intelligent and we love each other.

Starting from today, you don't need to worry about me again.

Father. Mother.

Don't worry.

I will take good care of Hanwen.

Your Excellency, please don't grieve too much.

The wind is strong here. We should go back early.

There will come a day when

I will let Xu Xian be buried with you.

Stop the sedan.

Xu Xian.

Aren't you going to bow when you see me, the Prime Minister?

Greetings, Prime Minister.

Did you visit your parents?

Yes.

No need to go through all that hassle.

Soon, I will send you down there to be reunited with your family.

Also, about your new wife,

my eldest son liked her very much.

I will send her down to serve him soon as well.

Look after yourself.

Your Excellency!

Your Excellency, are you okay?

I'm fine. It's just a fall.

Son, it's all my fault.

I'm useless and let the corrupted officials snatch the land from me.

I couldn't afford the treatment for your illness;

and hence, I ended up having to send you off.

It's because we have parasitic officials like Prime Minister Liang corroding the royal court,

that's why there are so many family tragedies.

If one can't be a good minister, one can be a good physician.

Let's name our future medical hall "Baohe Hall." (T/N: "Baohe" means "protecting the peace")

Whether they are rich or poor people, they will receive treatments for their illnesses

and have a peaceful good life from then on.

You said it perfectly.

[Baohe Hall]

[Highly Skilled Physician with the Heart of Buddha]

Come. Place this over there.

My Lord, that will be where you examine patients in the future.

You are really organizing it very well.

My Lady, let's go take a look at the pharmacy outside.

Xiao Qing, continue with what you were doing.

It's not bad.

- Your Excellency. - How is it?

I've asked around. Xu Xian bought a store in Lin'an City

and is turning it into a medical hall. Today is the opening day.

I, Lian Mohan, have never failed before in my life

until I encountered Xu Huairen and his family.

My Jun'er died so suspiciously,

yet his son is living a carefree life.

I have an idea.

It's leprosy. She has leprosy.

Isn't this a newly opened medical hall?

Can they treat my old wife for her illness?

This is leprosy! How can it be cured?

In my village, anyone who contracts this disease will be burned to death!

Leave now.

- Don't bring harm to us. - What's going on?

Old couple, it's you.

Come in. My husband will treat you.

Come.

No way. This medical hall is accepting patients with leprosy. How can we come here for treatment then?

Instead of getting our illnesses cured, we might end up getting infected with this horrible disease.

Let's go quickly...

Let's leave...

- Have you carried out the task? - Your Excellency, don't worry.

The people I found are all old people without any children.

I infected them with leprosy.

All the medical halls in Lin'an City won't accept them. They can only go to the newly set up Baohe Hall.

- Will Xu Xian be there? - He will.

I've checked. In Lin'an City, Xu Xian is the boldest in using medicines.

When he was at Jishi Hall, he had suggested using arsenic trioxide to treat leprosy.

But at that time, the owner of Jishi Hall didn't allow him to do that.

That's great then.

We'll just wait for the show to start.

Granny, I can cure your disease.

It's just that we need to use arsenic trioxide.

But it's very potent

and is poisonous. Do you dare to let me treat you with this?

As long as there's the slightest hope,

I'll dare to try any medicine.

Arsenic trioxide? I will drink it, too.

You don't need to drink it.

Granny, here's the medicine.

All right.

Apply this medicine on the affected areas daily.

Continue this for a month and the symptoms will be gone.

But remember this, you must not consume it.

Slowly.

- Thank you, Physician Xu! - Thank you, Physician Xu!

- Do get up. - Thank you, Madam Bai.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

Slowly.

My Lord, why do you seem worried? Did you find something odd?

Do you remember?

A few days ago, that old lady was well.

How did she suddenly contract leprosy?

Here.

Old lady, you must be hungry?

This is a freshly steamed bun. Eat it slowly.

Thank you.

- Why aren't you eating? - Your steamed bun is very fragrant.

I will leave it for my husband to eat.

Granny,

this steamed bun is for you to eat. Just eat it!

Eat it!

- Remember, eat less spicy foods. - Okay, thank you Physician.

Let's go.

- What's going on? - Baohe Hall killed someone.

- Arrest him! - Yes.

Stop!

How can you arrest someone without reason?

Arrest without reason? Let me ask you.

A few days ago, when Baohe Hall gave free consultations, did you treat an old lady?

That's right.

After consulting you a few days ago,

she died this morning!

How is that possible? Although she has leprosy, it's not a life-threatening disease.

Coroner, tell Physician Xu clearly

what this old lady died.

Physician Xu, after I examined the body,

I discovered she had bled from all orifices and her stomach had obvious damages.

There were signs of asphyxiation before death.

So I conclude that she died from poison.

It... It was arsenic trioxide!

Xu Xian boasted that arsenic trioxide can cure leprosy.

He must have used it inappropriately and caused the death of the old lady.

Although the medicine I prescribed contained arsenic trioxide, it was only a small dosage.

Furthermore, it's for external application only and not for consumption.

It's impossible to cause death.

It's good that you have admitted to using arsenic trioxide.

Xu Xian has utter disregard for human life

and took a person's life with the use of poison.

- Men! Arrest him. - Yes!

Seal up Baohe Hall!

- My Lord... - My Lady...

My Lady!

Sister, what's going on?

My Lord and I expected it,

but we didn't think they would do this.

They are willing to kill just to harm my husband. They are really ruthless.

Then, what should we do now?

Let's go to the magistrate court.

Mighty!

Xu Xian, do you confess to your crime?

I don't know what my crime is.

You sought to raise your reputation and used patients to try out new medicine

which caused a patient to die a terrible death. This is a death penalty.

I measured the dosage of medicine. It's impossible to cause any death.

You may have a clever tongue,

but you can't deny that

she died from the poison, arsenic trioxide, which you prescribed to her.

Coroner, Sir, how did you determine that this old lady died from poison?

Looking at her face and tongue,

there's no doubt that those were signs of having consumed poison.

Consumed poison?

That's strange then.

The arsenic trioxide that I prescribed to the old lady was for external application and not for consumption.

You said that she died from taking it. Isn't that strange?

Your Excellencies, please investigate this thoroughly.

Whether it was for external application or consumption,

we can't just take your word for it.

The dead can't testify now.

Xu Xian, I advise you to be truthful

and confess now lest you suffer from physical pain.

Prime Minister is right!

Men, torture him.

Your Excellency, during the Shaoxing Reign (the year 1131 to 1162), miscarriage of justice was prevalent.

Emperor Gaozong decreed that, to prevent officials seeking to build up their political achievements,

it is forbidden to use torture during the first questioning

and it's also forbidden to force the suspect to sign a confession.

Several hundred wrongful convictions were reversed in the year he issued the decree.

All the wrongful convictions resulted from harsh tortures.

This is my first trial. According to the law, you cannot torture me.

What a sharp tongue.

Magistrate of Lin'an, it seems like in the eyes of this person,

you're a person who forces confessions using torture.

What audacity! You dare to yell in court?

Officials have their specific duties when managing national affairs.

Regarding imprisonment, every location has its own magistrate court.

Even if you want to elevate the case, it should be submitted to the Ministry of Justice or Judiciary Court.

Based on what I know, Prime Minister Liang is not in charge of the Ministry of Justice or the Judiciary Court.

You also do not come from any legal background.

If Prime Minister Liang insists on intervening, it's against both reason and the law!

Xu Xian, you still refuse to tell the truth?!

Your Excellency, my husband has been falsely accused.

Your Excellency, we have a witness.

My wife, you died a horrible death.

Who are you?

Your Excellency, I'm her husband.

I'm here to testify for Physician Xu!

Physician Xu has been falsely accused.

How do you know that Xu Xian is not the murderer?

Because my elderly wife didn't use Physician Xu's medicine at all!

How could she be poisoned from it?

I have leprosy, too.

My elderly wife couldn't see. I was afraid that she would worry.

Hence, I have been hiding it from her.

Physician Xu said there was arsenic trioxide in the medicine.

I didn't dare to let my wife use it.

I secretly tried the medicine myself.

I'm the only one who has used this medicine.

Take a look.

The areas where I used the medicine are totally cured.

Your Excellency, Physician Xu prescribed the medicine only for my wife.

I was afraid that the medicine would not be enough; hence, I secretly used only a bit.

Hence, the medicine that Physician Xu gave us, I still have some left.

Whether it can poison a person to death,

just try it and you'll know, Your Excellency.

Your Excellency, the evil person thought that my wife had used Physician Xu's medicine.

That's why he poisoned her

to frame Physician Xu.

Poisoned her?

That's right. That night,

I wanted to try the medicine without my wife knowing. Hence, I left for a while.

When I came back, I saw a person

struggling with my wife.

Stop!

Who was it?

It's him!

You are slandering me. I don't have any grudges with her. Why would I poison her?

The person I saw that night was you!

My wife's mouth was injured and she still has blood stains on her fingernails.

I believe you forced my wife to eat the poisoned steamed bun.

My wife scratched your hands as she fought for her life.

Am I right to say that?

Your Excellency, please be the judge!

Can we examine this man's hands?

This...

Look, he does have injuries on his hands.

Your Excellency...

Qinsan, as a staff of the Liang Manor, how dare you poison her?

You are too bold!

Your Excellency, I was momentarily muddleheaded.

Qinsan took the blame alone.

Although we know that Prime Minister Liang did this, we can't do anything to him.

He lost one of his men this time

and has suffered a severe blow.

I just hate that these innocent people were implicated.

The old man and old lady had such a good relationship.

He's alone now. It must be very hard for him to accept it.

It seems like in this world, the deeper the love, the more painful it is.

In this world, no one can be with someone forever.

But no matter who leaves first, at least there are love and memories left.

Life is short and the days together are not that many.

We should treasure every day that we can be together.

My Lady, I'm very glad that

we didn't waste a lot of our time together.

[Baohe Hall]

Come... Cheers!

It has been tough on everyone recently.

Baohe Hall's revenue for this month is double that of last month's.

Don't decline this money, everyone.

Regard this as a small token of my appreciation.

Okay, these are all mine.

- Who gives you the right? - Sit down!

Based on the fact that I'm your boss, I will keep these safe for all of you!

If you have the ability, come and get it!

- Stop! - Don't run!

Let's eat.

Coming.

Customer, please take care.

Come again.

Boss, as usual.

Give me a bottle of Autumn Dew Wine.

Miss, you came just in time.

This is the last bottle of Autumn Dew Wine.

I saw this wine first.

Young lady, although this wine is aromatic, it's actually very strong.

If you want to try something new, why don't you try that peach blossom wine?

The taste is sweet and refreshing and you won't get drunk so easily.

Come off it. That kind of wine only has fruit taste and hardly any wine taste. Only kids want to drink it.

I don't care. This is mine.

Miss, don't go against me out of spite.

If this fine wine can't meet the right person, it's a total waste.

Let me tell you. In Lin'an City, when it comes to sampling wine, no one dares to say that they're better than me.

If I'm not worthy of this wine, who would it be then?

You sure talk big. Let me ask you then.

In Lin'an City, where can you find the most intoxicating Yuhang wine?

Of course, it's the Hundred Mile Fragrance from Madame Zhu at Black Pearl Alley.

Just drink one cup, you'll feel the fragrance linger at the tip of your tongue

and you won't forget the taste.

You think Hundred Mile Fragrance is the best, too?

Of course, the fragrance spreads a hundred miles.

Then... what about Tusu wine? Which do you like best?

The Drunken Celestial from Lion's Alley at Qinghe Lane. It's a century-old shop with a well-deserved reputation.

Do you know why their Tusu wine is the best?

Because their ancestors operated a medical hall and they have a secret formula.

That's right.

Although the Qian family added herbs into the wine,

it has no bitter taste at all. The flavor is superb.

Their ten-year Tusu must be sealed for ten years before opening.

That taste, when you take a sip,

you'll feel like an immortal.

- You drank it before? - Of course.

I, Zhang Yutang, am the Little Wine Fairy of Lin'an.

I deliver goods to Boss Qian frequently.

He gives me a bottle of ten-year Tusu every year.

- W-What are you doing? - Buddy, let's make a deal.

Give me some ten-year Tusu to try.

I will treat you to this Autumn Dew Wine.

Fine, it's a pact.

Let's drink until we are drunk today.

Until we are drunk!

Physician Xu, it's such a good herb.

Are you still not satisfied?

Yes, this is Gentian herb but it's not from the Eastern region.

It has a yellow-white core in the middle section

and only grows at foggy areas with heavy rainfall.

If I didn't see wrongly,

this should be Gentiana Rigescens from Qian Province.

Currently, in Lin'an City, every medical hall

uses Gentiana rigescens.

Must you insist on buying those from the Eastern region?

Physician Xu, none of the rest of the herbs are to your liking?

Let's go.

Let's go.

My Lord, do you feel that their medicines are not good?

Their herbs look like they might have been passed off as good quality.

But those tiger bones and bear gall bladders are quality stuff.

But the results from those can be brought about by herbs, too.

I want to buy fewer medicines made from animals to reduce the killings.

The Buddhist Scriptures say that all life forms contain Buddha's wisdom and virtue.

It took me a thousand years of cultivation to understand.

I didn't expect that although My Lord has not gone down the path of cultivation,

he has a merciful heart toward all lives.

Indeed, I didn't misjudge him.

Those two men are not honest in their business dealings. I don't want to deal with them again.

But they are the biggest medicine traders in Lin'an.

That's not difficult at all. You only have to post a list of the needed medicine outside the pharmacy.

There are so many traders going in and out of Lin'an. When they see it, they'll come in to make a deal with us.

Why do we need to rely on that dishonest seller?

You are right. I'm going to write it now.

- Cheers. - Cheers.

Although this Get Drunk Together restaurant is small,

this Autumn Dew Wine really lives up to its reputation.

That's right.

With the right drinking partner, even a thousand cups of wine aren't enough.

Having met us today, this excellent wine has had a worthy demise.

Well said, Miss!

You are cultured, unlike unrefined people like me.

My words often fail to express what I mean.

You are too nice. Let me tell you, I like unrefined people.

Those educated and cultured people look so detestable.

We are so on the same page. Cheers...

Cheers!

Oh yes, how do you know Drunken Celestial's boss?

You don't look like a fellow who's in the wine-making business.

I often gather herbs on the mountain.

Occasionally, I discover some rare herbs.

And I supply them to Boss Qian frequently.

What a coincidence. My family runs a medical hall, too.

Have you heard of the newly established Baohe Hall in Lin'an City?

That was opened by my family.

From now on, when you have good wine and good medicine, don't forget about me.

- Understand? - No problem.

From now on, you'll be my brother!

No... sister.

What sister? We'll be brothers!

Brothers! Brothers...

I'm definitely going to have you as a friend.

Here, cheers!

- Cheers! - Cheers...

[Baohe Hall]

[List of herbs required and prices willing to pay]

Excuse me. Let me through...

Baohe Hall is willing to pay a good price to buy these herbs.

The prices they will pay for the different qualities of herbs are written.

I have this one.

- That's right. - It's a fair trade.

Isn't this Xiao Qing's family business?

If you're here to see the physician, please wait. I'm busy.

Xiao Qing?

Zhang Yutang? You really came.

Yes. I heard your place is acquiring herbs. I know you are a person who keeps your word.

I have good stuff here. You are the first person I thought of.

What good stuff? Show me quickly.

Just wait.

- What is it? - It's the gall bladder of a cobra.

There aren't anymore. This is the only bunch left.

Take it away... The herbs we want are written at the entrance. Go take a look yourself.

I... I can't read.

And I wanted to show you the cobra's gall bladder first because it's rare.

I have other medicinal stuff. Wait for a moment.

Snake skin.

These are snake bones.

I also have the gall bladders of the garter snake,

Mandarin rat snake and Indo-Chinese rat snake.

Although these are not rare, the value in them is that they're available in large quantities.

I have as much as you want of these.

Miss Xiao Qing, why are you so pale?

Your eyes are red, too.

You must have drunk too much wine and your body's full of heat. Please wait.

Miss Xiao Qing, I just caught this before noon. Fresh gall bladder of a green snake.

It's great for detoxifying heatiness.

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♫ Ah... ah... ah... ah... ♫

♫ What a beautiful scenery the West Lake is on a day in March! ♫

♫ The spring showers taste like wine and the willows look like mist! ♫

♫ If we would be blessed with good fortune in a millennium ♫

♫ Growing old together with one heart would be in sight ♫

♫ If we would be blessed with good fortune in a millennium ♫

♫ Growing old together with one heart would be in sight ♫