Original subtitles

Translation and Timing carefully crafted by the Mei Daxia Team at viki.com

[ "Tomorrow There Will Be Clear Skies" by Estelle ]

♫ Chasing down the moon and stars one by one, whistling and urging my horse into the west wind when the north is snowy ♫

♫ Elatedly using my sword, to remove and leave behind the three thousand worries like hairs from my head ♫

♫ A mountain that touches the sky and a river, meeting by chance once in the secular world ♫

♫ Love and hate enhance the journey, moving forward over time ♫

♫ Drifting through clouds like a lonely wild goose on an unfurled painted scroll ♫

♫ How much more dazzling the blue dome of heaven is as a pair! ♫

♫ My worldly heart is focused upon a pot of wine and a small fire ♫

♫ Tomorrow there will be clear skies, laughter and sorrow surging like a gathering storm ♫

♫ This life, though free and unfettered, is also shared together ♫

♫ Gratitude and grudges both target me, spellbound as though in a dream ♫

♫ Tomorrow there will be clear skies, in the twinkling of an eye, as gentle and tender as in the past ♫

♫ Rushing toward that rainbow's end... ♫

♫ to embrace each other ♫

♫ Bevies of tea girls come in to play with elder brothers and old officials who love to eat spicy food ♫

♫ Clamoring like startled crows, grabbing at Imperial troops, moving to and fro with laughter ♫

♫ Heads like empty gourds, disobediently getting up at midnight to sweep the courtyard ♫

♫ Oh what a nice little drinking house, blessedly sheltering one's excesses... ♫

♫ drink up! ♫

[ Jiu Liu Overlord ]

[ Episode 19 ]

We've finally managed to manufacture all thirty pages of the marital manual

thanks to everyone's help from the Azure Dragon Enterprise.

Let me make a toast to everyone first.

Thank you all. Everything I want to say

is in the wine.

It's all in the wine.

Come.

- It's all in the wine. - Come, come. - Bottoms up!

Thank you, Master Li!

It has an exquisite texture, and it has a very distinct flavor.

It's delicious.

It seems you can't judge food by looks either.

Eat more.

All right.

Master Li, you've finally been enlightened.

Eat some more.

Xiaoqin, you muddled wench! You've finally started to care for others.

She discriminates even when caring for others. Xiaoqin would never pick food up

for we uncouth fellows!

Who said so? I'll give you a piece of food right now.

You'd better eat well, and block up that talkative mouth of yours!

Shouhou, you're considered to be the most artful when it comes to speech in the Azure Dragon Enterprise.

But why do you seem inferior

when I compare you to Elder Brother Yan Bin?

But of course.

That's because I don't have sparring partner to practice with. I'm stuck guarding you all day.

I-!

- Elder Brother Yan Bin, you and Xiaoqin spit words at each other all day- - Who's spitting at whom?

You misspoke. Xiaoqin and I don't argue.

We're just...

We only rub our lips together everyday.

Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!

- If you drift about jianghu, how can you avoid getting stabbed? - If you drift about jianghu, how can you avoid getting stabbed?

I'll stab you with five knives!

Impressive!

Next!

- If you drift about the jianghu, how can you avoid getting stabbed? - If you drift about the jianghu, how can you avoid getting stabbed?

- I'll stab you with two knives. - I'll stab you with one knife!

It's your turn.

It's your turn, your turn.

- If you drift about jianghu, how can you avoid getting stabbed? - If you drift about jianghu, how can you avoid getting stabbed?

I'll stab you with three knives!

Drink up!

Master Li, you lost to her as well?

Cheers!

Don't drink so quickly. No one is going to snatch it away from you!

It's a pity.

Here, here.

You're still pouring wine into his cup? He's starting to spout nonsense.

You're forbidding him from pouring me wine as well? Chief Long,

can't you change this jianghu custom of yours?

What should I be changing?

You're lacking in feminine qualities.

Feminine qualities?

Feminine qualities? Like those of Du Xiaoxian?

That's not exactly it.

At least we interact as trusted confidants.

Those feminine qualities you speak of are plenty enough

with Du Xiaoxian around. It's fine for me to be lacking in that area.

If you still find those qualities lacking, then you should take a stroll around Wuyun Pavilion.

That flock of orioles and swallows come in all shapes, sizes and tastes. (T/N chattering girls)

That's not what I mean.

I understand.

Let's drink another cup, and toast to our accomplishments.

Our Nine Gangs are not lacking in business transactions.

Although we may not be on the same grand scale as New Silk Road,

but we have enough to spare as we rely on strength to eke out a living.

Now that the marital manual has been completed,

Our Azure Dragon Enterprise can...

We can add a few more projects.

- Great! - Here. - Bottoms up!

- Bottoms up! - Bottoms up!

...be dissolved.

Why are we dissolving?

We jianghu people pay particular attention to debts of gratitude and duties of vengeance.

I don't have what you want, and you don't have what I want.

Why should we continue to rely on each other instead of dissolving the enterprise?

Are you crazy? Let go!

If I let go, won't you run away again?

Let go, others are watching.

I'm not afraid!

Today, I must tell you my innermost thoughts and feelings.

I, Li Qingliu,

won't allow you, Long Aoyi, to leave me!

It's only been a few days since you've learned how to do trade from me, but you've already gotten the essence of it.

That's even more reason for me not to let you go.

As partners, we will kill off these cat-like and dog-like merchants in Yincheng

until not even a fragment of their armor is left!

You've drunk way too much, haven't you? Your disposition after you've gotten drunk is getting worse by the day!

- Don't you all agree? - Yeah.

Yeah, hurry!

Here, here.

- Come, come. Drink up, drink up. - Drinking some more won't kill you. Come, come.

Drink up, all right?

That's it! Just drink it all up.

Isn't that right?

- That's right, that's right! - Drink some more.

How about Azure Dragon Enterprise?

I've taken the character 'qing' from your name and joined it with the character 'long' from my name.

It's a good name.

All right. I promise you this.

We'll use the Azure Dragon Enterprise to oust those heartless, unjust and unscrupulous merchants who behave like hunting dogs.

Here. Bottoms up.

- Bottoms up. - Bottoms up!

Say, why do people drink wine?

Because it makes them happy!

How does it make them happy? I've drunk so much that my head hurts!

That's because you haven't drunk enough.

Let me tell you. The scripts for story-telling say,

"One can only drink the most

with the person one adores."

The scenario you're referring to... is that one?

Keep it steady!

Why does he look so familiar?

That's your Master!

All right. Stop, stop. We've arrived.

My M-Master?

Master!

Master, are you all right?

Every time your Master drinks wine,

he either lies down and falls asleep, or he gets wildly drunk.

I didn't bully him.

He refused to let me go, and insisted I get in the horse cart with him.

Hurry up and take him back.

C-Chief Long.

I think my Master isn't letting you go

because he... he himself... he...

Wants to acquire a third owner.

That... that's not it.

- I think- - The second owner hasn't even agreed,

when did this third owner make an appearance?

Xiaoxian.

Xiaoxian.

Qingliu, what happened to you?

Isn't it obvious? He drank too much.

I'm fine.

Master!

Yan Bin, aren't you going to quickly help your Master inside?

Yes.

Don't be afraid. Be careful.

Miss Du, I'll be taking my leave.

Isn't this woman too shameless?

What was she doing, taking his arm in an all too familiar way?

Miss, you're just too gentle.

You should've given them a tight slap!

What would Qingliu think of me if I'd made a scene?

He's already as drunk as a fish!

And besides, His Excellency wants you to travel to Chang'an early in the morning.

He says he needs you to help put the new manor in order.

I think he's trying to separate you and Master Li.

Master Li!

Are you all right? Get on the bed first.

I'll be fine after vomiting it all out. I'll be fine after vomiting it all out.

Master Li. Master Li?

At this critical juncture, Second Master, do you really need to go to Chang'an by yourself?

You don't understand. This matter is not trivial at all.

I must go in person.

What do I need to prepare then?

Nothing for now.

I've already taken care of affairs for the gang. You will just stay in Yincheng,

and quietly observe the situation. If anything happens, immediately send me a message.

Yes.

Master, someone from the Du Manor sent over a letter.

They said Miss Du wants you to read it personally.

What has happened?

Xian'er has left for Chang'an.

I thought there was something bad.

Doesn't Miss Du frequently go to Chang'an to make purchases?

It's different this time.

She is accompanying her father to report on his job at the capital.

Will she still return to Yincheng then?

What about the work in her hands?

I will make arrangements then.

Let someone prepare high-quality fabrics to send to Chang'an for Xian'er.

Ask her what else she needs, and prepare it next time.

You can leave.

Yes.

Qingliu, there are

a thousand words to tell you before I leave you this time,

but I don't know where to start.

All these years, you and I worked together to grow New Silk Road.

Even as a woman, I felt full of passion for it.

I would not abandon New Silk Road.

I'm going with my father because first of all, I need to organize and settle our manor in Chang'an.

Second, I have my own personal wish.

I understand that you have ambitious aspirations.

All these years, you've been planning to expand New Silk Road further.

Therefore I hope on my trip to Chang'an this time, perhaps I can peek into the affluent lifestyle

of the nobles and aristocrats in the court. Please await good news from me.

We will connect again when I return. ♫ Deliberately wasting all of my time, ♫

♫ joined together, yet bitterly alone and helpless ♫

♫ Listening ears, months later hear me pine with inhuman cries ♫

♫ Alone, fanning oneself by the city gates, standing by the walls,♫

♫ Waiting in line all morning, winning and losing without a sound. ♫

♫ You and I squandered this life, writing down only fragments of memories ♫

♫ It was a time in a dream... gone, without a trace.♫

Miss, it's time for us to start the journey. ♫ gone, without a trace. ♫

♫ Yearning for the days past before passions cooled.♫

My Lord, according to Lord Pang, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, in his letter,

someone has reported against you in a secret letter to the court.

This secret letter contains much information about my accepting bribes from the wealthy merchants in Yincheng.

It was not written by any three-legged cat. (T/N not by any average person)

Jinshan Silk Store, five million, two hundred thousand taels.

Yinxian Silk Store, three million taels. This...

My Lord, this letter accuses you of

secretly accepting four million taels of silver!

If it's found out by the Ministry of Imperial Censor,

this can lead to confiscation and annihilations of the entire family! This...

Why are you in a panic? This letter was already intercepted by Deputy Minister Pang.

Since he is notifying me, it means that he is alerting me.

It's all thanks Your Lordship's always cultivating your relationships.

It's finally coming in handy this time.

Deputy Minister Pang also mentioned in his letter

that before I report on my work,

I must clear up those "rancid sesame" trivial matters. (T/N disgusting)

Who do you think is stabbing me in the back?

Someone who is opposing you in the court.

Can their hands reach Yincheng? You blockhead.

Take a careful look at all the businesses and projects mentioned in the letter.

Could it be...

It's either a shareholder in New Silk Road,

or New Silk Road's competition.

My Lord, I will immediately investigate this issue, and Li Qingliu!

No rush, I have an idea.

[ Du Manor ]

Qingliu, take a look.

[ Li Qingliu is appointed as the envoy to Jiaermu to transmit the Marital Manual. This is an important mission. Be vigilant.

I don't think this is appropriate.

I'm just a businessman, how can I go above my station to become an official envoy to Jiaermu?

This official correspondence from the Department of Foreign Relations says it clearly.

You won't be going as an ordinary businessman,

but as a commercial envoy representing the government.

Besides, the Marital Manual was produced by your New Silk Road.

When it's presented to Jiaermu's princess,

you will be the best at thoroughly explaining the design and the meaning thereof.

If you succeed, when you return,

fame and connections will all be yours.

Your Lordship has certainly considered everything for me.

Out of my own selfish hope,

I also want you to take this trip.

If someone else does it, if anything bad happens,

not to mention Yincheng,

the entire Jiannan Province will be blamed too!

Besides, the Du Family has been good to you over all these years.

Xian'er is my cherished only daughter.

She won't stay in the house to live the life of an heiress,

and insists on rushing about for New Silk Road.

I've never said anything about all that in the past.

Why is Xian'er going to the capital in such a rush this time?

It's urgent for me to go to the capital to take on a new position.

For Xian'er to leave first, it's for my sake.

Besides, she has reached the age of ripened plums. (T/N ripe for marriage)

She keeps refusing to marry.

I heard that there are plenty of outstanding young masters and descendants of noble families.

Perhaps Xian'er will be able to meet someone who pleases her.

Qingliu, what do you think?

Xian'er has been delayed much by my silk store.

If she can find a good match this time in the capital,

I will definitely present a grand gift.

Of course, it's most important to let Xian'er decide.

You think so, too?

Then I can rest assured.

As for the trip to Jiaermu...

All right, I will depart soon.

Then thank you, Master Li.

Be safe leaving.

My Lord, you thought of everything!

First of all, when a businessman is serving as an envoy,

it won't rise up to the national level if anything bad happens.

Second, the problem can be solved on the spot.

Li Qingliu, I see that you have some capabilities.

I was originally going to rope you in as my son-in-law.

What a pity... you've kept disappointing me.

Don't blame me for being ruthless then.

[ Zuixian Teahouse ]

Coming!

Speak. We are at the teahouse's private room again. What business do you want to discuss this time?

The provincial governor has asked me to escort the Marital Manual to Jiaermu.

Escort the merchandise?

I'm definitely not going. if anything bad happens, I'll have to shoulder the blame.

I came here to ask you, which protection agency in Yincheng is reliable?

Of course it's-

Do you have a strong bodyguard?

Protecting a shipment isn't just relying on strong bodyguards.

Even the strongest fist can't overcome ten hands.

To run around in jianghu, it depends on your name.

Can I borrow Dragon Bamboo Gang's name then?

You come up with the guards to escort me to Jiaermu.

My old arms, old legs...

I haven't escorted a shipment for a long time.

Alright then.

I will take my leave first then.

Sit down. Why can't you take a joke?

Speak up then. What is the price to escort the shipment?

I know the value of the Marital Manual.

Forget it, if the price isn't right!

Why don't you tell me the going price in the market now?

To ask me to escort, we have to agree on three conditions.

First, once the shipment starts on the road, it's considered mine.

If anything bad happens, I'll shoulder the responsibility.

Second, during the journey, the escorting guard is the boss.

The shipment's owner cannot interfere with the escorting guard's conduct.

Third, this escorting trip isn't just for your merchandise.

You don't ask about other shipments' owners.

These conditions are tyrannical.

We are the shipment's owner. Why can't we do anything?

What do you know? These are our Dragon Bamboo Gang's normal rules for escorting.

It's a deal.

Great! If there isn't anything else, go home and prepare the deposit. We'll meet at the Grand Bazaar tomorrow.

- Xiaoqin, send off the guests. - Wait!

This is a teahouse. Why is it that you say to send us off, and we have to leave?

Yan Bin, let's go.

Miss, you and this Master Li really have an incredible connection by fate.

You can't be separated by force. Now you are even going on a long journey together.

What "fated connection"? This is business.

Master, for our trip to Jiaermu,

just based on martial arts, do we really need to hire a guard?

Didn't Chief Long say this? 'One fist cannot overcome ten hands.'

When we travel afar, we must rely on reputation.

I think you're just looking for a reason, any random reason, so that you can bring along Chief Long. Isn't that right?

On the road, you must not talk too much.

I have made up my mind to leave. Don't try to persuade me anymore, Lord Du.

Your Highness, even if I lose my old bones,

I still can't let you go along to Jiaermu!

If they can go, why can't I go?

Jiaermu is located at a critical intersection where there have been frequent conflicts.

The local people are also fierce.

If Your Highness runs into any trouble when you go there,

this subject will not be able to shoulder the responsibility!

Instead of worrying about me,

why not worry about how to accept the investigation from the Ministry of Imperial Censor.

Lord Du, I've already said it.

I can travel incognito for this trip.

Besides, if it's true as you said that the trip to Jiaermu is risky,

they why are you letting Long Aoyi and Li Qingliu go there?

What?

I'm only sending Li Qingliu to go there.

What does it have to do with Long Aoyi?

Based on what I heard, they are going together to Jiaermu.

Your Highness, you are a prince, and they are civilians.

How can you compare yourself with the civilians?

Besides, you should first look at

this secret letter from Imperial Concubine De before making your decision.

Who has been speaking nonsense to Consort Mother again?

This letter just arrived this morning.

She tells me to return immediately.

Long Aoyi is also meddling in this.

It's a great opportunity to kill two birds with one stone.

[ Ready-made Clothes Shop ]

Are you escorting the merchandise or shipping laces this time?

According to the third rule of our agreement,

the shipment's owner has no right to ask the escorting guard about other shipments.

This journey travels over high mountains and long roads, aren't you afraid of excess baggage?

I'm not asking you to pull the cart.

Don't you want it to be good for you, for me, and for everyone?

Since we are going far away, I can just carry extra goods and earn some travel expenses.

Chief Long, this is not a dried fruit shop.

With the way you keep trying the taste, our spring tea will be all eaten up by you!

You are wasting words.

I've come this far, why can't I select some quality goods?

Once these new teas are shipped to Jaiermu, they will have become old teas.

I heard that the people over there like drinking powdered tea mix for relief from greasy food.

Powdered tea mix? (T/N Gao Mo is loose broken pieces from high-quality tea leaves, and it's cheaper in price.)

Yes, give me some powdered tea mix.

Yes.

So stingy. Get me whatever you have, and send it to the gang's front steps!

Yes, yes.

[ Suyong Hall ]

My Lord.

Everything has been tightly packaged, and sealed with sealing wax.

We just wait until they pass through the gate, and we will capture them all!

This time, even the gods can't help them.

Put them in the carriages in front of Yincheng's city gate. Don't make any mistakes!

Yes.

[ New Silk Road ]

Master Li.

Lord Magistrate.

Since you are the envoy to Jiaermu, according to Great Tang's rules,

you must carry the custom's pass for verification reporting.

Here is the Marital Manual to be sent to Jiaermu.

Lord Magistrate, you've already sealed it with sealing wax,

how can I inspect the merchandise?

This sealing wax is Jiannan Province's official seal.

Except for the frontier border and the king of Jiaermu, no one else can unseal it.

If the seal is undamaged,

you don't need to worry about any problem with the merchandise.

Farewell.

Master.

Take it away then.

Yes.

- Put this permit away carefully. - Miss Long.

Can we step aside to talk?

Where are the people from Dragon Bamboo Gang? Why aren't they here?

Qinglong Enterprise has just started, so everyone is busy.

I told them not to come.

Same with you, Your Highness. You really don't need to come to see me off.

If it weren't for urgent matters in Chang'an, I would go with you on this journey.

There are definitely dangers along the journey to Jiaermu, you must take extra care.

Don't worry.

If you encounter any danger,

don't take the risk when you're at a disadvantage. Just run away when you can.

I've run around in jianghu all these years, I naturally have this common sense.

I'll bring something interesting back from Jiaermu for Your Highness.

What do you want?

What do I want? It's good if you can come back safely.

Once I finish my affairs in Chang'an, I'll return to Yincheng to wait for you.

Let's go then.

[ New Silk Store ]

Is it the one on the left? Isn't it?

Stupid, you can't guess it but make fun of me.

Can we find a good place to eat in a little while?

- You were just lecturing me. Now you want something good to eat. - It hurts, it hurts, it hurts.

Don't pinch me, it hurts.

You are asking to be punished.

Those two look like a good match, don't they?

What about them? Don't mind them.

May I ask, Officials, is it Yincheng up ahead?

- We are not-

Follow this road, straight ahead you'll reach Yincheng.

Why are so many of you going to Yincheng?

We are refugees escaping from disasters from another province.

We want to making a living to survive by going to Yincheng.

The two of you as a couple should prepare more rations for the journey.

If you keep going further, there won't be any inns to rest.

- Thank you. - Farewell.

- Follow up. - What kind of look was it from that old man?

He actually thought that you and I were...

Chuanshu has been a rich area since olden times. Rarely has there been famine.

Those people must have run into bandits.

Let's go then.

Chief. Watch out, it's hot.

All right.

Of these: wearing impressive looking clothes, visiting a prostitute but coming to nothing and experiencing conflicts while gambling.

Only eating is the most practical.

Master Li, why don't you have a taste of this stuffed sheep?

Don't you people from the lower walks of life use chopsticks?

I'll feed you. I'll feed you.

Don't step back.

- I'll feed you. - No need.

- Don't step back. - No, I can't stand it.

Yan Bin, I never knew that you loved to playact so much.

Starting now, you will play each of the one hundred and eight plays from Chinese opera.

Sleep only when you finish.

Don't tease me, Master.

If I really act out those plays, I'll still be at it when you return from Jiaermu!

On the other hand,

Master Li, why do you step back whenever you see a woman?

Women aren't monsters. They won't eat you!

I'm just curious.

Many people in Yincheng said that Master Li doesn't like women.

Perhaps...

Like men?

That's not what she means!

I-I didn't meant that. What I meant is...

There are women that a man doesn't like.

But it's strange that he doesn't like any woman.

How do you know that I don't like women?

Then who do you like, or have you liked anyone?

Enough, enough, when did you learn to lure people to talk?

You also want to know?

Me? Why would I want to know?

Drink the porridge. It's about to get cold.

Yes, Chief.

Greetings, Consort Mother.

You understand etiquette now.

I heard that you were having fun in Yincheng.

I haven't been to the Land of Abundance. (T/N Sichuan)

When it's harvest time, I will ask for a leave from His Majesty

to visit Yincheng to spend time in brothels and stroll around the pier.

This subject has been too engrossed in having fun. Please punish me, Consort Mother.

If I punish you, it would be the same as scolding myself.

Now that you've returned, you should restrain yourself and make plans for the future.

You are right to lecture me, Consort Mother.

But why did you summon me back in such a hurry, Consort Mother?

I heard that you submitted a secret letter to the Ministry of Imperial Censor.

Yes.

Uncle has an important position in the Ministry of Revenue. Does he know about this already?

Consort Mother, you had no idea that

I found suspicious problems in the pepper storage at Yincheng.

I followed the trail and found Du Changfeng, the big fish

- who colludes- - You should quit investigating this matter.

Why?

You've grown up already.

You should understand the rules in the court.

Who among the court ministers can truly be clean?

In the future, if you want to take the blade to stab anyone,

don't just look at whether he is doing right or wrong,

but look at who is working for.

This subject does not understand.

Du Changfeng is embezzling and working against the law, why can't I investigate him?

You don't even listen to me now?

- I don't dare, but it's just- - Prince Zhao has returned?

Uncle.

I order you to go back to your manor and self reflect.

Only come out when you've thought it through.

I need to talk with your uncle.

Yes.

Imperial Concubine, the items on this list

are already checked into storage.

Thank Lord Du for me.

He is thoughtful.

But is Lord Du making progress on that matter?

Imperial Concubine,

the matter at Yincheng is moving as expected.

Everything is under Du Changfeng's control.

Before he assumes the new position in Chang'an, he will take care of everything well.

Completely, and exquisitely.

Imperial Concubine, please rest assured.

Keep going straight, and we'll reach the Tuo River pier .

There aren't many people usually. Let's hurry.

Out of the way, out of the way! Hurry and get out of the way!

Don't you watch where you're going?

You rich young masters, don't block our manual work!

They're waiting for our goods at the pier.

Little Brother, it seems the pier is more bustling than usual.

Is someone important coming?

What important people? Don't you only see refugees along this way?

When the land is barren, the water route is full of boats.

The shipping route is full of boats?

How long has it been like this?

Just a few days.

But in another ten days to half a month, the pier will be even more bustling.

Coming, keep going. Come on, we're almost there!

Go! Go!

Hurry! Hurry!

Quickly! Quickly!

A disastrous year is coming. What will the court do?

According to the court's rules, once a disastrous year starts,

the government's transportation will change from shipping by land to water.

The entire country's transportation will revolving around shipping routes and expanding them.

So what?

- Huge business opportunity. - Huge business opportunity.

Any interest in collaborating with me in doing something big?

How big?

Don't look down at me.

Yincheng's water route is long and can handle big ships.

If we can hold the freight space at Yincheng's pier.

Exchange some of it for another place's freight space.

Once the water route is completely opened,

and along the entire water shipping line, there'll always be our freight space,

won't we make a bundle?

I can resolve the problem on storage rental and money.

But the water shipping gang...

Let me handle the water shipping gang. I have a way.

Translation and Timing carefully crafted by the Mei Daxia Team at viki.com

[ "Seeing Visions" sung by Fan Yilun ]

♫ As a youth, walking unsteadily and not finding my way, ♫

♫ Acquiring bad habits in Jianghu, unattached and alone, ♫

♫ Studying Buddha, I read of bitter hardships, ♫

♫ Who will understand my never-ending journey? ♫

♫ Brushing away the dense fog, warm and alone ♫

♫ Spring winds caress my smiling face as before ♫

♫ Time has become a blur, taking leave of hardship ♫

♫ I accompany you most willingly after night falls ♫

♫ Seeing that it's not wild and overgrown, ♫

♫ Seeing spring rain fall as a mist from above, ♫

♫ Seeing the curtain fall on worldly affairs, ♫

♫ Seeing the mountain and river become strangers, ♫

♫ Seeing the storm clouds parting ♫

♫ Seeing luxuriant flowers inundate the path ♫

♫ Seeing unending yearning ♫

♫ Seeing vast seas of tears ♫

♫ Brushing away the dense fog, warm and alone ♫

♫ Spring winds caress my smiling face as before ♫

♫ Time has become a blur, taking leave of hardship ♫

♫ I accompany you most willingly after night falls ♫

♫ Seeing that it's not wild and overgrown, ♫

♫ Seeing spring rain fall as a mist from above, ♫

♫ Seeing the curtain fall on worldly affairs, ♫

♫ Seeing vast seas of tears ♫

♫ As we grow old and the vision comes to an end, ♫

♫ Awaiting you, to leave this life together. ♫