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♪On the clouds, I drift in the wind♪

♪How vast is the world?♪

♪Overwhelming humans are crazy♪

♪How sensible are they?♪

♪Even in the mortal world, I'm immortal♪

♪I hate mortal rules♪

♪Way too many and complicated♪

♪I'm what I am♪

♪Absurd and haughty♪

♪That's usually me♪

♪Anything identical differs♪

♪Changing all the time♪

♪I wave and ride away♪

♪Staying for nobody♪

♪Among all the people in the world♪

♪Who'd stay together?♪

♪I watch the stars and drink wine♪

♪No one can understand♪

♪The whole world is free♪

♪Wind blows and water flows♪

♪You smile and I'm around♪

=Love In The Desert=

=Episode 14=

(Yunfang Pavilion)

Lady Youjia, what brings you here?

Her Ladyship is bathing.

(Luckily, Ruo Wen reminded me to come.)

(Is she working on something)

(to win the competition?)

(Let me see)

(what she is really doing.)

I'm not a man.

Why can't I get in?

- Go away. - Lady Youjia, you can't get in.

Lady Youjia!

Lady Youjia.

Lady Youjia.

How about another day...?

Youjia, who taught you

to invite yourself in?

So, I'm bathing at a bad time.

Don't say that.

You and I are close.

Don't stand on ceremony.

Get into the tub. Don't catch a cold.

Lady Youjia,

there's water on the ground.

Don't go any closer.

What did you come for, Youjia?

I've brought you flowers and pastry.

Lady...

Thank you, then.

But now,

I have no time for you.

Why don't you go back?

Beishuang,

I just remembered.

His Lordship gave me some wormwood.

When you bathe,

you can put some in the water.

It takes the chill off.

Youjia, if you don't mind,

go back.

I'll visit you another day.

You keep asking me to leave.

I guess it's really inconvenient for you.

I won't disturb you, then.

I'll come another time.

See you, Youjia.

Beishuang.

When the water is cold, come out of it.

If you catch a cold,

you'll hold up the competition.

Qingyun.

Qingyun.

You fooled me.

Before the last minute,

I even wondered if you tried to kill me.

Unless you have a death wish,

get dressed and leave.

Then, can I come back?

You've recovered.

I don't think

you need to come back.

Who said that?

Don't you want to win the oasis

for Enaqi?

(Looks like the coup in Masui)

(has something to do with Yunpei.)

What did you find out in Yunfang Pavilion?

Mr. Ruo Wen,

when I arrived,

Huang Beishuang was bathing.

And...

She looked nervous.

Bathing?

Is there anybody else in her room?

Who else?

Yepei.

Did she say anything

very confusing?

I didn't notice.

But she kept asking me to leave.

Mr. Ruo Wen,

the cooking competition is coming.

How can she still be so leisurely?

Instead of preparing the dishes,

she had time for a bath.

Will she be opportunistic

and play some tricks?

Never mind.

She can't win.

Are you Mr. Gu?

Who are you guys?

We want to learn to cook from you.

The favorite dish of the Lord of Yunpei.

You get the wrong man.

I don't cook.

Who is this man?

He was Na Zhan's chef.

It's said that Na Zhan loved

the dishes he cooked.

But he had a queer temper

and offended many men.

That's why he retired.

Mr. Gu,

teaching us won't take a long time.

Name your price.

Do not pester me.

We can't persuade him.

Let's do it the hard way.

Qingyun.

How about we give up?

I don't want to impose.

Let's find another way.

Ageratum leaf?

What?

I read about it in the Herb Volume.

It can be made into medicine to remove heat.

It can also be made into food.

It's common in the Central Plains.

It's edible after being planted for eight or nine days.

But it's not common

in the desert.

Sadly, the soil has poor breathability.

So, it doesn't grow very well.

Are you saying it's the soil problem?

Thread Noodles, His Lordship's favorite.

Noodles?

Pendants.

Pendants for sale.

Look.

Today, I'm not the head of Boa Agents.

You're not Lady Beishuang of Yunpei.

Let's spend this day like ordinary people.

All right.

Clay figures. Take a look.

♪The setting sun and the pretty♪

Look.

♪Where do I go and what can I expect?♪

Beishuang.

Let's go.

♪Slowly moves west♪

♪Who's missing you?♪

♪The wind blows bleakly♪

♪I just can't forget you♪

♪Does anybody know how lonely it is?♪

♪The desert is too big♪

(The wind blows away the clouds. The frost in the sky is desolate.)

♪But it never blurs your face♪

♪We can't predict the future♪

♪But we hold hands and miss each other♪

♪Great love is like you by my side♪

Clay figurines.

And the painting.

You've prepared a lot.

There's more.

Come on. I'm taking you somewhere.

This is for you.

Qingyun,

I love having you in my life.

I'll always remember this moment.

What is this?

Looks more exquisite

- than the two-word note. - Wait.

You can't open it now.

It's my suicide note.

Why do you give it to me?

In this world,

I have no family or friends.

You're the only one

I can trust it with.

Promise me.

Unless I'm dead,

you won't open it.

All right.

You have my word.

Say no more.

Here I am.

You've picked a fine time.

Ge Xinwei?

This is your last present.

I'm not disturbing you, am I?

- No. - Yes.

Well, suffer then.

I can take you to the Mansion.

But whether you'll take away Ruo Wen

relies on your own.

No problem.

Excuse us for a moment.

Come on.

Let's go.

How's your life out there?

I wander around with Ruo Wen.

We live each day as if it were our last.

Free and comfortable.

That's nice.

Oh.

I domesticated a bird of paradise in Masui.

It can send messages.

If you need me for anything,

you can see it loose.

It will send me a message.

Masui...

Forget it.

I don't think

I'll need you for anything.

Get into Masui for a bird...

I don't want to get killed.

Maybe you'll see it soon.

(Huayu Mansion)

Your Grace,

such a big box.

What treasure is in it?

You'll know tomorrow.

Such a fancy hairpin.

Who gave it to you?

I won't tell you.

I know who gave it to you.

Don't gossip, Yepei.

I knew before you told me.

What's the mystery

of the water in the wooden box?

Mr. Ruo Wen, you're back.

The competition will start tomorrow.

Would you like to sleep early?

I think the box is big enough

to hide a man.

What are you talking about?

It's too heavy to be moved.

How heavy can it be?

Mr. Ruo Wen,

what are you talking about?

What happened?

Mr. Ruo Wen, don't do this!

Put me down!

Put me down.

You...

She doesn't weigh a lot.

Mr. Ruo Wen,

what do you want?

Jewels or brocades.

I have everything.

But I won't sleep with you.

I would rather die.

Ingredient.

Drink some wine.

Going to kill your wife?

Madwoman?

Miss me that much?

You're so heartless and you lie.

You cheated on me.

Ruo Wen, you're terrible.

Madwoman,

you refused to follow me, huh?

Why did you get in?

I just want to see

why you have to be so stubborn

and keep doing evil.

Shh.

You can't control me.

I'll just yell.

Somebody!

Madwoman,

this isn't where you make a scene.

What are you? A dog?

You just worry about me.

You don't want me to be caught.

Not at all.

Hope you'll be caught.

What if you ruin my plan?

Don't be shy.

Anyway, before I came,

you didn't get what you wanted.

Be patient. Let's see tomorrow.

Wish you success in getting the pretty.

Thank you, but no thank you.

Leave right away.

Tomorrow, I'll have to cook.

You? Cook?

For tomorrow's banquet?

Or what? Will you cook?

Well, I cook really well.

Maybe I can help you.

No need.

Bamboo shoot with chicken marrow.

Goose breast rolls.

Osmanthus cake with arrowroot.

Roast duck.

You can cook?

Of course.

If you want to beg me,

try to make me happy.

Forget I even asked.

Huayu Mansion is so big.

There must be a lot of food and fun.

If someone can show me around,

he'll certainly realize his wish

and get what he wants.

Check over here.

Come out.

Don't touch me.

It's the opposite of what you think.

You refused to come, huh?

Are you blind?

Can't you see I'm reluctant?

Get off me.

I won't.

I am blind,

or why would I love you?

Get off me.

I just won't.

Madwoman, I warn you.

In the competition,

if you can't make a nice dish,

I won't let you go.

Count on me.

Look.

This will be my territory one day.

How long will it take?

One year.

I'll wait for you.

I'll accompany you until you take Yunpei.

Then will you travel around with me?

In your dreams.

Your Grace.

Come and check. Is this fish dying?

The smell of alcohol.

Who did such a terrible thing?

I'll go buy one.

Too late.

It's not easy

to buy a fish in the desert.

What...?

What do we do?

Try to strangle me?

Don't just stand there.

Chop the vegetables.

Go.

Watch this.

Ruo Wen.

Don't mess it up.

Let me show you what a chef can do.

Madwoman,

you learned to cook in the brothel.

Nonsense.

That's my restaurant.

Only one dish is needed today.

Making so many dishes is thankless.

The rest of the dishes

are for you.

Taste it.

How does it taste?

Not good.

Then eat more.

This is the Roast Duck by Lady Youjia.

Inside the duck

are eight previous nutritious ingredients.

And the whole duck is off the bone.

Rather complicated.

Is it?

The duck tastes tender.

The filling is scrumptious.

The second dish.

Noodles?

Yes.

Thread Noodles, right?

Congratulations, My Lord.

Since Chef Gu left,

you haven't had such noodles for a long time.

The noodles taste a little different.

Did Lady Youjia make the noodles?

No. Lady Beishuang, instead.

Lady Beishuang?

Interesting.

Get her in.

Get Lady Beishuang in.

I didn't know you could cook so well.

My Lord,

it's not hard to make these noodles.

First, pound the fish until it's chewy.

Then, make a dough.

Why does it have the smell of alcohol?

My Lord, you have no idea.

The noodles are improved.

Previously,

the fresh fish was made into dough and then steamed.

Quite time-consuming.

This time,

I soaked the fish dough into wine for an hour.

And then I dried it.

Some flavor is lost.

But it's conveniently stored.

When we want some,

we can steam the dried fish dough.

Very convenient.

Good.

It's very thoughtful of you.

I failed my job.

Punish me, My Lord.

What are you guilty of, General Wu?

The other day, I guarded inattentively.

So, some bandits

invaded the oasis on our border.

I've sent soldiers to fight them.

So,

please give me some more time.

Can we postpone

giving Her Ladyship the oasis?

Ridiculous.

I promised to give her that.

How dare you neglect your job

and make this big mistake?

Fine.

I'll dock your pay for half a year.

Take back the oasis soon.

Yes.

Since the oasis is gone,

the competition has no meaning.

But anyway,

you cooked sincerely.

I'll give you money and silk.

End of the story.

(Yunpei owns many fertile oases.)

(But he doesn't give me one.)

(He must be wary of me.)

(I guess)

(it'll take me some trouble)

(to get an oasis from him.)

(Juyun House)

Chief,

Desert Rankers have been recruiting.

A few days ago, they robbed Yunpei's arsenal.

Previously, an elite squad lurked in Masui.

I guess they'll move north together.

Shall we stop them?

Using a double-edged sword wisely

brings more benefits.

Give some intel on Masui to Desert Rankers.

Chief,

why do we assist them

instead of stopping them?

Masui needs a new ruler.

In the desert,

one more power will threaten Yunpei.

I get it.

The competition will be held today.

Will you not go?

Na Zhan is rather scheming.

It's extremely hard to get an oasis

from him.

Then...

Does Miss Beishuang know?

Yes, I guess.

Too bad.

She's been expecting the oasis.

How about this?

You go find an oasis near Tiandu.

All right. Count on me.

What are you doing here?

I thought after you lost the competition,

Na Zhan would think less of you.

Unexpectedly, he and Wu Jihai echoed.

It's really you who ruined my fish.

Huang Beishuang,

under such circumstances,

ignore the competition.

You've seen Na Zhan's attitude.

He won't give you anything.

I've just been here. It's not time yet.

Na Zhan must have

his concerns about this.

Huang Beishuang, listen.

If you still bet on Yunpei,

the opportunity you want

will never come.

Since I came to Yunpei,

there has been no turning back.

Even if it doesn't come,

I'll still wait.

Instead of waiting, why don't you move?

Let's go.

Move? How can I trust you?

Can you play chess?

I want to play chess with you.

Why do we have to play?

I move on my own.

It doesn't matter.

Chess reveals characters.

Since you insist on taking me away,

I have to trust a reliable man.

Huang Beishuang,

you're just a canary

kept in Yunpei.

Are you so reluctant to leave?

Obsession always binds you.

To leave with you or to stay here

makes no difference to me.

I'll be caged, anyway.

It's just a metaphor.

I always get what I want.

Are you sure?

There's nothing I can't get.

I don't believe you can take Masui.

You're Na Zhan's concubine.

Why do you provoke me to take Masui?

You just said

you could get

whatever you wanted.

Yes, of course.

But I have to know what you think.

This is what you want.

Not what I think.

You think you know me well, huh?

If it's not what you want,

why did you take the trouble

to get the map of Masui

in Henan Inn?

And why did you help Ge Xinwei

to smash the sacrificial ceremony?

Looks like you've got a lot

from Huo Qingyun.

In this case, let me be honest.

For this,

I've had a plan for a long time.

The Lord of Masui is fatuous and incapable.

His soldiers are dissipated.

With your expertise, it won't be long

before you take Masui.

By then,

you can compete with Yunpei and Tiandu.

I just want to help you.

And...

I hope you can take a city soon

and stop drifting.

You're the only woman

who knows me this much.

When will you take action?

Within ten days.

Can you make it in one month?

Half of a month.

After that, I'll come get you.

Promise me.

You won't massacre the city

and you'll be nice to the people.

You have my word.

Huang Beishuang, remember.

I'm a master falconer.

No eagle will peck my eyes.

My Lady, why do you look gloomy?

Xiaolian,

during today's competition,

was His Lordship partial toward me?

Yes, of course.

The dish Mr. Ruo Wen offered

seemed to be favored by His Lordship.

That's right.

But His Lordship is suspicious.

It's dangerous to serve a king.

We're keeping a bandit here.

Once this comes out,

His Lordship will think I colluded with Ruo Wen.

Then we'll be dead.

We have to send him away soon.

The competition is over.

Ruo Wen is useless.

Besides, Huang Beishuang

seems to have an affair with him.

Once they collude,

there will be trouble.

My Lady,

how about we wait until Ruo Wen comes back?

If he refuses to leave,

shall we

confess to His Lordship?

We can't just confess.

His Lordship saw Ruo Wen.

And I suspect

he's the rebel who broke into the Library.

His Lordship will investigate it.

Then he'll punish us.

How about we do something?

My Lady,

how about we poison the meal?

By then,

we can get rid of this enemy.

His Lordship will love you more.

Punish me, My Lord.

I shouldn't have disturbed your nap.

Punish you for what?

A few days ago,

Qin Duo, the supervisor of the east arsenal

was beaten to death in Zuixiang Brothel.

Then,

they took away his key.

When the guards changed shifts,

they stole a lot of weapons.

Losers.

Why didn't you tell me until today?

They only stole the weapons.

The storage boxes are intact.

Qin Duo had a sick leave for half a month.

So, we weren't aware for a while.

Later, I investigated Zuixiang Brothel

and found some traces.

Greetings, My Lord.

Speak.

For your information, My Lord,

that night,

I saw Mr. Qin get into the room

and I heard

someone call Fox inside the room.

I don't know

anything else.

Fox?

My Lord,

Fox is one of the two leaders of Desert Rankers.

There were four of them in Zuixiang Brothel.

Including a woman.

So, Ruo Wen of Desert Rankers did this.

Ruo Wen?

What is he doing in Yunpei?

My Lord,

do you remember

the whistle blow

at the Lantern Festival?

I guess

Ruo Wen is involved in the Library case.

So, he tried

to take away Rong Huo?

Yes.

Have a thorough investigation.

How dare a bandit

make trouble in my city?

Don't let him go.

Besides,

keep a close eye on Desert Rankers.

In case of anything unusual,

report to me immediately.

Yes, My Lord.

Ruo Wen.

I told you everything, anyway.

You have to leave today.

If you still insist,

I won't meddle with you.

No one will even bury the lot of you.

Stay out of my business.

Are you in love

with Zhenqu Youjia?

Yes.

I'm in love with her.

Or why do I insist on staying?

She'll even cut you into pieces.

What is your problem?

Who are you?

Ruo Wen's woman.

You...

Girl,

ask no questions unless you have to.

It's bad for you.

What is the box for?

I said,

ask no questions.

Ruo Wen's woman came out of nowhere.

It's not that simple.

Let's play it by ear.

Mr. Ruo Wen,

what are you doing?

Out of my way.

A reward for the competition.

Isn't it too much?

Mr. Ruo Wen.

- We've been married. - Mr. Ruo Wen.

But I can't control him.

That's just what he is.

Straightforward.

Madwoman,

stop it, or I'll stuff you into the box.

Why can't I even speak?

- Quick-tempered. - Mr. Ruo Wen.

Quite a lot of treasures.

Mr. Ruo Wen,

this is my drowsy from my tribe.

- You must not take it. - Be careful.

How about something else?

- Don't forget. - Mr. Ruo Wen.

You owe me a reward.

Girl,

you enjoy a rich life here.

Such jewels are just nothing.

Why would you care?

They are priceless.

How can they be "nothing"?

Mr. Ruo Wen, stop!

Please don't do this.

- Leave me some. - Let me do it.

Come on. Go with me.

There's more?

Really?

Be careful, My Lady.

Get me up.

Stop, the two of you!

This one is good.

You can't take this.

Take that one.

Mr. Ruo Wen, stop it!

My Lady.

- Oh, my ankle. - Are you all right?

Will we not leave anything to her?

We will.

You'll stay and serve her.

♪It always begins with grudges♪

♪Tears pierce the darkness and light up the other side♪

♪I used to be too plain♪

♪I walk into the desert to be reborn♪

♪The soul fire burns me all the time♪

♪Asking me what I want♪

♪What I actually want♪

♪Give me God's wings to conquer in the distance♪

♪When I look back, my heart burns♪

♪It gleams and lights up the night sky♪

♪Tears roll down my face when my heart blooms♪

♪Old hometown and blossoming wishes♪

♪What was in my dream comes back to me♪

♪Turn all sorrow into infinite hope♪

♪I look up at the stars and light up the night sky♪

♪Old hometown and blossoming wishes♪

♪What was in my dream comes back to me♪

♪Turn all sorrow into infinite hope♪

♪I look up at the stars and light up the night sky♪