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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 24=

(Yingxue Pavilion)

It's been seven days.

He's been missing for seven days.

The documents pile up.

Since we can't stay in Fentian,

let's try something else.

We gather our men tonight

and invade the border of Yunpei.

We can't get a town for nothing.

I can't risk your life.

Do I have to watch my men stay homeless?

How about this?

You leave with me.

Let go of everything

and stay from the desert.

We go to the Central Plains

and wander around, all right?

Discard my men and let go of my enemy...

I can't do that.

But now, even Fentian is collapsing.

How about this?

Let's go over to Tiandu.

Huo Qingyun owes you.

He won't reject you.

When the two cities ally,

Na Zhan will lose.

Beishuang,

you're always a survivor.

I don't believe you're dead.

Ruo Wen.

For you,

for Fentian,

and for myself.

Ruo Wen of Fentian...

Next,

what is he going to do?

They're too starving

to think of anything else.

My Lord,

we should send troops immediately

to take down Tiandu.

Before we know how strong Tiandu is,

we can't invade it rashly.

My Lord,

will you always be threatened by Huo Qingyun?

All you want is take back what belongs to you.

Tiandu is impregnable.

If we start a war rashly,

what are the odds of winning?

Do you really think Huang Beishuang isn't dead?

What do you mean?

The secret of the Desert Scroll

is in the hands of Huang Beishuang.

If she's still alive,

she won't ignore Enaqi people.

If she's dead,

do you think Huo Qingyun will ignore them?

But Enaqi has been our tribe.

Such rumors

are bad for us.

Right.

We can use the Enaqi Tribe

to write a letter to Tiandu.

Tell them

we've got something on them.

Let's warn them.

In this way,

we'll play along.

Whatever you want, My Lord,

the lady or the book...

You'll get it.

Yes.

One more thing.

Tell the two of them.

I'm not scared

of any rumors about my origin.

By then,

unless I get a satisfactory reply,

I'll fight Tiandu desperately

at whatever cost

and burn together with them.

(Tiandu)

Now,

will you still keep my suicide note?

Chief.

Chief,

a letter came from Yunpei,

asking us

to give them Miss Beishuang's body.

Otherwise...

Otherwise what?

Otherwise, Yunpei

will take back the oasis it gave Enaqi.

They also said

they'd send troops

and start a war

for our taking her body.

If we mean peace,

in three days,

we'll negotiate on the border.

I get it.

Away you go.

Enaqi belongs

to Yunpei.

Na Zhan isn't that kind of man

to let himself be gossiped about.

Looks like they're ready for a negotiation.

Enaqi is just an excuse.

What they really want is...

I know.

I won't let anyone

take you away from me.

But the war between the two cities

is the last thing I want to see.

Don't worry.

Tiandu has been closed for years with very strong armies.

Even if we fight a war,

Na Zhan isn't 100% to win.

Most importantly,

I don't allow anyone

to use you as an excuse for a war.

We can't give him the books.

We can do something on the copies

and stall for time.

Don't worry.

I've sent troops to the frontline for preparations.

This trip won't be dangerous.

Promise me.

You have to be very careful.

I've put my armor on.

Wait until I'm back.

(Tiandu)

Beishuang,

I don't believe you're dead.

Fentian is in danger of collapse.

Please help us.

Miss Beishuang, you want something

from me, huh?

Mr. Rong,

you know Na Zhan wants the Desert Scroll.

Qingyun gave him some copies.

But I'm still worried

that he may figure out the secret.

Then, have you figured it out?

Don't worry.

Na Zhan has the five copies

but he can't figure out the secret.

He knows how to decode the books.

Why are you sure he can't make it?

The late lord, my brother, and I traveled around the desert

and compiled the Desert Scroll

to make life better for people

in the desert.

Unexpectedly,

it's gradually become a tool for a power fight.

It's against the late lord's desire.

People spread the incorrect rumor

of the five books.

Actually, there's the sixth volume

of the Desert Scroll.

In Sanjiang,

we wrote six books.

His Lordship gave the Oasis Volume

to my brother Rong Ruo.

But over all these years,

I haven't found my brother.

Sanjiang?

There's a karst cave in Sanjiang.

During our trip through the desert,

we found it by accident.

It was cool and secluded.

We decided to stay there for the books.

There, we finished the books.

Later, news came

that my brother Rong Ruo and his wife

passed away

in Sanjiang.

I've always refused to believe this.

If my brother

was shot and fell into quicksand...

I'm thinking.

If he luckily fell into the cave,

he'd survive.

If Mr. Rong was alive,

all these years,

we should have heard from him.

I wonder.

If my brother

really fell into the cave,

unless he died immediately,

he would leave clues for Young Lord.

Do you mean

the edict?

All right.

I'll go there.

But

you can't let Young Lord go with you.

His identity

is the best leverage to hold Na Zhan up.

He must not take risks.

I'm dead in people's eyes.

I can't turn up.

I knew you survived.

Have you had a plan?

Come over

and put the shoes on me.

Forget it, then.

I'm going to Tiandu for the Desert Scroll

and check

if it has a solution.

Will Huo Qingyun give it to you?

I know what to do.

Don't even lose yourself.

It's you who don't want

to lose me, huh?

Ruo Wen,

give me your word.

You will not send troops rashly.

Be very careful

until I'm back.

Rash woman.

Come back early.

You freaked me out.

When did you come back?

Was it going smoothly?

Yes.

But it's just a stopgap.

Na Zhan will find the problem.

Before that,

hope we'll make some progress.

(Cheng'en Pavilion)

Chief,

a letter from Tiandu.

Rong An,

we haven't met for 15 years.

I really miss you.

Hope I can meet you in Tiandu soon.

(Rong Huo) I'll see you here in the middle of this month.

Chief,

I heard Princess Xinwei went to Tiandu.

Yes.

Her trip will be dangerous.

Why?

News just came

that the desert had been chaotic.

Yunpei and Tiandu

are preparing troops and provisions.

Throughout the desert,

agents and vanguards wander everywhere.

I'm worried about Her Grace.

Shall we send Desert Rankers

to catch up and secretly escort her?

(Cheng'en Pavilion)

I read in the Desert Scroll

that Fentian has a high terrain.

There's petrosal water under the ground.

Petrosal water is highly fluid.

Over the years,

Fentian's ground is hollow.

Na Zhan blew up some important points

and accelerated collapses.

What can you do?

You've read all volumes

of the Desert Scroll, haven't you?

To be honest,

there are six volumes.

If we can find the Oasis Volume,

there'll be a ray of hope.

In the worst case,

we can find the best oasis for migration.

Where's the sixth volume?

Let's go find it.

No.

I can't leave Tiandu.

If I leave,

Qingyun will leave, too.

Na Zhan is watching Tiandu closely.

We can't let him find a loophole.

No one

can know about this,

including Qingyun.

I'll go find it myself.

I won't get Tiandu involved.

I have an idea.

You have to cooperate.

Mr. Rong Huo.

He's here.

I'm here for Ge Xinwei,

not him.

An.

My name is Ruo Wen.

Boy,

sorry for what you've suffered.

Tell me.

That year...

How did you

get away from Na Zhan's soldiers?

By fate.

By myself.

I know.

You hate me.

You hate your father, too.

I don't remember having a father.

We're sorry.

When you were an innocent boy,

you suffered such a terrible thing.

But...

protecting the late lord's son

is the mission of our family.

It's your mission!

Don't get me involved!

The two of you,

I wouldn't have come this far

without your family's support.

I'd like to bow to you.

Young Lord, don't do this.

Please don't.

An,

you have no idea.

Your father and I

were decedents of a guilty official.

The late lord prevailed over all opponents

and kept us alive.

Otherwise, our family

would have been gone.

In this case,

only when we protected the late lord's son

could we repay him.

I'm old.

In our family,

there's only you.

But Na Zhan

is cunning and cruel.

Unless you work with Young Lord,

you won't defeat him.

I want you

to let go of personal grudges

and work with Young Lord

to bring peace back to the desert.

Young Lord.

An.

An.

You look dusty.

You must be a poor man

without any treasures.

Naive men with a death wish.

That's some tough talk.

I don't have treasures.

I just have my life.

Come get it if you want.

Madwoman?

Where are you going?

Good boy, move.

Horse, where are you going?

Don't go back.

It's an obedient horse.

Ruo Wen.

What are you doing here?

Go on.

Go on pretending.

Didn't you see how I fought those guys?

Why did you run away?

I thought they were killing a bandit.

Or what?

Shall I join the fight?

What if I'm hurt?

Madwoman,

tell me.

In Tiandu,

what did you get?

I met Huo Qingyun.

Huang Beishuang is dead.

He's distressed.

I met Huo Qingyun, too.

Why did he not talk about you?

You met Huo Qingyun?

For what?

Don't ask.

Answer me.

We met at different times.

Maybe he met you before me.

And then?

Then...

Then, I went to Huang Beishuang's tomb

and bowed to her.

In this desert,

whoever dies

will just be dust.

Nothing to stick around for.

I stick around for nothing.

Get down to business.

Don't stare at me like that.

It makes me uncomfortable.

Don't touch me.

Now, back to business.

In the desert,

there's the sixth volume.

If we find it,

it will be ours.

The sixth volume?

I don't even have one.

Why do I bother about that?

Tell me.

After you left Tiandu,

shouldn't you go south?

Why did you go east?

I...

I'm going to Sanjiang

to find the sixth volume.

If I didn't go east,

shall I go north?

Sanjiang is so desolate.

A volume is there?

Because...

Your father had the six volume.

Didn't you say

that is where your father died?

Don't follow me.

The desert is unstable.

Fentian's leader can't be away.

I can go alone.

Fine. I won't follow you. Go ahead.

After she's returned from Tiandu,

she speaks very differently.

What trick is she playing?

- Brat, give me... - Beishuang.

I just heard you say "brat".

I said...

Folk.

Folk, I mean.

Why is there

nobody at all?

Open it and see.

What is this?

I don't like rice cake.

I don't have a fever.

Don't eat it, then.

But never say you don't like it again.

Why?

Never mind.

Have you figured out

the secret in the Desert Scroll?

I'm a little bit tired.

Let's not talk about this. I need some rest.

All right. Let's not talk.

Want a bath? Let's have it together.

Today,

I don't want a bath.

It's early.

Are you not done with political affairs?

Do what you have to do. Go.

Hurry.

- It matters most. - I...

I'm all right. Away you go.

Just go.

Go.

Are you insane?

You drove away the horse.

How can I ride to Sanjiang?

We have this.

I can't touch you, huh?

Then you walk to Sanjiang.

Or just get on my horse.

How shameless!

Just to you, you know.

You didn't follow me, huh?

Why are you here?

After you've returned from Tiandu,

you speak very differently.

Do you collude with Tiandu

behind my back

and play some tricks?

What if I serve as a lobbyist

and make you work with Huo Qingyun?

It won't happen.

I'm hungry.

Let's go find some food. Go.

Let go of me.

How can we find food in the desert?

We must arrive in Sanjiang before dark.

The volume matters most.

Something's wrong with this copy.

My Lord, what do you mean?

Something's missing.

And I can't verify

the missing part.

Report!

Report!

What happened?

My Lord, when we went out

to patrol in the south of Tiandu,

we ran into a bandit.

It turns out to be Ruo Wen.

He killed some of our men

and ran east away.

Why is Ruo Wen in Tiandu?

I kind of saw him

run after a woman.

Woman?

What does she look like?

I was too far away.

I didn't see clearly.

- Leave us. - Yes.

Ruo Wen is in Tiandu.

He's going east

after a woman.

My Lord.

Speak.

The southeast of Tiandu is remote.

Only Sanjiang is there.

Sanjiang?

Is that where

Rong Ruo died?

Yes.

- Wu Jihai. - Here.

Send a squad to catch up with them.

Don't do anything rash now.

Maybe

we'll find something surprising.

Chief,

Yunpei's soldiers are massing on our border

and haven't left.

Looks like we have to hurry.

Is Ruo Wen back in Fentian?

Word came

that he went out of Tiandu

and went to Sanjiang with Ge Xinwei.

Sanjiang?

To worship his parents?

Or to find a solution to the collapses.

Fentian's problem

can't be solved in a short time.

Let's do this.

Have Boa Agents get the word out.

All homeless people in Fentian

can come to Tiandu for shelter.

Besides,

we must keep a close eye

on the border of Fentian.

If Na Zhan swoops in,

we must not just stand by.

Yes.

Do you think she's become

a totally different person?

Her temper has changed

and always rejects me.

Chief,

Miss Beishuang has suffered too much.

Maybe she's in a bad mood.

Bad mood?

Will it make her behave differently?

Chief, don't overthink.

Can she be an imposter?

I verified it.

According to the Herb Volume, the skin mask is resilient.

But do not wet it.

Or it'll melt.

Who are you?

What are you talking about?

It's you.

In Tiandu, be very careful.

Huo Qingyun is thoughtful.

Be careful with everything.

We're pressed for time. Come back early.

Huo Qingyun knows about the mask.

If he sees through you,

give him this letter.

Make it quick.

Ruo Wen can't wait for too long.

It's you.

What are you keeping from me?

Where's Beishuang?

She thought Tiandu was bored

and she wanted some fresh air.

Sanjiang?

The sixth volume is there, you know.

She's gone to fetch it.

Ridiculous.

Don't you know the desert is chaotic?

She'll easily be in danger.

I wanted to go.

But I can't find it.

Why did you lie to me?

Qingyun, it's an emergency.

I have to go get the six volume.

Sorry.

You bear huge responsibilities.

So, I didn't tell you in advance.

Please stay in Tiandu

and do not go out.

Don't worry about me.

By Beishuang.

You can't go.

She urged me repeatedly.

If something dangerous happens,

all our efforts will be wasted.

Get the horse ready!

(Sanjiang)

It's such a big place.

Really hard to find the entrance to a cave.

I don't have too much time for you.

Why don't we slide in along quicksand?

The slightest lapse

may get us killed.

We have to find the real entrance.

(Sanjiang)

If you find it tiring,

you can go.

Leave me alone.

- Really? - Yes.

Luckily, I haven't left.

(Sanjiang)

I found it.

Where is it?

Start from the stone tablet,

and go where the sun rises.

Within Genshan Mountain,

it's in the northeast.

You've learned something in Tiandu.

Madwoman.

Go along the tablet

toward the northeast

for 49 steps.

Try it.

One.

Two.

Three.

Report!

My Lord,

last night, we saw Huo Qingyun outside Tiandu

and he was riding fast southeast.

Leave us.

It's Sanjiang again.

They all head for Sanjiang.

There must be something fishy.

You send a vanguard

to Sanjiang with me.

Besides,

keep an eye on Huo Yanqi in Tiandu.

If he does anything unusual,

invade it without my permission.

Yes.

Let's go.

Go.

They fell in there.

They wouldn't be so careless.

This is the entrance.

♪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♪