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=The Prisoner of Love=

=Episode 18=

You actually used

an aphrodisiac on me.

And you still deny your feelings for me?

I merely wanted

to remind you

of your place.

Let's see who can't leave whom.

Whether it's you

who can't leave me

or the other way around.

Spending a night with you is no loss for me.

Don't be impatient, General Chen.

Do you enjoy

this sensation of ice and fire?

Even better than a night of passion.

Do you remember how you made me

suffer in the cage,

exposed to the scorching sun?

You still hold grudges just like when you were a child.

And you're still the same as back then.

Always my defeated opponent.

If that's the case,

why don't you

just freeze me to death here?

You'll now endure

the same suffering

you once

forced upon me.

This is strange.

Miss Xiao

has tortured you so much,

yet instead of worsening,

your body has actually improved.

It might be the final sign before the inevitable.

You mustn't say that.

You are blessed.

Sometimes misfortune can turn into fortune.

But

does Miss Ningyun

know medicine?

She doesn't.

I must leave at once.

Prepare my horse.

Ningyun won't make things difficult for you.

Once I'm gone,

find a way to escape.

Where do you think you're going, General Chen?

Stop!

Miss Ningyun.

Save your breath.

This man tried to escape.

If I hadn't

been prepared,

he would've already disappeared

without a trace.

He's a vital asset in our bargaining.

It would be a waste to kill him.

What use is a general

that is supposedly death?

Elder.

He was given an imperial burial in Southern Chen.

That proves how highly he was regarded.

Don't try to deceive me with such words.

Unless

you kill him

yourself,

you are

betraying the Xiao clan!

I will never

be loyal

to a traitor of the Xiao clan!

Stop!

Is this a rebellion?

Have you lost your minds? How dare you disrespect Miss Ningyun!

I am only loyal

to the lady who has no divided loyalties.

What's wrong with that?

That's right.

If she betrays the clan,

we won't show her any mercy either.

Anyone who touches her

will have to answer to my blade first!

Yunze.

He carved these words on my back

with his own hands.

After all the humiliation he inflicted on me,

how could I let him die so easily?

I must return every bit of my suffering to him before he can die.

Miss Ningyun,

why are you hesitating?

I'm just looking for the right spot.

I want him to suffer a fate worse than death.

Very well.

Since that's the case,

I'll trust you

this once.

Let's go.

It's just a flesh wound.

I have no need for your concern.

How did you get that scar

on your collarbone?

(Slave) Isn't it all thanks to you?

Me?

Back then,

I was falsely accused of conspiring against the state.

You captured me under the pretense of eloping

and subjected me to severe punishment,

forcing me to confess to being a traitor

so you could eliminate a rival.

Don't pretend you've lost your memory.

I have no recollection

of any of this.

You did it for your family.

I don't blame you.

But why did you deceive my feelings?

Why did you use your supposed love for me

to achieve such a despicable goal?

I didn't! I don't remember any of this!

I never thought you'd have the nerve to act without owning up to it.

I was poisoned.

The only cure for me

was the world's only Thousand Snow Pill.

So I asked you for it.

But you

ate it yourself,

claiming you needed it to replenish your health.

I had no choice

but to rely on my master.

The poison couldn't be fully removed, and my legs were crippled.

I suppose

you've long since forgotten all this.

How could this be?

I genuinely don't remember.

I don't remember you ever asking me for the Thousand Snow Pill.

I had no idea at all!

None of that matters anymore.

Xiao Ningyun.

You and I were never meant to cross paths.

Be it love

or hate.

From now on,

we are nothing but strangers.

No more entanglements.

Miss Xiao.

You wanted to see me?

Xu Yunze.

Do you remember

who ordered you

to capture Chen Fengxue?

I was following

the general's orders

when we captured Chen Fengxue after he tried to escape.

He said he received a handwritten order from you.

That's impossible!

Even you believe that?

But I never issued

such an order!

I was merely

a deputy general.

I knew nothing.

But

I always assumed that was the truth.

(No wonder Chen Fengxue)

(hates me so much.)

(But I did nothing back then.)

(Someone must have orchestrated all of this.)

Xu Yunze.

What became

of the Xiao clan's retainer,

Qu Xiu?

Qu Xiu disappeared after the downfall

of the Xiao clan.

I knew it.

That traitor!

Even if there were misunderstandings in the past,

it's too late to change anything now.

Right now, King Nanchen has lost his general's support.

This is the perfect moment for us to act and force the emperor to abdicate!

You must not let personal feelings hold you back again!

Silence! It's one thing for the clan members to be blind to the situation.

But even you are saying this?

King Nanchen has the people's support.

With our current strength,

we have no chance of exacting revenge!

Miss Xiao.

Can you really accept that?

Should we start a bloody war

just to ease our own resentment?

Should we drag

our peaceful clan members into suffering,

just for the sake of revenge?

Your actions will only

disappoint those who remain loyal to the Xiao clan.

Leave.

Miss Xiao.

My only concern right now

is tracking down Qu Xiu,

who started all this in the first place.

I urge you to reconsider...

We'll discuss revenge another time.

Leave.

(They are all blinded by vengeance.)

(I can't let Chen Fengxue stay here any longer.)

(No matter what happens,)

(they will kill him.)

I apologize if my actions, influenced by General Chen, have caused any offense.

I ask for your understanding.

We have not

lost faith in you over this matter.

We only wish to know.

What do you intend to do with him?

Once matters are settled,

I will sentence him to death by a thousand cuts.

- Great! - Great!

Miss Ningyun is wise!

- Miss Ningyun is wise! - Here!

- Cheers! - Cheers!

This wine

is so strong...

Chen Fengxue.

You said

that from now on,

you only wish for us to be strangers.

I will grant you that wish.

Thank you.

May we never

meet again.

(Go.)

(And never come back.)