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Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Anyone!

Your Highness.

Your Highness, wake up.

Royal Physician, how is he?

Your Highness.

His Highness has been exposed to the sun and the rain for days.

He is very frail.

I'm afraid he won't recover soon.

Royal Physician.

I order you to use the best medicine.

Prince Gaoyang must be cured.

Medicine might cure the symptoms.

However,

His Highness is distressed.

I...

There's nothing I can do.

If he is to recover fully,

His Highness' troubles must be resolved.

Jun.

How are you feeling?

Mother, do you know

Weiyoung has to set out on the journey today?

Is this even the time to think about Li Weiyoung?

Mother.

I can't forget about my love for Weiyoung

in order to please you.

I'm an unfilial son.

I've failed to keep my promise

of staying by her side.

I'm a perfidious lover.

Now, I'm neither a filial son nor a faithful lover.

How can any medication cure me of that?

What do you want me to do to stop you from torturing yourself?

I only have eyes for Li Weiyoung.

I just wish to see her off on her journey.

But if you do so, you'll infuriate His Majesty.

You should know His Majesty's temper.

Otherwise, your father wouldn't--

I won't regret it.

Fine.

But even if you want to sneak out,

you won't have the strength to do so.

Convey my orders.

Keep a close eye on the Prince.

He is not to take any action.

Yes.

Weiyoung.

Your Highness.

Weiyoung.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Your Highness, what's wrong?

Summon the royal physician!

Summon the royal physician!

CROWN PRINCE'S MANOR

Royal Physician Liu, quickly.

His Highness is feverish and is sleep-talking.

Please check on him quickly.

-Hurry. This way. -Yes.

-Quickly. -Yes.

Your Highness, everything is ready.

The intermarriage procession won't be fast.

We'll catch up if we ride fast.

Your Highness, how are you feeling?

What?

Jun snuck out of the palace?

He must have gone after Li Weiyoung.

Your Majesty, please calm down.

I failed to keep an eye on Jun.

I'll send my men to bring him back.

Don't.

Let him go as he wishes.

Don't bother to return.

Convey my decree.

Relegate Prince Gaoyang, Tuoba Jun, into a civilian.

He is never to return to Ping City.

Your Majesty.

Calm down, Your Majesty.

Jun is young and ignorant. He is hoodwinked.

Please give him another chance.

Your Majesty. I'm begging you.

Don't say another word.

He defied me again and again.

I won't spare him this time!

Step out.

Your Majesty!

Step out!

Yes.

JINGGONG GATE

Your Highness.

What's wrong, Your Highness?

Are you all right?

Jun.

For that woman,

he has really given up everything.

Your Highness, don't worry.

His Highness will return.

He won't.

This time,

he really can't come back anymore.

Li Weiyoung.

It's all because of Li Weiyoung.

She took my Jun away

from me.

CHIYUN'S MANOR

Relegate as a civilian? How is that possible?

The Emperor's mind is unpredictable.

His Majesty doesn't allow anyone to question his authority.

Not even his favorite grandson.

No, I have to ask Father to plead for His Highness.

The royal decree is made.

No one can change it.

My father is the Prime Minister and you're the great general.

If the both of you plead for him, His Majesty will take your advice.

You better not act pointlessly.

Tuoba Jun has no use to the Chiyun family anymore.

Changle.

You should just give up.

There must be some other way.

The Chiyun family has so many former subordinates.

They can all plead with His Majesty.

If you don't help me,

I'll go and beg them.

Changle.

Do you know why Tuoba Jun defied orders to sneak out?

He did it for Li Weiyoung.

He is going to destroy the intermarriage of Li Weiyoung.

Is Prince Gaoyang still worthy of your love?

My lord, the rooms are ready.

-Step down. -Yes.

I take my leave.

Your Highness.

Lord Zhang has claimed to be unwell these days.

We kept stopping for breaks.

This journey should only take a month.

But now, it will take two months to arrive.

I think they are purposely stalling for time.

Stay alert.

Keep a close eye on them.

Yes.

Young Lady, it's been so many days.

Why hasn't Prince Gaoyang shown up?

It's better that he doesn't.

If he comes, he will only get hurt.

-Your Highness. -Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Princess Anping.

How does the intermarriage feel?

If you had agreed to be my woman back then,

you might not have ended up in this predicament.

What a pity.

It's too late to regret it.

It's my utmost honor to be sent for intermarriage.

I have no regrets.

Don't wander off.

Stay in your room.

I've been traveling in the horse carriage for days.

I finally get to rest in an inn.

If I don't take a chance to have a walk around,

I'm afraid my legs will be crippled.

I won't escape the watchful eyes.

Your Highness.

What is there to worry about?

-Here. -Here.

-Drink more. -Drink more.

-Well done, everyone. -Thank you.

-Thank you. -Drink it up.

-Drink more. -Drink more.

You've worked hard.

Good wine.

Thank you for coming, Your Highness.

Lord Zhang, you're too kind.

I've held everyone up due to my poor health.

I feel truly guilty about it.

I've prepared some wine to apologize to Prince Nan'an.

Your Highness, please sit.

After you.

Your Highness.

I'll drink it up first.

Here, let me give a toast to Lord Cheng An.

One drink is fine.

Your Highness, please eat.

I didn't expect this wine to be so strong.

I only had one cup.

Not at all.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

My lord, the Wei soldiers have been knocked out by the wine.

Good.

Very good.

The Wei envoy lusted after the Princess' beauty.

They ambushed us at night.

That should give us a just cause for declaring war on Wei.

Lord Zhang.

They thought that they could avoid war by sending a princess for intermarriage.

Such wishful thinking.

Your Highness, I saw the Song soldiers spiking our wine.

How strange.

Why didn't I see any guards on duty when I headed back?

They seem to be drinking with the Song soldiers.

Young Lady, we'll arrive at the frontier in a few days.

I wonder where Prince Gaoyang is now.

I'm more worried about Minde.

He mentioned taking me away before.

I'm worried that he might do something foolish.

Young Master Minde won't act recklessly.

However,

even if you manage to get away, can you still return to Wei?

What if His Majesty finds out that you escaped marriage and punishes you for it?

We can only play it by ear now.

Yes.

Young Lady.

Young Lady, what's wrong?

Young Lady, what's the matter?

This is bad.

We've been drugged.

What do you want to do?

I'm Princess Anping.

Aren't you worried that your emperor will kill you?

Our emperor will only be too pleased to reward me.

Why will he blame me?

Don't you understand, Your Highness?

It isn't the Song Kingdom who went back on their word.

It's the Wei Kingdom.

And I'm not the one who violated the Princess.

It would be Prince Nan'an.

Next, we'll declare war on Wei.

Everyone will support us.

Do you understand, gorgeous?

You had this planned all along.

Downright despicable.

Go ahead.

Young Lady, run.

Your Highness, Princess Anping is...

As long as we have evidence that Princess Anping was violated,

The Song Kingdom won't have any excuse to attack us.

I get to render great merit.

As for the rest, there's no need to worry.

Yes.

Help!

Help!

Don't!

-Come on, pretty. Why pretend? -Your Highness.

Just a little while.

The more you struggle, the more I like it.

Weiyoung.

Jun Tao, are you all right?

It's all right now.

It's all right.

As long as I'm here,

I won't allow anyone to hurt you.

Do you feel better?

Jun.

What are you doing here? What happened?

Lord Zhang had everyone drugged.

This intermarriage is a conspiracy.

The Song Kingdom is so despicable.

Once they find out the plan fell through, they will attack the frontier immediately.

This is bad.

The frontier isn't prepared at all.

Inform the frontier quickly.

They must get ready for war.

It isn't safe here.

We have to leave quickly.

Convey my orders.

Retreat immediately.

Yes.

Uncle Yu.

I would like to have a word with Weiyoung in private.

What's wrong?

I haven't seen you for some time.

So...

I want to take a good look at you.

By the way,

I forgot to ask you.

How did you get out?

Didn't His Majesty have you grounded in the Crown Prince's manor?

I flew out of there.

I'll have to fly back later.

You'll enrage His Majesty by doing so.

As long as I get to see you, anything is worthwhile.

-But-- -Don't worry.

My grandfather likes me so much. How can he really punish me?

You shouldn't worry.

Weiyoung.

Once the war begins, all hell breaks loose.

No one knows what will happen.

Therefore, you have to promise me.

Whatever happens, you must take good care of yourself.

You must stay alive and well.

You got that wrong.

We must stay alive and well.

Whatever happens,

we must always stay together.

Sure.

Your Highness, we should get going.

Go on.

You look so pretty.

Your Highness.

Won't you take another look at Princess Weiyoung?

Let her return home with ease.

Jun.

Uncle Yu.

I have a favor to ask of you.

What is it?

I hope you can safely escort Princess Anping back to Ping City.

Aren't you coming with us?

Liu Song's army might attack soon,

and the frontier is in peril.

I have to safeguard it.

I'll leave Weiyoung in your care.

When you return to Ping City,

please inform Grandfather of the reason.

I believe he won't blame Weiyoung.

Jun.

You have Wei's interests at heart.

Father will surely be very relieved to hear it.

Rest assured.

Princess Anping...

Just leave her to me.

Thank you, Uncle Yu.

Weiyoung.

Forgive me for not saying goodbye.

I'd like to accompany you back to Ping City.

However, war is soon upon us.

I have to defend the frontier.

Only by doing so

can I expose the scam behind this intermarriage.

You can then return to Ping City with a just cause.

Your Highness.

Have some water.

It's fine.

Once we get through, we'll be close to the frontier.

Can we set out now?

Yes.

-Set out. -Yes.

Weiyoung, you must wait for me.

I'll take you away safely.

My lord.

We just received a message.

WEI KILLED THE ENVOY OF SONG

LI WEIYOUNG'S DEATH UNCERTAIN WAR IS CLOSE AT HAND

His Highness must not find out about this.

-Understand? -Yes.

Your Highness.

Su Xin, any news?

Your Highness, I heard that Royal Guard Li has been away for days.

I've asked around the Prime Minister's manor.

They also said that he is out traveling.

He is out traveling?

He must have left.

He already left.

Jun also left.

They all left without saying a word.

They are all so mean.

Your Highness.

Your Highness, don't be sad.

Your Highness.

Huatai will be right ahead once we cross this mountain.

Your Highness.

Are you really going to defend the city?

Liu Song's army is closing in.

You'll be seeking your own doom.

Our men are already unprepared.

Once we abandon the city,

the enemies are bound to break through the siege easily.

The city will be taken.

It's the civilians who will suffer.

There's only one way.

We have to defend the city until the enemies retreat.

Your Highness, it's too dangerous.

You're of nobility. If you--

As a member of the royal family of Wei,

why should it matter if I sacrifice my life for Wei and my people?

Hurry.

Keep up.

Quickly.

Quickly!

Your Highness, we rode all night.

The Song army won't catch up with us anytime soon.

The men and horses are tired.

We should get some rest on the spot before we set out.

Rest and regroup!

Young Lady, where are you going?

I have to see Tuoba Jun.

I'll ask for him.

Why are you out here?

I would like to see Prince Gaoyang.

Don't bother. He left.

He left?

I have to see Tuoba Jun.

Where is he?

How would I know?

He is your nephew.

The Song soldiers are everywhere.

Aren't you worried about his safety?

What matters the most now is to safely return to Ping City

and report to His Majesty about the war.

As for the rest, there's nothing I can do.

You...

They have caught up!

-Attack! -Attack!

Kill them!

Young Lady!

Young Lady!

Go!

Young Lady!

Young Lady!

Jun Tao!

-Jun Tao didn't catch up. -Shut up.

Shut your mouth if you want to stay alive.

Let me down.

I have to find Jun Tao.

Don't risk your life for a bodyguard.

How can you abandon your men to escape alone?

They only exist to protect me.

If I'm dead,

none of them get to survive either.

Are you all right?

Make the horse leave.

They will catch up soon.

Let's hide in here first.

This place isn't ideal.

Let's leave.

Traces of blood.

They should be close by.

Quickly!

This spot will do.

Quickly.

What are you waiting for?

Do you want to get killed?

Search inside. Hurry up.

-Yes. -Yes.

Block off all the doors.

-Check over there. Go. -Go.

Search carefully.

-Drag her out. -Yes.

Your Majesty!

-How would I dare to assassinate you? -Go. Let Consort Lu raise him.

Your Majesty!

Evil woman!

How dare you.

You're the son of a sinned consort.

How dare you be so insolent?

-I'll teach you a lesson today. -Let go of me.

Lock him in the dark room.

Mother, where are you?

I'm so scared.

Let me out.

Let me out!

Let me out!

It's so dark in here!

It's so dark!

Search carefully.

Let me out...

There's no one here.

None here either.

-None. -None.

Let's go.

Are you all right?

We're still too late.

Prince Gaoyang.

Prince Gaoyang.

-General Zhou. -Your Highness.

How is the situation?

The Song army closed in on us suddenly yesterday.

We were unprepared. We got caught off guard.

Master Warden led our men and fought with great valor.

They managed to fend the enemies off.

Where is Master Warden now?

He fought valiantly to his death.

How is our army?

We have fewer than 5,000 men now.

We're short of weapons and provisions.

What's worse is that our morale is crushed.

The soldiers fear the might of the Song army.

They have no will to fight.

Your Highness, how many men did you bring?

My lord, how many men did you bring?

Two hundred thousand?

His Highness and me.

Two?

Yes.

My lord.

We can't hold the fort with so few of us.

Your Highness.

You saved me once.

I won't leave you behind.

Are you awake?

Eat this up.

What's with your hand?

I scratched it on something when I was out picking herbs.

Does it hurt?

Take this.

Put it away. I don't want it.

You don't owe me any favor.

I'll look for some food.

Don't leave.

What are you doing?

Let go of me.

Let go of me!

I won't do anything to you.

I...

I'm badly injured.

I won't be able to hurt you.

Please don't leave me.

YU

Young Lady.

Young Lady.

Young Lady, what's on your mind?

His Highness should arrive at the frontier by now.

You're thinking of His Highness.

I'm afraid he won't reciprocate my feelings.

He has Weiyoung by his side.

He must have long forgotten about me.

How is that possible?

His Highness has always worn the belt you made him.

Whenever he sees the belt,

he will think of you, Young Lady.

Really?

Definitely.

Lady Weiyoung can't ever return from the Song Kingdom.

His Highness will only think of you from now on.

This is weird...

This is the only way out of the city.

By right, they should have met with the welcoming procession.

Why isn't there anyone?

They must be delayed.

By the way,

did you hear from the men you sent to follow the procession?

Not yet.

This can't be right.

Something is amiss.

I have to take a look.

Weiyoung has to be safe.

Keep up.

His Highness' horse is close by.

They should be here.

-Jun Tao. -Search.

Leave no stone unturned.

-Yes. -Yes.

It will take the reinforcements at least two days to arrive.

Liu Song has 200,000 men.

I suggest that we abandon the city.

Once we abandon the city, what will happen to the civilians?

If Liu Song's army massacres the city...

How can we allow that to happen?

Exactly. Most importantly, this city is a crucial line of defense.

Once we retreat, the Song army will come charging right in.

By then, Hulao, Linji, and Baima will have to be abandoned.

If so, the Song army can invade the Wei Kingdom and pose a great threat.

There's still a chance if we retreat.

If we don't,

all 5,000 of our men will surely die.

I do not fear death.

But I can't let 5,000 men die here.

Relay my command.

Retreat to Hulao.

We'll await reinforcements.

We can't retreat. We must not.

We must not retreat.

We're of the same rank.

Why should I obey you?

Say another word and I'll beat you to death, got it?

Go on!

Stop it!

Who are you?

How dare you trespass into military quarters?

This is Prince Gaoyang.

Who dares to defy him?

-Greetings, Prince Gaoyang. -Greetings, Prince Gaoyang.

Who is in charge?

Fine.

From now on, I'll be in charge.

Anyone who suggests abandoning the city

will be executed according to military law.

-As you command. -As you command.

Report!

Bad news.

The Song army is attacking again.

Your Highness, give the order to retreat.

It will be too late if we don't.

Even Your Highness will...

Guards!

-Present. -Present.

Drag him out and behead him!

Your Highness, calm down.

Beheading a general before the war will affect our morale!

Please reconsider.

Your Highness, think twice.

-Behead him! -Yes!

I refuse to comply!

Tuoba Jun!

You're sending our men to their deaths!

Whoever affects our morale by suggesting a retreat will be executed!

-Yes! -Yes!

HUATAI

SONG

Within two hours, I'll surely take down this city.

-Take it down! -Take it down!

It's 5,000 men against 200,000 men.

Aren't we seeking our own doom?

Cut off all means of retreat for the last stand.

Only then can we win the battle eventually.

We're low on morale. We need a victory to boost it.

Your Highness.

Aren't you scared at all?

How can I not be scared?

I'm not a military officer.

I've never fought on a battlefield.

Why would you take this upon yourself?

I'm the descendant of the Tuoba clan.

It's my duty to defend my home.

I must keep marching forward with courage.

Undaunted.

The Song army has us surrounded.

Are you scared?

Wei just established a peace treaty with Liu Song.

They broke the treaty and invaded our lands.

Can you put up with such humiliation?

Once this city is taken,

the Song army will come barging in.

More lives will be taken by them.

Your parents, your wives, and your children.

Your brothers and sisters.

Can you bear to see that happen?

If we take them on now, we die!

If we don't, we die!

If we can sacrifice our lives to protect our parents, wives, and children,

will you do it?

We're not fighting for ourselves.

But for the nation.

If we fight, our nation is safe. Our families are safe.

If we flee, our nation will perish. Our families will be killed.

Who will fight alongside me?

-Me! -Me!

-Me! -Me!

All soldiers, whatever rank you are,

you must fight valiantly.

Once the gates are opened, it's a battle of life and death.

Anyone who escapes dies!

Once the army is deployed, close the gates right away!

Anyone who lets people in will die!

A battle of life and death.

This is the moment!

Attack!

-Attack! -Attack!

-Attack! -Attack!

-Attack! -Attack!

-Attack! -Attack!

What is that?

Attack!

-Attack! -Attack!

Attack!

Who is he?

Your Highness.

SONG

The general has been killed.

-Retreat! -Retreat quickly!

Help!

The general has been killed!

-Retreat quickly! -Retreat!

Quickly! The general has been killed!

Retreat quickly!

-Quickly! -Hurry up!

-We've won! -We've won!

Your Highness, you put yourself at risk

and led the army valiantly in fending off the enemies.

Please allow us to bow in gratitude!

-Long live the Prince! -Long live the Prince!

Please rise.

We only defeated the vanguard.

Their main forces will arrive shortly.

By then, we'll be in an even more perilous situation.

We have to prepare as much as we can for battle.

No matter the sacrifices we have to make,

we must defend this city.

Behind us, tens of thousands of lives are at risk!

-Defend the city at any cost! -Defend the city at any cost!

-Defend the city at any cost! -Defend the city at any cost!

There isn't any good food around.

Young Lady, make do with this.

Jun Tao.

Your Highness, I've been asking around.

There's news from Huatai.

Speak.

Huatai was surrounded by the Song army.

It was about to be taken.

But Prince Gaoyang got there in time and fended them off.

I believe if they can hang in there for some time.

The reinforcements will arrive in Huatai.

Yes.

However valiant Prince Gaoyang is, they are short on soldiers and provisions.

They are up against 200,000 men.

I'm afraid the reinforcements will be too late.

Where are you going?

Didn't you hear him?

Tuoba Jun is now in Huatai.

He is in danger. I have to go to him.

Why are you holding me back? Let go of me.

I'm afraid the royal court isn't informed of the invasion yet.

Even if they are, it takes time to deploy troops.

It will take at least half a month before reinforcements get to Huatai.

Do you think Tuoba Jun can last till then?

So?

All I know is that he is now in danger.

I want to be with him.

You're so devoted to him.

I'm not like you.

Cold and heartless.

However sentimental I can be,

I won't risk my own life.

Seeking my own doom is pointless.

I'll never do so.

If you wish to get yourself killed, I won't hold you back.

Foolish woman.

Subtitle translation by Carole Chen