Original subtitles

♪The world decays, in gloom I stray♪

♪Right and wrong, in frost engraved♪

♪On dreams of love, blades clash and sway♪

♪Alone I ride, blood still unswayed♪

♪Through heaven's mirth and earth's despair♪

♪Toasting the moon, I drink the chill air♪

♪Though hearts like battlefields may be♪

♪Let fate write its uncertainty♪

♪From this life to the great unknown♪

♪Who'll stand with me, on thrones unknown?♪

♪I'll wander through this life to guard you♪

♪Through mortal realms, serene I roam♪

♪With you, the world becomes my home♪

♪Unbroken, bold, as I have sworn♪

♪I'll roam this life, and feel no torn♪

♪Our souls embraced, no regret born♪

♪By twilight's lamp, though night be worn♪

♪Through deepest dark, I'll find the morn♪

=Fight For Love=

=Episode 10=

Did Young Master Sun drug you

to get revenge

for what you did at Qinxi Valley?

Not really.

He was also trying to please Jin.

What?

You don't think family members

would hurt their own?

I don't know about other families.

But in this family,

nothing like that

would ever happen.

I wouldn't allow anyone

to do anything like that.

After all,

family members

should be honest.

Now,

we are a family.

Right?

Of course.

I even told you

my sister and I don't get along,

which is our dirty laundry.

What else would I keep from you?

Is that so?

I'll remember what you said.

And I hope you will

keep your word.

Is my house really this far?

It's taking so long.

Are you teasing me by taking me

on a detour?

If you want to get down and walk,

I won't stop you.

Linyang.

My sisters caused some trouble.

Sorry for that.

Yu said she didn't feel well.

As her big brother,

I was really worried.

And I happened to know

Miss Song has medical skills.

So, I asked her

to check on Yu.

Tuantuan.

Earlier, I was drugged by mistake.

Right now, I feel weak all over.

I don't know

when the effect will wear off.

Check on me.

Can you do something

to help me recover faster?

Ladies in my family

carry some medicine

for protection

when they're away from home.

Yu, you must have brought

the wrong medicine

and then misused it, right?

Right.

The drug bottle looks almost

the same as the others.

I took the wrong one in a hurry.

Ms. Chu Yu,

that was careless of you.

Even the most careful person

can slip up sometimes.

Am I right, Yun?

Ms. Chu worked tirelessly

for this banquet.

It's understandable

that she was careless.

Young Marquis,

you have a pretty scenic garden.

We didn't enjoy the scenery earlier.

If the two of us stay here,

Miss Song may be distracted.

Why don't you

show me around for a moment?

Alright.

It's pretty strange.

I think it's the first time

you've been visiting us.

Are you actually

not happy

with Ms. Chu's life?

My sister is a woman

of her words.

As her big brother,

I will always support her,

not embarrass her.

Is that so?

General Chu,

you knew Ms. Chu Jin

held a grudge against Chu Yu

but you still brought her here.

I used to think

you didn't care

about Chu Yu at all.

Young Marquis,

what happened today

was indeed my oversight.

But it happened at your place, anyway.

What role

did you play in all this?

Today, I helped Chu Yu out of trouble.

Not you.

If you hadn't stalled me,

Young Master Sun wouldn't have succeeded.

Do you not want to answer?

Or do you not know how to answer?

Alright, Ms. Chu Yu.

Get up and see how you feel.

I do feel much better.

Tuantuan, you have remarkable medical skills.

Actually,

you flatter me.

When you performed acupuncture on me,

you were even more focused.

You must take practicing medicine

pretty seriously.

So, your medical skills

must be even better

than I said they are.

Thank you for the praise.

As her big brother,

I shouldn't have been negligent, but...

General Chu and Young Marquis.

I've neutralized

the drug in Ms. Chu Yu.

Thank you, Miss Song.

I really appreciate it.

But may I ask

if there will be

lingering effects?

No, actually.

But if Ms. Chu Yu

can have a bowl of milk

before she goes to bed,

that would be great.

I'll go prepare it.

Very well.

It's rather late.

I'll escort Miss Song

to her own home.

Young Marquis,

let's talk another day.

My Lady.

Young Marquis suddenly

sent over a bowl of milk.

He said it was Miss Song's advice

and you could drink it

before going to bed.

Xiaoqi.

You almost pounced on the milk.

Xiaoqi,

the milk isn't for you.

But anyway,

when Wei Yun sent me back,

he asked me if I was hiding something.

I lost my mind

and almost let it slip.

Xiaoqi stopped me.

It really helped a lot.

Am I right, Xiaoqi?

Feed it the milk.

Alright.

Xiaoqi deserves a reward.

Come on, Xiaoqi.

There you go.

My Lady,

didn't you say

Young Marquis Wei

covered for you

at Fragrance House?

In that case,

I don't think

he's as hostile as before.

If we can persuade him

to help you investigate

the crossbow case,

we'll get more done in less time.

Will he give me

the Fish-shaped Tally

just because I ask for it?

By investigating the Arsenal Bureau,

I'm deceiving His Majesty.

He isn't a silly man.

How could he easily help me?

If I tell him about this,

I may get him

to suspect me instead.

Do you remember

I asked you to stalk Wei Yun

for the location of the Arsenal Bureau?

Of course.

Don't mention it.

I was pretty angry.

I searched that mountain for so long,

only to find nothing.

That mountain

has always been mist-shrouded.

And the Arsenal Bureau is in the forest.

It's a tough job.

But lately, my brother

has been searching.

Finally, his hard work paid off.

He has found the specific location

of the Arsenal Bureau.

So,

everything is ready.

All we need is the Fish-shaped Tally.

Is that right?

We only need the tally.

(Duke of Hu's Mansion)

General Chu,

you don't need to do this.

I can do such small things

like getting on or off the carriage.

Miss Song,

do I have something

on my face?

General Chu,

let me be your physician.

I do have

some old injuries.

But they don't bother me.

You don't need

to trouble yourself.

You're home.

I'll take my leave.

The dark circles under your eyes

indicate depression,

insomnia, and frequent dreams.

Your pale lips

indicate a deficient spleen

and poor blood circulation.

What's more...

When I saw you

walk along,

you were unsteady

and short of breath.

All this indicates

that your injuries

have recovered

only superficially.

They might have

caused internal damage.

What do you think?

I described all this

before feeling your pulse.

So, General Chu,

am I qualified

to give you a treatment?

Are you doing this

to repay my sister for dealing

with the Crown Prince?

Not at all.

I just think your case

is quite a challenge

for me right now.

I want to improve my skills

by treating you.

In that case,

I'll leave my health

in your hands.

It's too late now.

If you still linger,

your father will be worried.

Alright.

I'll go and see you soon.

General Chu.

Rest assured. I will cure you.

General,

do you really need Miss Song

as your physician?

Physician Li's treatment

has lasted six months.

You'll recover soon.

Miss Song's father

has been spoiling her.

Yet, she remains innocent.

Just like my two sisters.

When she was obsessed with medication,

she was eager for patients.

Many rich people mocked her.

Today, she helped Yu.

I'll let her do what she wants.

What harm can it do?

Why do you look at me?

Are you rebelling?

You're the father

while I am the son.

I have to obey you, anyway.

Now you can talk back, huh?

You're disturbing me.

The other day, I told you

to stay away from the Wei family.

But what did you do?

You defied me even more,

right?

Attending the banquet

was one thing.

Taking your siblings

was quite another.

Why didn't you

even take your father there?

I had planned to.

But I thought you were too busy.

And you, Song Shilan.

Did you advise him

to prepare Taishan Stone?

Father,

I attended the banquet...

Father,

I dragged Shilan there.

And how could he come up

with that brilliant idea?

You sound quite proud, huh?

No, no, no.

No.

No, I don't.

I'm warning you.

His Majesty is wary

of close contact between military families.

At court,

I pleaded for Wei Yun.

It would easily

make His Majesty suspicious.

You even visited Wei Yun

so blatantly.

Don't you know people will gossip?

They just will.

Do you understand?

Do you?

You.

And you.

Tuantuan.

You still remember you're engaged

to the Crown Prince, don't you?

Today, General Chu

escorted you home.

If this reaches

the ears of the Crown Prince,

how do you think he will feel?

I don't care how he feels.

I don't like him.

I have no choice

but to marry him.

But his secret concubines

tarnished my reputation

and hurt my feelings.

I know.

A man often has concubines.

So, I've swallowed

my dissatisfaction

with the Crown Prince.

But Father,

I serve as a physician

for General Chu.

What have I done wrong?

Tuantuan,

I know you feel aggrieved.

But you and he came back alone

so late at night.

People will easily gossip.

How about this?

I'll get some imperial physicians

to treat General Chu

with you.

What do you say?

Father,

the Crown Prince merely apologized

for having secret concubines.

But because I will treat General Chu,

you're trying so hard

to make me submit.

How could you be so unfair

just because you're also a man?

- Tuantuan. - Tuantuan.

Tuantuan.

Father,

Tuantuan has a point.

She's my only daughter.

I certainly want her to be happy.

The Crown Prince has secret concubines.

He's just a philanderer.

But Tuantuan doesn't like this.

So, we should reconsider

her engagement.

Think of the Crown Prince.

If Tuantuan has to marry him,

I'll object first.

Let people say whatever they want.

Everybody gossips.

We can't control them.

What about I promise you

Wei Yun and I

will only meet in secret?

Shut up.

How is your copying?

Father, I'm done.

I punished you

to make you learn your lesson

and always remember

what I say to you.

If you make a mistake again,

the punishment will be worse.

I get it, Father.

Jin.

Jin, are you all right?

Mother.

Linyang,

Jin has been kneeling in there

(Chu's Ancestral Hall) all night.

Even if she made a terrible mistake,

she realized she was wrong.

I know

you care about Chu Yu.

But Jin is also your sister.

Aren't you being too harsh?

Mother,

a son like me

shouldn't ask this.

But Jian

has become

so reckless.

Does it have nothing to do

with your indulgence?

Mother.

Linyang.

I know I was wrong.

Please let me out.

Mother, please plead with him.

Please help me.

Linyang.

I admit

I've spoiled Jin a little bit.

But aren't you

being unfair?

Unfair?

Mother.

If you want fairness,

do you think

kneeling all night in the hall

will make up

for what she did yesterday?

An outsider set her sister up,

but she just stood by.

She even encouraged it.

In this matter,

even if Yu can let it go,

I will not.

Chu Shan,

take my mother back to her room.

Linyang.

Linyang.

Kneel back there!

Linyang!

Linyang.

I know I was wrong

in Young Master Sun's case.

I shouldn't have followed him

to see my sister insulted.

Oh, no.

When he told me,

I should have stopped him.

Linyang,

I know I was wrong.

I won't do it again.

Clearly, you don't know

what you did wrong.

You're just saying

what I want to hear.

Anyway,

you just can't stand it

when my sister is aggrieved.

You think I was wrong.

Then tell me

what wrong I've done.

Is it because she didn't grow up

by Mother's side,

so Mother loves me more?

Or is it because

I didn't grow up

around you or Father

like she did,

so, you care more

about her?

I just want you

to be fair to us.

What is so wrong about that?

I'm talking to you

about what Yu suffered.

What does it have to do

with your childhood?

It has something to do.

I just want my big brother

to care about me

and trust me like he trusts my sister.

You keep saying

I don't know what she's suffered.

But have you tried to understand me?

Sometimes, I behaved deliberately.

I provoked her on purpose.

I just wanted you

to pay more attention to me.

I admit.

Between you and Yu,

I care more about her.

But that's because

we spent more time

in the northwest

and I knew her better.

Glad you know you're biased.

Since childhood, I've followed you.

But what I always see

is that you and my sister

walk side by side ahead of me.

You never notice me

unless I make a scene.

Linyang,

do you remember?

Every time you were back from battle,

you took my sister out

for fun.

What you always gave me

was a mere doll.

That's because

you were too young

and Mother cared for you.

She didn't want you to be as rebellious

as your sister.

How do you know

I don't want to be like her?

Because what I want

is never about the dolls.

I want you

to stay around me

and care for me like you care for her

and treat me as an adult

instead of a kid

who only causes trouble.

All you know

is that I keep bullying my sister.

But you never know

I want to be her more than anyone else.

In the past,

I misunderstood you.

Maybe

I didn't give you what you needed.

But from this day on, I will change.

What about you?

Even if you felt

very aggrieved,

you shouldn't have hurt her

that way.

Yesterday,

if the trap on Yu

really worked,

how could you, as her sister,

remain innocent?

What horrible things about Yu

did you tell a man

like Young Master Sun

for him to be so determined

to please you

by ruining her reputation?

Or perhaps,

in his eyes,

you have actually become

pretty malicious.

Jin,

if Father

saw you like this,

wouldn't it break his heart?

I...

Linyang,

when will you

truly acknowledge me?

Not until

you truly grow up.

Mother, do you care so much about her

that you must wait out here?

When you, your father,

and Yu

were guarding in the northwest,

Jin stayed alone with me.

When I missed you,

she cheered me up.

When our family declined,

she tried every way to save money.

Right now,

is she doing everything

just for herself?

She is a naughty girl.

But she isn't evil.

So, she needs to know

what she can do

and what she can't do.

Or she would go down the wrong path.

Mother,

we both are biased.

I've got to know

Jin's feelings.

I will try

to be nice to her.

Will you also try

to be nice to Yu?

When Yu was suffering,

did you shed

even a single tear for her?

(Harmony Is Precious)

Take good care of yourselves at home.

I've had your luggage loaded

on your carriages.

If something is left behind,

pretend Yu and I

want you to come back often.

But your children...

Are you sure they'll stay?

The few of us

talked about that.

When we're back home,

we can't guarantee their living conditions.

But in this family,

they have you.

You will take care of them.

When we manage

to live very well,

we'll come back for them, alright?

No problem.

According to Yun,

no matter where we are,

we're part of this family.

At yesterday's banquet,

you said you wanted

to take away Brothers' spears.

So, today,

I'm not here to see you off,

but to give you them.

You deserve the spears.

Here, Han.

Here, Jiu.

Yun,

I should thank you

for either the paper

or the spear.

Bring me my zither.

Yes.

My husband loved it

when I played some music.

Especially the "Breaking-up" song.

Right here,

I'll play it again.

(True Might)

Her music

reminded me of the past

when Feng taught me

to use the spear.

Han.

Jiu is expressing gratitude

through some music.

Let's not be outdone.

But I really wonder

if your martial arts

have regressed.

Very well, Jue.

Try me and you'll know.

I often listened to such melodies.

Every time I heard them,

I felt as if all my efforts

would be meaningful.

I wasn't as ambitious

as my brothers.

In my opinion,

I wielded the spear

and fought in battles

just for my family members.

I want them

to be always happy.

But now, hearing that music,

I think...

Think what?

All in all,

I wasn't able to protect them.

When I was little,

my mother kept asking me

to behave like my sister.

I should learn music,

dance,

and calligraphy.

But I loved none of them.

What I loved was martial arts.

Look around.

Here,

nobody needs protection.

Here.

A little flower for you.

Cheer up.

(Letter of Release)

I will stay here

and guard Wei Rong.

(True Might)

Mother.

Are you leaving me alone?

Mother,

don't leave me.

Good kid, Lingmo.

One day,

Mother will come back and get you.

All right?

(True Might)

Lingchun,

your siblings aren't like you.

Their parents are not here.

You should take good care of them.

Understand?

Yes, Mother.

Auntie.

(Knowledgeable and Optimistic)

Go get them.

Have they left?

I didn't know

you could be

so soft-hearted.

I can't bear to see it

when a mother has to

leave her children.

So, I just avoided it.

Tell me.

Did we do the wrong thing?

Some of them

want to be free,

but their children

may shackle them.

Some of them want

to bring their children back home.

But if they're asked to remarry,

how will a new husband

tolerate those children?

Even if someone

takes back her children,

she isn't sure if she can

protect them very well.

A normal man

respects some honorable people.

A woman respects one more, her husband.

Life is really hard

for women.

So,

this family is good enough.

Pretty good enough.

They were set free at least.

They had a second chance

to choose a life.

Am I right?

You're right.

Why is it you?

Look at me.

Look at you?

Yes. You have to.

Look at me and see

if there's something

on my face.

Right here.

No.

No?

No.

That's good, then.

I think a mosquito bit me.

It's itchy.

Glad nothing's wrong.

Ridiculous.

Why are you here?

You... I...

Yun.

Is it possible

that Xiaoqi is in your room?

I can't find it anywhere.

Get in here and get it out.

Alright.

I...

Xiaoqi.

Where are you?

My lovely puppy.

Where are you?

Xiaoqi.

Xiaoqi, where are you?

Answer me.

Xiaoqi.

Have you found it?

No. Your room is too big.

It runs everywhere.

Xiaoqi.

Stop running, Xiaoqi.

Does it run too fast

or can't you catch it?

That's easy for you to say.

How about you try?

I...

If you can't find it,

don't waste your time.

I can find it.

Xiaoqi.

Xiaoqi.

Xiaoqi, behave.

Xiaoqi, where are you?

Xiaoqi.

Got you.

Don't run away again.

If you hadn't rushed me,

I would have found it earlier.

You just made it harder.

Xiaoqi, behave.

You... Hurry.

Take it out of my room.

So, it's the Fish-shaped Tally that you want.

Chu Yu,

I'll have to give you a problem.

(Arsenal Bureau)

What did I promise you?

I would invite you

to the Arsenal Bureau

when you became the Marquis of Zhenguo.

Commander Lu, you're a man of your word.

Very well.

Your big brother set this rule.

No drinking during the shift.

So, drink some tea instead.

Good tea, anyway.

Not too bad for you.

Commander Lu,

why did you invite me for tea?

Is this an apology for what happened

at Fragrance House?

Come on, Wei Yun.

Has anyone ever told you

that for all your sharp wit,

you can be

a bit annoying?

Must I apologize?

In this world,

don't be a stickler.

You flatter me.

I drank the tea.

And you apologized.

Shall we get down to business?

I carefully studied

this mechanism.

It wasn't made in the Arsenal Bureau.

But it could not

have been manufactured

without our blueprints.

That is to say,

it indeed

came from my bureau.

Wei Yun,

do you know

why I didn't allow Wei Jun

or the army to use this

when I designed it?

My brother told me

it was defective

and harmful to both sides.

That's right.

At least one crossbowman

would be seriously injured

after every ten shots.

Your big brother and I

never thought

it was a successful design.

But the North Qi army

used it in battle first.

It killed General Chu Jianchang,

injured General Chu Linyang,

and was also used in Baidi Valley.

The North Qi army

would never find anything wrong

with this evil design.

Yeah.

So,

someone in my bureau

betrayed us

and caused trouble.

Now, you're the Marquis of Zhenguo.

How about...?

I had a rough investigation

and I'm getting somewhere.

Shall we cooperate?

Commander Lu.

Wei Yun,

why did you give someone else the tally?

♪If not for dreams by windswept flight♪

♪How would my hand find yours tonight?♪

♪This moonlit glow, in dusk's soft veil♪

♪Hears heartbeats tell their secret tale♪

♪Thoughts ablaze like beacon's fire♪

♪Outline your form in golden lyre♪

♪Through thorns we've trod and trials passed♪

♪Each grief and joy forever cast♪

♪Let the fierce warmth within your gaze♪

♪Melt this war-torn world's cruel maze♪

♪Still through the frost, I'll walk with you♪

♪Our mountains and our streams anew♪

♪Dawns greet the spring we longed to see♪

♪Through meadows where wild larks soar free♪

♪Let countless sails cross this worldly tide♪

♪When lonely shadows turn to two♪

♪Through countless turns and all we've borne♪

♪No regret ever could be sworn♪

♪Dawns greet the spring we longed to see♪

♪Beneath heaven's vault, in harmony♪

♪Let tears now fall for yesterday's strife♪

♪We've reached this blossom-covered hill♪

♪I'll follow you through every dream♪