Original subtitles

(Gemini)

(Episode 26)

Your Majesty! Bad news, Your Majesty!

Prince of Huai has rebelled and breached Wu Gate!

He's heading this way!

Brother.

At this point,

there's no need to pretend to be diligent, is there?

After all,

your time on this throne is finally over today.

Xing Yuan,

you've done this eventually.

If Xuntian Sect hadn't always ruined my plans,

this day...

might have come sooner.

You are my youngest brother.

Since childhood, I've treated you...

differently from others.

I thought...

that we'd never be the ones...

to wield swords at each other.

At this point,

is there still a need for such hypocritical pretense?

Xing Yuan.

Have you ever considered...

if the way you are now...

is what Miao He would want?

Shut up!

You don't deserve to mention Miao He.

It's all because of you.

Because of your cowardice,

Miao He died!

And it's also because of you...

that I've been pushed to this point.

Now the situation is settled.

The entire imperial palace is under my control.

You are nothing but my prisoner.

What right do you have to stand here and criticize me?

I kowtowed to my ancestors...

and received the Edict of the Late Emperor.

I ascended the throne with honor.

In terms of status,

I am the Son of Heaven.

In terms of familial order,

I am your elder brother.

Why can I not...

admonish you?

As a ruler or a brother,

you...

are unworthy.

Do you truly believe you can win?

Can't you read the current situation?

The Xuntian Sect is now a heap of loose sand.

You,

have no one left to use.

Is that so?

Your Highness, be careful!

Jin Lin!

I've come late to Your Majesty's rescue.

Please forgive me, Your Majesty.

How dare you...

team up to deceive me?

Situ Xing Yuan.

You've always manipulated hearts,

but you underestimated sincerity.

No one can sow discord...

between Lu Zhao and me.

Even so,

so what?

Now the entire palace...

is filled with my people.

None of you will escape.

I want all of you to die with Miao He.

Don't you understand?

The map I gave you...

seems harmless on the surface,

but it contains a secret.

All the elite soldiers you've brought into the palace...

have already been rounded up...

by the Imperial Guards.

Situ Xing Yuan,

don't even think about it.

This is a trap with no escape.

A trap with no escape?

If I can't leave the palace...

within two hours,

The city of Ying will be wiped out.

Xiao Ren,

do you dare to gamble with me...

over the lives of an entire city?

Your hidden army of 50,000 men...

has been annihilated.

Now,

you're powerless.

Situ Xing Yuan,

surrender.

You want me to surrender to him?

Dream on.

Even if I die here today,

I'll drag him to hell...

and make him kowtow to Miao He.

This,

it is what you owe me.

Situ Xing Yuan,

you have no way out.

How laughable.

Who do you think you are,

loyally serving your emperor?

Does your emperor know...

you are Song Lou's son?

Who is he?

How could I not know?

Back then, the late Sect Master Xiao...

adopted Xiao Ren...

under my secret edict.

Xing Yuan,

Song Lou is not a traitor.

He is a meritorious subject of Southern Qing.

How do you think...

the Five Cities of Yongzhou were recovered?

The entire Song family sacrificed themselves.

Song Lou endured humiliation,

infiltrated Qiang...

as a spy, and achieved it.

No.

That's not true.

Why didn't I tell you?

It concerned the loyalty of the entire Song family,

the fortresses of the five cities,

and tens of thousands of people.

How could I tell you?

Before the five cities were recovered,

you requested to leave the palace...

and move to Pilan Palace.

I visited Pilan Palace several times,

wanting to reveal the truth to you.

But you chose...

to shut me out,

refusing to see me again.

You claimed...

to seek justice for Miaohe...

and peace for Southern Qing,

but look at what you've done.

Colluding with the Qiang people...

and harming loyal subjects.

Your actions...

What's wrong?

How is this different from treason?

Xing Yuan,

do you know...

what Miao He...

truly died for?

What do you mean?

When Miao He went to Qiang for a marriage alliance,

she learned that Song Lou...

could no longer send back military intelligence.

So she swallowed the confidential document...

and died willingly to relay the message.

Song Lou then incited the Qiang people...

to send her body back to Ying.

It was thanks to this document...

that we were able...

to reclaim the five border cities.

No...

Absolutely impossible!

See for yourself.

Miao He...

It's Miao He's handwriting.

Brother,

do not regret or grieve over my death.

As a princess of Southern Qing,

I have been provided for by the people since childhood.

I have no regrets in this life...

to be able to sacrifice for my country.

For the greater good,

I cannot be buried in the imperial mausoleum.

The land of Southern Qing...

is my resting place.

I have only one request.

One day, should Xing Yuan...

ever go astray,

I hope that you will...

give him a chance to correct his mistakes...

for the sake of my unwavering loyalty.

That way,

I can rest in peace...

in the netherworld.

At that time, you desperately pleaded with me...

to see Miao He one last time.

How could I not understand your feelings then?

But Miao He already had her stomach opened...

to retrieve the letter.

In front of Qiang's envoy,

how could I open the coffin?

I prided myself on my intelligence,

but I was merely blinded.

With all the scheming,

my entire life...

is nothing but a joke.

I have promised Miao He,

so I will not kill you today.

From now on,

you will forever remain in Pilan Palace.

Dead or alive, you may not step out of the palace gates.

A caged rat, clinging to life.

Why not die?

Xing Yuan!

Can you...

call me...

Brother?

I'm not her.

It's finally over.

Xiao Ren? Xiao Ren!

Xiao Ren...

Xiao Ren, what's wrong?

Xiao Ren?

How is he?

Master is very weak.

He lost too much blood this time.

Will he wake up? When will he wake up?

It's probably up to fate.

I see.

Master is blessed with good fortune.

I'm sure he'll wake up.

Yes. Maybe he'll wake up tomorrow.

The issues at the Imperial Palace are yet settled.

Xuntian Sect cannot function without a leader.

Ling Su.

Xuntian Sect is counting on you from now on.

I will not fail my mission.

You can both leave.

Xiao Ren.

Tell me,

do the red ones look better...

or the white ones?

I think the white ones.

The stem is much longer than last time.

It looks good.

Put this in for me.

I'll count to three.

You have to get up.

One.

Two.

I, Xiao Jin Yu, have taken many lives in my life.

Naturally, I'm not afraid of gods.

May all gods and Buddha bless...

that Xiao Ren wake up soon.