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=Love Beyond the Grave= (Adapted from the novel by Li Qingran)

=Episode 7=

Let me change your dressing.

Only a minor wound.

I don't need tending.

Wan,

go get some rest first.

Then I'll head back.

Stay at Lin Mansion these days

to heal your wounds.

Commandant Xia and I are at camp.

Don't worry.

I've already seen

all of you before.

Even if you're dressed,

it won't restore your honor anyway.

No need to care

about the mortal form.

Your Grace, I didn't know you'd come.

Sorry.

When did you, Meng Wan,

and Xia Qingsheng first meet?

After I returned to Nandu from Daizhou,

we studied under Academician Yang.

That was all

after you turned 18.

How is it that every friend

and teacher you name

came into your life after that?

What were you doing before you were 18?

The master blinded by a goose

was your teacher

before 18, wasn't he?

Was the amnesiac Han Lingqiu

your friend before you were 18?

My master

was from before I turned 18,

but Han was not.

I had no friends before I was 18.

Who are you, really?

Duan Xu.

Duan Shunxi.

Your Grace,

please…

Please show mercy.

Your martial arts are superb.

Why not struggle?

Why not resist?

Before absolute power,

skill means nothing.

I can't defeat you.

Other than begging,

I have no other way.

What if I don't spare you?

You wish

to keep my skull, right?

When I reach 50,

my skull will look even finer.

Why not wait a while

until I turn 50

and devour me then?

I won't harm you.

I want to make a deal with you.

I'm listening.

The deal is simple.

I will grant

one of your wishes.

In return,

you will lend me your five senses.

One wish,

one sense.

For ten days.

During those ten days,

I will lose that sense.

That's right.

This is the limit

a mortal body can bear.

After ten days,

I will return your senses

to you.

Once you recover,

we begin the next exchange.

That means

you may ask many wishes of me,

but wishes have their limits.

They can't alter the mortal world.

For example,

you may wish for me

to save your life in battle,

but you may not wish

for me to win the war for you.

What if I do not agree?

We have come this far already.

You no longer get to refuse.

Must we speak in this position?

What is wrong with it?

You are not light;

you are quite cold.

General,

I fetched this medicine

for you.

I...

Commandant Xia.

Where are you going?

I made some food.

I'm taking it to Xu.

I just saw the General.

He's not hungry.

No need for this.

And you would know if he is hungry?

Xu has gone all day

without one hot bite.

Move. Or it'll go cold soon.

What are you doing? Xia...

This wasn't for you.

Fine.

Xia Qingsheng,

just you wait.

Miss He,

you and the General

have really ruined me.

Your Grace,

is this your first trade for the senses?

It's a trifling matter.

I paid it no mind.

So, you admit it.

You came near me

for the Deliverance.

I believe

the one who can trade with you

must be the Deliverance's master.

When the old man gave me

the sword, he said

the Deliverance

had no master for 300 years.

By that reckoning,

I am the fated one

you waited

for 300 years for.

Just a pastime on my rest day.

Don't flatter yourself.

How many years have you lived

without the five senses?

We don't need such things.

What a pity, then.

Nothing to pity.

Those are only the cravings

of you mortals.

I mean myself.

I've thought about it,

yet I can't think

of a single wish.

Your Grace,

I never make wishes.

For hundreds of years,

I've dealt with countless mortals,

yet never have I heard one

truly say,

"No need."

"I have lived well"

"and can rest in peace."

"I want nothing at all."

No exception.

Let alone you.

I never ask others

to grant my desires.

Had I not saved you today,

you'd have fallen to the Chong troops.

On the battlefield, life hangs thin.

Are you certain that without my aid,

you could escape death every time?

No matter what,

thank you for today.

General,

you are too young.

You must know fate is ever-shifting,

beyond any mortal's grasp.

Fate is ever-shifting,

but so am I.

Was the look yesterday

your true form?

I remember your robes

were exquisitely ornate,

unlike the mortals'.

If you're curious,

go dig up a few tombs from 400 years ago.

You'll see enough.

So, you're 400 years old?

You're reluctant

to see me go, right?

So, I won't leave.

I'll sleep here tonight.

Come on, then.

I'll be unable

to sleep again.

Shall I share my pillow

with you?

In the dead of night,

with a spirit lying in your bed,

aren't you afraid?

I do feed on people, you know.

We fight over land,

till the dead blanket the fields.

We fight over cities,

till the dead fill every street.

We seize land at the cost of the living.

By that measure,

we're of the same trade.

And you said you couldn't sleep.

Foxy,

not a word from you is true.

But looking at you now,

I don't think you're so clever.

More like a rabbit.

Han.

Han,

what on earth is going on?

The General locked me up.

I don't know what's going on.

Han,

I know.

You must be innocent.

If it's hard for you

to say certain things,

tell me instead.

I'll plead with the General.

The innocent need no defense.

I trust the General.

He will clear my name.

Han,

rest easy.

With me here,

I won't let you suffer this wrong.

Xiaoxiao,

yesterday, the General

brought grain back

and distributed it again.

We're not short of food here.

Best to be prepared.

But Xiaoxiao,

don't worry.

Lin told me

that as long as we stay here,

we will not go short of food.

You seem

to be close to everyone.

You like him?

Of course.

Lin is

kind to everyone.

He also helped the General a lot,

procuring and distributing grain.

Besides the General,

he is everyone's hero too.

Xiaoxiao,

you always eat so little.

I know you can't bear to eat more,

because you save the best for me.

You even fainted from hunger before.

But Xiaoxiao,

we have enough grain now.

You needn't starve yourself anymore.

Young Master.

Young Master, this is bad.

(Ultimate Joy) The master was caught

and brought below the city.

Young Master.

Let's go.

Xiaoxiao,

do you think Lin

might be in danger?

You want to go see?

Uncle.

- Uncle. - Mr. Lin.

- Mr. Lin. - Uncle.

Master Lin.

Talk with the ones

on the wall.

They are

your family.

(Lin Huaide, main branch)

Jun.

I'm here.

Have you received the provisions?

They're here.

Is it enough?

Yes.

Thanks, Mr. Lin.

Jun.

Your grandfather

was once a general of Great Liang.

He fell in Yunzhou and never returned.

Your grandmother

would not flee south of the Guanhe River.

Because of that,

your father was born.

He stayed in Shuozhou

and built up this family estate.

All these years,

we've bowed to the Chong people.

But you must remember

whose hands

claimed your forebears.

Your grandmother once said,

"If one day"

"Great Liang"

"crosses the Guanhe River to reclaim the land,"

"though we're merchants,"

"we will give all our strength"

"and never shrink from death."

No!

Jun, listen carefully.

Hold on at all costs.

I came to see you today

to tell you this:

I'm going

to answer to your grandfather.

I will tell him

our clan didn't fail him.

Jun,

you didn't fail him.

One day, surely,

the land will return,

bringing back the golden age.

No!

Kill them.

My father

was slain the same way.

He was unarmed,

cut down like livestock.

General Duan,

was it worth it to trade

23 lives of the Lin clan

for these carts of grain?

Soon, I will take

your head

to console the 23 souls

of the Lin clan above.

Withdraw the troops.

Yes.

(Chongde Chamber)

Young Master,

you've eaten nothing

since yesterday.

The dead can't return.

(Memorial Tablet of Master Huaide)

Master Huaide

would not wish to see this.

(Memorial)

Mr. Lin,

my condolences.

(Memorial Tablet of Master Huaide)

Shuozhou is in grave peril now.

I still need your support.

For the sake of the whole city,

you must pull yourself together soon.

Mr. Lin,

I've failed the Lin clan.

General, do not blame yourself.

All men must die one day.

Uncle

was only betrayed by traitors.

Please rest assured.

I've sent men to recover

all the remains

for burial.

I heard your father died young.

Your uncle cared for you

as if he were your own father.

I know the Lin clan has suffered,

and your heart is heavy.

But right now,

I need your help.

Please agree.

What is it?

It concerns the spy who tipped off

the Chong Army

and got your uncle killed.

But I heard

you've had Captain Han…

I've locked up

Han Lingqiu.

Han Lingqiu

is from North Chong.

He claims he lost his memory,

but too much does not add up.

He lost his memory?

His martial arts style

resembles the Chong people's.

I suspect

he is a spy sent by the Chong Army.

I wish to hold a martial contest

to test his true skills.

I heard you're also

fond of martial arts

and have several skilled guests at home.

May I ask them

to come as well

and face Han Lingqiu in a match?

General,

I am but a humble merchant.

Why entrust the contest

to me?

The Lin clan is loyal.

In the whole army now,

the one I trust most

is only you.

Leave it to me.

The General wants me to fight?

I must win,

yet preserve my strength,

and not reveal it unless forced.

Why?

The General's order is just that.

Are you willing to obey?

(Zhang Mansion)

Are you there?

You've arranged

everything already.

So, you knew it all?

I had guessed most of it.

When this round is over,

we'll see how much you can guess.

You scramble for power and gain

with the same old routine.

I am long tired of watching it.

Tomorrow's show

is more than a hunt for spies.

Your Grace, do be patient,

and watch until the very end.

I will not disappoint you.

Then I'll wait and see.

Do not let me down.

(Liang)

The martial contest begins.

Contestants, enter the arena.

(Wu Junyi, Han Lingqiu)

Captain Han Lingqiu wins.

(Sun Xiu, Han Lingqiu)

(Liang)

Next contestant, enter the arena.

(Ge Tian, Han Lingqiu)

(Zhou Yi'ang, Han Lingqiu)

(Wang Shuo, Han Lingqiu)

Next contestant, enter the arena.

(Lin Mo, Han Lingqiu)

(Han Sheng, Han Lingqiu)

Captain Han Lingqiu wins.

Han,

make your move.

General,

if this keeps up,

we won't see Captain Han's skill.

I've heard that there is

a blindfolded contest

in the Jianghu.

Both sides must judge the position

by the sound of the wind.

It best shows one's martial arts.

Very well.

Anyway,

no winner is clear now.

Let's do it.

Captain Han Lingqiu wins.

Steward,

prepare cloth for blindfolds.

Yes.

The match is suspended.

Captain Han Lingqiu wins.

Han is that skilled?

What a surprise.

How is it that I

never knew this before?

Everyone,

during our time in Shuozhou,

Miss He's carriage

was attacked,

and the provisions were burned.

While seizing the grain,

we ran into an ambush,

and Master Huaide was betrayed.

All these incidents point to one thing:

There is a Chong spy

among us.

Could it really be Captain Han?

I never knew his skills

were this formidable.

Only today

have I finally confirmed

who that spy truly is.

Who is it?

What is going on?

It can't be Captain Han.

Captain Han?

Mr. Lin,

what do you say?

Perhaps I should ask you

where you've hidden

the real Lin Jun

since we entered the inner city?

Is this not Lin Jun, Mr. Lin?

Yes.

What does that mean?

What does that mean?

General,

what do you mean by that?

You suspect I'm a spy?

It's not suspicion.

I'm certain.

Mr. Lin,

may I borrow a carriage?

You honor me, General.

It's a small matter.

Miss He's carriage was attacked.

Han Lingqiu was riding with her.

But the carriage was yours.

General Duan,

may I ease the Tabai Army's burden?

I'll send half my men

to guard the granary.

Thank you, Mr. Lin.

You know

the granary defenses,

the time of the grain raid,

and letters from Master Huaide.

When the Chong people send grain here,

they must pass through

several northern cities.

Our clan has kin in the north.

I sent carrier pigeons to them

to track the grain convoy.

And what does that prove?

I truly did not know

the All-Knowing's Blindfolded Trial

was a rule of jianghu.

Master Fifteen.

Don't come over.

Or I'll end him.

Lin,

I always took you for a real man.

Your uncle

met a grim end below the city wall.

I even felt

I had wronged the Lin clan.

Who would've thought

you were the one who sold him out?

He isn't Lin Jun.

He was only in disguise.

So, the man he sold out

wasn't his own uncle.

That's right.

I am the real Lin Jun.

He seized me

and copied my every move.

He deceived every one of you.

Perfect timing.

I had thought

Lin was a good man.

But I saw him yesterday.

Lin…

I told Xiaoxiao

about this matter.

She told me

to bring the real Lin here today.

You cur!

How dare you deceive us!

You are not leaving today.

You've lost your memory?

What does it have

to do with you?

Without your memory,

you'd be forgivable.

You should be my 17th junior brother.

Come back with me to see Mentor.

Stop talking nonsense.

I am Han Lingqiu,

Captain of Great Liang's Tabai Army.

That's my only identity.

Even if I die,

I'll never go with you.

You were once

Mentor's favorite.

Now, you can't tell right from wrong.

Even Captain Han ignores you now.

Surrender without a fight.

Fool.

As long as I have you,

they won't dare make a move.

Get a horse for me.

I'm leaving the city.

Follow my orders.

Get him a horse.

Let him leave.

♪Between black and white, ripples crossed♪

♪Light encountered shadow♪

♪It pierced the darkness and the time♪

♪The unbreakable fate♪

♪Suddenly cracked♪

♪Between black and white, ripples crossed♪

♪Light encountered shadow♪

♪It pierced the darkness and the time♪

♪The unbreakable fate♪

♪Suddenly cracked♪

♪Listen, all sounds are roaring♪

♪As cold ice turns into tides♪

♪A century's loneliness melts dreams♪

♪Following fate's guidance♪

♪By fate, our moments were exchanged♪

♪The heart wakes up all of a sudden♪

♪Watch fireworks fall like stars♪

♪This bond is tangled into a thread♪

♪Worldly reflections fade into mist♪

♪Borrowing one fleeting heartbeat♪

♪You drew me into mortal dust, till I'm enamored with its charms♪

♪The heart wakes up all of a sudden♪