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 3=

Father!

Father!

Father!

Chun,

you usually help Mother

with the household

and take care of our Chun'er.

It's truly hard on you.

Don't say that.

I just hope

you can stay a little longer this time.

Chun,

I'm not leaving this time.

I'll stay

with you forever.

Zhong,

why are you leaving

earlier than planned?

The Wei family protects the nation.

When there's war we must go.

Don't worry,

I'll return

victorious.

I'll await your safe return.

No problem.

Shu bought Chun jewelry.

Buy me one too,

okay?

Hearing you makes

my hand ache again.

Shut up!

I'll beat you up!

Don't be mad.

Don't be mad.

When I return from the campaign

I'll buy you one

even better than Chun's.

I can't believe a blockhead like you

actually got a wife.

Take a bite, come on.

You...

You blockhead!

Delicious.

You're still smiling!

You're annoying.

If one day

I don't return from the campaign,

find your own life.

Remarry

or leave.

Don't waste your youth

stuck in the Wei household

for my sake.

Rong!

Rong!

I can see you,

don't hide.

Rong!

Rong!

Soon you'll be a father

and still so childish.

Rong!

Lan.

Lan.

Lan.

I thought I'd never find you again.

Lan,

I'm...

I'm afraid you'll never find me again.

Wei Zhong!

Wei Jun!

Wei Shu!

Wei Qin!

Wei Feng!

Wei Ya!

Wei Rong!

Wei Yun!

(Undying Loyalty) Ancestors of the Wei family above,

your descendants

swear here:

After decades of sharpening our swords,

we will again slay North Qi's fiends,

bring welfare to Great Sui's people,

and protect our land

until peace returns.

We pray our ancestors

bless us with a victorious return.

(Undying Loyalty)

(Sui)

What's that smell?

It's the granary!

Water!

Put out the fire!

- Get water! - There's fire!

- This way! - Someone help!

Quick!

Find more water!

Put out the fire!

Put it out!

- Put the fire out! - Bring water!

- Hurry! - Help!

Over here!

Be quick!

Bring more people!

Come on! Hurry!

Make it quick!

That way!

Hurry!

Get more water!

- Here, here! - This way!

Carry what's not burning away!

Quick!

Give me a hand here!

North Qi retreating to Baidi Valley

should have kept them occupied.

Why send men to burn our granary?

Report!

Young General,

all our generals

are trapped in Baidi Valley.

Please send urgent rescue.

Weren't we supposed to have the advantage?

The intelligence was wrong.

North Qi's forces

are over four times

our estimate.

Our army is hard-pressed

and cannot break out.

Leave some to continue fighting the fire,

the rest,

follow me to reinforce Baidi Valley.

- Yes! - Young General!

(Octagonal crossbow?)

Charge!

(Wei) Charge!

Jun!

Protect the general!

Brothers, come on!

Jun.

I told you to guard the camp,

why didn't you listen?

I...

Jun.

(Wei)

(Wei)

(Wei)

And,

there's a mole in the Arsenal Bureau.

They gave the octagonal crossbow plans

to North Qi.

Find...

Find him.

Find him.

Yun,

I'm sorry.

From now on

we will leave you

to face what comes alone.

No, Jun!

I'm sorry.

No!

No!

Jun!

Sir!

The Marquis of Zhenguo has fallen!

General Wei Shu has fallen!

Captain Wei Qin has fallen!

Captain Wei Feng has fallen!

Deputy Captain Wei Ya has fallen!

Deputy Captain Wei Rong has fallen!

Retreat.

Fall back to Tianshou Pass

to prevent North Qi from

attacking Huajing again.

Yes!

(Great Sui Imperial Palace)

Father,

this was not my fault.

It... It was Wei Zhong.

He was greedy for glory

and reckless in pursuit.

He ignored my advice

and chased the fleeing enemy,

falling right into North Qi's ambush.

(Emperor Chunde of Great Sui) He caused Great Sui

to lose seventy thousand elite soldiers!

Advice?

How did you advice him?

When Wei Zhong proposed the pursuit,

I told him again and again:

Never block a retreating army.

Don't chase a cornered foe.

But he...

But he

dismissed me

as too young

and inexperienced.

General Yao...

He can testify.

Yao Yong,

is this true?

Your Majesty,

every word His Highness said

is true.

Duke of Ning,

in your view,

is the Crown Prince blameless?

Your Majesty,

not entirely.

(Wang Jingzhi, Duke of Ning) His fault lies in

lacking command authority

as the Crown Prince.

Though he saw danger,

he failed to stop it.

Yet, Your Majesty,

His Highness

is still young.

That he could sense the danger

is already rare.

You are all dismissed.

Father, please see my sincerity.

I take my leave.

My Lady!

My Lady!

The whole city's talking:

the Wei army's been defeated,

their entire clan wiped out.

Seventy thousand soldiers perished

in Baidi Valley!

Their whole family

are gone?

My Lady,

where are you going?

(Best regards. Wei Jun)

(Investigate the Arsenal Bureau. Best regards. Wei Jun)

Such loyal soldiers,

pillars of the nation.

Why is there no justice for them?

Heaven has no eyes!

Your Majesty,

the loss of seventy thousand

elite troops at Baidi Valley

is catastrophic.

The Crown Prince may be forgiven,

but the Wei family

cannot escape blame.

Seven great generals

have fallen.

I know Your Majesty meant well,

but the people won't understand.

This morning,

the Ministries of Rites,

Revenue, and Personnel

all came to discuss this matter.

We know Your Majesty

favors the Wei family too much.

But people will think Your Majesty

favors them too much.

Public resentment will grow.

And I heard

the General Wei Yun returns

to the capital today with the coffins.

Your Majesty should

decide soon.

About the Wei family case,

after the Marquis's burial, hand it over

to the Court of Judicial Review.

But...

Duke of Ning,

what say you?

Wise decision, Your Majesty.

I'm weary.

You may leave.

Does Great Sui

no longer have soldiers

who can guard our borders

and resist the enemy?

Must I truly

make peace with North Qi?

The Crown Prince is useless.

What will become of

Great Sui's future?

(Marquis of Zhenguo's Mansion)

(True Might)

(Marquis of Zhenguo's Mansion)

- Mother! - Mother!

(Marquis of Zhenguo's Mansion)

Mother!

Mother!

I, Wei Yun,

have returned with my father and brothers.

Mother!

Sisters!

I'm sorry.

Yun...

- Mother. - Rong!

Yun.

Yun.

Mother!

My husband

and my sons

died for Great Sui.

They were heroes,

true men of loyalty and honor!

All of you...

You did well.

(Marquis of Zhenguo's Mansion)

You did well!

Brother Wei!

(Marquis of Zhenguo's Mansion)

Lady Chu, are you here

to shame the Wei family?

Before Wei Jun went to war,

we secretly agreed we'd marry each other

after he returns from the battlefield.

Now that he's returned,

I've come to fulfill our promise.

My brother never

told me about that.

Then you don't know

what passed between us.

Thank you, Mother.

Jun,

I had hoped

to see you wed this time.

Once I return in victory,

you will see me marry.

You already have someone in mind?

Mother,

we'll talk

after I return.

Just wait for us.

Yun,

put down the sword.

My son went to the afterlife alone.

He failed you, Lady Chu.

Please, go home.

That day at the Spring Breeze House,

I confessed to Wei Jun.

Everyone mocked me for shamelessness,

but only he

understood my courage to love.

Lady Chu,

do you realize that if you marry him,

you'll be a widow?

Marriage is a lifelong matter,

does your mother even know?

Chu Yu!

Where are you going dressed like that?

I'm going to marry Wei Jun

to fulfill our promise.

After Baidi Valley,

the Wei family's defeat

dragged down seventy thousand men!

The Wei family is ruined.

What are you doing?

I said before,

this isn't just for me.

No one will stop me today.

Chu Yu!

How long will you keep making a scene?

Will you only stop

once you've completely ruined

the Chu family's name?

Chu Linyang,

why aren't you stopping your sister?

She always listens to you.

Linyang,

I don't have a choice,

at least not now.

Mother,

let her go.

Chu Yu,

if you dare step out

of this house today,

you are

no longer of the Chu family.

I've told my mother before coming.

I know marriage is a serious matter,

one decided by parents

and matchmakers.

But I, Chu Yu,

will only

follow my own heart in this life.

Lady Chu,

it's not that the Wei family won't accept you,

but if you enter this house today,

you'll be widowed.

How could I bear that?

Mrs. Wei, you were young once too,

and you've known the pain

of losing the one you love.

You must understand

how I feel now.

Today,

I swear by cutting my hair

I marry Wei Jun,

with no regrets, no remorse.

From this day on,

Wei Jun is my husband.

If no one will mourn him,

I will.

If no one will live as his widow,

I will.

The first branch of the family still stands.

If you refuse me entry today,

I'll kneel here and never rise

until Wei Jun

is laid to rest.

Wei Jun,

I remember

every promise we made.

I will keep them.

I must,

and I will.

Mother,

everyone in Huajing

knows of this by now.

If we turn her away,

her life will

only be harder.

Let her have this.

Lady Chu,

come inside and change your clothes.

We'll discuss the rest

after the burial.

Mother,

she's really not...

Yun,

take your father

and brothers

home first.

Her Ladyship gifted you

a new inkstone.

I'll take this one out.

Put it down.

My Lord,

Lady Chu went

dressed in wedding clothes,

married into the Wei family herself.

Why are you still thinking about her?

Leave me.

Beat him!

Beat him to death!

Beat him to death!

I said it, so what?

I won't let anyone

insult her!

Keep hitting him!

Harder!

- Let's go! - Go!

They ran off!

You always told me

to treat others with courtesy,

that a gentleman uses words, not fists.

So why are you fighting today?

They slandered you.

How could I still cling to "gentlemanly conduct"?

That title means nothing if I can't defend you.

In that case,

if you truly want to protect me,

I'll teach you martial arts.

You're so skilled,

why should I bother learning?

How about this:

you stay

by my side always

and protect me.

Alright?

Alright.

From now on,

I'll stay by your side

and protect you for life.

Here, a new inkstone for you.

Your exams are near.

May your words

flow clearly,

your mind stay calm,

and your name reach the top of the list.

Okay.

I'll try to do that.

(Chu)

The "Chu" as in Chu Yu?

Also as in Gu Chusheng.

(Chu)

Don't worry.

I won't let you down.

Tonight is our wedding night.

Where are you going?

We're both tired.

Let's rest early.

I'm never one to cling to the past.

How do you know

I came for you?

Today

I have come for

Young General Wei Jun.

(Marquis of Zhenguo's Mansion)

(In Pines and Bamboos)

Brother Wei,

forgive me

for entering the Wei household

this way.

This matter may be

graver than we thought.

But I promise you,

once I uncover the truth,

I'll leave and confess my guilt

myself.

Who's there?

My Lady, it's me.

Why are you here?

Lord Linyang sent me.

He said you shouldn't

face all this alone.

My Lady,

why did you leave me behind?

Didn't I say

I'd follow you

through fire and blades?

Look at you!

You want to suffer with me?

Whether it's pain or joy,

wherever you are, My Lady,

that's where I'll be.

Alright then.

I'm going to the mourning hall.

You

stay here.

You're leaving me behind again.

Lady Chun!

Lady Chun!

My Lady!

No, My Lady!

My Lady!

♪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♪