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 39=

Wei Yun,

how dare you

enter Qizhou alone!

I've said it.

You're just like Su Can.

Killing you would be easy as well.

I came

to take your head.

Imperial guards, listen:

tonight,

anyone who kills Wei Yun

will be rewarded 10,000 taels of gold.

Yes!

Who are you?

(Queen Mother's Order)

By the Queen Mother's order,

with this token, Gongsun Lan,

City Lord of Yun,

may enter the Palace at any time to protect her.

Open the gates.

This token represents

the Queen Mother.

Open the gates now.

Open the palace gates.

Yes.

Once I lure Zhao Yue away,

you can enter the Palace.

Stop.

Stop fighting.

Stop.

With the token here,

don't you dare act rashly.

The Queen Mother orders

that the Yun troops escort the Great Sui delegation

out of the Palace.

Anyone who dares to stop us

(Queen Mother's Order) will be executed.

Any objections?

The Yun troops will escort you

back to the posthouse.

Go now.

Where is Wei Yun?

Young Marquis Wei

lured Zhao Yue out of the Palace.

He'll manage to escape.

He's instructed

that you wait for him at the posthouse.

What about you?

Yes.

Breaking into the Palace with so many people

is no small crime.

You're worried about me?

Rest assured.

I'll petition the Queen Mother tomorrow.

After today, the Queen Mother

and the King are on the brink of battle.

She will trust me.

Yun troops, listen:

Escort the Great Sui delegation

back to the posthouse.

Yes.

(Qiyang Silk and Satin)

Close the gates.

All the Yun troops are waiting here.

At your command,

they will clear the way for you.

You're hiding?

In Qizhou,

where can you hide from me?

Everyone,

surround the entire street.

Not a single rat may escape.

Yes.

Open the gates!

Wei Yun,

if you do not show yourself,

I will burn

the entire street.

I want to see

if you can escape

a sea of fire.

Come out.

My people

should willingly make sacrifices for me.

You should be grateful

that the God of War from Great Sui will die with you.

Light the fire.

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Instead of staying with Changming,

why are you here?

Your Majesty,

she suddenly has severe abdominal pain.

The situation is critical.

I'm afraid...

I'm afraid...

Return immediately.

(Yifen Hall)

What should we do?

What to do?

If blame falls on us,

what will happen to us?

If the King blames us...

- Your Majesty. - What happened?

Your Majesty,

the Consort of Mei took a tonic

that contained oleander,

so she

lost the child.

Why would there be oleander?

She took the tonic

sent by Noble Consort Chen.

Fortunately,

her life is not in danger.

Everyone, get out.

- Yes. - Yes.

Changming,

it's my fault.

I failed to protect our child.

Rest assured.

We will have another child.

You know my health the best.

It was hard for me

to conceive.

I'll never have

a second child in my life.

No.

I'll find the best physicians in North Qi

and ensure you have a second child.

Noble Consort Chen told me this morning

that she has long received your favor.

She will have

your child sooner or later.

Why care about mine?

You lied to me.

Zhao Yue,

how many things are you hiding

from me?

Changming,

I had no choice.

No choice?

You had no choice but to marry her

and sleep with her.

Now, she killed my child,

but you can do nothing,

because you have no choice.

Zhao Yue,

you are a coward.

You keep saying

you'll make me the Queen

and my child the Crown Prince,

yet you have achieved none of it.

You've been under Yunyang's control.

Without her,

you are nothing.

With a father like you,

even if this child were born,

he would not live long,

because you cannot protect him at all.

The moment he was born,

he would face the Queen Mother

and every threat

in the Palace.

He would be surrounded by enemies.

Zhao Yue,

he'd become another you.

The Queen Mother was right.

He was baseborn.

Someone has killed your child.

You cannot protect me.

You cannot protect us.

Our child

has died for no reason.

No.

I said I would protect you,

so I will.

Guards,

deliver my decree.

The daughter of the City Lord of Xuan

killed a royal child.

The crime is unforgivable.

Her entire clan shall be exterminated.

Yes.

I will go and kill Noble Consort Chen

to avenge our child.

I said it before.

In any battle I fight,

I have never lost.

The weather is dry.

(Qizhou Posthouse) Be careful with fire.

Hurry and help me with this.

Come on.

Gently, gently.

What is this?

Yu,

stop worrying.

Yun is amazing.

He will be fine.

Exactly.

Wei Yun is the God of War.

Zhao Yue can do nothing

to him.

Right.

No, I need to find him.

- Yu. - Wait.

- Yu. - Wait.

Yu, wait.

Why stop me?

Don't stop me.

Yun instructed us.

We can't let you leave now.

- If he returns... - And you're not here...

What should we do?

Then...

Yu.

I'm back.

- You're back. - You're back.

What's wrong?

Are you alright?

Don't worry.

With Gongsun Lan supporting me,

nothing will happen.

Who could be so cruel

as to kill the Eldest Princess's child?

I fear a change is coming

to the North Qi royals.

It already has.

I just returned from the Palace.

Zhao Yue has executed Noble Consort Chen.

Soon,

her entire clan

will be put to death.

The Eldest Princess said she wouldn't leave

and would find a way to help us.

I never expected this

to be her method.

What she has done

is for the delegation

and Great Sui.

We will never let her efforts go to waste.

Zhao Yue intends to bring chaos

to the world.

Only by killing him

can we save the Eldest Princess.

To overthrow Zhao Yue,

we need other City Lords' support.

Gongsun Lan and I will rescue

the City Lord of Xuan.

The one who hates Zhao Yue most

should be him now.

Spread what happened tonight.

We can use

Mr. Gongsun's intelligence network

to tell other City Lords

that Zhao Yue intends to start a war with Great Sui.

With the people's resentment against him,

we can gather all forces

and make the City Lords rebel.

This is the game changer.

This may be our last chance.

The Sixteen Cities lie north of Qizhou.

If the City Lords march toward Qizhou,

Zhao Yue will surely flee south.

Shilan and I have arranged

for him to station troops at the border

as reinforcements.

Tonight, Zhao Yue decided

to exterminate Noble Consort Chen's clan.

It will only strengthen

our cause

and accelerate his loss of support.

I'm good

at spreading news.

Leave it to me.

Good.

Where is the Fragrance House in Qizhou?

I'm also good

at spreading news.

What's wrong?

I'm serious.

Are you worrying about the Eldest Princess?

She's so proud.

For Great Sui,

she has given so much.

With both nations in turmoil,

someone must shoulder these things,

or our descendants

will shed even more blood.

If we do not want them to bear this,

then we

must pave the path

to peace first.

Yes.

As long as the path is lit,

we can still follow the light

amid misleading affairs.

The path to peace

is also for ourselves.

We'll return to Huajing safely together.

Though you're young,

you can bear national burdens.

Since I can bear the burden

for Great Sui,

I can also bear the burden for us.

After tomorrow,

we'll get the outcome.

(Sui)

Commander Lu asked me

to send these.

He said

they could help you recover.

Do not stop.

Keep training.

Commander Lu said

this is used to stabilize

the bones in your leg.

He said sitting for too long

may cause the bones to shift.

What are these?

Well.

I do not know, either.

Commander Lu said

it's used to stimulate the acupoints on the sole

to clear the meridians in the leg.

General Chu,

shall I help you up to try it?

These things he sent

are truly novel.

Keep them for now.

Thank him for me.

Greetings, General Chu.

This medicine was bestowed

by the Crown Prince.

It will help your leg heal.

The Crown Princess

asked me to deliver it without delay.

The Crown Princess?

You don't know?

Miss Song has agreed

to marry the Crown Prince.

The wedding will be held soon.

The Crown Prince sent someone

to bring her into the Palace this morning

to choose her wedding attire.

She should be arriving at the Palace.

I must report back,

so I will not stay longer.

Tuantuan is going to become the Crown Princess.

I want you to help me test him.

In the past,

you were always chasing after him.

You even went to Fengling alone

because of him,

but I still don't know

about his thoughts.

Test him?

How will you test him?

Linyang once said

that when he stands up,

he will come to see me.

I can see he has feelings for me.

What if he never

stands up in this life?

Qingping,

I just want to know

if he truly likes you

enough to give up

everything for you.

Otherwise,

how could I entrust the one I cherish

to someone else?

- Your Highness. - Enough.

I've made up my mind.

I am the Crown Prince.

This time,

you must listen to me.

(Linyang,)

(you will come, right?)

Tuantuan,

didn't we have an agreement?

When I can stand up,

I'll go to see you myself.

Why did you

break your word

and give up first?

I can accept that you love someone else,

but I do not understand

why you would abandon

your aspirations and freedom.

You once said

you refused to be confined within palace walls.

I hope you achieve

what you desire more than anyone.

If you walk

through these palace gates today,

you'll be breaking

your wings.

Tuantuan,

why are you doing this?

Tuantuan...

Linyang,

I am sorry.

I did not mean to deceive you.

Your Highness,

did you hear

Linyang's answer?

Did he pass the test?

General Chu, please do not blame her.

It was my idea to have Qingping cooperate.

Qingping

was the first girl I ever truly liked.

So,

I cannot easily

entrust her to another man.

I know she likes you,

and she

has given so much for it.

Everyone in Huajing

knows what kind of man you are,

but only you know

whether you truly

like Qingping

and how far

you would go for her.

Tuantuan,

I'm sorry.

Before, I was not steadfast enough.

Sorry about that.

The old me

was like a dead tree, clinging to life,

preferring to stay in the shadows,

watching everything in silence.

Tuantuan's appearance

gave me hope again.

She made me realize

that everything can be pacified.

What is hard to pacify

is the human heart.

In the future,

whatever happens,

however hard it may be,

I shall never fail you.

Now,

I can finally be at ease.

General Chu,

the situation of the peace talks is unclear.

If disputes arise again,

Great Sui will still need you to fight.

So,

even if Qingping hadn't come to me,

I'd still send the medicine to you.

May you recover soon.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Tuantuan,

the goldfinch

you once set free

should now be carefree.

From that day, I already knew

that the future you hoped for

would not include me.

Since I truly like you,

I hope you achieve what you desire.

This Imperial Palace

was never your tree to perch on.

Go.

Live the life you want.

Thank you, Your Highness.

(Qingzhou City)

Please work with me

to accomplish another great task.

I have petitioned the Emperor

to secretly go to North Qi

and assist Yu.

I should have known.

How could you let Ms. Chu

go to North Qi alone?

Yun,

what is the great task

you just mentioned?

As the General of the West,

you're in charge of Qingzhou and Fengling.

Station troops in Qingzhou.

Qingzhou is closer to Qizhou.

If anything goes wrong,

support me in time.

(Qizhou Posthouse)

(Zhao Yue is not virtuous.)

Here.

Zhao Yue is immoral.

He must be punished by all.

(Zhao Yue is immoral, unfit to rule.)

Finally! That's satisfying.

Exactly.

Well written.

He must be punished by all.

(Yingzhou)

Here you go.

Thank you.

It's nothing.

(The City Lord of Yingzhou has left for Qizhou.)

(Yingzhou)

- Here. - I think

this color is good.

How nice.

(The City Lord of Yan is ready.)

(Yan City)

(Qizhou)

- Your kebabs. - Thanks.

Goodbye.

(The City Lord of Huqiu will attack Qizhou.)

(Huqiu)

(Grilled meat)

(The City Lord of Wuzhou)

(Baoxin, Bai City)

(Xuan City)

Yes.

(City Lord of Xuan)

Gongsun Lan.

Sit.

You came by royal order to kill me, right?

Act now.

As long as I live,

I will find every way

to avenge my clan.

Lord Chen, you want revenge?

Then that's fitting.

You know me.

I do not act

without personal gain,

but when it comes to serious matters,

I am clear-headed.

The former king

achieved nothing

and made no mistakes.

But in less than a month after he ascended the throne,

you know best how many reckless things

Zhao Yue has done.

If not for you and the Queen Mother,

could Zhao Yue

sit firmly on this throne?

Now, for a new consort,

he has killed your daughter

and your family

and imprisoned the Queen Mother.

As a man, he is treacherous.

As a king, he is licentious and lawless.

Can such a man

still continue as the King of North Qi?

Among the Sixteen Cities,

half of the City Lords

have reached a consensus with me.

As long as you rise in rebellion,

they will surely support you in turn.

Lord Chen,

it is up to you now.

I'm willing to cooperate

with Mr. Gongsun

to defeat Zhao Yue

and avenge

my entire clan.

(Xuan City)

(Qizhou)

(Xuan City)

(Qizhou)

(The King is licentious; Kill him)

Your Majesty,

inside Qizhou City,

it is suddenly being widely spread

that you're not our legitimate ruler,

that you favor a foreign consort,

and that you are

immoral

and unfit to rule.

(Kill)

How ridiculous.

The people have known your attempt

to exterminate the Great Sui delegation.

The Great Sui troops are at the border,

ready to attack at any time.

Your Majesty.

Bad news, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, bad news.

What's wrong?

The City Lord of Xuan,

who should have been executed,

has suddenly returned to Xuan City

and organized a force,

apparently intending

to counterattack Qizhou.

On what grounds?

On what grounds?

Your Majesty, spare me.

I dare not tell you.

You shall dare now, right?

They said

that you're unfit as a ruler

and must be punished by all.

They want to overthrow you

for the sake of North Qi.

Your Majesty, have mercy.

You dared not tell me

because you agreed

with them, right?

From an abandoned illegitimate child,

I have risen to this day.

Every step has been risky.

To sit on the throne

is destiny's favor.

Even destiny aids me.

You're just nothing!

(Chengtian Hall, Qi)

Your Majesty.

Ping,

he will not harm me.

Leave us.

(Bright and Virtuous)

Changming,

you're the only one I have now.

(If I were to kill you now,)

(I'd have my revenge,)

(but who'd pay for the pain)

(of the people of Great Sui?)

(I will make you watch)

(your throne collapse.)

(I will make North Qi)

(bow completely to Great Sui.)

What happened?

The main gates were destroyed.

The City Lord of Xuan is attacking.

Your Majesty,

chaos has broken out in the Palace.

Give me it.

Who is leading the troops?

Your Majesty,

it's the City Lord of Xuan.

They claim you were bewitched

to kill your wife and imprison your mother,

so they've led troops

to rid you of the bad influence.

We're losing

the Palace.

I've arranged carriages

with 500 elite soldiers

to escort you out.

Zhao Yue,

they want to kill me.

If you hand me over,

your throne will remain secure.

I have sat

on that throne once.

I can sit on it again.

But you are

the only one in this world.

It won't be easy

to rise again.

Are you truly so confident?

No one in this world

can take you away

from me.

Your Majesty, the Queen Mother...

I was merciful and spared

her life last time.

My bond with her is broken.

Her fate

is for others to decide.

If Yue returns

Li Changming

to Great Sui now,

there may yet be a chance.

But Yue

can no longer

listen to me.

Since he's decided to leave,

let him leave.

I have defeated my brother

and Su Can.

After three kings,

the Palace is my foundation.

I must survive

to see

how it ends for him.

Where are we going?

To Dongliang.

With rebels from 11 cities in the north

and the Great Sui's army in the south,

only by passing through Baidi Valley

to Dongliang

can I create a chance to survive.

Last time, when you brought me

to escape from Huajing,

did you feel the same way?

Changming,

from now on,

you and I will only have each other

in this world.

I do love your temperament,

but now,

you'd better not provoke me.

What is it?

Bad news, Your Majesty.

(It must be Chu Yu.)

♪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♪