Original subtitles

Timing and Subtitles done by the ♡ Once Upon in Love♡ Team @Viki

♫ Misty dawn and tender dusk, the whole world seems gentle ♫

♫ A young boy in uniform gallops under the blinking stars ♫

♫ His eyes are so loving, determined, and happy ♫

♫ Looking back, what transient beauty ♫

♫ Winter, the season when snow falls ♫

♫ But you have spring in your arms ♫

♫ The fragrance of sweet flowers fills the world ♫

♫ During the sunny summer days ♫

♫ Our feelings grow stronger ♫

♫ I'm so in love with you in autumn ♫

♫ Every falling leaf speaks of my love ♫

♫ Dancing and swirling in the air ♫

[Fall in Love]

[Episode 26]

Bingqing,

I know you won't forgive me.

But I still need to thank you

[In Memory of Mrs. Xiao]for giving me such a wonderful daughter.

Now, Wanqing has grown up.

She manages the Mu family's business alone.

I pray to your deceased spirit that you can keep her safe and sound

and make things smooth.

[Blood feud between Xu and Mu family who once wanted to unite by marriage]

Send someone to check out that arms smuggling case Guangyao investigated in Shanghai.

He didn't inform the family. I want to know why.

Because of that, Pei family's son was placed under house arrest by Pei Xun.

I don't think it's simple.

Okay.

Governor.

Governor, the verdict of the Supreme Court has arrived.

Please have a look.

[Xu Bojun has been convicted of murdering Mu Yuanheng and committing perjury.]

[Hereby sentences Xu Bojun to resign as military governor of Yue City and to relinquish his army to Military Governor Pei]

[Urgent Delivery]

Ordering me to surrender my army and retire!

Who the hell does Pei Xun think he is?

To hell with the verdict!

If you want to play like this, then it's war!

Governor, our army has been assembled, and they're awaiting your orders.

Good.

Guangyao should have reached Hangu Pass by now.

The order for the Junior Marshal was to deliver the supplies in five days.

He should be there soon.

Go there personally, arrange the army supplies as soon as possible

and bring back Guangyao.

It's too dangerous out there and his job is complete.

Understood.

Governor, our men were ordered to incorporate Xu Bojun's army.

But his army refuses to cooperate!

Not only did they not surrender their guns, but they also beat up our officers and locked them up.

This Xu Bojun, he ignored the announcement ordering him to retire.

I think this time he's going to fight hard!

Good. This old bird started this war.

Let's see it through.

Governor!

I locked you up for so long.

Do you resent me?

As your son, I don't dare to complain.

Obstinate. Are you still stubborn?

Then show your old man some real skills.

What does Father want his son to do?

That old bird, Xu Bojun, refuses to accept the verdict.

He refuses to retire and hand over his power.

Instead, he assembled an army to provoke us in Hangu Pass.

But I, your father, had expected this from him.

I set up a sizeable force and laid traps there.

I'm waiting for this old bird to come.

Do we have to go to war?

Right time, right place, and the will of the people.

The advantages are all in my hands.

We have a good chance of winning, so why not fight the battle?

Listen. I intend to let you take an elite division

to the front line for maneuvering.

In front of you, some older fellow will charge and shatter the enemy position.

You will follow them closely and look for an opportunity

to rush forward and win the honor to show to your old man back home.

Father, your son is ignorant and shallow,

and can't be up to this important task.

He'll just add to the trouble,

so he prefers not to go.

You coward! You don't even want free honor?

You idiot!

Are you really a descendant of our family?

Father, I'm not a coward.

I just don't want to fight in this mess you call a war!

The war goes on and on.

What's the point of it other than letting people suffer?

What's truly meaningless is not fighting and not getting promoted.

If you don't fight in the war, how can you take over my position in the future?

If you don't fight in the war, how can you preside over the people?

An official who wrecks the country and ruins the people.

A position that is on a knife's edge. I would rather not have it.

Men.

Military Governor.

Pei Shaojun...

disobeyed a direct military order

and disregarded an officer.

Take him away and whip him thirty times.

Thirty whips?

- The Junior Marshal can't take it. - Carry out the order!

Yes.

I'm asking you again. This war…

Will you fight or not?

I won't.

- Hit him! - Yes!

Stop!

Can't even endure just ten hits?

Then obey and listen to Father.

Go to the front line and save yourself from suffering here.

I'm fine.

Military orders must be obeyed. How can it be changed?

Thirty whips are thirty whips

and not a whip less.

Good boy.

A man of real fiber. That's my son.

But why do you choose to suffer rather than

go to the front line and win honor for free?

Are you insane?

You can't go to the front line when you're insane.

You'll lose the war, Father.

Good point.

Okay.

Keep hitting him, hit him until his head clears.

Yes.

Military Governor, the Junior Marshal passed out.

- Hurry up and untie the Junior Marshal. - Yes. Quickly.

- Junior Marshal! - Junior Marshal, are you all right?

[Still Waters Run Deep]

My Lord, we didn't mean to deceive you.

It's Eldest Miss. She was afraid that you couldn't bear it.

So she asked us not to tell you.

It's not your fault.

I know Wanqing was worried about my health.

A child's filial piety is hard to come by.

Maybe we should call Eldest Miss and tell her to come back quickly.

No.

You can't tell Wanqing.

But, My Lord, you're so sick.

Wanqing… It's not easy for her.

In fact, she already knew the truth of the matter,

but she still acted with Xu Bojun

as if nothing had happened.

I almost married her to the Xu family.

Think about...

how much pain and suffering

the child must feel in her heart.

But she made it alone

and brought justice

for Yuanheng with Tan Xuanlin.

So, now she's out there alone,

hovering between life and death.

I can't help her,

so I won't cause her any more trouble.

The governor really overdid it.

Whipping you this hard.

We'll go out first, let's go.

Are you in pain?

It's nothing.

I'm strong.

I'll rest for two days and be fine.

They won the lawsuit.

You need to go back to Shanghai with Commander Tan, right?

I'm not going, I'll stay here with you.

Come on, don't be stubborn.

With your nature,

you'll be aggrieved to death sooner or later.

If you can stay, then so can I.

Don't underestimate me.

Anyway, I won't go back.

Commander Tan won't let you stay either.

My brother can't control me.

As long as it's my decision, no one can stop me.

Why do you have to involve yourself in this mess?

As long as I can be with you,

I'm afraid of nothing.

Even if I have to be trapped in this cage,

I'm still willing to be with you.

But the closer you are to me, the more I'm afraid I can't protect you.

I'm not afraid. What are you afraid of?

Why are you acting like an old lady? Talking nonsense.

Your brother can't control you.

And I can't either, right?

You mean you won't drive me out?

You won't ask me to leave?

You'll let me stay. You won't kick me out?

That hurts!

I-I'm so sorry.

Well, do you want to eat,

or do you want to drink something?

I want some soup.

What kind of soup?

Duck soup.

What kind of soup is duck soup?

Such a serious incident!

Why didn't anyone show me nor tell me?

Where were the newspapers?

If I hadn't come to Hangu Pass,

I wouldn't have known that my own family has been hanging by a thread!

Assistant Xu ordered me not to give you the newspaper.

I-I was just worried that you'd be sad again if you read the news

about Commander Tan and Miss Mu.

That's why I ordered them not to give you the newspaper anymore.

But it was a coincidence.

These days, we were at…

How many times have I told you,

petty tricks can lead to a huge mistake.

Why can't you learn to remember?

- Out! - Yes.

Brother Xu Yuan.

Junior Marshal, the governor sent me to assist you in distributing army supplies.

After we're finished, please return to Yue City as soon as possible.

What does Father mean by this?

Time, place, and the will of the people. We have none of that in this war.

Why do we have to fight?

The military governor's order was that this tough battle must be won.

Father wants Pei Xun to suffer from a loss in order to make room for bargaining.

That's what he meant.

But people die in war!

All their lives are to become bargaining chips?

That's not something you should worry about.

The military governor's order is, after finishing the distribution of all the supplies,

I am to escort you back to Yue City.

It's not safe here.

Military Governor has been thinking about you.

Is my father asking me to run away from the battle?

Junior Marshal, you shouldn't be like this right now.

I'm telling you, if you go, we go together.

You stay, we stay together.

You're worried about the war between the Pei and Xu families.

If Xu Bojun wins, the situation will be detrimental to you.

I really didn't expect

Xu Bojun to go against the country,

totally ignoring the verdict and starting a war.

I'm impressed.

Wanqing,

I have to go back to Shanghai in two days.

Yue City is too close to Shanghai. It makes me anxious.

But you...

You're going back to Shanghai with me.

Second Brother.

Shaojun got injured, so I have to stay and take care of him.

So maybe I shouldn't go back.

You call him Uncle Pei all the time.

Did he treat you like you were part of his own family?

One day, I might go to war with the Pei family,

and he will crush you like an ant. Do you know this?

Little Four, you're my only sister.

How can I leave you here?

Second Brother, he is the one for me in this life.

If you won't accept him as your brother-in-law,

I…

then you won't need me to be your sister!

How long have you known him?

And you think he's the one?

This is a joke.

- Second Brother, I'm not joking. - Little Four.

If you have to take me away,

I will regret it for the rest of my life.

Regret for life? How old are you?

Watch your manners.

Little Four, what are you doing? Get up!

Hurry, get up!

Second Brother...

A brother is like a father.

You had lived up to it, Second Brother.

But now I've grown up!

I am no longer a kid who needs your protection.

I can protect myself.

I can take responsibility for my own choices.

So this time…

No matter what the future holds for me and Shaojun,

please let me make my own decision. Okay, Second Brother?

Sangyu, Mr. Pei will be implicated this time.

You'll definitely suffer if you stay with him.

Second Brother...

I'm more afraid to leave than to be in danger.

I'm afraid that if I leave, it'll be for the rest of my life.

You're only eighteen.

How can you say that?

Brother, you're just twenty-five.

How can you outsmart Xu Bojun?

Brother, I'm not the kid who hid behind you

and didn't know anything anymore.

In the past ten years, you're not the only one who grew up.

I've grown up, too.

Can you stop underestimating me?

Even if you don't believe me,

you have to believe in yourself. Right?

I'm the sister of an old fox.

I'm a little fox.

All grown up.

Hello?

Junior Marshal, our telephone line was cut off.

Rush to repair it!

Hello? Hello?

What can I do for you?

What do you think of my sister?

Is Commander Tan here to condemn me?

Do you like her?

I see.

I would never let her be with a man

who even hesitates to say he likes her.

I like her!

I hesitated...

but not because I don't like her.

It's because I know you don't want her to stay.

I'm afraid it'll be difficult for her.

But I know...

I'll do my best to take care of her.

You can't even take care of yourself.

In this family right now,

there are many things I can't control.

But I swear to you,

I will protect her.

She has no idea how bad things in the Pei family are.

No matter how mature she is, she is only an eighteen-year-old child.

If you're like this after being whipped thirty times, how can you protect her?

With my life!

I really don't want her to stay in Beijing,

but she insists on staying because of you.

So I wanted to see the man who makes her risk her life.

Is he worth it to her?

But my biggest worry

is that the relationship with your father will implicate my sister.

She is my only sister. I could never let her live like this.

If you want to give my sister a secure future,

you have to change the relationship between you and your father.

Change my relationship with my father.

I heard...

that you were the top student of Baoding Military Academy, right?

I'm sure you had studied many examples of battles.

Let me teach you something.

Think of your father as an opponent.

Study him throughly.

Boy,

don't let me down.

Don't anger your brother again, you know? He's here.

Brother. Brother.

Brother.

How was it?

Brother, say something.

Wanqing, ready your bags.

We'll go back to Shanghai in a few days.

Brother! You agreed to let me stay?

Thank you, Brother! You're so nice.

You're really the best, best, and best brother in the whole world.

Ingrate.

Brother.

You're jealous.

Brother.

In fact, the thought of leaving you

makes me really, really sad.

It's like…

Brother!

I wish you would stay far, far away and save me the troubles.

Brother!

Deceitful!

Sister-in-Law, my brother finally agreed to let me stay!

You can relax now. You don't need to worry anymore.

I can finally be with Pei Shaojun.

Happy?

Hello? Hello?

Where is the runner?

- Junior Marshal, it's dangerous outside! - Junior Marshal.

- Junior Marshal! Hurry. - Junior Marshal!

It's too dangerous.

- Junior Marshal. - Junior Marshal.

Junior Marshal.

Here, come in!

Watch out, Junior Marshal.

Be careful. Look out!

- Junior Marshal. - Watch it, Junior Marshal. Look out!

Is the telephone line connected?

What are you doing here?

Junior Marshal.

Junior Marshal, he died. He's dead.

Why are you crying over the death of an enemy?

He's my own brother!

He served under Military Governor Pei.

We haven't seen each other for three years.

I never thought we'd see each other like this.

Junior Marshal! Junior Marshal.

My father died young, and my mother was widowed all her life.

She only had us, her two children.

Now my brother is dead. I'm the only one left.

If anything happens to me,

then nobody will take care of my mother, Junior Marshal.

Please show some mercy. Let me go home, Junior Marshal.

I'm begging you, Junior Marshal.

The enemy is right here. If we let you go, it will shake the army's morale.

Junior Marshal, never be merciful to soldiers.

You can't show pity.

Junior Marshal…

Without an index finger, your right hand can't pull the trigger.

It's useless to keep a soldier who can't shoot. Get out!

Thank you, Junior Marshal.

Brother Yuan.

If we let you go, the army will be in turmoil.

Junior Marshal, I'm helping you to share the burden.

What a burden!

Do you know, because of you, the world lost a son?

A mother will have no one to count on.

You're concerned about other people's mothers,

but forgot his own responsibilities as a son?

If we lose this battle, Military Governor will be completely replaced by Pei Xun.

It'll be the end of the Xu family.

A family business built on dead bodies and blood, I don't want it!

Junior Marshal!

This cannot be said again.

Junior Marshal!

I'll now order all the troops to retreat.

This war is meaningless.

I don't want soldiers of the Xu Army to make unnecessary sacrifices.

I want to get them out.

Junior Marshal.

[Military Governor Xu's Orders]We have orders from the military governor.

Unless he gives the order personally,

no one has the right to let the men retreat.

Pei Xun wants us dead.

[Military Governor Xu's Orders] We can only live by fighting to the death.

Guangyao, that kid.

At this point, why is he being rash?

Now, Pei Xun has taken the rear,

and we can't retreat even if we want to.

Should we send troops to reinforce them?

If we move the troops further north, the Revolutionary Army will cross the Yangtze River.

Send a task force to Hangu Pass and bring me Guangyao.

But Junior Marshal himself refuses to come back.

Even Adjutant Xu wasn't able to persuade him to return.

Then go get Su Hongchen.

Tell him that Guangyao is in danger,

Ask him to go with them and persuade Guangyao to come back.

He… Junior Marshal Su, can he persuade the Junior Marshal?

No, no, no. It's not so much that he can persuade,

but Guangyao won't put his friends in danger.

He'll definitely send Su Hongchen back to a safe place.

Then, you'll hold him and keep him from going back to the front line.

Understood!

[Pei army has occupied most of Henan. Our army is in a difficult position.]

[Can't persuade Junior Marshall to leave. Hoping Military Governor has another method to keep him safe.]

Thank you, Principal Chen.

Sorry to trouble you with this.

- What's the issue? - Don't worry.

Sister-in-Law, this time, it's all because of your presence.

My brother is stubborn.

He played nice this time and agreed to let me stay, all because of you.

Actually, it's because your brother loves you.

He knows you love Junior Marshal Pei. Of course, he won't give you a hard time.

He just won't say it.

Sister-in-Law,

I think my brother is annoying, and I always quarrel with him.

But when I think about it, we'll see each other less and less in the future.

I'll really miss him.

If you miss your brother, just call him more often.

You take care of yourself.

Brother!

This is an application for admission to the Pei's Girls' High School.

I went to the school and got it done for you. [Certificate of admission to Pei Girl's High School]

[Personal Profile of Pei Girl's High Schoo]

- You just need to report on time. - Brother…

- How did he do all this so quickly? - Have a look.

Little Four,

there are a few things I need to make clear to you.

First, you must be extra careful in what you say and do.

When you encounter a problem you can't solve, immediately send me a telegram.

Don't act recklessly.

Second, watch yourself when you're with that boy.

Don't enter his room alone.

Third, don't spend the night at the military governor's mansion.

After I get back to Shanghai, I'll call your school right away to check your situation.

Brother, why are you like a father nagging all the time?

Besides, this is not a prison.

Do you need to watch me like a prisoner?

Do I have any freedom at all?

You have.

You can do whatever you want with my permission.

Sister-in-Law.

Little Four,

since you've chosen him, the road ahead will never be smooth.

Worth it or not, you know the best answer.

What I want to say is,

if anyone bullies you in the future, come back to my side.

With me here,

I won't let you suffer.

Brother!

Brother.

Thank you.

- Thank you, Miss Gu. - You're welcome.

Miss Gu, Junior Marshal Su is here.

Asking me out for dinner again? Tell him I don't have an appetite.

He says he comes to say goodbye to you.

[Shanghai Movie Set]

What are you up to again?

I'm off to the front line.

To the front line…

Are you kidding?

I'm not.

Guangyao and his men are under siege at Hangu Pass.

Military Governor Xu can't persuade him to return.

He has asked me to go there and persuade him to come back.

It was Xu Bojun's own wickedness that got his son into trouble.

Why do you want to get into this mess?

Didn't you used to call me

a romantic on the outside and a playboy on the inside?

This time, I want to prove to you that I'm a soldier, too,

and not a drunkard.

I…

I was talking in anger. What do you have to prove at this point?

Going to the front is not a joke.

I'm not joking.

Guangyao is my best friend.

I can't just stand by and watch him remain in danger.

No matter what Xu Bojun did in the past

or what the fate of the Xu family is in the future,

Guangyao is innocent.

He shouldn't have to suffer all this.

But...

What about you?

On the battlefield, bullets don't have eyes.

Can you keep yourself safe?

♫ If the rainbow is the reflection of the sky ♫

♫ Your smile is like sunshine after the rain ♫

Are you worried for me?

♫ For you, I'll tramp over hill and dale ♫

Who's worried about you? I'm just reminding you.

♫ that belongs to you ♫

Don't push me away.

I don't know if I'll live or die,

after I get to the front line.

If I'm unlucky and die on the battlefield,

I'll never see you again.

♫ Your kisses are gentle breezes and light rain♫

♫ For you, I'll follow your path ♫

♫ Even if I can only grasp ♫

♫ grasp the dandelion of yours ♫

♫ Your promise makes my heart surge like a gathering storm ♫

This silver pendant, it isn't worth much,

but it is my most precious thing.

♫ I spent ♫

I want to…

I know this is your mother's heirloom.

I can't take it, it's too much.

Then can you keep it for me?

You have said before that bullets are indiscriminate.

If something happens to me,

you can make a cenotaph for me.

Stop talking nonsense.

I'm kidding.

My most precious things are both here.

How can I die?

♫ If love is the life of land ♫

♫ Your kisses are gentle breezes and light rain ♫

♫ For you, I'll follow your path ♫

♫ Even if I can only grasp ♫

Okay, I'll keep it for you.

Then you must come back safely.

♫ Your promise makes my heart surge like a gathering storm ♫

♫ I'll give you a cloudless day of sunshine in your eyes ♫

♫ I spent my entire life wanting to be in yours ♫

♫ And behind my back, you are moved by me ♫

♫ Your promise makes my heart surge like a gathering storm ♫

Wait for me. ♫ In your eyes I am the hasty scenery ♫

♫ I'll give you a cloudless day of sunshine in your eyes ♫

♫ I've tried my best to make a good story ♫

♫ when you suddenly stop for me ♫

[Shanghai Movie Set]

Timing and Subtitles done by the ♡ Once Upon in Love♡ Team @Viki

♫ Tears turn into heavy rain ♫

♫ We went back to when we first met ♫

♫ I immediately saw your charming face ♫

♫ To the endless sky and ocean ♫

♫ I made a promise ♫

♫ Let’s let the mortals fall down with us ♫

♫ If I forget your profile ♫

♫ How would I put back together ♫

♫ The memories that revived me ♫

♫ Let’s embrace either during the sunrise of sunset ♫

♫ I have exhausted myself in this life ♫

♫ My whole life has become lonely ♫

♫ Even if my vision is blurred and I can’t clearly see ♫

♫ I’ll still sing with you on horseback ♫

♫ Tears turn into heavy rain ♫

♫ We went back to when we first met ♫

♫ I immediately saw your charming face ♫

♫ To the endless sky and ocean ♫

♫ I made a promise ♫

♫ Let’s let the mortals fall down with us ♫

♫ If I forget your profile ♫

♫ How would I put back together ♫

♫ The memories that revived me ♫

♫ Let’s embrace either during the sunrise of sunset ♫

♫ I have exhausted myself in this life ♫

♫ My whole life has become lonely ♫

♫ Even if my vision is blurred and I can’t clearly see ♫

♫ I’ll still sing with you on horseback ♫