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(Guardians of the Dafeng)

(Episode 31)

With boundless might, all things shift and flow!

With roaring tides and flashing lightning!

Senior Yang!

Senior Yang, are you okay?

As expected

of my opponent.

Master, why did you stop me again?

Xu Qi An can't even take 10 hits from me as a Silver Guardian.

Only I, Yang Qian Huan,

can destroy the dharma statue!

You? You are not good enough.

This is too unfair.

Imperial Astronomer, let me give you a piece of advice.

Don't be foolish and blind.

Don't become a petty man who hinders me from gaining my fame.

(Even if you stop me, )

(I will return to this world again.)

(No one can stop me!)

(Xu Residence)

(Sangbo)

(Imperial Astronomer)

(The Day of Attack on the Dharma Statue)

This is livelier than the Spring Festival.

If my husband didn't get vindicated and regain His Majesty's trust,

we wouldn't be able to witness this battle up close.

We get to meet so many nobles

and royalties.

- Yes. - Of course.

Where is the viewing deck?

Why is she here?

Miss Ru.

You are here, Miss Ru.

Miss Xiu He.

This is a national event.

Everyone in the capital city wants to witness it.

So, our family is here to take a look too.

I'm sure you don't know this.

But commoners have to stand

while the nobles

have their own designated seats.

Not only do we have a seating area, but we can also get a good view.

If you want a better view,

you can join us.

My husband

has quite the influence now.

I'm sure it won't be hard for him to get some seats for you.

It's okay. You don't have to trouble him.

After all, we are friends.

Moreover, I'm sure a small family like yours

has never attended such a grand event.

I want to help you as best as I can.

Yes.

My dear, I've found our seats.

Over here. Come.

- Hello, My Lord. - Miss Xiu He, please excuse me.

My dear.

Do you know who's sitting in front?

That is the resting area of the royal family.

Those in that area are either royalties or Rank One officials.

Miss Xiu He, we have a huge space here.

My dear. Since we have so much space here,

how about we invite Miss Xiu He to join us?

This is a rare chance.

We should share this experience with Miss Xiu He

so that she can introduce some important people to us.

Okay.

- Come. - It's okay.

We have empty space here.

Thank you.

I never dreamt

that we could ever sit together with the nobles and royalties.

Right, My Dear?

Where's your father?

Lord Wei, if it wasn't for you,

my nephew, Ning Yan, would never have this kind of achievement today.

I'm forever grateful for you.

I want to thank you in person.

You are too kind.

I take it that you've agreed.

Ning Yan and I will pay you a visit next time.

Lord Wei, I won't disturb you any longer.

I'll get going now.

Wait.

What is it?

This is Lord Wei's Yixing clay teapot.

Look at how forgetful I am.

I'm sorry.

Sorry for disturbing you.

He looks familiar.

Have I seen him before?

Are you not going to hide anymore?

Come. Sit on my lap.

Where does this child come from?

Uncle.

- Can I eat your food? - Sure.

I think

she is Xu Qi An's sister.

She's quite bold.

Wait.

- How did you get up? Come down now. - It's okay.

Let Lord Wei play with her for a while.

The longer you put this in your mouth,

the longer you can keep its sweetness in your mouth.

Okay.

- Understand? - By the time I finish it,

the candied fruit will be eaten by others.

As long as I keep eating it, the sweetness won't be gone.

Can you finish it all?

Go ahead and eat it. I still have more if you finish it.

What a pity.

What's wrong, Foster Father?

This kid has a powerful build.

She's gifted.

Unfortunately,

her flexibility is too poor.

She's not meant for martial arts.

No wonder she can eat so well.

Is she a glutton?

You are a bad person for calling me a glutton.

Xu Qi An is so intelligent. Why will he have a sister like this?

Be careful or she'll eat you.

- Have you seen Xu Ning Yan? - No.

Is he afraid to show up?

Xu Qi An is a fighter. How can he fight against the Celestial Realm Sect?

Moreover, can he really handle the fight with his poor cultivation?

Unless the Celestial Realm Sect wants to have a poem competition.

Are you happy that he can't fight against them?

Then you can fight in his place.

Lin An.

They were just jesting. Calm down.

If it's the Battle of the Three Clans,

the stronger one will naturally win.

It's the same for other types of battle.

But it's different from the Celestial Realm Sect.

It's about enlightenment

and a pure heart.

There are many who have a higher cultivation level than Xu Qi An.

But what's the point?

Can their cultivation go higher than the Venerable of the Celestial Realm?

Father, don't worry.

Lord Wei is a respected person.

He won't have anything against Ling Yin, a young child.

Moreover, Lord Wei has always been kind to our family. It'll be fine.

You are right.

Everyone who's here today is famous and important.

No matter what, I'm the master of the Xu family.

I can't embarrass myself.

My Dear, we are going to buy some food.

Okay.

Aren't they my father and Chief Advisor Wang?

Who arranged for them to be seated together?

I think this is fate.

(Who else can it be?)

(Other than me, who else will care about the relationship between them?)

Isn't this...

Isn't this improper?

Before this, Xu Ning Yan told me

that he wanted to introduce my father to your father.

Maybe

he arranged this on purpose.

Should I be thankful?

(Father, I beg you.)

(Please don't talk to Chief Advisor Wang.)

(Please don't talk.)

Hello.

I am

the commander of the Imperial Sword Guard, Xu Ping Zhi.

You

must be an important official in the court.

I'm sure you are curious

about why an unimportant official like me

can sit in the same area

as you.

To be honest,

the man who will attack the dharma statue later is our eldest young master.

Xu Qi An?

Yes.

The Silver Guardian, Xu Qi An.

He solved the tax case.

He also cracked the method of the making of fake tax money.

He found the truth behind the death

of the long-lost Princess Ping Yang.

And there's the Sangbo case too.

Is Xu Xin Nian

your son?

Yes. He is my son.

I never thought that he would be so famous.

I've heard a little bit about him.

How do you know him?

Where did you hear about him from?

I just

heard that he was quite a good scholar

with great ambitions.

The Xu family is blessed with two talented men.

Qi An has gained Lord Wei's acknowledgment

despite his young age. He has a bright future ahead of him.

Xin Nian has what it takes to be the next Chief Advisor.

When I leave this world,

I can face my ancestors with pride.

My Lord, may I ask you something?

Do you know

where Chief Advisor Wang Zhen Wen,

Lord Wang, is sitting?

Can you

point him up to me?

Why are you asking about him?

To be honest,

Chief Advisor Wang, Lord Wang,

will be our future in-law.

What happened? Drink slowly. Don't choke yourself.

Look at how well they are getting along.

Really?

Do you feel better now?

Eat some kuaci to recover.

The daughter of Chief Advisor Wang

and my son

are in love with each other.

They are a match made in heaven.

But they have grown up.

Their relationship is up to them now.

Please wait a moment.

You brought it with you.

Come. Put it on for me.

A sure victory.

My Lord.

Now that I've put this on, we look more confident, right?

Yes.

(Imperial Astronomer, time's up.)

This is out of this world.

This dharma statue is called the Sumeru.

As they say, the mustard seed is nourished by Mount Sumeru.

But without the seed, there will be no Mount Sumeru. It's powerful.

What is Sumeru?

There's another world between heaven and earth.

It's thousands of miles away from the world.

That's right. The person who can break this formation

will enter his own world.

You need to break the formation

with your own formation.

If you don't break it,

your mind will fracture and you'll live in delusions forever.

This formation...

Is not easy to break.

- Miss. - Sir.

(A petty trick.)

The vast world is full of a myriad of things.

Now,

rise to the top.

Victory to Dafeng!

Victory to Xu Qi An!

Victory to Dafeng!

All the best, Ning Yan!

Victory to Dafeng!

Victory to Dafeng!

Victory to Dafeng! Victory...

Victory to Dafeng!

(Everyone is in high spirits now.)

(How can I placate them)

(if I can't take down the dharma statue?)

Xu Qi An.

You can have this osmanthus cake. You can eat it while you climb.

I'm not hungry.

Just take it.

It's delicious. Drink some water too.

May victory be yours.

Although I don't know why the Imperial Astronomer chose you,

I'm sure he has his reasons for choosing you.

Don't be nervous.

I'm not nervous.

Why should I be nervous? I'm not.

Then why are you trembling?

I...

I'm just warming up.

Victory to Dafeng!

Young Master Xu, are you going to go to battle now?

Young Master Xu, may you have a triumphant return.

Then we will hold a three-day party at the Imperial Observatory

to celebrate your victory.

No. Stop talking for a while. Take a rest.

Xu Qi An.

I've been looking everywhere for you.

What is this?

It's a collection of the poems you wrote for me.

You can recite them when you climb the ladder.

This is too...

Solemn.

This is a golden opportunity to show everyone your talents.

You are my adviser.

You can't lose your spirit.

I will

get going now.

Wait.

Are you going to go like this?

What's wrong?

You should get changed.

All the best to Dafeng!

Victory to Xu Qi An!

Despite being young,

I will wield my sword

and fight my way through!

(Awkward. This is too pretentious.)

There are plenty of heroes and heroines in my generation.

Time passes by quickly once you enter the martial world.

The sky is our limit.

And I will always strive to be the best.

Great!

Amazing!

Going through countless battles,

achieving victories after victories.

(Soar into the Air)

I will fly with the wind.

Help me soar into the sky!

Without me, Xu Ning Yan,

the world will be plunged into darkness.

That's a great poem!

How shameless. He copied my poem and...

And got so much attention and admiration.

It's okay.

You are so talented.

This is nothing.

That's a great poem.

Do you hear that?

Look at how lofty he sounds.

We need to be focused

to become successful.

Great minds think alike.

- Right? - I wasn't boasting, right? My nephew is great, right?

Yes.

He is also my nephew.

He's the Silver Guardian.

He doesn't have a fiancee yet.

Yes.

I've never seen

such a high-profile battle.

I didn't get as much attention

when I got first place in the imperial examination.

A useless man like you

will never be able to come up with such a great idea.

Ning Yan, all the best!

I am Xu Qi An, a warrior of Dafeng.

I'm here to challenge you!

This battle

is called Delusion.

One day on earth

is like a thousand years in the formation.

I've heard about this formation before.

Imperial Astronomer.

How powerful

is this Delusion Formation?

It's not about power.

But it's a torturous formation.

(There's no energy movement.)

(There's no danger.)

(I think the formation won't attack me.)

Those who have achieved enlightenment

will have a clear mind.

Those who are lost

will never rest in peace.

The mind of the man who enters the formation

will be tortured by the suffering of everyone he sees every day.

Not only that,

this formation can create a false future

that can make people despair

and lose hope for the future.

The more hardships you've gone through,

the more troubled you'll be.

And it'll be harder for you to break the formation.

Where am I?

You will climb to the top

to gain a better view of things in life.

From now on, you will be called Yang Ling.

(Mom?)

Give it to me. Let me play with it.

Let me play with it.

Give it to me.

I bought a new car.

Come and take a look, everyone.

Come here.

Come and take a look.

You didn't come back last night. Where did you go?

I was drinking with my boss for work purposes.

Why make a big deal out of it?

You went drinking? What is this?

And this. Who is this on your phone?

- I'm sorry. I really... - Get out! Get out now!

One, two, one.

One, two, one.

One, two, one.

It wasn't easy for you to get in.

Don't give up because I've fallen ill.

Mom, it's okay.

It's not a bad thing to start working earlier.

Haute couture.

Haute couture.

Haute couture.

Haute couture.

Lighting.

Lighting.

(Why haven't I realized how beautiful this path is?)

(8th of September, every time I see her.)

(Next time, I'll be cooler.)

Motive.

Motive.

Motive.

(I've mustered up all my courage. But I'm one second late. How useless.)

(The last day of September, an unexpected gift.)

I'm sorry.

I left my bag here.

Hello.

I am Yang Ling.

We've met before.

Hello.

I am Ke Ke.

Hello.

Your coffee is here.

Where is she?

You dummy.

I'm coming.

(Luckily, she came to me. And I own the world now.)

(I work hard.)

Mr. Wang!

- That house is still available, right? - Let me show it to you.

Move aside. They are my clients.

- What? - Mr. Li, Mrs. Li, come.

I'm sorry. Please come here.

- Mrs. Li. Yes. - It's the layout that I like, right?

There are only two houses left with the same layout you looked at.

This layout is very popular. Look. The lighting is perfect.

Okay. So decisive.

Come. Let me tell you. I found something.

I'm sure this is your dream house.

Come over here. Let me point it out for you.

Do you prefer a villa or a loft?

I'll buy a house for you here when I have money. Look.

That's the one I want.

Wait for a moment.

Excuse me.

Can you lend me your laser pen?

Thank you.

Look. This one. This is perfect.

Look. There's a lake by the side.

We'll have a lake view after this.

We can come back again when we can afford it.

Applied to an academy of design in France.

So?

Okay. Get ready.

Smile. Good. Very good.

Three, two, one.

We paid the down payment for our son.

We paid for the betrothal gift.

This is our dad's medical fees.

What's left

is in here.

I

Will find a way.

(You will climb to the top)

(to gain a better view of things in life.)

(From now on, you will be called Yang Ling.)

(Do you like it?)

(You will climb to the top)

(to gain a better view of things in life.)

(From now on, you will be called Yang Ling.)

One, two, one.

Haute couture.

I am Yang Ling.

We've met before.

I'm sorry. Please come here.

There are only two houses left with the same layout you looked at.

It's very popular.

This is perfect. Look. There's a lake by the side.

We'll have a lake view after this.

We can come back again when we can afford it.

No.

We paid the down payment for our son.

This is our dad's medical fees.

(You will climb to the top)

(to gain a better view of things in life.)

(From now on, you will be called Yang Ling.)

- What's going on? - Yes.

- Why isn't he moving? - What's wrong?

- I don't know. - Will he lose?

Is he just a pretty face?

Uncle, why is Ning Yan not moving?

It's okay. Let us wait.

It has been more than an hour.

If he loses this fight,

the power balance

between us and the Celestial Realm will be disrupted.

You better have an alternative plan.

- Otherwise... - Your Majesty.

Haven't you felt anything?

Ning Yan.

Draw your sword.

Why is he not moving?

He needs to come out from the delusion

to break the formation.

If he can't break the formation,

his mind will fracture.

And he will become a useless man.

No.

What should we do?

Xu has fallen into the formation.

He can't fight against it.

I'm afraid he will lose this battle.

(You will climb to the top)

(to gain a better view of things in life.)

(From now on, you will be called Yang Ling.)

Your life

is quite an eye-opener for me.

In the end,

you've achieved nothing.

You lost everything.

In this life,

you are trapped by your life,

trapped by your feelings,

and trapped by your heart.

You just stay alive day after day.

Let me ask you.

What's the point

of your life?

The meaning of life.

I was born into an ordinary family.

Deprived of childhood.

A failed relationship.

A lost dream.

Day after day,

year after year.

In the end, I'll die a meaningless death.

Indeed.

In your opinion,

I'm indeed a total failure.

However,

is a life of failure

meaningless?

There are many meaningful things in life.

Experience is meaningful too.

I've gone through it.

I've done it.

I've owned it.

Regardless of success or failure,

experience itself

is also meaningful, right?