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"Go Ahead Fearlessly" - Liu Yuning

♫ Grudges and karma, right and wrong ♫

♫ The past hides blood and tears ♫

♫ It is hard to catch up after years of separation ♫

♫ The truth cannot be fully revealed ♫

♫ Fate is full of twists and turns ♫

♫ Life and death, fortune and misfortune go hand in hand ♫

♫ Obsession is hard to get rid of, keeping the truth and getting rid of the lies, let the wind blow ♫

♫ Tossed about by the wind and rain, I will never regret it, I will accompany you for my whole life ♫

♫ At least you share my joy and sorrow ♫

♫ Unravelling fate, fearlessly, a dream returns ♫

♫ The mountains and rivers are bright and beautiful, holding hands, together we return ♫

♫ In this life, my heart returns untainted of dust and ash ♫

[Melody of Golden Age]

[Episode 25]

Disrespect of the Huo'e.

Disaster strikes from the sky.

There's likely a hidden threat in this.

If we continue to investigate and stop them from causing trouble,

then you and your loved ones might encounter an unforeseen disaster.

How can you tell Madam this?

Do you want her to worry?

With her intelligence, it's only a matter of time before she figures this out.

- I… - I just gave her an early heads-up.

♫ May you also look up to see the brilliant stars and moon ♫

♫ Among countless others, I've found only you ♫

♫ Time is fleeting and fate is shallow ♫

♫ The winter in warm memories ♫

♫ Never mind the destined solitary fate ♫

♫ Blazing a lifetime of magnificence ♫

♫ I have waited until time bloomed into flowers ♫

♫ The ice and snow slowly melting ♫

♫ I hear those gentle words ♫

♫ He said he loves her ♫

What's wrong?

Have you seen the physician?

I'm fine.

Thank you for your concern.

Don't push yourself too hard.

I will be worried.

♫ Let the vast universe change ♫

♫ Let's spend our time together ♫

You have to stay well.

Otherwise, who would prepare the medicinal meals for me?

Shen Du,

I really don't have the energy to argue with you.

All right.

I misspoke just now.

What's wrong with you?

Shen Du,

I enjoy investigating cases.

I can lose myself in pursuit of the truth,

but I don't want to involve my family.

The Huo'e Sect wrote the words on the body to send me messages.

They had everything planned out, deliberately putting on a show for us.

They are demonstrating against us. This is a warning.

Are you afraid that further investigation might involve your family?

In Xiang'an,

if we hadn't arrived in time,

Third Sister and the others would have died.

If…

If when I was in Yingzhou,

they really wanted to harm my family, what would I have done then?

We are so far away.

How can I keep them safe?

I've thought about it for four hours,

and I really have no solution.

If you want to, I can arrange for a carriage to take you back to Xiang'an.

About the matter in Yingzhou,

you should stay out of it.

What about you? What will you do?

Me?

Do you want me to escort you back to your home?

We cannot go back.

You are the Great Chief of the Imperial Guards,

and I am a Chief Clerk of the Ministry of Justice.

We are here on a mission.

I definitely knew you would not leave.

A moment of emotion will not affect your passion for the case investigation.

Don't act like you know me well.

You're back to your old self.

This is the Yan Xing I know, sharp-tongued and unyielding.

Of course, you also don't fear authority, showing a stubbornness akin to going straight into the tiger's den.

I…

I know you're worried about your family.

I assure you that what you are worried about...

will definitely not happen.

Before coming to Gannandao, I made some arrangements in advance.

So far, everything is under control.

Do you remember the letter from Xiang'an?

An urgent letter from Xiang'an.

Who sent it?

Madam Xu.

Of course I remember.

Every year during the Garment Festival, Grand Empress Dowager

would go to the Li Mountain hot springs villa for a retreat.

She would also reward the families of certain officials, allowing them to accompany her for leisure.

Madam Xu's letter informed me that she's already put the Yan family on the list.

Within the sight of the Empress Dowager, I don't think anyone would dare to create trouble.

Oh, you, Shen Du!

But then again, there is indeed something that is not that important

- yet anyway, related to you. - What is that?

Ji Dafu, the brother-in-law of the headless body suspect, is here.

This Ji Dafu is very special,

because both the victim and the suspect are his wife's brother.

Please spare me. [Ji Dafu]

When will my brother-in-law's case be settled?

You can't find the head. All right.

Let's just bury the body and let the dead rest in peace.

Ji Dafu, be patient.

The case is still under investigation.

Governor Mo, were you looking for me?

I've heard that you have some ideas for this case.

There's something unusual about this case.

I am still investigating.

I suggest investigating this case with the bride case.

If we do so, the investigation will take more time.

- Then I fear… - Master Pan, what do you mean?

I don't think you deserve to be the top detective.

And you've set a rule of never meeting with the employer.

I see you're just afraid that things won't work out and you'll end up embarrassed.

Today, in front of Governor Mo, tell me

whether you can solve the case and catch the murderer within five days.

If you can't, refund the money to me, so I can find someone else.

If I can't solve the case, I will refund the money.

But I'm close to finding out who the murderer is.

Who is the murderer?

The murderer is the Half-faced Demon.

In order not to refund the money, that friend of yours said something about demonology,

and it really worked.

After hearing it, Ji Dafu was terrified and then left.

But as for Governor Mo,

he wasn't so easy to bluff.

Young Master Pan, I have already reported the bride case to the Ministry of Justice to have it closed.

Governor Mo, I have provided a new statement.

- I have read it. - Then why do you close the case so hastily?

Xu Jize has a new testimony, which might get a lighter sentence.

The eyeless corpse case is clearly part of a bigger conspiracy, closely linked to the decapitated corpse case.

Young Master Pan, this is not Xiang'an!

This is not Xiang'an.

This is Yingzhou, which has been caught in a military disaster for decades.

The situation in Yingzhou is unstable.

Although a prefecture is established, still Xichen is covetously eyeing us.

In history, Yingzhou has been invaded by Xichen multiple times.

To pacify the turmoil in the Western Region and prevent the war from arising,

we have to unite the people.

However, do you know what matters to unite the people?

Please tell me.

What matters is the lasting peace and stability.

It's about eradicating crimes with strict laws,

solving every case, and catching every criminal.

We need to convince people that as long as the officials of Great Cang are here for one day,

Yingzhou is a city where people can live with peace of mind.

So,

troubled times call for harsh laws.

Xu Jize's head is destined to be hung on the gate tower

and becomes the one that deters others. Right?

Er Laipi is extremely vicious, deserving to die.

No further investigation needed.

Xu Jize raped a married woman, and is doubly guilty.

And he broke the frontier law. The death penalty is inevitable.

However, I can promise you to let him die peacefully

and I won't let his head be hung on the gate tower.

You told me this matter in such detail.

You're not just telling me how embarrassed Pan Chi was, right?

You want to tell me to be more understanding of Governor Mo

intervening in the case and being eager to close the case.

His view is destined not to be the same as us,

who are solely pursuing the truth of the case.

You want to tell me to pay more attention to the situation of Governor Mo,

and to not doubt that he has a heart for the people.

I want to tell you...

that people are complicated.

Don't jump to conclusions that quickly.

Shen Du.

Shen Du.

How much do you trust Mo Qianzhi?

He was the person I trusted the most.

And now?

Now…

Now…

he's the one I want to trust the most.

Anyone who wants to find out the truth

is bound to go through what you are going through now.

No matter how small the details are or how close the people are,

first of all, don't be afraid to doubt.

You have to verify them.

Trust may also be

a power for investigation.

The Huo'e Sect is deeply rooted in Yingzhou.

Shen has a close relationship with Mo.

[Jiang Mansion]

- Leave, leave, leave! - Just one more look!

-Stop talking, stop talking! Leave! - Just take one more look!

Hurry up, leave!

[Jiang Mansion]

Owner, another pot of wine, please.

All right.

Yan Xing, what are you doing here?

What are you doing here?

Take a look! Esteemed guest, take a look!

Take a look! All are the latest styles.

Sixth Miss, what are you doing here?

I… am here to walk a pigeon.

Walk a pigeon?

Sixth Miss,

do you know the specialty of this shop is roast baby pigeon?

But then again,

don't you think you're being cruel to the pigeon?

Making it witness with its own eyes its own inevitable fate.

This bowl is a toast to this poor pigeon.

Are you drowning your sorrows in liquor here because Ji Dafu said you were incapable

this afternoon?

Indeed, good news stays within, but bad news spreads far and wide.

In my eyes, Ji Dafu is nothing.

His words can't even reach my ears.

Then because the case is closed?

I heard you've received new testimony on the bride case. Any discoveries?

Discoveries?

There's nothing new to find. Just some useless testimony.

However, to collect the evidence,

I went to the cell to see Xu Jize.

After asking him, when I was about to leave, he suddenly said to me…

Young Master Pan, you must be a scholar from a humble background. Right?

With your courage and eloquence, you're not serving as an official in the Ministry of Justice,

instead, you're doing this menial job, as a folk detective.

I'll take a wild guess.

You and I are of the same kind, burdened by a humble background.

[Huang Mansion]

Please don't shut the gate. My poems and essays were submitted to you for over a month.

I wonder if Elder Huang has had a chance to review them.

What a lowly person! With that pitiful appearance, and still hoping for our master to recommend him.

[Huang Mansion]

We are not on the same path.

Even if I have many grievances, I wouldn't resort to venting my frustrations on the weak.

The weak? No.

I never bully the weak.

I bully those noble classes

who always oppress and insult people from humble backgrounds.

They are born to rise to high-ranking officials,

treating us from humble backgrounds as their slaves.

That's true that I laid hands on their brides.

I just wanted them to feel humiliated.

Over a hundred years, people from humble backgrounds

have been suffering from this humiliation every single day.

Now, do you still not think you are wrong?

Yes.

In the Miss Du case, I made an oversight.

The so-called oversight,

you mean you only found out that the Li family wasn't even a noble class

at the beginning of the crime. Right?

Indeed, you are a top detective.

After Miss Du was kidnapped,

Er Laipi said the Li family was wealthy.

Li Hongfa first made his fortune by doing small business.

But he was determined to have his son enter the officialdom.

Because he was just a merchant, (Merchants were classified in the lowest rank of traditional Chinese social hierarchy: scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants.)

so Li Zimo was the same as me.

Later, Li Hongfa spent a lot of money

to fabricate an identity as a descendant of the gentry.

After that, Li Zimo could be eligible to take the examination.

So you decided to stop committing the crime,

and then started arguing with Er Laipi.

Yes. We had a pretty fierce argument.

Later on, we stopped because we might be followed.

But from beginning to end, I'd been meaning to send Miss Du back.

But a murder had happened.

I really did not kill Er Laipi.

I almost returned Du Xiaowan unscathed.

I will report exactly what you said today, as a reference for sentencing.

According to the law, it does get you a little lighter sentence.

But in my heart, you are a true coward.

When the brave are angry, they would go against the strong.

When the cowards are angry, they would go against the weak.

You dared not touch those who are powerful and truly oppress you,

yet you laid a hand on those weak women.

This is not revenge.

You're nothing but a coward who's afraid of the strong.

My sentence has been settled.

I will surely die.

You've just arrived in Yingzhou. You don't understand Governor Mo.

From the day that I got caught, I had no intention of getting out of here alive.

You're right. I deserve it. I brought this upon myself.

No. I should never have been born.

In my next life,

I'd rather be an illiterate farmer,

than be...

a scholar who appears to understand but really doesn't.

Stop drinking.

Owner, don't serve him any more wine.

Get him a bowl of mutton soup noodles.

All right.

Here, enjoy.

The mutton from the Gannandao is really delicious. Trust me.

Instead of drowning your sorrows in liquor, it's better to soothe them with a bowl of noodle soup.

Give it a try.

- How is it? - It tastes really good.

See? I didn't lie to you.

Laughing heartily under the open sky.

Striding high across the divine land.

Though the noble prize themselves,

I regard them as mere dust.

Though the lowly demean themselves, who says they aren't important.

Flapping my gown, I gaze at the mountains.

Washing my feet in the long river.

Sixth Miss, why are you suddenly saying this?

I just think that this poem is grand,

revealing with just a few words the reality of oppression against those from humble backgrounds.

It's so exhilarating.

Once this poem was released, it spread through the teahouses and taverns of the Imperial City.

And even at that time,

when those young noble classes of Xiang'an City went out to eat,

they didn't dare to show off, fearing they'd stir up anger from the commoners.

You've said so much.

You don't just want to praise my literary talent. Right?

Of course not.

More than this.

I admire your courage.

As long as one always has the courage to confront rotten authority,

sometimes a single phrase or even a poem, can hold great power.

I know. You are disappointed by the situation

those from humble backgrounds are facing in Great Cang.

But as long as none of us gives up,

I believe there will always be one day when those talents

who are from humble background will be valued.

I wonder if this bowl of noodles is delicious,

or if it's your words, that havemotivated me.

I feel refreshed right now, and can investigate ten more cases.

No, no. We can't get more cases in Gannandao.

I have no time to rest now.

I can't hold on with more cases.

There's something I want to tell you.

If you are abused, don't tolerate it.

People say no one can escape the White Ghost.

In my opinion, Shen Du is just a paper tiger.

If you want to, I will definitely face any danger for you, helping you escape from your suffering.

Have you misunderstood something?

No one has abused me.

No one has abused you?

How did you get the wound on your forehead?

Whenever I see you, you'll have a new wound and an old one.

Didn't you get that wound at the Shen Mansion?

Indeed, I got this wound at the Shen Mansion.

How should I put it?

Anyway, Shen Du really hasn't abused me.

I married into the Shen Mansion as a substitute bride, it's somewhat absurd,

and not what he wanted,

but overall, Shen Du is a decent husband.

He takes good care of me and my family.

Moreover, I will leave him sooner or later.

Whether it's Shen Du or me,

both are well aware that this day will soon arrive.

Why?

Because he has someone in his heart, and that is not me.

This position was never meant to be mine.

Madam, Governor Mo knows you are busy with official duties,

and has specially invited you to cometo the most famous hot springs in Yingzhou,

Yixi Hot Spring, for rest and relaxation.

Madam, the Yixi Hot Spring is no less than the royal Li Mountain Hot Spring.

It is the water of a thousand years from Xiling Mountain, accompanied by natural geothermal heat.

Dozens of spices are added to the hot spring.

For men, it can warm the kidneys and boost yang; for women, it can enhance beauty and nourish the complexion.

The efficacy is well known.

Around the Gannandao, couples wishing for children

will come to this hot spring to soak.

Thank you for the introduction.

You have worked hard guiding me all the way. Please go rest.

No, no. I haven't assisted you with the gauze clothes.

Who is it?

It's me.

Why are you here?

Well,

to take a soak.

This is for women.

You should soak somewhere else.

There's only one Yixi Hot Spring. It's for both men and women.

Besides, Yingzhou Prefecture arranged for us to soak together.

If we were to separate, it would be strange.

- What would those outside think? - Those outside?

Outside, there are a few maids and servants.

Even if it's just for show, I still have to soak with you.

I'm coming down.

Wait! Wait! Don't come down yet.

Turn your back, and close your eyes.

Are you too shy to soak with me?

No way.

I was afraid you'd be coy and make me feel awkward.

All right, you can open your eyes now.

Come down now.

Now I can't see anything.

Where should I come down from?

Oh no. He can't see things in the dark.

I should have left one light for him until he came down.

Just wait. Let me help you.

You said there was always someone in my heart.

Who is that person?

Mo Xiuxiu.

No way.

That would expose me to eavesdropping on him and Mo Qianzhi.

Shen Du, why would you eavesdrop on me?

Can't you ask openly?

I am asking now.

Do you dare to answer?

Of course I dare.

I've heard you don't get close to women.

I deeply agree with this.

In the Shen Mansion, not to mention the concubines,

even maids are few.

And you always look down on me.

Doesn't that explain it?

I don't get close to women

because I already have a girl I like in my heart.

Then I've misunderstood.

I met her...

when we were little.

I have kept her wicker piglet till now.

Because of her,

I could survive in the detention center.

It's her.

Thanks to Mo Xiuxiu's brother pleading for him,

so he was spared the death penalty

and sent to the detention center.

Every night,

she would sneak into the back garden...

and bring me comfort and food.

In those dark days,

that's the light I waited for every night.

I don't even know her name,

nor have I ever clearly seen her face.

And the only gift I gave her...

was a brass whistle.

This whistle was given to me by my father.

I remember she told me,

one day, she'll take me out with honor and integrity.

One day, I will overturn the case for the Shen family

and take you out with honor and integrity.

I didn't see her again...

for years.

It's like she just disappeared.

Until one day,

just as if it were fated,

she became my wife.

♫ The night is still long and the moonlight shines in the west window ♫

But the funny thing...

is I that had no idea she was the girl in my heart.

Later on, I found it out.

I hope it's not too late.

I want to tell her.

In my heart, from beginning to end,

it's always been her.

♫ Every memory is unforgettable ♫

♫ Written from desolation into poetry ♫

♫ Watching the past, through the misty rain, until the clear skies ♫

♫ Love ripples in each other's eyes ♫

♫ You'd melted the frost in my heart long ago ♫

♫ Words can't express how much I love you ♫

♫ Day by day, we probe and test ♫

♫ If we are not careful, we will end up at the end of the world ♫

♫ I want to be with you, shadows become a pair ♫

♫ I want to hold you, staying by my side ♫

♫ Passing through the obstruction of a storm ♫

♫ I want to be your moonlight ♫

♫ To accompany you to every dawn ♫

♫ How I wish I could just forget the length of time ♫

♫ I want to be with you, shadows become a pair ♫

♫ I want to be with you, never forgetting each other ♫

♫ There is always a place where the clouds and the sea meet ♫

♫ I want to accompany you forever ♫

♫ I will wait until my black hair turns grey ♫

♫ In this life, I will only keep you in my heart ♫

- I… - You…

- You… - I…

You go first.

How did you know that I made that wicker piglet?

You've hesitated for so long on the way,

just to ask this?

I've known from the start that it wasn't made by Xiuxiu.

You're amazing.

I want to make one for Brother Du as a birthday gift, too.

But no matter how, I made it so ugly.

Can you switch with me?

Okay, take it.

Thank you, you are so kind.

[Shen Mansion] On the day of my birthday, I got the wicker piglet.

I wanted to thank you,

but then I learned you had been taken away by your family.

I was so happy that my father didn't abandon me.

He arrived a little late from a business trip.

I didn't notice anything else.

Unexpectedly,

you'd kept the wicker piglet all along.

Later on,

the Shen family got confiscated.

This wicker piglet became one of the few things that I could keep.

So I've kept it all along.

It also reminds me of those good old days

when my father taught me how to weave rattan.

Until recently, I only learned that

this Sixth Miss is Sixth Miss Yan.

Detention center.

You said you would come for me.

Why didn't you come later?

Because…

I crawled in through the dog hole in the back garden.

Later, they discovered this hole and blocked it.

And later…

You didn't need me to come for you.

Thank you.

You still came to take me home.

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"Only Want You" - Ding Yuxi, Deng Enxi

♫ One look confirmed our fate ♫

♫ Upon meeting again, I know you're the one for me ♫

♫ Gazing at the stars, dreaming about old times ♫

♫ A pair of people have already taken root ♫

♫ Lovers before the candlelight, do not ask their thoughts ♫

♫ Affection is bound, lasting forever ♫

♫ Using the evening breeze to express deep love ♫

♫ I have someone I long for in this life ♫

♫ Deeply in love, you are the one I have chosen ♫

♫ Autumn moon and spring breeze, I only want you for my whole life ♫

♫ The trace of your palm ♫

♫ Your gaze ♫

♫ Our love is heating up ♫

♫ Deeply in love, you are the one I have chosen ♫

♫ Autumn moon and spring breeze, I only want you for my whole life ♫

♫ The trace of your palm ♫

♫ Your gaze ♫

♫ Our love is heating up ♫

♫ You are the only one for me ♫

♫ Embracing each other, how serious we are about our love ♫

♫ Every moment is treasured ♫

♫ From dawn to dusk ♫

♫ You and I, forever inseparable ♫

♫ Without noticing, you broke into my heart ♫

♫ Slowly immersing myself, I become undaunted by perils for love ♫

♫ I charge into battle with unmatched resilience ♫

♫ Because you are my responsibility ♫

♫ Deeply in love, you are the one I have chosen ♫

♫ Autumn moon and spring breeze, I only want you for my whole life ♫

♫ The trace of your palm ♫

♫ Your gaze ♫

♫ Our love is heating up ♫

♫ Deeply in love, you are the one I have chosen ♫

♫ Autumn moon and spring breeze, I only want you for my whole life ♫

♫ The trace of your palm ♫

♫ Your gaze ♫

♫ Our love is heating up ♫

♫ You are the only one for me ♫