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Episode 27

My daughter is called Yingying.

Xia Yingying?

So…you must be Uncle Xia.

I'm Li Xuancheng.

And I happen to know your daughter.

Don't worry, Uncle Xia.

I'll see to it

that you shall find your daughter.

That's great.

Come in, please.

Brother Ye, listen to me.

If you don't want to shoulder this burden,

I can do it for you.

We look quite alike, I think.

It'll work.

Have a seat.

Brother Ye.

All right.

Listen to me, will you?

Big brother, tell you what,

if you really can't handle it,

turn to your elder brother for help.

What do you think?

I'm going back to the prison.

Don't go.

Let brother return to the prison.

Duoni,

sit down.

Sit.

Ye Xiaotian,

where did you take them?

It's so late.

He's drunk.

I can tell that's your sweetheart just by the way you talked to her.

Hello, sister-in-law.

Come on.

Hello, sister-in-law.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Yunfei, let go of me.

Let go of me.

That big buy certainly can't hold his liquor.

I'm off to the capital prison.

-Yingying…-What's the matter?

Yingying…

Yingying has been taken away.

What?

Who took her away?

Why didn't you stop them?

How…how could I do that?

She was taken away by her father.

How could I stop him?

So…where is she now?

I…I don't know.

They came in the evening.

They probably haven't left the city yet.

That Royal Uncle Li

took Uncle Xia here.

Uncle Dong,

don't you have tracker bees?

Can you send them out?

The Capital City is huge

with a huge population.

The bees won't be able to find her.

Uncle Dong,

you're friends with Uncle Xia, right?

Why didn't you stop him?

I tried stopping him,

but that old bastard

wouldn't listen to me, his old friend.

I got it. I got it.

Where's Yingying?

Uncle Xia and Miss Xia

were ushered into Royal Uncle's mansion by Li Xuancheng.

Royal Uncle's mansion?

Oh no, big brother.

Royal Uncle Li must have a thing for your sweetheart.

Even a fool can tell that.

He kept ogling Yingying

at the charity auction the other day.

Oh no, big brother.

Royal Uncle Li is a nobleman

with a higher social status

and better connections.

And he's more handsome than you.

If I had a daughter,

I'd certainly marry her to Royal Uncle Li.

I do believe in Yingying's constancy.

But I'm afraid that your future father-in-law

is less dependable.

Second Brother,

what do you mean?

I'm telling the truth.

Have you got anything else to say?

Go ahead if you don't.

Oh, there's a well in the front courtyard.

You can go down there and cool off.

I'm sorry.

Big brother,

Royal Uncle's mansion is heavily guarded.

It's meant for you, I think.

Big brother,

let me…

Let's try peaceful means before resorting to force.

Leave it to me.

Hello, um…

Get lost.

Nice to…

Beat it.

Just…just you wait!

Go away.

Beat it.

Are you all right?

Let's resort to force.

Peaceful means are useless.

Big brother,

Yunfei's kung fu is just so-so.

It's about the same as mine.

Big brother.

Yunfei,

what's it like inside the mansion?

There're a dozen fierce dogs

and patrolling servants in there.

We should poison those dogs.

Uncle Xia,

this is no ordinary roast duck.

My sister, the empress dowager,

bid the chefs in the palace to prepare it for you.

Come on.

Please try it.

OK.

Come on. Dip it in this sauce.

OK.

Come on.

How do you like it?

It's very tasty.

Come on.

Miss Xia.

Come on.

Have a taste of it.

Mind your manners, young lady.

It doesn't matter.

Uncle Xia, it doesn't matter.

Let's drink.

Come on.

Come on.

Cheers.

Royal Uncle Li

is a handsome man of excellent character.

His family background is impeccable.

He's the empress dowager's beloved youngest brother.

I think they'll make a perfect couple.

They were made for each other.

He's way better than that unreliable Ye Xiaotian.

Miss Xia.

Come on. Try it.

Have…have a taste of it.

Come on. Let's drink.

Come on.

Big brother.

So?

Did you get it?

The government has a tight control over toxic drugs.

The drugstore wouldn't sell the drug to me

unless I have the prescription written by its physician.

What?

Can't we bribe them?

The seller and the buyer will be executed

if the poison causes death.

Do you think bribery will work?

Look at us.

Anxiety has turned us to blockheads.

Duoni and Uncle Dong

are experts on poison.

Why would we have to buy poison?

Right.

Right.

Let's go talk to them.

You're planning to poison dogs?

Dogs are so cute,

can we spare them?

Cut it out.

Those dogs aren't cute at all.

They wanted to bite you

because they didn't know you.

They'd be docile

if you got familiar with them.

Just prepare your poison,

OK?

But…

We can't go inside

if we don't poison those fierce dogs.

But...but poisoning them is so cruel.

We can make them sleep for a while.

Can you do that?

Yes, of course.

You don't need to turn to Uncle Dong for help.

I can manage it.

We need you to show off your skill.

We shall leave it to you.

Keep it lower.

The people inside might see it.

Big brother,

I hear nothing.

I heard that rich people's dogs

received some special training.

They rarely eat the food

offered by people other than their masters.

Could it be…

Yunfei, give us a hand.

What dog is that?

It's so strong.

How dare you mess around near Royal Uncle's mansion?

Stop.

Stop.

Big brother, what are we going to do?

Run.

-Stop. -Stop.

We'll see.

Right?

How is it going, Xiaotian?

Did you see Miss Xia?

Sadly no.

We were denied entrance.

We didn't see anyone.

All we saw was a few dogs.

Xiaotian.

Have a little confidence, OK?

Miss Xia is deeply in love with you.

It's not that I don't have self-confidence.

I don't have confidence

in my future father-in-law.

He's right.

Li Xuancheng indeed poses a great threat,

since he is from such a distinguished family,

and he's still single.

It's Royal Uncle's mansion,

nota tiger's den.

You don't have a solution,

but I do.

What are you looking at?

I really do.

Arsenal Bureau.

Brother Qiao,

why did you take me here?

Are you planning to bombard Royal Uncle's mansion

with a cannon?

Li Xuancheng plays the villain who breaks up an affectionate couple,

so I'll stage a Magpie Bridge Meeting.

Why are you citing opera now?

Shut up.

Just follow me.

What the heck are you up to?

Hello, Centurion Qiao.

Where's Eunuch Zhao Si?

He's taking a nap

in the back room.

Shall I call him over?

Don't bother. I'll go talk to him.

Wait here for a moment.

Zhao Si.

Zhao Si.

Zhao Si.

I came here to borrow your treasure.

You want to borrow that treasure of mine?

Not that one.

I've got one myself.

I want to borrow

the treasure you showed me the other day.

The treasure I showed you the other day.

You mean…

Yeah, that treasure.

I need it badly.

Why would you need it?

It's a secret weapon

secretly developed

by Arsenal Bureau

for secret missions.

Sure.

It's for a tryst.

A tryst surely is secret.

That's not what I'm talking about.

Eunuch Zhao,

he's my sworn brother.

I've got to help him.

Besides,

I'm the only one who holds it as a treasure.

Has anyone else

ever showed interest in it?

Arsenal Bureau has classified it as a waste product.

It's better to lend it to me for fun

than leave it in the warehouse getting moldy.

It's been classified as a waste product,

but it was developed and produced

by us Arsenal Bureau, after all.

If anyone should investigate it…

Don't worry.

That invention of yours

has never been publicized, has it?

Besides,

it's just a waste product,

so why don't you let me recycle it?

I'll destroy it

as soon as I'm finished with it.

You'll keep your word?

Sure. Come on.

Listen to me.

Helping to bring about a happy marriage

is a charitable and pious deed.

I'll buy you a drink

when this is done.

All right.

I'll give it to you.

I'll soon delete it

from the arsenal register.

Destroy it when you're finished with it.

Never tell anyone it's a work

produced by Arsenal Bureau.

That's my good brother.

Have a little faith in me.

How dare I

have any faith in you?

Miss Zhan.

Miss Zhan.

Brother Qiao.

Brother Zhang.

You have something on your mind, Miss Zhan?

No.

Mid-Autumn Day is around the corner.

I can't go home,

so I'm a little homesick.

Miss Zhan, are you homesick

or lovesick?

What are you talking about, Brother Zhang?

Miss Zhan,

only a blind man couldn't tell

you have a thing for Ye Xiaotian.

Miss Zhan has a thing for Ye Xiaotian?

He's blind.

Cut it out.

Ye Xiaotian and I…

We…we're buddies.

Besides,

he likes Yingying.

But I don't think he dislikes you.

That's right.

It's normal for a man to have several wives.

Back in the old days, my wife

liked her cousin more than me.

So I beat my rival to it,

and married her.

She's been living a happy life

over the years,

and she's long forgotten her childhood sweetheart.

Miss Zhan,

while it's hard for a man to court a woman,

a woman easily succeeds

in wooing a man.

Cut…cut it out, you two.

For the last time,

Ye Xiaotian and I are buddies,

buddies who stick together in life and death.

Buddies, buddies, buddies.

Great buddies.

Bye.

Miss Zhan,

being a tomboy won't do.

A sword doesn't befit a young lady.

Learn a little embroidery, OK?

Learn a little embroidery.

It's a piece of cake.

Sister Ning'er.

Sister Ning'er.

Sister Ning'er.

I'm off to go shopping with Daheng.

Come with us. Let's go.

I'm busy.

I can't go.

Come with us.

Enjoy yourselves.

I really can't go.

Go ahead.

You've got something on your mind?

I…I've got nothing on my mind.

Go ahead. Have a good time.

Do get some tasty snacks.

I'm sure

I can make a nice robe.

-What are you doing? Let's go. –I'm striking a pose.

So?

Sister Ning'er isn't coming with us.

Big brother,

Duoni and I are going to do some shopping for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Go ahead. Have fun.

Oh, right.

Don't get yourselves into trouble.

We won't.

Xiaotian. Xiaotian.

How is it going?

We've found a perfect spot.

Let's go.

Really? Excellent.

-Let's go. -Come on.

Jiang Ziya fishes with a straight hook without bait.

Only the wiling ones shall get hooked.

Uncle Xia.

Your Highness.

Uncle Xia,

you're fond of painting, too?

I'm not a connoisseur.

I just like appreciating paintings.

Uncle Xia, please take a seat.

Have a seat.

Please.

What's this?

It is

a set of head ornaments

I got for Miss Xia.

It's just a small gift

to show my respect.

I'm quite impressed with Your Highness,

as Your Highness is a handsome nobleman

of excellent character.

And Your Highness is deeply attached to my daughter.

But my daughter is a very stubborn girl,

so I hope Your Highness

won't begrudge patience with her.

Sure, Uncle Xia.

I've got many sons

but only one daughter.

To be frank,

she's the only female descendant in our clan in three generations,

and thus she's been spoilt.

I understand.

As the saying goes, no difficulty is insurmountable

if one sets one's mind on it.

Don't worry, Uncle Xia.

I'm determined to move Miss Xia

with my sincerity.

Uncle Xia,

please have some tea.

Brother Xiaotian.

That must be Brother Xiaotian.

Yingying saw it.

She saw it.

What?

You haven't finished it yet?

It's a lot easier said than done.

Do you want to have a try?

Full…full moon?

That's Mid-Autumn Day, right?

Why is the boy clutching at a cloud?

What does it mean?

Well, your painting

is so obscure

that even I have trouble understanding it,

let alone Yingying.

We had no choice.

If we had written words on it

and if Royal Uncle's henchmen discovered them,

they'd take precautions against us, wouldn't they?

You're right.

Don't just stand here.

Let's give our secret weapon a test run.

Come on. Let's go.

Let's go.

Brother. Brother.

Big brother.

Xiaotian,

where…where have you been these days?

You didn't come to switch places with me.

Father and your sister-in-law

must be worried.

I've got some urgent business to deal with outside.

But brother,

I didn't come to switch places with you today.

You have to spend another night here.

Get someone to send a message to our family.

OK, brother,

I've got to run now. Time is up.

Bye.

See you.

Take care of yourself.

It's beautiful.

Come and get a lantern.

Come and take a look. Come on.

It's pretty.

It's beautiful.

It's gorgeous.

This freebie looks nice. I'd like to take it.

Uncle Xia, come on.

Let's have some wine.

OK. Come on.

I won't admire the moon with that guy.

Go away.

Why…

I'm so sorry.

Sister said…

It doesn't matter.

Since Miss Xia would keep indoors,

well,

Brother,

please have a seat.

Why don't we keep Uncle Xia company

by drinking wine and admiring the full moon?

Uncle Xia.

It sounds great.

Come on. Sit down, please.

OK.

Come on.

It's a full moon tonight.

What's Brother Xiaotian's plan?

Which lantern looks prettier to you,

this one or this one?

Sister Ning'er.

It's beautiful.

Sister Ning'er,

you've got something on your mind again?

No.

Duoni,

why haven't I seen

Xiaotian and Daheng all day today?

They went out early in the morning,

looking secretive

and mysterious.

Look at this one. Isn't it gorgeous?

Buy one.

Look over there.

What is that?

Look.

-I've never seen anything like it. -No.

Look, it's flying in the sky.

-It's flying high. -It looks huge.

Yeah.

It's beautiful.

-It's flying towards us. –Yeah. -It's flying away.

Sister Ning'er,

let's go take a look.

Come on.

Come on. Let's go over there.

Cheers.

Cheers.

Look. What a huge sky lantern!

Whose sky lantern is it?

It's spectacular.

Covered with bamboo groves and weeds,

the mountain stands amidst the clouds.

Beset with crisis,

I brave the thin ice to help my friends.

With bitter winds howling like mad,

things on earth at once repel and attract each other.

I'm not afraid of challenging Heaven.

I'm walking between life and death. Who sees the stains at my feet?

The sky lantern has stopped at Miss Xia's door.

The good and the evil remain uncompromising and incompatible.

It's difficult to distinguish between the true and the false. I crave neither fame nor fortune.

I don't have a hero complex. All I want is take life easy.

Brother Xiaotian.

Come aboard.

Everyone follows the tide in troubled times.

What…what is that?

But I stick to my own beliefs.

I was going to borrow

the somersault cloud from Sun Wukong,

but he happened to be out.

So I borrowed this Lotus Lantern

from the Heavenly Queen Mother

to pick up the most beautiful fairy.

Brother Xiaotian.

Now come on board,

fairy.

But I'll fight on and roar on, determined to rewrite destiny 仙女 fairy.

But I'll fight on and roar on, determined to rewrite destiny

and get a new life.

Come on.

Where's Miss Xia going?

Ye Xiaotian.

That must be Ye Xiaotian.

-Sister. -Yingying.

Let's go.

This ship looks amazing.

Stop jumping about, my dear.

It'll get us killed.

Sister is over there.

Yingying.

Brother Xiaotian,

what are we going to do?

Don't worry.

They can't catch up with us.

Ye Xiaotian.

Yingying.

Sister.

Yingying, where are you going?

-Yingying. -Sister. -Sister.

Let's go get them.

-Get the horses ready. -Let's go.

-Let's go get them. -Hurry.

Is it fun?

Yeah. It's amazing.

Where on earth did you get it?

Well,

I borrowed it from the Ministry of War specially for you.

Really?

Where are we going now?

Shall we

go and sell you somewhere?

Where?

Into my heart.

Eww.

Sit tight.

-Look. -Look.

It's flying so high.

What is that?

I've never seen anything like that.

Neither have I.

Have you?

Look. It's flying.

It's Mid-Autumn Day today.

I have a gift for you.

What is it?

Have a guess.

I'll give it to you

if you got it right.

I quit.

Come on and humor me.

I quit. I'm not taking your gift, OK?

Are you sure?

Then I'll just throw it away.

I'll throw it away.

One.

Two.

Three.

Don't…

Fireflies. They're beautiful.

It's here.

It's beautiful. Look.

Lo and behold.

What the heck is that?

That one looks…huge.

-Yeah. -It does.

It's flying towards us.

-That's a novelty. -How did it fly into the sky?

Brother Xiaotian,

are we going down?

I don't think…

It's indeed going down.

What are we going to do?

How would I know?

I've never steered this thing before.

What are we going to do, then?

Help!

-Look. It's coming down. -What's going in?

-What's going on? -What's the matter?

Help!

Run!

Help!

Pedestrians. Pedestrians.

I see them.

Pedestrians. Pedestrians.

Yingying,

it seems that we're destined

to be a star-crossed couple in this life.

Can you call me husband for once?

We're in serious trouble here.

Stop cracking jokes.

The wall. The wall.

Help!

It's flown up.

What are you doing? You freaked me out.

Did you enjoy the ride?

It wasn't bad.

Did you enjoy it

or did it freak you out?

Do you want to see something more fun?

What is it?

Let's go.

Be careful.

Let's go.

We're flying.

We're flying.

What did you bring me here to see?

Festive lanterns?

We can see festive lanterns

on Mid-Autumn Day every year.

What's special about them?

Look.

It's raining again.

Look.

Old tales have faded from people's memory.

Look.

Look at that.

Who'd resume an insoluble game?

Each player holds onto their chess pieces and makes a stand at every step.

I'll linger no more.

All that's left of the past is drunken bitterness.

I raise my head, shedding tears and letting go memories.

Do you like it?

Yes.

I feel a lump in my throat and in my heart.

Tonight

I'm going to put the two of us

A flower is floating from the tree.

in the spotlight for capital folks to see.

A flower is floating from the tree.

Come on.

It loses its branch.

Time will heal its wounds.

A flower is floating from the tree.

Being trodden upon, it joins the mud.

Resigned to its fate, it rots with its memories.

Why did Brother Xiaotian

bring Yingying here?

I'll linger no more.

All that's left of the past is drunken bitterness.

I raise my head, shedding tears and letting go memories.

Come with me.

I feel a lump in my throat and in my heart.

Guys,

do you know what the two scrolls say?

A flower is floating from the tree.

Ye Xiaotian and Xia Yingying

will love each other forever.

It loses its branch.

Can you say it again?

Ye Xiaotian and Xia Yingying

will love each other forever.

Being trodden upon, it joins the mud. 一生相爱相亲 will love each other forever.

Being trodden upon, it joins the mud.

Resigned to its fate, it rots with its memories.

A flower is floating from the tree.

Though afraid of heights, it falls into an abyss.

It loses its branch.

Time will heal its wounds.

A flower is floating from the tree.

Being trodden upon, it joins the mud.

Resigned to its fate, it rots with its memories.

Yes.

Go.

Yes, my lord.

We're not done yet.

The wilderness once blossomed in midsummer. 还有好戏呢 We're not done yet.

The wilderness once blossomed in midsummer.

It's beautiful.

It's fabulous.

It's amazing.