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♫Still waiting, for news to be picked up like flying sand,♫ Timing and Translation provided by the Tang Yamen Team at Viki

♫Flourishing and falling like a burden, from the other side of the world.♫

♫Seeing your silhouette, suffering and drowning in the dark,♫

♫Memories rise of mistakes, being unable to hold onto your hand.♫

♫Still as many times as I try to separate, to not openly mistake,♫

♫Being afraid I will entirely doubt myself.♫

♫Don't tell me that feelings engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones♫

♫Are not real and true.♫

♫Still how many words I've spoken haven't explained,♫

♫I want to give you so many more experiences and things replaced.♫

♫No matter how I act, no matter how many mistakes I make,♫

♫All along, I have not departed and gone over,♫

♫I'm truly waiting for you.♫

♫Still as many times as I try to separate, to not openly mistake,♫

♫Having never forgotten you, being dedicated to you.♫

♫Possessing feelings engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones♫

♫All real and true.♫

♫ How many words are left unsaid? ♫

♫Many thoughts I should untie love with you, being truly desolate.♫

♫Wanting to know why don't I break free, demanding I bravely, quickly overcome,♫

An Oriental Odyssey ♫I am truly moved.♫

Episode 34

What's this?

Boss, dear sister. Why are you doing this to me?

Why? Don't you have any idea?

You arrived here in a hurry at night the last time.

You had me buy a jadeite ring under your recommendation.

It's made of malachite.

Have dare you sell it at a price as high as jadeite?

You're a smart businessman.

Why did I trust you at all?

Are... are you getting serious?

It's a rule in our career.

I'd take the blame if you figured it out on site.

But it's all on yours afterwards.

You made a mistake. It's not my fault.

Bah!

Do you really think I'd be taken advantage of?

You should have been drugged!

Seriously? You're far from doing it.

Seems to me the gangster is a brisk one.

How did you know that?

The two donkeys at the gate are of different species.

I bet they once belonged to different owners.

As for the former owners, either they were murdered or sold.

But this is an inn.

What's so weird about buying livestock for work?

As for the cloths hanged outside, they don't fit your size.

Yet you're the one male here in this inn.

Now that they're of different size,I bet they're detained by your boss.

Let alone the wine bottle.

Are you trying to play tricks on me?

Let me pour the wine for you.

There is a switch on the handle.

The wine will be drugged if switched to the left, which is for me.

While switched to the right, the wine is safe to drink.It's prepared for you.

You two gestured for quite some time. I bet you were bargaining.

You're ruined by your own calculation.

What a surprise! That's too much for a girl to know.

Boss, aren't you going to kill him?

Help, Miss! I can't die now.

No one could lead you to Suoluo if I were dead.

Boss! Boss!

Let's go! Hurry up! Leave here now!

If you don't behave, it would be more than your hair that get cut off.

I will! I dare not do that!

What's wrong?

This is located near Suoluo.

Many people here knows about witchcraft.

You were right about many things. But there is one thing you got wrong.

The donkeys here aren't real donkeys at all.

They are businessmen passed by,

who were trapped by Boss and she kept them working here.

Now with Boss gone, they are back to normal.

You did something good for them.

It is different from Tang here.

Set off. Let's go.

Big brother.

It's you, Ying!

You're back.

Yes, here I am.

It's been a while. How are you?

A man who loves freedom is now trapped here within inches.

It's like a bird that's destined to fly is locked in a cage.

How do you think I am?

I can understand your thinking.

Yet father locked you hereto have you regret the mistakes you've made.

If you could show your regret,

I will definitely plead father and mother to set you free.

Sure, I did make mistakes.

Yet you're made a hero now.

Now you're back. I bet you've taken home Nine Divine Beads.

How is father? Is he awake now?

I've brought home Nine Divine Beads.

Father wakes up now. But he still needs some rest.

Did he ever mention when I could get out of here?

Not yet.

But please trust me.

I've told you. As long as you show your regret,

I will plead father and mother to...

I don't need your sympathy!

Is this why you're here for me?

Are you showing off or mocking at me?

Hero of Suoluo, look at how I am now.

You must be delighted!

It makes me even sadder

after seeing you like this.

Leave.

I could never see my brother as he used to be.

Congratulations for your return!

I could never find the brother I love either.

Prince Ying.

Prince.

Zhenzhen.

How is Prince Heng?

Seems he doesn't want to see me.

I reckon so.

For the time I was absent from Suoluo,

he's always been trapped here in the pagoda.

I couldn't help it with father not forgivjing him.

Don't blame yourself.

It's the duty of people at Suoluoto find Nine Divine Beads and save His Majesty.

As for Prince Heng, he deserves such punishment for what he did.

It's not your fault.

Thank you, Zhenzhen.

What for?

Thank you for help restoring my memory and taking me back home.

You will be rewarded.

I seek no reward.

You are a dignified, kind, and noble prince of Suoluo Kingdom.

Now you're about to be our Prime Minister, it would bother you a lot.

I don't want any reward.

All I want is to be by your side, knowing that you're well.

Ever since His Majesty is ill, I've managed the kingdom on his behalf.

Now that Prince Ying is back with Divine Beads.

His Majesty is about to get recovered.

Thanks to Ying's efforts.

His Majesty just woke up.

He still needs some time to recover with the beads.

According to His Majesty's order,hereby nominates Prince Ying as Prime Minister.

Divine Beads are also under his charge.

Is there any objection?

Congratulations to Prince Ying for his promotion.

Long live Prince Ying.

Please arise.

Thanks, Prince Ying.

Anything to report, General Bokai?

Prince, I want to report about an important military affair.

Go ahead.

Prince, Champa has been harassing us for a long time.

They violated our oath and took up our land.

It's outrageous!

That's why I'm here to beg you to order attacking Champa.

So that we could suppress their wild ambition and attacks.

Then we should send messengers to negotiate first,

asking them to stop harassing.

Don't you remember what my father said, General Bokai?

My father once said that do not start the war unless we have to.

Any battle will end up in death of millions.

But the situation is different now.

Now that Your Highness has brought Divine Beads back,

we shall not use them only for minor function.

Why don't we make full use of it to unify the world?

General Bokai,

what did you just say?

I said, please take the Divine Beads out to aid us unify the world.

Do you know about the power of Divine Beads?

Do you have any idea what would happenif Divine Beads are taken advantage of?

What if Divine Beads aren't as powerful as it's said in the myth?

If we don't see it by ourselves,

how would we know if Divine Beads you brought back are real or not?

You're in no position to question His Highness!

How dare you!

Listen up.

Divine Beads are powerful yet hard to be tamed.

I brought them back to cure my father's ilnness.

It's not for attacking other country, nor for unifying the world.

From now day on, anyone who mentions about using it for warswon't be spared easily.

Do you understand?

Yes, Prince Ying.

I understand.

You may leave.

Such a humiliation!

You're spared for now.

It's not about time.

I will force him to use it one day!

Zhenzhen, rise up.

You should deal with your temper.

General Bokai used to fight by my father's side for years.

He was master of my brother and me.

Even I need to show some respect to him.

How dare you slap him in the public?

Because he was rude to you.

You get it right.

He's a wicked man.

I've found it out on the night I get back.

Anyone who goes after Divine Beads has got wild ambition.

I will be on guard against him.

By the way, what's this?

Prince Ying, you brought this back from Tang.

That's to say, it belongs to me.

Mu Le.

Sounds like a Han's name. Do you know him?

Sorry, I don't.

Prince Ying, the source is unknown.

Let me get rid of it for you.

Don't bother.

You may leave now.

Mu Le. Who is this guy?

Ling Xi!

Ling Xi?

What's this?

It smells so good.

Stop yelling!

I'll get you some food soon.

You're so annoying.

It's so delicious!

You do know how to treat yourself, Ling Xi.

Finally, you're awake!

Wait, where have you been?

I went for insects.

I can deal with the condition here.

But I won't let my baby suffer.

Tell me, are you the one who cooked the soup?

I went around this morning while you were sleeping.

Then I found a mushroom here.

So I lit a fire and cooked the soup.

Then I found, we still need some meat to go along with it.

So I captured some mice.

It took me a while to skin them.

Why would you go for mouse?

As for the mushroom, they might be lethal!

Truly! It could be toxic. And you just cooked it?

It will be fine.

We're about to get to Suoluo Kingdom.

It's my home. I'm sure about what's to eat, what's not to.

I won't have the soup.

Juset help yourself.

It's not my fault if you're dead.

Don't you want it?

Not at all!

Take it away from me! I'm not having it!

Fine. What a waste for you!

Are you sure?

Yes, I am. Take it away...

Fine, then I'll enjoy it.

Come over here.

Help me feed it.

It's been yelling for a day.

I am starving right now.

Hold it for me.

Hold.

Thank you.

I told you to eat.

See? Now you got bitten.

Shut up.

It's alright. It only goes for the moth.

It doesn't like your finger.

What's wrong?

Help... help me.

Are you poisoned for sure?

I told you not to have it!

Hold... hold on! Hold on!

What about now? What should I do?

There are so many grasses here.

He just need to puke the stuff.

There are so many kinds.

What if he gets poisoned again?

Whatever! It's not me who have it.

Tianshu once told me that bamboo leaves could cure the poison.

Fine, whatsoever!

It's so good you're alive.

Quickly! Drink it.

Drink!

It tastes so bad!

Sure, it's not as tasteful as your mushroom soup.

At least it's safe.

Miss, you...

You saved my life again.

Alright. That's enough. Have some rest inside.

Come on, get in.

Be careful.

Slow down.

We'd set out late anyway.

You can't travel long like this.

Have some rest.

Stop!

Give the beads back to me!

Mu Le, return the beads back to me!

Mu Le!

What are you doing?

Get the medicine.

Thanks to you, I've thrown up most of the soup I drank.

But I'm afraid there are some left inside.

Blood of my blue bat could cure any poisoning.

I want to have drops of blood, just in case.

For sure?

Of course.

Take it out, I'll get the blood.

Sure.

Where should I cut?

The paw then.

Be careful!

What's that for?

Miss Yuan'an, there is a tradition for people of Suoluo.

If one saves my life three times, my life would be yours.

You've saved me three times.

You will be my master from now on.

I would do anything you commanded at all cost.

Why would I want your life?

Besides, first at inn. This is the second time.

It's only two times.

Back in the jail, it's you who gave the blue bat back to me.

Does that count as well?

Sure, it does.

My life depends on it.

Alright, I won't take your life.

Besides, the reason I saved you is to have you guide me to Suoluo.

It gets even.

As for the slave, I've been betrayed once.

Ever since then, I swore to have no more slaves.

My life is yours no matter you take me as your slave or not.

Your enemy will my mine too.

I won't hesitate even if it's prince of Suoluo.

Are you sure about helping me?

As you wish.

I'm only concerned you won't have the heart to do it.

Dare me!

Yuan'an.

You showed up at the wedding of Princess Minghui and me.

But you left.

I should have left with you.

I shouldn't be bothered by Imperial Order, or promise.

If I had left with you,

there wouldn't be so many accidents and stories following.

You might not marry Mu Le on impulse.

Yuan'an, I want to tell you that I regret what I've done.

But I am sincere to you. My emotion towards you is true.

Zhao Lanzhi, look at you.

It won't work now at all.

May I come in?

Princess.

You don't need to call me like that.

Empress has ordered to get rid of our title.

I'm used to it.

It's late. Still working?

I'm checking the past cases.

Have some soup. I made it on my own.

Thank you.

Zhao Lanzhi.

My words still count.

I'm not to be fancied by all.

I won't force you to love me.

But you won't hear from Ye Yuan'an by torturing yourself.

From now on, you do not need to hide away from me.

I won't bother you anymore.

There's no need to torture youself.

Princess, Princess Yu is here for you.

Get out! All of you!

What's going on, sister?

Why are you so angry?

You may leave.

Yes, madam.

Where is Zhao Lanzhi? Why is he absent?

He's out.

To Court of Judicature and Revision?

Stop joking.

Divine Beads are missing.

All related to Divine Beads are under suspension.

He's got nowhere to go.

He's concerned. He said he wanted to go out.

It's good for us. So that we would quarrel any longer.

Now he's suspended, and he's got no feast.

No wonder he's bothered.

Your brother is worried about your relationship.

That's why he sent me here.

That's to say, you're still not living in harmony.

Never mind, sister. My life is at risk.

There's no time to think about it.

Do you regret?

About what?

About marrying him at all cost.

How can I not regret?

I don't even know why I chose him.

Now that you've realized it's a fault,

it's not to late to correct it.

I didn't get your idea.

Come over, Minghui.

Is that for real?

Is Emperor willing to plead to Empress for our family?

It is true for sure.

Your brother and I will report to His Majesty tomorrow.

His Majesty will definitely restore our title.

What about Zhao Lanzhi?

Minghui, don't be trapped any longer.

You're the one who found Divine Beads for Empress.

It's Ye Yuan'an and her slave who should be blamed for losing them.

As Deputy Minister of Court of Judicature and Revision,Zhao Lanzhi is also part of it.

Empress would definitely award you if it's not your marriage.

She won't blame you at all.

Minghui, you just said you regret marrying him.

Don't be fooled.

It's time for you to protect yourself.

Stop hesitating.

Listen to our suggestion, divorce with Zhao Lanzhi.

There are more than enough talented young men.

Why do you have to be so stubborn with such a disqualified man?

Minghui, I know you're a girl who cherish love greatly.

You treat Zhao Lanzhi wholeheartedly, yet did he ever respond?

You are a Princess.

Don't waste your time on a man like this.

You're right, sister-in-law.

Then I shall thank you for your efforts for doing this.

That's right.

Your Majesty.

Don't bother, Mei Niang. Come here.

Have a look at the gift for you.

It's a rare painting.

It seems from a foreign painter.

You're smart, Mei Niang.

This is from a painter from Fusang.

It's of skillful techniques with great detail.s

This is a birthday gift from my father when I was young.

Your Majesty, what's the story between the two men in this painting?

This man here is a samurai.

He kept the saber for his master.

The saber was made out of darksteel of ancient time. It's precious.

However, this samurai accidentally lost the saber.

He blamed himself so much thathe wanted to commit suicide to apologize.

His master did not blame him at all.On the contrary, he spared the samurai.

In a battle later, this samurai fought at all cost to save his master.

You see, Mei Niang?

If it's not for the master's tolerance,there wouldn't be the escape from death.

Your Majesty, there must be a reason why you're sending me this.

You are smart, Mei Niang.

You could see through me easily.

I want to plead for Prince Yu's family.

Although siblings of their family do make some mistakes,

Prince fought at wars together with the late emperors.He made great contributions to our country.

Late emperor sent me this painting is to urge meto be tolerant with the ministers.

I hope you could be tolerant as well, Mei Niang.

I understand what you're saying.

I will deal with this properly.

Good. Then I'll authorize you to deal with this.

♫ Tired off and lights out, it's about to dawn. ♫

♫ I never speak out my love sickness. ♫

♫ In my dream, we are falling into sweet love. ♫

♫ Everyone wants a lifelong lover, ♫

♫ but the passion fades away with time. ♫

♫ I'm stubborn and you're reluctant. ♫

♫ Antagonistic love is so absurd. ♫

♫ We can't be reconciled to the past. ♫

♫ What sweet time we have, ♫

♫ but only pity stays as time goes by. ♫

♫ I lead a wandering life in the world, ♫

♫ pursuing the traces left by you. ♫

♫ I hope to get acquaintance with you. ♫

♫ Recalling the previous love and hatred with you, ♫

♫ I think we live a worthwhile life. ♫

♫ What sweet time we have, ♫

♫ but only pity stays as time goes by. ♫

♫ What sweet time we have, ♫

♫ but only pity stays as time goes by. ♫