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Opening OST: Jun Jiu Ling - Deng Yujun

♫ Sighing at how fleeting life is, the swords tell of the scars ♫

♫ After our meeting, I'm unwilling to separate ♫

♫ Journeying alone and cold, the past is a secret guarded closely ♫

♫ Hide the love and hate of tonight, stow away the naivety ♫

♫ Meeting an old friend, we look at each other as the memories emerge ♫

♫ Only daring to show a bit of gentleness in dreams ♫

♫ This kiss caused the emotional entanglement with you to surge ♫

♫ The warmth in the rough birch disturbs the stars ♫

♫ The art of healing become edges used to guard the mountains and rivers ♫

♫ Hurt and hatred have not taken over ♫

♫ Unwilling to let so much hatred be in this chaotic world, a heart of sincerity in exchange for eternity ♫

♫ Journeying together, waiting for some prosperity ♫

♫ Rewrite this life because looking back, the heart aches ♫

♫ For the rest of this life, running in the field with you without any regard, waiting for dawn ♫

♫ Dawn... ♫

[Jun Jiu Ling]

[Episode 8]

[Joyous]

Cleanse in order to show respect to the elders.

♫ Du Xiaochen built a besieged city in his heart ♫

♫ When I meet you again, love settles down ♫

♫ This kiss puts us through thick and thin ♫

♫ Call my name again to cure my loneliness ♫

In just a short period of a little more than a decade of my life,

I have actually had three marriage arrangements.

Once with Lu Yunqi who seemed a world away.

Once with Young Master Ning that occurred out of a strange combination of circumstances.

Once with my cousin who feels depressed and hopeless.

Of these three marriage arrangements, none truly belong to me.

In the rest of my life,

will I be able to have a marriage that truly belongs to me?

♫ For the rest of this life, running in the field with you without any regard, waiting for dawn ♫

♫ The art of healing become edges used to guard the mountains and rivers ♫

♫ Hurt and hatred have not taken over ♫

Today is the couple's grand wedding. The first bow—

No need for ritualistic formalities.

The groom's health is not good, and his physical movements are restricted.

Just have them bow to each other.

Husband and wife bow to each other.

♫ For the rest of this life, running in the field with you without any regard, waiting for dawn ♫

♫ Dawn... ♫

The ceremony is completed. Send them to the matrimonial chamber.

- Congratulations, Young Master! - Congratulations!

- Congratulations! Congratulations! - Congratulations to Young Master!

Just right.

- Younger Cousin. - Yes?

From now on, you don't have to address me as "younger cousin" anymore.

Fine. Then I shall call you Chengyu.

What are you doing?

You d-do not...

r-really want to...

want...

What are you thinking of? Medicinal bath.

Didn't I tell you before? Did you forget?

Medicinal bath?

I don't want that.

Miss, the hot water is ready. Should I bring it in?

- Bring it in. - All right.

Chengyu.

Before, you said there was a difference between a man and a woman, so you refused the treatment.

However, since we are married, it is all right now. Right?

From now on, do not listen to Jinxiu's nonsense.

All right.

[Esoteric Scripture of the Yellow Emperor]

Young Master, Madam especially prepared this for you.

Leave it here.

I know our marriage affair upset a lot of people;

however, I have let it go.

Let's put an end to this.

I didn't know you were visiting, so I did not prepare any tea.

Please take this pear instead.

Today is the day of her wedding.

She must have already done the ceremony by now.

It's all right. It's in the past now.

Chengyu, the longer you stay in the bath, the more painful it will be.

But the effect of the medicine will be better.

You must endure it,

even if you pass out in the end.

Is it painful?

It's all right.

Am I... Am I really useless?

Trust me, you'll get better soon.

If it is too painful, then let it out.

Screaming will help you feel better.

Get out.

Get out.

Chengyu, you will pass out from the pain in a while. I need to be here.

Get out!

Get out!

Okay. I'll be at the door then.

Miss, why did you come out here?

Cheng—

Is Young Master all right?

Chengyu is a good child. He is very strong.

He needs to get well soon.

Otherwise, he will suffer if we need to go somewhere far.

Is he going somewhere far?

That is a possibility.

By the way, we must prepare in advance.

Make sure to bring more of Chengyu's medicine.

All right.

If you decide to go, how long will we be gone?

I don't know.

Expelling poison on your wedding day. You are quite peculiar.

This child is absurdly skinny and weak.

If you can't keep quiet, then get out.

I am about to put the needles in.

Your skills are not bad. Who were you taught by?

Today is my wedding day.

You came uninvited. Are you going to give me a surprise?

This was a fake marriage from the start.

It is to allow you to treat him more easily, right?

You are so nosy.

It is quite rude of me to show up here.

It is because I thought of Jiuling when I saw that you got married.

When Jiuling got married, I was not in the capital.

Since it is your wedding day today,

I came here to congratulate you.

Tell me what you want.

You forgot to take it the other day.

I was afraid that you would forget it so I drew another one for you.

Is this seal that important?

Do you know about Northern Qi's treachery during the third year of Taiyan?

My father mentioned it before.

There may be secrets behind this matter.

The ransom most likely was not handed over to Northern Qi

and was hidden by people with ulterior motives instead.

So you are saying

that this seal is related to the silver that went missing back then.

Exactly.

Since this matter is so secretive, how do you know about it?

A close attendant of the late emperor drew this from memory.

It may be a little different from the actual pattern of the seal.

However, I heard that the vassal prince who oversaw Zezhou at that time is now the current emperor.

Even if you find the truth, what can you do?

You would just be "an ant trying to shake a big tree." (overconfident)

The truth is the truth.

It will not disappear just because time has passed. You may think that of me.

However, in my opinion, "one ant hole may bring the collapse of a thousand mile-long embankment."

Why are you telling me this?

Because I want to make another deal with you.

- Tell me. - Help me secretly investigate the Fang family.

Find out the source of this seal.

I will help you find those who are secretly plotting against the Fang family.

I will also keep this child's illness a secret.

Fine. Then promise me one thing.

- Tell me. - No matter what the truth is, spare the Fang family.

- Even if... - Even if they were accomplices.

"If a ruler wants a servant to die, then the servant has no choice but to die."

Even if the Fang family was involved in this matter,

I fear they were forced into it. That is a very likely possibility.

One more thing.

You should leave now. I will go see you at noon tomorrow.

I shall wait for you.

[Clouded Dream of the Lake Inn]

The marriage between Miss Jun and Young Master Fang is fake?

Be quiet. Are you afraid that the whole world does not know?

No wonder.

You were in such great spirits when you returned last night.

Let me tell you.

I was in great spirits because Miss Jun agreed

to investigate anyone suspicious in the Fang family.

Don't make foolish conjectures.

Second Brother, something is not right.

I didn't say what I was thinking, so how am I making foolish conjectures?

Open the door.

Miss Jun.

Please.

Miss Jun, please have a seat.

Now that you are married,

we should meet less often.

Let's not give people a reason to talk, right?

Didn't you ask me to secretly investigate the Fang family's matters?

That's right.

I thought it over.

If the Fang family is involved with that batch of silver,

then we must start with the veteran workers of De Shengchang.

Do you already have someone in mind?

It is the person I suspect of being behind the misfortunes of the Fang family.

Mother, please have some tea. [Fang Residence]

Zhenzhen, you are here.

Grandmother. Aunt.

Although we know that the joyous event is fake,

you should change the way you address us in public.

Yes, Mother.

Zhenzhen, have a seat.

How was Chengyu after the medicinal bath?

Yesterday, he had his first medicinal bath.

Chengyu was not able to endure the effects of the medicine and passed out.

He passed out? Is that concerning? Do we need to get another physician to look at him?

Mother, you do not need to worry.

This actually proves that the medicine is working well.

It's just that there is an excessive amount of poison that has accumulated in his body over the years.

Thus, he will suffer for a bit.

That is good then.

Right now, Chengyu must expel the poison before he gets nourished.

The medicinal baths are to expel the poison from his body.

After that, I will use golden needle acupuncture to repair his meridians. In addition, he is nourished through medicine and food.

Zhenzhen, you have worked hard.

Old Madam.

What is it?

Shopkeeper Song has arrived.

He brought Imperial Physician Sun to take a look at Young Master.

Indeed, it is him.

Zhenzhen.

Grandmother.

Zhenzhen, this is Imperial Physician Sun.

He happened to be visiting relatives in Zezhou.

Shopkeeper Song asked him to make a visit to us

after knowing he was here.

We shall trouble you then.

Imperial Physician Sun, please.

Imperial Physician Sun, how is Chengyu's illness?

Madam.

Let's speak outside and not disturb him.

All right.

The Young Master's pulse is extremely weak.

His insides are already festering.

Even if a miraculous physician exists,

he would be powerless.

Imperial Physician Sun, I beg you to save Chengyu.

- Madam. - Mother.

Madam, my condolences.

What do you mean? Is your diagnosis even accurate?

A few days ago, during the joyous event, I saw that the young master was quite energetic.

It has only been a few days, so how could his health have deteriorated that quickly?

It could be terminal lucidity

or he may have taken some strengthening medicine

that helped him hold onto his last breath.

Haven't you always been decocting medicine in the East kitchen?

Why have you brought it in here today?

It's also beneficial for your health to fumigate the room with the medicine.

All right. Put the lid on.

Today, someone from the Imperial Physician Hall will come to see you.

Are you not treating me anymore?

How could I possibly abandon you?

This medicine is decocted for them to see.

For them to see?

Your body is most weak after taking medicine.

They probably won't be able to find out anything.

What do you mean?

You'll find out soon.

Be careful, Mother.

Shaoyao,

please instruct the kitchen

to make some soothing soup for Grandmother and Mother.

Yes.

It really is her.

I was wrong about her.

Zhenzhen, what do you have planned for the future?

This time, we weren't discovered because we happened to arrange it so they would see the weakened Chengyu after he's taken his medicine.

If they come again next time, it will be hard to pass their test.

I was thinking, is it possible for Song Yunping

to strategize all this over the year on his own?

Are you saying that he is following someone else's orders?

That is a possibility.

Grandmother. Mother.

I have an idea.

I wonder if you two will agree to it.

Let me hear it.

I want to take Chengyu away from here.

- What? - What?

[Clouded Dream of the Lake Inn]

You want to go to Ru'nan?

Yes.

First, it will be more convenient for me to treat Chengyu's illness.

Second, we can lure out the person behind all this.

This is the quickest way.

I will escort you there.

You will escort me?

Do you trust me?

If I didn't trust you, why would I join hands with you?

You're the only person in all of Tianyou

who will be escorted by me, an heir apparent of Tianyou.

What do you think of 10,000 taels?

For the auspicious prize of the lantern festival, you were able to put 5,000 taels out there.

Then shouldn't the escort fee for Young Master Fang

be more?

Reasonable. We leave tomorrow morning.

Once we reach Ru'nan, I will surely find out who you are exactly.

[Zezhou]

How are you? Are you all right?

Good.

Where are we going?

You'll know when we arrive.

It's going to be a long journey.

Go to sleep first.

All right.

Why is that Young Master Ling not here yet?

Could it be that he is going back on his words and not coming?

He will come.

He still has matters to take care of in Ru'nan.

Keep watch here. I'll take a look outside.

All right.

[Zezhou]

Miss Jun, you have so many people at De Shengchang.

Why would you ask me to escort you?

It's because you watched over my lantern very well.

Liu'er, we have a long way to go.

Sleep for a bit.

Master Lei.

How many years have you managed carriages?

14 years.

Then, was your hand... injured during that period as well?

The incident has passed for so many years now.

I never thought the first person to mention it

would be you, Young Mistress.

Back then, I was an escort for the Righteous Loyalty Services.

We happened to receive a job from the Fang family,

but we ran into mountain bandits.

Our goods were taken, and our people died.

I was the only one left.

Then, was Chengyu's father

also killed at that time?

Young Mistress, the Zezhou border is up ahead.

Where are we going?

Ru'nan.

Old Madam, what is going on with Chengyu?

I heard, someone saw him leave his room this morning.

You also know of the rumor that says the descendants of the Fang family

are cursed.

Those are nonsense rumors that circulate the marketplace.

How could you believe them?

Whether or not I believe them,

our Fang family only has Chengyu now.

Yesterday, you also heard what the physician said.

He said that Chengyu is almost at the end of his days.

Dakong Temple's wisdom reading master gave me some guidance,

advising Chengyu to leave this land where the Fang residence is at.

Perhaps it can get rid of this curse.

However, someone must take care of Chengyu's

needs like food, drinks, and medicine.

After all, being out there is not as convenient as being at home.

He could settle in another court away from the Fang residence.

How about this? You tell me where Chengyu is

and I'll send someone to retrieve Chengyu to get him settled.

Shopkeeper Song, rest assured.

Chengyu is being taken care of very well.

As to where he is at, the master has said

that it would be best if even we at the Fang Residence do not know.

Right now, even I do not know where he is at.

That is fine. I hope

this can rid of Madam's years of worry.

It can also be considered that Chengyu's sufferings are not for nothing.

Quickly send someone to find him as soon as possible.

Do they think they can hide someone under my nose within the borders of Zezhou?

Not a chance.

Do you find the journey uninteresting?

Not at all.

It may be that way for those who travel often,

but it is very interesting for someone like me

who has never traveled far before.

Look at all the grass and trees. They clearly look the same

yet I cannot get enough of them.

I was just like you when I traveled for the first time.

I used to travel everywhere with my father when I was young.

I thought I would lead a nomadic lifestyle forever.

Father told me that a person's life is not too long, not short, it's just right.

On the road, we can use the time to see the world.

Thank you for allowing me to understand that the outside world

is much bigger than I thought it was.

In the future, you can also experience riding a horse.

That is a different experience than sitting in a carriage.

Riding a horse?

Are you saying that my legs will be cured soon?

After arriving in Ru'nan, it should be soon.

I hear riding a horse is difficult to learn.

You are so smart. It probably will not be too difficult for you.

I am quite smart. But I'm not as intelligent as you.

Why do you say that?

Because you're very good at pitch-pot.

You heard about it?

How immature.

This uncle is old

so you naturally do not understand the enjoyments of young people.

What about me?

A handsome and young man, indicates that I am an old uncle?

Didn't your mother tell you that calling an elder brother, "uncle," is very rude?

This uncle, not only did my mother teach me manners,

she also taught me that eavesdropping on other people's conversations

is a very disgraceful act.

You commented unnecessarily even though you didn't understand the conversation.

That makes you even more despicable.

You're only a child yet dare to carry out great mischief. I can't be bothered to stoop to your level.

Who is he?

That is Young Master Ling. He's in charge of escorting us.

According to age, you should address him as "elder brother."

I...

Chengyu,

do you want to give this a try?

You'll be all right.

Santao, here.

Come, Liu'er.

I...

You'll be all right. I'll count "three, two, one" and then let's put our strength into it.

Come on.

- Here. - Here.

Three, two, one!

Do your best! Try harder, Chengyu!

Hold onto it. Chengyu, grip the tops.

I can stand now.

I can stand!

Come on, I'll help you.

Move forward slowly. Follow my lead.

Follow my lead, don't rush.

Come on.

One. Slowly, slowly. Good. Good!

Slowly! Grip the crutches tightly. Are you all right?

- Are all right? - I'm fine, I'm fine.

Let's try one more time.

- All right. - All right, let's try it again. Slowly.

I'll hold onto you. Move forward slowly. Move forward slowly.

Hold on. Hold on.

Young Master.

I can stand. I can stand now!

I thought about stepping foot outside of the Fang Residence.

However, I never thought I'd be able to stand up and walk.

Chengyu, you'll be able

to walk even further in the future.

You will for sure. Trust me.

Come on! Let's practice some more. Let's stand up.

Here, slowly.

Liu'er, come help him.

Isn't Rong'er also like this?

He's trapped inside the Prince Huai Residence right now.

He probably wants to go outside to look at the much bigger world.

I wonder when he'll be as fortunate as Chengyu.

How are you?

I'm all right. Come on.

Why don't you rest for a while? Slowly, slowly.

Let's not rush, and take our time.

Have something to eat.

Young Master Ling's cooking is not bad.

You can just give them to me.

Then, we'll leave the cooking to you from now on.

Don't push your luck. I only accepted the money to escort you.

Young Master Ling, you like money quite a lot.

If we're to talk about liking money,

Miss Jun, we're not that different from each other.

You see... Let me calculate it for you. There was the money from breaking off the marriage arrangement,

the money from the chess game,

and the money from the pitch-pot game at Jinyun Restaurant.

You have made a fortune.

Say, why does a young lady like you need so much money?

I'm not telling you.

Young Master, have some food.

Let's carry on, then.

Young Master.

- Where's Zhenzhen? - Miss said she's going to see if there are any medicinal herbs nearby she can pick.

Is this pretty?

It is.

She's just causing trouble. This terrain is wild and mountainous yet she's gone to pick herbs by herself?

I'll also–

Young Master Ling, are you going to look for my miss?

It's an Immortal Violet Blossom.

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Ending OST: Sounds of Rain - Jiang Long & Yin Luxi

♫ The outline of my dream is carved on your face ♫

♫ Times interlace in the watery eyes ♫

♫ Allow me to weigh every word for indescribable cause and effect ♫

♫ Life is full of ups and downs and hard to be free ♫

♫ With many tomorrows to come, I’m willing to entrust my whole life to you ♫

♫ And see the starry night, mountains and rivers together ♫

♫ In the long silence, we are separated by a huge crowd ♫

♫ I can only sigh deeply. The rest of my life is bumpy ♫

♫ The vast sky is you and the wind is me ♫

♫ I’ll eventually be passed by ♫

♫ The wind is in hot pursuit and locked in deadlock with the sky ♫

♫ If memories could speak ♫

♫ I wouldn’t stop shedding tears like the rain ♫

♫ It’s hard to see you again. I’m wailing in deep sorrow ♫

♫ With many tomorrows to come, I’m willing to entrust my whole life to you ♫

♫ And see the starry night, mountains and rivers together ♫

♫ In the long silence, we are separated by a huge crowd ♫

♫ I can only sigh deeply. The rest of my life is bumpy ♫

♫ The vast sky is you and the wind is me ♫

♫ I’m destined to be passed by ♫

♫ The wind is in hot pursuit and locked in a deadlock with the sky ♫

♫ If memories could speak ♫

♫ I wouldn’t stop shedding tears like the rain ♫

♫ It’s hard to see you again. I’m wailing in deep sorrow ♫

♫ The vast sky is you and the wind is me ♫

♫ Going through the bottom of my heart ♫

♫ Has God ever asked for clues about the wind? ♫

♫ If I could write down how much I miss you ♫

♫ It would drift like the rain ♫

♫ Seeing you again as if we’re strangers, I’m wailing in deep sorrow ♫