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One and Only

Episode 14

Azure Dragon Temple

Last time I was here,

the hall here had been completed.

The person who first found this place

was Tianxing.

The last time he left you

and the barracks,

he came here.

Azure Dragon Temple

The name is nice.

It was Master's idea.

It was Shiyi's idea.

I was

merely speaking for her.

No wonder Shiyi wanted to

hide the dowry here.

Go up the mountain now.

I'll wait at the foot of the mountain.

Let me carry you.

No way.

Tianxing, give me a hand.

Let's go.

When everything is done,

this would be an excellent place

to cultivate and train.

Why do you insist on becoming a monk?

Can't you stay in the royal mansion?

I'm asking this for Master.

He treats you as a military advisor

while the only thing you care about is cultivating.

That would break his heart.

Nanchen Royal Mansion

Since you returned,

you've been packing books.

Did something unpleasant

happen to you in Nanxiao?

Or was there a problem with His Highness?

What does it have to do with Master?

When His Highness was not in the royal mansion,

you would long for news from the royal army

and hope that His Highness returns victoriously.

Now His Highness is here in the mansion.

But you hide here and won't see him.

There must be a rift

between you two.

Half of the books were given away.

If I don't count them,

I won't feel at ease.

You have a lot on your mind.

Do you want me to read your fortune?

They say you only perform divinations for wars.

Why do you suddenly want to read my fortune?

You're an exception.

During His Highness' expedition to the north,

he came across a city that was under attack.

The people he saved

were all sent back to their homeland.

I didn't know where I came from.

I should have been sent to the nearby Taiyuan County.

But because I am blind,

His Highness took me in.

I was even lucky enough

to be adopted by Advisor Xie as his son.

I know.

That's why you were given the name Xie Chen by the advisor

to thank Master for taking you in.

Aren't you curious

why His Highness only took me in?

Is there a special reason?

His Highness told me

there was a girl in the royal mansion

suffering from aphasia.

He was reminded of the girl

at the sight of me.

What do you want to ask about?

I want to know about...

Marriage?

I'll take your silence as a yes.

Then let's check out your marriage.

Miss.

His Highness invites you over.

Okay.

You stay and look after Xie Chen.

Are you performing divination?

No.

No, I'm not.

Go get ready.

Yes.

Two guests have arrived at the royal mansion.

Both of them have a connection with you.

Back then,

I thought you

were the Princess of Nanchen.

Do you remember?

Yes, I do.

You...

You can talk now?

This...

She began speaking years ago on New Year's Eve.

That's great news!

Since...

you couldn't speak,

you master worried you a lot.

You must not know about this.

In the first two years when he took you as his disciple,

he visited all the

renowned doctors.

He also said

you had a fear.

He was afraid that you'd be terrified

seeing those doctors.

So he went to see those doctors himself.

He learned all his medical skills

secretly from those doctors.

What brings you here

this time?

I'm here to discuss something serious.

The royal court has

given me the mandate to govern Yongcheng.

Yongcheng was once under your protection.

I should thank you, Miss,

on behalf of the people of Yongcheng.

No need to be so courteous.

That's one thing.

The other is,

I've brought Huaiyang with me.

To deliver the wedding fruits?

You're right.

It's a long way.

I didn't want her to come.

But she said she wanted to see her old friends

after hearing we were passing through the Western State.

She has no family.

So she said you are her family.

We're getting married next month.

Congratulations in advance.

Congratulations to Your Highness.

Thank you, Miss.

I'll be back from Yongcheng

in three days' time.

Please take care of Huaiyang for me.

Farewell.

Life

is full of surprises.

Who would have thought

the person once trapped in the palace's nunnery

by the empress dowager,

would later escape

to become the Princess of Pingqin?

-Master. -Master.

Your Highness.

Master, I'll stay behind.

There's an old grudge

between her family and my family.

It would be awkward for us to meet.

Come with me.

Me?

She's practicing Buddhism without cutting her hair,

while you're a half practitioner yourself.

You two may have something in common to talk about.

What are you afraid of, Your Highness?

What possibly can I be afraid of?

Are you afraid of being alone with a beautiful woman?

Or are you afraid

of causing another beautiful woman to misunderstand you?

You really understand people's emotions.

Well, I've experienced many things

for the past decade.

Your Highness.

Prince of Fengyang.

Princess of Pingqin.

Would you

allow me to

talk with His Highness alone?

I...

A man and a woman should not speak alone.

It would be more appropriate

with another person being here.

I remember you hated rituals the most.

But you're now also burdened by it.

Rituals are sometimes a burden,

but at other times

it is a sure way to avoid gossip.

Is it your first time being in the Western State?

Yes.

Then you should take a walk around.

This is the ancient capital of several dynasties.

The scenery here is like no other.

I'd like to see

the place that His Highness has been guarding all these years.

The Princess of Pingqin would like to take a night tour of the Western State.

His Highness asked you two to make arrangements.

Will Master go as well?

His Highness...

I have a collection of books that needs sending tomorrow.

I'll go count them again.

You've already given away thousands of volumes.

Why are you giving more away?

I've read all these books.

Having them here would only serve as a book collection.

There are many poor students in the academy

who love books as much as their lives.

It would be more meaningful to give these to them.

The generals are with the guests

while you're hiding here.

Someone who doesn't know what's going on

may think you're having a fight with His Highness.

The caravan is still outside.

It's not too late to go now.

I don't want to go.

Huan Yu loves books as much as his life.

He's lucky to have met you.

Why aren't you going with them, Master?

I was going to go.

Have a good time.

They've already left.

I was waiting for you.

I saw you didn't come down.

So I came up here to hurry you.

Why are you waiting for me?

For a night tour of the Western State.

Nanchen Royal Mansion

Where to?

To the famous Weiyang Palace,

Changle Palace, and Mingguang Palace

of the Western State, of course.

What's there to see when there's no one there?

That's exactly why

it would be nice to go now.

Leaving the Weiyang Palace,

we'll take the road to Xi'an Gate

to sightsee the ruins

of the world-famous E-pang Palace.

It's all burnt down. What's there to see?

Though it's burnt down,

it was once the most famous palace in the world.

It's a pretty special experience

to gaze upon the moon at the ruins.

Let's go.

Are we not waiting for Master?

Is he going?

Is he

not going?

He's not going.

He has his own plans.

We are the only ones to accompany the guests tonight.

Your Highness.

Where are you going?

Open the door.

Yes.

Why didn't you go with her?

Who said I would go with her?

The Prince of Fengyang said so.

He said that, so he go accompany her.

They're people from Nanchen Royal Mansion.

That's General Zhou.

General Zhou!

Where are they going?

Xi'an Gate.

What about us?

Chucheng Gate.

We're going the exact opposite direction.

Let's get going.

What are you looking at?

Nothing.

It's really lively tonight.

It's as if they are celebrating the Lantern Festival.

You're not answering my question.

You must be hiding something.

The Western State used to be the capital city

where the imperial chefs used to live.

As time went on and this place became well-known,

many vendors from all around the kingdom

came to this street selling all kinds of food.

Do you come here often?

I came here often for food

when I first arrived in the Western State.

Do you want to have that?

Let's go.

I'll take you to eat

something even better.

Come and have a look!

Take a look!

Freshly slaughtered sheep!

This is it.

Roasted, stewed, fried, and braised!

Lamb soup is provided to all customers!

Come and have a look!

Fresh lamb feet!

Lamb head, lamb meat!

We have enough for everyone!

Come and have a look!

Sir,

could we share the table with you?

We have our weapons with us

and have been looking around for seats,

but everyone has refused us.

Please have a seat.

Thank you.

You've also come from outside the city

to eat at this restaurant, right?

Yes, that's right.

And you?

We're looking for a good master

and build up our careers.

Have you found such a person?

We came to the Western State

intending to join the Junior Prince of Nanchen.

But unfortunately...

Here's the lamb soup!

Here's your lamb soup!

Thank you.

Brother, here.

Thank you.

Enjoy your meal.

Unfortunately what?

If we follow him in the Western State,

we would have to work hard

just to gain a reputation.

However, that is not what we want.

We struggle

not for fame

but for wealth, prosperity, and a future.

That's right.

The Junior Prince of Nanchen doesn't love gold and silver.

He has no ambitions.

He doesn't even love women.

I heard from people here that

the generals who follow him are all like this.

They don't want to be rewarded, they just want to serve their country.

We can't be

such people.

So what's the alternative?

Who do you want to follow?

Jin Rong of Taiyuan Army.

If we follow him, at least we'll be well fed, well clothed,

and well paid.

Thank you, brother.

Here.

The bread tastes better in the soup.

Among the 13 counties in Beichen,

only the Nanchen Royal Army

is invincible

and wins every battle.

That is because their chief commander is good.

Though he defends this land,

he wants not a royal name,

has no interest in amassing wealth and the supreme power,

nor does he lust for women.

Under the heavens,

he is the only one who deserves

the reputation of "beauty bones".

That's right, that's right!

Daxing Gate

Your Highness.

I was wondering who His Highness would...

It turns out to be Miss Cui.

Don't talk nonsense.

Be careful not to ruin

the reputation of His Highness and the royal army.

His Highness is going to the Wei River again?

Open the gate.

Bring me a horse.

Yes.

Do you often come here, Master?

The first time I suffered severe injuries

was at this place.

It was when I was a teenager.

We won that battle by a narrow margin,

suffered many casualties,

leaving behind a mountain of bloody corpses.

That victory did not please me.

So I got drunk here.

In fact, there is no good

following me.

For many years,

the Nanchen Royal Army has made countless achievements.

But the royal court is still suspicious of me.

Thus I've never been able to seek the reward

my subordinates deserve.

I'm sorry for them.

We never

wanted a reward.

People of the royal army and the royal mansion

aren't the only ones who understand you.

When I was in mourning for my uncle,

Mother and I often talked about you.

I told my mother,

in the eyes of outsiders,

there were 700,000 capable men

in Nanchen Royal Army.

However, their numbers kept decreasing with each war

and not many people wanted to join them.

If things continued like this,

even the strongest royal army

would disappear one day.

Mother said,

it doesn't matter if the soldiers are gone.

Zhousheng Chen of the Western State has been guarding the people in the city

for half his life,

if one day he is no more in power,

the Cui family will give him the academy.

Mother also said

that kingdoms changed hands easily

but a hero did not appear often.

I'm not a hero.

I'm also selfish.

I also have some things I want to do

but can't.

It's going to rain soon.

I'll go get the horse.

I don't want to go back to the city.

I mean

the city gate is too far.

Let's find a place to take shelter

and go back when the rain stops.

No matter where we go,

we have to get the horse, right?

This rain

came just in time.

Why are you monks

so difficult to understand?

When was this palace locked?

As soon as Master entered the Western State,

he gave orders to

lock all the palaces.

Do you believe it?

He never came here.

The locking was all done

by my eldest sister.

He didn't come

because he's afraid people would say

he wanted to be an emperor.

Master doesn't

care about the gossip of others.

He once said

if a general

lost his reputation,

the army would surely get lax.

Of the 13 counties in Beichen,

the Western State

is the only one that no one dares to invade.

This is all because of Zhousheng Chen.

How dare you!

No one has ever

said that to me.

Though you say you want to be a monk,

inside, you still want to be a prince.

Where are you going?

Going somewhere else for shelter.

Let's go inside.

Sit here.

How do you know

there are abandoned houses here?

I gave the order to

evict the villagers here.

In the past, soldiers were recruited here.

Most of the men died in the war.

What's left here were

the old, weak and young.

Xiaoyu helped them move a few years ago

and relocated them in the Western State.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.

I say, young man.

Dry her hair first.

Why do you keep wiping her face?

She'll get sick

with hair being wet all night.

We found a good place.

There's even a fire.

Come here.

Come and sit down.

You know her?

She's a beautiful lady.

If you like her,

take her with you.

We're not far from the Western State.

Don't cause any more trouble.

I'm afraid of

the Junior Prince of Nanchen.

Sit here and rest for a while.

Should we leave?

We don't know what's going on outside.

Let's wait for a while.

Friends outside the house,

do you guys want to come in to warm up by the fire?

There is an empty room here.

We'll get a fire started.

All right then.

It's too close to the Western State.

It's better we leave early.

Leave at dawn.

What are you afraid of?

If we run into the Nanchen Royal Army,

just say we were defeated soldiers.

War is going on everywhere.

No one would know which county we're from.

I didn't know what was going on inside the house

and was afraid of hurting Miss Cui.

For my failure to come in and save you,

I beg for your mercy, Your Highness.

Who are these people?

They are deserters from the siege of Yongcheng.

According to them,

there was a general who collaborated with the enemy in the house.

There are commoners in the house.

Don't hurt them by mistake.

Yes.

Greetings, Your Highness.

Forgive me for not recognizing you.

It's all right.

Zhangsun Jie.

Boil a pot of hot water

and get some meat and wine

for the people here.

Serve them well.

Yes, Your Highness.

-Thank you, Your Highness. -Thank you, Your Highness.

Thank you, Your Highness. - Thank you, Your Highness.

Why did you save Liu Changshan?

He put in a good word for me

when I was down and out.

Then why did you kill that man?

When Yongcheng was under siege,

he was in league with the enemy

and sold out the prefectural governor

and the people.

So...

Though you knew you would offend me,

you risked your life to sneak back here anyway

just to kill him?

That's right.

You can go now.

I threatened you.

Don't you want to kill me?

Tonight,

you killed him out of loyalty.

If I seize the chance

to take you to the Western State,

I'm afraid I won't be able to console

the dead prefectural governor

and the soldiers who died in Yongcheng.

Come.

Thank you for not killing me, Your Highness.

But I still hope Your Highness

won't easily let your enemy go

in the future.

You'd better run far away

and stop doing bad deeds.

Let him go.

We'll leave at dawn and go back to the Western State.

Yes.

You should rest.

I'll watch the fire.

Are you not tired?

It doesn't feel right, letting him go.

Let me teach you a lesson.

Everything that has happened

is inevitable.

It's useless to overthink about it.

Since you don't want to sleep,

why don't I draw a chessboard

and let's play chess.

My junior sisters and I always talk about you.

Really?

What do you talk about?

Many things.

All kinds of things.

For example,

you inherited the title from your uncle

and took the liberty of

adding "Junior" in front of it

as a sign of being a subject.

The late emperor wrote a letter to criticize you

because of this,

saying you changed your title without permission

and that you showed no respect for the emperor.

The emperor did that

for the others to see.

Was it because of your merits?

Did the late emperor

really not suspect you?

It doesn't matter.

Why doesn't it matter?

You've been leading the army for many years

with no wife and no children.

If they are still suspicious of you

then even I would feel sorry for you.

I've been away with the army

not for the sake of protecting the kingdom.

It is for the sake of peace

in the country.

I only hope

that people can live in peace.

General, the rain has stopped.

His Highness and Miss Cui really get along well.

Those who don't know would think they are a couple.

They've been playing chess for two hours

and still haven't gotten tired of it.

I was afraid you'd say something like that.

His Highness opened the door half way.

In doing so,

he hopes to protect

the reputation of Miss Cui.

You've won again.

If I can't beat you, how am I your master?

You must have not

taught me all your chess skills.

You admit it?

I do.

Don't you want to rest?

One more round.

One more round?

Then I'm going to win

the next round more slowly.

Drawing the chessboard

is much more difficult than playing chess.

Zhangsun Jie!

What's your order, Your Highness?

Can you draw a chessboard?

Well...

Forget it.

Bring us some food.

Yes, Your Highness.

I'm ready.

Let's go.

Hold on.

You'll meet many people

when returning to the city later.

Your Highness, we are ready to leave.

Good.

There's no breeze at all.

Come and help me.

Me?

Yes.

I can't see.

What can I do for you?

Can you come to me by hearing my voice?

Come here for a moment.

Be careful.

Yes, you've got the right direction.

Watch your step.

What are you doing?

What can I do?

Follow the wooden chair

and you'll find a scroll of bamboo.

There.

Try harder.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

You're blind.

I can't walk.

We can be companions.

I don't want to be your companion.

You don't like me?

You talk too much.

It's noisy.

You...

Be careful.

It's rare to hear

Xie Chen talking so much with someone.

It's rare you have time

to come to talk with me.

You've been here all day.

You should get out of the mansion.

I won't go out.

I'll waste the time of a soldier

if I do.

I might as well stay here and bask in the sun

so as not to cause you guys any trouble.

Master has asked me several times

if there is a place

for you to go.

I want to ask about your opinion.

I have my own plans.

There's no need for you guys to worry.

Where do you want to go?

I thought you wouldn't be able to shoot well

with a troubled mind.

Qin Yan's letter says

Advisor Xie may not survive the winter.

I want to send someone to bring him back.

That's a good idea.

You change the subject

when you're troubled.

Do you want to prove to me

or do you want to prove to yourself

that you're still the Zhousheng Chen

whose mind is as calm as still water?

You're wrong.

I've never been a person

whose mind is as calm as still water.

I'm here to say goodbye to Your Highness.

I have asked someone

to prepare a carriage for you.

General Zhou and General Feng

will personally escort you to Yongcheng.

Since I'm about to say goodbye,

Prince of Fengyang, this time...

I'll go over there first.

Your Highness.

I want to see the child of Gao family.

Who told you that?

It was the Prince of Pingqin.

He accidentally revealed this

while comforting me.

I've never told it to anyone else.

I just want to see the boy.

He is the smartest disciple

of mine.

Once you approach him,

he will definitely be able to sense

something fishy.

I've seen all Your Highness' disciples

back in the Central State.

Can you tell me which one he is?