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(Joy of Life Season 2)

(Episode 30)

You are Si Gu Jian's younger brother.

You finished using your poison smoke,

three crossbow bolts,

and the silver needles on your head.

You only have one dagger left.

What else are you trying to do?

The palace guards will be here soon.

There's still time.

Fan Xian,

why does your internal energy become a mess suddenly?

What's wrong?

Your Majesty,

it's a bit troublesome.

Wasn't he stabbed once?

- There's poison on the blade. - Cure it.

I'm not sure what kind of poison it is.

I went to Fan Residence previously

and noticed his condition where his breathing is a mess

and his meridians flow in reverse.

When I returned to the Imperial Hospital, I read many medicinal books.

That was when I determined

that Lord Fan's internal energy was out of control

and caused a reverse flow of his inner breath.

In this battle,

Lord Fan lost control of his internal energy,

got injured externally, and got poisoned.

Everything is critical.

Moreover, his body is enduring everything.

Are you sure his internal energy is gone?

I'm sure.

What will happen?

There's one way.

We need to find someone

who practices the same internal energy as him.

Let that man consume his internal energy

to rearrange Lord Fan's meridians.

Although the internal energy of that person will be damaged,

he will still save a life.

A person with the same internal energy.

Yes.

You can't find another person

in this world.

It'll be difficult.

You can die with him then.

Your Majesty!

Find Ruo Ruo.

Everything comes down to your fate.

This is Fan Jian's daughter, Fan Ruo Ruo.

Can I speak with you in private?

Miss Ruo Ruo, do you know medicine?

My brother taught me.

- Do you know how to cure poison? - I don't.

- What about treating the reverse flow of the internal energy? - No.

- How can you save him? - I can't save him.

The only one who can save my brother is himself.

What I can do is to wake him up.

What are you planning to do?

My brother told me

about a pressure point that makes people wake up.

How many people have you tried this method on previously?

None.

This is too risky.

Can he wake up

without using needles?

It's hard.

Don't hesitate.

- Leave! - Leave!

Hurry!

How is it?

He's one of our own. It's all right.

Fan Xian is awake.

He spoke in person.

These were his exact words.

Summon Senior Leng from the Third Bureau to the palace.

Good.

The white-robed swordsman who stabbed Fan Xian is missing.

I can confirm that he is in the capital.

Keep investigating.

That man

is Si Gu Jian's younger brother.

His Majesty's opinion won't be wrong.

Someone with the skills of a ninth-ranked official

is hiding in the capital

yet the Overwatch Council knows nothing about it.

That is why something's wrong.

I must find the answer.

He knows everything about the palace guards' distribution.

What do you think this means?

There's a spy.

I've investigated this person's dossier.

What's the result?

It's blank.

This is illogical.

Someone like him must be documented somehow.

So...

So, I suspect

the assassin's spy is located within the Overwatch Council.

Only the supervisors and I

have the authority

to use the documents regarding Si Gu Jian.

Perhaps the spy

is a supervisor of the Overwatch Council?

President, I want to investigate this in secret.

Why are you eliminating me from the list of suspects?

Everyone has a chance to commit treason

besides you.

Why?

You are righteous.

- Keep investigating. - Yes.

I'm coming!

I'm coming!

Fan Xian.

Senior Leng, didn't you take any poison today?

Thankfully, I didn't.

Otherwise, it'll be bad.

Fan Xian, do you know what kind of poison you were hit with?

- Yes. - It can be cured then.

The poison on the dagger

is niter vein poison.

That's Dongyi City's style.

The assassin is Si Gu Jian's younger brother.

Who cares about that? Let me cure you first.

Dongyi City

uses peculiar poison,

but it's not a challenge for the Third Bureau.

Why don't we try it first?

I trust him.

This medicine is for consumption. I'll give you some for external use.

I need to grind it.

The poison hasn't been cured.

It cannot be.

I think

the poison has attacked the organs.

Attacked the organs? What can we do?

Actually, a surgery will do.

What is a surgery?

Cut the wounds open

to clean the organs.

No one cures poison with that method.

Don't people die when you cut them open?

Doing nothing

will result in death as well.

This is something unheard of.

Who can do it?

We need someone

who has steady hands.

I'll do it.

I have the most steady hands here.

It might be

a bloody scene later.

Wan Er,

why don't you go out first?

I'll accompany you.

How confident are you?

Gosh, you're not even confident yourself?

If we don't try,

I'll die for sure.

We must try it then.

Do it.

Wait.

Before you begin,

there are a few things

that you need to prepare.

Say it.

Slowly.

Operation bed.

Surgical lights.

What?

Full sterilization.

Can all of you treat me better?

I'm going to be cut open.

At least,

you should clean the place.

All right.

There's something in this world called bacteria.

Bacteria?

Bacteria that you can't see with the naked eye.

What bacteria?

Stop talking and do as he instructs.

All right.

Lie down.

Fan Xian,

I wiped the place with Poison-burning Powder many times.

I also smoked the place with Soul-evading Incense a few times.

I've cleaned the whole place.

I think the thing you mentioned is gone now.

I made the medicine.

Strychnos won't do.

I'll fall asleep.

How can we cut you open if you don't fall asleep?

I can't sleep.

I must direct

the surgery.

Can't you do it yourself?

I only cut fruits before.

Senior,

use chloroform.

All right.

Since ancient times,

no one has dared do this.

We will set a precedent today.

You need to wipe Ruo Ruo's sweat.

She's the surgeon.

Fan Xian.

Let's begin.

It's all right. Let's begin.

Fan Xian.

Don't be nervous.

- Careful! - Fan Xian!

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

I'm fine.

Why aren't you moving?

Do it vertically.

Your hand is steady.

I've only cut fruits before.

It's all right. That's good enough.

- Don't be afraid. - I'm not afraid.

I don't know how thick is the human skin and flesh.

I don't know how to cut.

I should've gotten you a pig.

What should I do?

Fan Xian.

Continue.

Let's go back.

If he feels sleepy,

ask him to go back to sleep.

Fan Xian saved his life.

How can he sleep?

I'm not sleepy.

Mother, will Fan Xian be fine?

This is...

Why is he bleeding so much?

A good person will be helped by Heaven.

Dear, have some tea.

I'm not thirsty.

Listen to your own voice.

It's hot.

It's fine.

Dear,

if you are worried, go to the palace to visit him.

I can't.

He's your son.

He's in the palace.

I can't enter if no one summons me.

Not even if he's your son?

It's exactly because he is my son

that I can't do that.

There are so many imperial physicians.

Why did he ask for Ruo Ruo to treat him?

He'll be fine.

He will surely be fine.

It's hot!

What's going on?

His Majesty's orders.

Fan Xian is injured and shouldn't be disturbed.

Crown Prince and the rest should return and come again another day.

How is his injury?

He has been cut open.

Fan Xian is...

Lord Fan

is happy.

Happy?

He has been cut open.

Why is he feeling happy?

What is he laughing at?

Chloroform was used.

It is a hallucinating agent.

He is probably hallucinating.

Fan Xian, your wound is bleeding.

Cure the poison.

Stop the bleeding.

Next, sew me up according to how I taught you.

Don't be nervous.

I trust you.

All right.

Sew him up?

- With what? - A needle.

What threads do you use? Cotton or flax thread?

- Mulberry fiber threads. - Mulberry fiber threads?

- How do you make it? - Sew the skin and flesh with threads

made from the fiber of the mulberry tree root after removing its bark.

Finally, they will grow together.

Just like this.

How do you do that?

Let Ruo Ruo focus on treating him.

She'll explain about it in detail later.

Yes. I was careless.

Save him first.

Wan Er.

What's wrong? Do you feel unwell?

You look prettier

in your usual way.

Library.

Ice cream.

Class is over?

Hey, help me

take my attendance later. Let me sleep for a while.

That's...

Your Majesty, President Chen requests a meeting.

The class teacher is here.

Your Majesty?

Why are you so fair?

What does it mean?

For the win!

Your Majesty,

we've investigated the background of the three assassins.

Fan Xian is now in Guangxin Palace.

He is being cut open now.

If this medical technique can be passed down,

it'll be a blessing for the Qing Kingdom.

It's strange.

Without such a serious injury,

Fan Xian won't show this ability of his.

He's the same as his mother.

Do you think

Fan Xian possesses other abilities?

If he has any, he will offer them to His Majesty.

Is that so?

He would sacrifice his life to save you.

What is more important than his life?

You are right.

Come in.

Say something.

His condition is more stable.

I didn't sew him up wrongly.

Young Lady Fan,

this medical technique can even defeat spirits and deities.

Forgive me for being blunt,

but I hope you can teach this incredible technique

for the sake of the people of the Qing Kingdom.

I will ask him

when Fan Xian wakes up.

I'll wake him up now.

Do you think it's right to do that with his injury?

I'm sorry.

Look how muddled I am.

I'm only thinking about the medical technique.

Enough. Keep the things.

- Sure. - Let Fan Xian rest well.

Here you go.

- Let Lord Fan rest well. - Go.

I'll deliver the medicine tomorrow.

What's there to learn?

Your lips.

I was nervous and bit my lip.

Me too.

The surgery is over,

but I'm just starting to feel afraid.

Dear, urgent report from the palace.

Fan Xian's condition is stable. He is no longer in a critical condition.

As expected.

Look how panicked you are.

I've told you

that we must be steady

when we do things.

Everything's fine now.

The most difficult obstacle

is over.

Dear, I should visit him in the palace.

How can he have no one to take care of him?

Since Ruo Ruo and Wan Er are there, it won't make a difference.

No.

Why not?

Fan Xian bowed to me during his wedding.

I am his mother.

Wan Er and Ruo Ruo are resting at the side palace.

I asked them

not to look after you by your side.

It was tough for them.

What a coincidence that you are here.

I just woke up.

What's the effect of chloroform?

The Third Bureau

already gave me the right answer.

I came after calculating the right time.

How do you feel now?

It hurts.

What else?

My internal energy is gone.

Your meridians are a mess

and your internal energy has dispersed.

Luckily,

your life is saved.

Can my internal energy be recovered?

Ku He's unique technique,

Heaven's Path,

apparently has the ability

to restore one's foundation.

- Can it be taught to someone outside the clan? - Never.

It gives me hope at least.

There's a result regarding the assassination at Xuankong Temple.

His Majesty said

you must be informed immediately.

I need to listen to this.

One.

The guard was

a Hu person outside the border.

- He didn't seem like one. - He has Qing's blood.

His face cannot be distinguished.

How did he become a guard at the palace?

When the Qing Kingdom battled the Hu people,

Qing had the advantage. The Hu people sent a team to the capital

to surrender.

It failed.

The Qing Kingdom wins a majestic victory,

and the Hu people left the border.

That man stayed in the capital since then.

Time passed,

and he became a guard in the palace for some reason.

Who handled the procedure of his entry to the palace?

That man is already dead. It is a mystery.

He didn't act for so many years.

He didn't get a chance.

There are too many guards. It's difficult to get close to His Majesty.

It was a coincidence this time.

What about the eunuch?

- He is closely related to you. - I don't know him.

Your mother's death back then

caused a massacre in the capital.

Every person involved was killed by the Black Cavalry in one night.

The eunuch is a descendant of Duke Wang from back then.

He was rescued by a servant

and returned to the capital after he grew up.

He castrated himself to become a eunuch.

Just to get revenge?

A grudge

is the most stubborn force.

It grows in a person's heart

and grows stronger as time passes.

In the end, it becomes

the only theme

in one's life.

It sounds like

you resonate with this.

I'm just analyzing

the assassins' thoughts.

How was the dagger hidden?

Three years ago, he was in charge of cleaning Xuankong Temple.

He hid the dagger back then

and finally had the time to use it.

What about the white-robed swordsman?

His Majesty has a good eye.

This man is Si Gu Jian's younger brother.

Was it really Si Gu Jian this time?

It was not Si Gu Jian this time.

Si Gu Jian killed everyone

except his younger brother.

The only person who wants to kill Si Gu Jian in this world

is his brother.

Do the three of them know each other?

They don't.

There are no connections.

They worked well together.

It was a coincidence. There were no discussions and no conspiracies.

The three of them don't know each other

and took turns to assassinate.

They began plotting at the same time

and ended in an assassination.

This is a scheme of God.

It cannot be predicted

and cannot be replicated.

A scheme of God.

Such a coincidental

and perfect scheme

cannot be planned by a normal person.

A normal person can't plan it,

but you can.

You can't say that.

I'm not that great.

Even if I am...

The one who stabbed me was Shadow.

I've seen Shadow fight.

When he used his sword,

it was hard to predict.

Without using his sword,

his flaws appear.

A scheme of God?

Is God

sitting in a wheelchair?

Stop looking around. I just woke up.

I couldn't hide anyone here.

Only the two of us are here.

You are too reckless.

You have no internal energy

and you are seriously injured.

If I really set up the trap,

what can you do?

Was it you?

I only sent Shadow.

The rest

was all an accident.

You wanted to kill me?

Not me.

Shadow has always wanted to fight Wu Zhu but he didn't get a chance.

You are Wu Zhu's disciple so he doesn't mind fighting you.

That attack was an accident.

You suddenly lost your internal energy.

He could not stop in time.

It was an accident, right?

It was definitely an accident.

You were trying to kill His Majesty?

His Majesty trusts me.

- There was no reason for me to kill him. - I have to ask you why.

What is the most important thing about being an official?

Loyalty.

Helping His Majesty solve his problems.

Let me think about this.

Assassinating His Majesty

is helping him solve his problem?

Does His Majesty have a death wish?

Do you still remember the fire?

Hurry! Put out the fire!

Hurry! Move faster!

We can find the background

of the three assassins,

but the fire cannot be traced

after everyone in the Overwatch Council investigated it.

More interestingly, when the result was reported,

His Majesty did not question it

and let it go.

His Majesty set the fire?

His Majesty never makes any move without a purpose.

The fire was not enough.

That was why Shadow had to stab him.

What do you mean not enough?

There was a fire and an assassination.

What is the result he wished for?

The assassination of Xuankong Temple

shocks everyone.

Someone must take responsibility

for this.

That is the result.

- Gong Dian? - The commander of the palace guards

failed to protect His Majesty.

His crime deserves death.

Take care, Your Majesty!

I am

leaving!

Gong Dian is killed?

Sent away from the capital

and banished to Dingzhou.

He was sent to the border army.

I don't get it.

His Majesty did so many things

just to get rid of Gong Dian?

He is Ye Zhong's junior.

Ye Zhong

sent eight reports to apologize.

His result is the same as Gong Dian.

He was banished to Dingzhou last night

to join the border army.

The Ye family fell.

That's what His Majesty wants.

That's not right.

Ye Liu Yun is also from the Ye family.

Why does he need to offend the grandmaster?

Only His Majesty knows what he is thinking about.

One last question.

Does His Majesty know that Shadow is Si Gu Jian's younger brother?

No. His Majesty has ordered for him to be captured.

How is it different from an assassination?

For His Majesty's benefit,

I don't mind giving His Majesty a shock.

You don't sound like a loyal official.

The result is more important.

What if His Majesty got stabbed?

His Majesty won't die.

No one truly knows His Majesty's trump card.

Should I tell His Majesty about Shadow's identity?

- You can keep it a secret. - You shouldn't admit to it then.

You said

the assassin was Shadow.

You should keep this in your heart

and not ask me about it.

Yes.

If you set this all up,

I'd be dead when I asked the question.

Why did you still ask?

I wouldn't ask if this is someone else.

I wouldn't answer as well if someone else asked.

The assassination scheme of Xuankong Temple.

That's the truth.

Recuperate well.

What did Chen Ping Ping tell you?

Your Majesty,

he told me

the identity of the three assassins.

What else?

He also told me

that you might be the one who set the fire.