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[A Journey To Love]

[Episode 21]

The medicine of the State of An.

Whether it's All-Purpose Antidote

or the pill I can't remember the name,

it's really useful.

It's Gengshi Pill.

It's the tribute from the Shaxi Tribe.

Since Li Tongguang is engaged to Duke Chu's daughter,

Duke Chu is certainly willing to give him the best.

In that case,

your disciple is not that bad.

Cry if you want to.

I'll watch for you. No one will notice.

No need.

Then drink this.

I don't want to drink alcohol.

I know.

It's Longan and Red Date Soup which Sun Lang just made.

It helps to enrich blood.

It's beneficial to your appearance.

It's also good for your skin if you drink it.

I don't want to cry in front of him.

I'm afraid he'll be worried.

I know.

Me too.

But last night,

only your eyes weren't red.

That's who I am.

In my life,

if I can drink the best alcohol,

see the prettiest women,

win the biggest battles,

and have the loyalest friends,

my life will be worth living.

If Ning hadn't survived this time,

I would also give him a gourd of alcohol.

Anyway, in a few years,

we'll meet again in the Palace of Hell.

You're so optimistic.

I hope you and Ning can also be optimistic.

Relations between you have been strained for so long.

I can't persuade you.

Because I know

everyone has their own persistence and feelings.

It's just like you persuade me.

If you force me to get married,

I'd rather die.

But...

You don't have to persuade me.

What do you think I will say?

For the sake of pitiful Boss Ning,

don't leave him?

What are you thinking?

I'm worried about you.

I saw what you looked like last night.

You sacrificed half of your blood to save him.

Without him,

you're the one who can't stand it.

Hear me out.

I know both of you are strong,

but it doesn't mean the strong don't deserve to be afraid

and be taken care of.

Every woman is a flower.

Every man is a tree.

In the crowd,

it's not easy

to find someone who supports you.

You have someone worth risking your life to protect.

Then what problems

cannot be solved?

I said you don't have to persuade me.

Because I've made up my mind.

Thank you.

Where are you going?

Send some people to keep an eye on An people.

The moves of those men in black are too weird.

Li Tongguang is investigating.

You have to investigate it too.

Don't worry.

Sun Lang has already taken some people there.

That's good.

Send some people

to keep an eye on the posthouse too,

in case the men in black come again at night.

He County also needs to be investigated.

I don't believe those men in black

come from nowhere.

Also,

go to Jinsha Pavilion

and ask Jin Meiniang.

Shisan has already sent a letter to Jinsha Pavilion.

Don't worry.

That's good.

If it's business,

I believe Jin Meiniang won't give him a hard time.

I'm a little tired.

Help me lie down.

Okay.

Have a good rest.

Let's go.

Come in.

You've been standing for a long time, right?

You...

Lie down with me for a while.

-I have something to... -Actually, I…

Let me go first this time.

Okay?

Okay.

I wanted to say this long ago.

But I didn't have much strength yesterday.

I was at death's door this time.

I realized

that I'm a complete fool.

I have such a good person by my side,

but I didn't cherish you.

We've already been through life and death,

but because of Li Tongguang

and some trivial matters,

I fell out with you for a long time.

Yes.

I only noticed that your eyes are small.

I didn't expect that when you get jealous,

your heart is also small.

I won't do it again.

This time,

I saw how desperate you were

to save me.

I swore in my heart

that as long as I could wake up,

I would never let go of your hands again.

It's not entirely your fault.

It's also my fault for not telling you in advance.

No. It's all my fault.

It's all my fault.

Ruyi.

From now on,

no matter what you do,

I'll be with you.

Whether you want to travel the world with swords

or find a lively place to live,

anyway,

I won't impose my will on you.

I'll also hear your thoughts,

respect your choices,

and respect every decision you make.

But haven't you been tired of the world for a long time?

You want to live a secluded life, don't you?

I'm tired of so many things.

I'm also tired of

Qian's poker face.

I'm tired of

Shisan being mouthy.

I'm also tired of Yuan Lu being so naughty.

But they're still my friends.

♫My palm line branched because of you♫

When this thing is over,

we'll stay in Central Plain for a while

♫My hands hurt when spring comes♫

and walk around.

Then we'll visit your empress's grave.

♫I don't know how to put it♫

We can also

go to Jinsha Pavilion

♫Every time I turn around♫

and drink alcohol with Jin Meiniang.

If you miss these friends,

♫I expect to see you there♫

I'll take you to the palace

to see how Qian Zhao is doing,

♫I've had too much to drink♫

help Yu Shisan

when he is punished for gambling,

♫But I can't drink away my woes♫

see what our little Yuan Lu

♫I'm hopelessly in love♫

invents,

and bring Sun Lang two cats.

♫Drunk, I saw your eyes; dreaming, I had you in my arms♫

Right.

♫Waking up sober, I only miss you more♫

Ying should have been married by then.

♫You're God's gift to me♫

Let's teach her husband a lesson.

♫Your smile breaks up the dark like the light of dawn♫

Okay.

♫You light up my world like a shooting star♫

If you're tired,

I'll also live with you in a small island for a while.

♫You came a long way and still have a long way to go♫

When I'm learning swordsmanship, you can fish, chop wood, farm, and read.

♫No one knows your name♫

When you have free time, kill a chicken and catch a fish

♫But everything you shed light on♫

to nurse me, okay?

♫Will remember your radiance♫

Okay.

But from now on,

we'll never be apart again.

Okay?

I'm a little cold.

You gave me your blood.

Of course you're cold.

Yours is mine.

Mine

is still mine.

♫Drowning my sorrows is like cutting running water with a knife♫

♫It feels like I can never reach the end of the tunnel♫

♫When the ship sails♫

♫As long as I'm with you, I don't care how far the destination is♫

♫You're my conscience♫

♫Someone from the past who made me blue♫

♫You're the wine I can never get enough of♫

♫An indispensable part of my life♫

♫My one and only♫

Chief, I'm so cold.

She's a loyal servant.

Give her the best medicine.

Yes.

How's the investigation going?

We only checked a few bodies.

There's no mark on their weapons and clothes.

They came prepared.

But judging by the formation, they were indeed from the Scarlet Guards.

Where are the bodies?

Over there.

Marquis.

[He County Army Camp]

Where are the bodies of the women

who attacked us first?

All the women's bodies are here.

They were indeed from the Scarlet Guards.

Master once told me

if women of the Scarlet Guards fail to complete missions,

they will be punished severely.

They often do it here.

So their bones here

are more crooked than those of normal people.

Is it because

you kicked them out of He County last time,

they came to take revenge?

I don't care why they did it.

Take some people to destroy the two nearest branches

of the Scarlet Guards.

Then tell Deng Hui

if he offers no explanation in three days,

I'll report it to His Majesty directly.

Are you suspecting Commander Deng?

But he only respects His Majesty.

And you have no personal grudge against him.

He doesn't have personal grudges against me.

But his Left Emissary Chen Gui may not be so.

He has been colluding with Prince Hedong this year.

And in my heart,

only my master is the Left Emissary of the Scarlet Guards.

So...

That's impossible.

What happened?

They're the delegation of the State of Wu.

They sent some people to check the bodies this morning.

I didn't get a chance to report it to you.

It's Beipan?

That's impossible.

The secret tunnel was dug by Beipan people?

When I was little, I heard from adults

that Beipan had many conflicts with Central Plain.

[He County, Zuojia Ridge Cave]

But aren't they in the cold north?

That's right.

Although Beipan people have been living in the north for generations,

they've been plotting something.

About 60 years ago,

the emperor of the former dynasty sacrificed his life

to defeat the Beipan Tribe.

But the state of the former dynasty also lost a lot of troops

and disintegrated.

Since then, there has been nine states in the world.

Fifty years ago,

the emperors of An, Wu, and Chu formed an alliance

to build protective Tianmenguan, which is hundreds of miles long.

Each of them sent 3,000 soldiers to guard Tianmenguan

to protect Central Plain.

Later, the State of Chu was defeated.

His Majesty was then defeated by the emperor of An.

That's why Tianmenguan belongs to the State of An now.

Maybe the battle which happened two months ago

gave the Beipan Tribe another chance.

Look.

Their fifth teeth on both sides

were all sharpened.

And

look at this.

I'm most familiar with the hair

of various animals.

This kind of hair

is typical of black beasts of Beipan.

Give it to me.

Marquis.

Why are there Beipan people in the Scarlet Guards?

Right.

How could there be Beipan people?

The sharp teeth

and the soft scale armor no blade could pierce yesterday.

Wu Qian.

I'm here.

Assemble the troops.

Follow me and investigate Tianmenguan immediately.

Yes.

No need.

Our Mr. Ning has already found out the truth.

He asked me to deliver a message to you.

If you want to know what's going on,

go and meet him at the entrance of the cave next to the Earth God Temple of Zuojia Ridge.

What are you doing?

Beipan people came.

I don't have time to waste with you.

In the past two months,

a total of six robberies have occurred in He County.

More than 30 families in the two villages suffered.

But the officials of the State of An

blamed them on bandits and ended the cases hastily.

Marquis Changqing, do you know these things?

You mean these things are related to Beipan people?

But Wu Qian, the general of He County, said

that there was no trace of Beipan people before.

That

is the secret tunnel we found

after following the men in black back to the woods.

Although the entrance is narrow,

it's about dozens of miles long inside,

leading directly to the outside of Tianmenguan.

It's about dozens of miles long?

Have Beipan people been planning it for a long time?

That's right.

A secret tunnel like this

cannot be built within a few years.

In recent years, wars between the State of An and the State of Wu have been endless.

The emperor of the State of An

also transferred a lot of soldiers from Tianmenguan.

That’s why Beipan people had a chance

to build this secret tunnel.

The first time villagers in He County suffered

was two months ago.

In other words,

Beipan people must have finished building the secret tunnel at that time.

When the two states were at war,

Beipan people only dared to nose around

and then robbed villagers.

They killed all the villagers and returned in a hurry.

Exactly.

They rarely dispatched nearly 100 people.

But the village they went

didn't have much money and food left.

So they were upset when they left.

But coincidentally,

when they were going back to the cave through the woods,

they found you, who lost a fight

with the Scarlet Guards.

You had fine carriages and horses. Your clothing and food were expensive.

Even your maid was wearing jewels.

How could they

let you go easily?

At this time,

people from the Liudao Hall arrived as reinforcements.

Beipan people wanted to retreat,

but they couldn't expose the secret tunnel.

So they could only fight against us.

That's right.

Marquis Changqing.

This matter concerns the safety of both An people and Wu people.

I've already sent a letter by a pigeon to Wu Capital

and reported it.

Please tell your emperor

to strengthen the defense

of Tianmenguan and the secret tunnel.

OK.

I'll do my best to deal with things related to Beipan.

But I'm worried

that the memorial will be intercepted by the Scarlet Guards

before His Majesty gets it.

What worries me more is

that His Majesty only wants to invade other states.

He won't defend here.

He's been saying that Beipan people won't come these years.

So

I want your delegation to go with me as soon as possible

and travel day and night to return to An Capital.

Although the sneak attack from Beipan and the Scarlet Guards

might be a coincidence this time,

the Scarlet Guards is up to no good.

We must hurry back to An Capital just in case.

Besides,

I request that when you meet His Majesty,

you must emphasize again and again

that you've found out

that Beipan intends to send its troops south again

to breach Tianmenguan.

Well.

We helped him so much.

But he wants us to be bad guys.

OK.

I promise on behalf of His Highness.

We can leave in four hours.

Boss, you just recovered.

We have to travel day and night. Can you bear it?

I'm also injured.

This matter concerns Beipan. You're still delicate.

Enough chit-chat.

I'm afraid that Beipan people are up to something big.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have dug the secret tunnel.

Besides, I have Princess to take care of me.

Of course,

my minor injuries are nothing.

He's angry.

This boy

is not useless.

When we talked about business, he stopped being crazy.

Besides, Qian Zhao said

that among all the officials in the State of An,

he's the most concerned about matters of Beipan.

Of course.

If he dares to make mistakes in such important matters,

I'll definitely kill him.

But as long as he sees us being close,

he acts weird again.

This is a disease. It has to be cured.

You're talking like an elder.

You're his master, so I'm the spouse of his master.

Of course I'm his elder.

Your weird tone

is just like his.

I said I'm the spouse of his master.

You admitted it?

Of course you can be his elder.

After all,

he saved your life with Gengshi Pill.

What pill?

He saved my life?

What? No.

I... How did he save me?

I haven't recovered yet.

Come back and help me.

I heard

that Ning Yuanzhou, who's from the Liudao Hall, is really amazing.

He cut Beipan people off in a short time

and spread the news about blowing up the secret tunnel

among the officials in He County.

He told them that it was you who did it.

Helping me is just his strategy.

He thinks that it can make a marquis

be at his proposal?

What a joke!

There's a person

who addressed himself as "I" when asking for help.

It's only been a while. He addressed himself as "Marquis" again.

Who am I talking about?

Who? Who?

Who am I talking about?

I don't know.

I don't know either.

Marquis.

What's the rush?

When we get to An Capital,

they'll beg me then.

Bullshit.

Mr. Ning.

Thank you.

I have something to report.

What's wrong?

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.

Seven, six, five, four, three, two, one.

Let's go.

That was a fatal blow.

Let's go.

I'm inferior to you.

Don't go too far.

This young man is sensitive.

His tantrums

will affect our mission.

Whatever.

If he wanted to hate us, he would have hated us long ago.

-It doesn’t matter. -Whatever.

Marquis, Liu Li is badly injured.

The doctor said it's not appropriate for her to move.

So I took the liberty of letting her stay in He County.

I knew.

Ask our people to speed up.

Don't give the Wu people a chance to laugh.

Yes.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Let's go.

[The State of An, Houzhou]

[Houzhou Posthouse]

Dinner is ready.

Boss.

There's freshly made chicken soup in this posthouse.

You just took the antidote to Ten-Day Qianji.

Here you go. It's good for your health.

Okay.

You got the antidote from Zhang Song's people?

Shisan and I went to get it in person.

They heard

about Boss Ning's exploits

and gave it to us without saying anything.

They just complained

that they had no choice but to obey Zhang Song and Zhao Ji before.

They'll obey your orders from now on.

Here you go. Beauty, have some chicken drumsticks.

Thank you.

Here you go.

Shisan, this is for you.

Why didn't you add a chicken wing?

Wait.

You can't drink this soup.

I've tried it. It's not poisonous.

Even though it's not poisonous, it can still harm people.

There's shrimp juice in the soup.

Shrimps are stimulating foods,

which make wounds slow to heal.

These meatballs were made of rabbit.

Eating them together can easily cause diarrhoea.

Li Tongguang. It must be him.

Is he crazy?

Why did he do it?

I guess it's because

Ning and Beauty

messed him up today.

We went too far.

That bastard.

I'll get even with him.

Don't go. Let me go.

This is a matter between me and him.

You can have the soup.

Drink it.

Who is it?

Did I scare you?

I haven't practiced for days.

I'm rusty.

What do you want?

The chicken soup and the meatballs you gave us

really taste good.

Is this how you thank

your savior?

I believe you know

that my martial art skills are far superior to yours.

It's quite easy for me to kill you.

Using incompatible food

is children's trick.

Why don't you just kill me?

Stop talking nonsense.

I came here today

to make a deal with you.

Li Tongguang.

You've been working hard and being cautious

for so many years,

because you want to end the tyranny of the emperor of An.

Unfortunately, although you have great ambition,

your ability is mediocre.

As long as you work with my Liudao Hall,

you don't have to flatter Noble Consort Chu

and prostitute yourself.

How do you know

about Noble Consort Chu?

I'm the chief of the Liudao Hall.

Of course I know things in the six paths.

Although the State of Wu lost the battle at Tianmenguan,

my divisions in the State of An are still capable.

Are you threatening me?

I just said it.

I'm here to make a deal with you.

Do you think

that if you can return to An Capital to see His Majesty in time

and have us as witnesses,

the emperor of An will be alert

and reward you after strengthening the defense against Beipan?

Stop dreaming.

You're exaggerating.

Of course not.

I'm afraid that you still don't know

that you're going to be in trouble.

I won't believe you.

Believe it or not.

You're too young and too aloof.

But you're not quite sophisticated.

Do you think

that no official in the court knows

that you're

dissatisfied with the emperor of An?

It's just because the emperor of An kept keeping you down.

They didn't think that you can stir up trouble.

But the situation has changed.

You're already a marquis.

And you've done a great job in the matter of Beipan.

Think about it.

What will the two princes

and people who hate you do?

They'll deny the military intelligence

and say that I colluded with the State of Wu

to take the credit.

They won't be that stupid.

After all, the officials in He County

can testify to the matter of Beipan.

I think

that they'll give you a bright future.

My Liudao Hall got the news

that the emperor of An

wants to attack the State of Chu

after receiveing our 100,000 taels of gold, right?

You just made a great contribution

and became a marquis.

So they'll elect you

as the spearhead in the war against the State of Chu.

Not to mention you don't want to start another war,

when you find that your soldiers

are old, weak, sick, and disabled

and that the provisions are bad,

do you think what the odds you can win against the State of Chu are?

If you lose the first battle

and they accuse you of being disloyal to the emperor,

will the emperor of An spare you?

Don't scare me.

I'll ask my subordinates to investigate these things in detail in advance.

They won't happen.

You've been an official for so many years.

Do you have any friends?

Except the person named Zhu Yin,

are you sure your subordinates dare to offend princes

and do whatever you say?

I'm engaged to Duke Chu's daughter.

Duke Chu won't leave me alone.

But I heard that Princess Jin Ming

doesn't seem to like you.

And it's common for noble ladies in the State of An

to remarry.

The emperor of An is warlike by nature.

The two princes are not kind either.

Every success in a battle

causes many corpses of common people.

Li Tongguang.

I knew that you've been being against the emperor of An starting another war.

That's why

I decided to lend you a hand.

Your Highness, please calm down.

Boss Ning

asked us to bring you here to hear the conversation,

because he wants you to know more

about the situation in the State of An's court.

It's okay if you don't know how to scheme,

but you must know it.

If you don't make a plan beforehand,

I won't consider working with you.

There's a plan.

First, pretend to be ill.

Tell them that after the assassination,

you traveled day and night to return to An Capital.

In this way, the officials

won't let you fight a war in a short time.

Besides, the emperor of An will also ask the Scarlet Guards

to give you an explanation.

Second,

you offended the two princes before at the same time.

But from now on,

you have to side with Second Prince.

As long as the two princes start to fight with each other,

you'll have a chance to take a break.

Third,

you're engaged to Duke Chu's daughter.

You need to swallow your pride and make friends.

In this way, you'll gradually have friends among the officials.

You also need to please Princess Jin Ming.

After all, Duke Chu loves his daughter so much.

For his future grandchildren,

he'll support you.

The emperor of An is almost 50 years old.

He hasn't chosen a crown prince.

But as long as the Liudao Hall takes action,

the two princes

will both suffer losses for the throne.

That time

will be the best time for you to become the second most powerful man

in the state.

With all due respect,

we all want to support

Third Prince, who're still an infant.

Working with me

is much better than working

with that consort.

You said so much

because you want me to help you bring back your emperor

when I take control.

You're right.

This is your reward.

But

I have to add one more condition.

From now on,

stop going against us

and stay away from Princess.

Don't have any ulterior motives.

You proposed this condition.

Are you deliberately making things difficult for me?

I'm deliberately making things difficult for you.

The person who're jealous of you bows down to you

and feels aggrieved and embarrassed.

Is there anything more joyful than this

in this world?

Marquis Changqing.

The state and the beauty.

Choose one.

I can't answer you now.

Alright. I didn't waste my time with you tonight.

I'll go back now.

Think about it.

Wait.

What's wrong?

Noble Consort Chu doesn't have an affair with me.

It's just a partnership.

I swear to God.

You don't have to explain this to me.

Does Princess know it?

It has nothing to do with you.

Then don't tell her.

Although I know it has nothing to do with her,

I don't want her to misunderstand.

Even though I know

that she just looks like my master,

I don't want to see her

looking at me with disdain anymore.

You're back.

Yes.

What are you looking at?

You look pretty.

My Ruyi

is really beautiful and handsome.

No wonder that boy can't forget you.

Are you jealous again?

Or did the conversation not go as planned?

I'm not jealous.

Am I always jealous?

In my eyes,

he's just a kid.

Although he's a little rebellious,

he'll be more obedient after a few more lessons.

You're talking like an elder.

To be honest,

although I hate him,

all these years,

he has really been missing you.

The love of young people is crazy

and unforgettable.

I'm kind of

envious of him.

I know.

The crueler I am to him,

the better it is for him.

We have to keep moving tomorrow.

Go to bed early.

I mean

I sleep in my room. You sleep in your room.

Weren't you waiting for me here just now?

I...

I'm back now. You can go back and sleep.

Rest early.

So there are times when you are incoherent.

Your back is sweating.

My back is sweating. Yes.

I... I've taken All-Purpose Antidote.

I don't have internal force during the seven days.

When I was scaring Li Tongguang,

my back was sweating.

That's true.

But I'll always be with you.

Whether you have martial art skills or not,

as long as I want to protect you, I can protect you.

Then I entrust myself to you.

Miss, please

cherish me more.

No problem.

It's dark. No one else is here.

Why don't you...

No. I haven't recovered yet.

When I recover...

I'm just kidding.

The emperor of An has always been ambitious.

According to the information from the Liudao Hall and Jinsha Pavilion,

after the battle between the State of An and the State of Wu,

he's even more interested in attacking the State of Chu.

When you arrive in the State of An

and enter the palace to see the emperor of An,

if he doesn't allow you to bring guards,

what will you do?

The first thing is to meet His Majesty

and make sure if His Majesty is safe.