Original subtitles

Lin Yu, are you hungry?

There is a snack shop.

Let me buy you something to eat.

I'll go buy it.

Let me buy it.

I haven't done this with my friends.

Although the situation is a bit different from what I imagined,

the effect is the same.

Mu Sheng should be in a good mood now.

Progress prompt:

Favorability change detected.

Your target Mu Sheng's

favorability towards you decreased by 50%.

Current favorability is

negative 250%.

Sis…

Lin Yu, here.

Thank you.

Why?

I have separated the leading roles,

why he is still unhappy?

-Why has Fuyi still not returned? -Freshly baked snacks!

Come and try it!

Sister,

I'm hungry too.

Why didn't you say earlier?

I thought you didn't like sweets.

Alright, I understand.

Sister,

it's rare for us to enjoy the lanterns.

Why do you bring outsiders to disturb us?

How can you say that?

Lin Yu, don't mind what he said.

I dare not.

Look at that fan.

It will make a perfect pair with the one in your hand.

I'll go win it back for you.

Sister Mu Yao, I already have one.

Have one?

Lin Yu,

are you showing off?

No, I'm not.

My sister just bought you some snacks.

What's special about that?

I bought some snacks.

Where's Yao?

Wasn't Lin Yu always clinging to you?

Why doesn't she do so now?

You…

What use are you?

Sheng is in a bad mood today.

Where's Yao?

-Go now. -Let's go.

Come on, girl, take a look.

They are all beautiful.

YOUNG MU SHENG, YOUNG MU YAO

Do you want a decorative lantern?

Sister,

I feel like I've seen the beauty

on this lamp somewhere else.

Sister.

Sister!

Girl, come and take a look.

Sister!

-Great! -Mu Sheng likes the Lantern Festival.

It's because of such history.

Perhaps he wants to make up for childhood regrets.

Sister Mu Yao.

Lin Yu.

You should try it too.

Sister Mu Yao,

don't just play with me.

You should also play with Mu Sheng.

He's not a child anymore. No need to play with him.

Sister Mu Yao,

Have you and Mu Sheng

attended the Lantern Festival before?

The Mu Family has strict rules.

We are rarely allowed to indulge in entertainment.

I remember one time,

when Sheng and I were still young,

we attended it once.

Was it fun that time?

Did anything happen

that was impressive,

and unforgettable

for over a decade.

I remember that

I got separated from Sheng.

Then I twisted my ankle.

My uncle was very angry.

He even beat Sheng.

I told you to follow your sister.

-Uncle, stop beating Sheng. -To protect her.

Uncle.

-Uncle, stop beating him. -You don't obey me.

I'll beat you to death.

You little brat.

Uncle.

-Move aside. -Uncle, stop beating him.

It was my fault for running around.

Don't beat him anymore.

I ran around on my own.

Don't beat him.

Yao,

you must remember

you are the future master of the Mu Family.

If anything is wrong,

don't mention this little brat,

I can't bear it either.

Do you understand?

Does it hurt?

Sheng, I'm sorry.

It was my fault that you got beaten.

I didn't protect you well.

How about this?

When you have recovered from your injury,

I will take you to the Lantern Festival again.

-What do you think? -Seriously?

It's a deal.

It will be just the two of us.

I'll buy you whatever you want to eat.

I'll win you whatever prize you want. Okay?

Miss,

you have won the first prize.

You can take any prize here.

It's okay. I already have a fan.

Tanghulu. Try. Tanghulu.

Then,

I'll take that Lantern.

Alright.

Wait a moment.

Tanghulu.

Tanghulu.

Miss, your decorative lantern.

Thank you.

Sheng,

this is for you.

Sister.

I remember when you were little,

you were not interested in any myths and legends

the adults told us,

except the one about Goddess Mei.

You listened to it carefully.

Sister, why did you think of these things?

I still remember,

at that Lantern Festival we attended,

the reason we got separated is

I saw you being captivated by Goddess Mei's Lantern,

I wanted to win the lantern for you.

But I didn't win the lantern.

Instead, I got lost,

and twisted my ankle.

Later on,

I promised you,

in the future, I would take you to a Lantern Festival again.

Over the years,

we've experienced many things.

I forgot it.

It's okay.

It doesn't matter.

Actually, I forgot it too.

Really?

My promise that

I would win you whatever you want

can no longer be counted?

If it doesn't count,

I'll give this lantern to someone else.

Of course, it has to count.

This is mine.

Are you hungry?

Sister,

I'll eat it later.

What about this?

Let's have a little competition.

Let's see who

can become today's Lantern King.

Dare to try?

Let's compete then.

He's laughing.

He's finally laughing.

Amitabha.

He's finally laughing.

Sorry, Brother Liu.

I see they are so happy,

I am happy for them too.

Yes.

Yao is so happy.

Brother Liu, I'm sorry.

What's wrong?

I was just playing with Sister Mu Yao and Mu Sheng,

leaving you alone.

It doesn't matter.

Anyway,

it's good if Yao enjoys herself tonight.

I originally just wanted to

spend some happy time with her again.

Brother Liu,

do you care a lot about Sister Mu Yao?

You… Why do you say that?

I can see it.

You must want to stand by her side, right?

Brother Liu, if you care about someone,

no matter what obstacles you encounter,

you must resolutely choose her.

The world is ever-changing.

We can't do everything we want.

What we want

or don't want

is not important.

Who said that?

If it's what you really want,

it's very important.

They are truly a perfect match,

a pair of perfect lovers.

My dear daughter

really knows how to choose a husband.

But I wonder if this Young Master Liu

would like to marry into our family.

-Great! -Great!

MEAT SHOP

RING TOSS

-Great! -Great!

-Great! -Great!

-Great! -Great!

ZHAO'S SHOP

Lord,

the Empress Dowager in the palace

sent a gift to you.

She said,

thank you for feeding this beast these years.

But this year, for some reason,

this beast is greedier than previous years.

She asked you

to take good care of it.

Got it.

Enjoy the lanterns.

Let's enjoy the lanterns first.

INVISIBLE GOLDEN TOAD

Midnight is approaching,

our Lantern Festival's competition

is about to conclude.

Everyone, put in a bit more effort!

-Okay. -Okay.

Keep going!

Sister Mu Yao, listen to me.

Come here.

Why does Miss Lin have so few colored notes?

Didn't I ask you to inform the boss of each stall

to give her a boon?

It's not that the boss didn't do it,

it's just that her skill is so poor

that no one can help her make a difference.

Today's Lantern King can only be Miss Lin.

Otherwise, how can we explain it to the County Magistrate?

How about…?

Hurry up.

Everyone,

this year's Lantern King…

-It is decided. -Decided.

-Who is it? -Who is it?

She is

the County Magistrate's daughter,

Miss Lin Yu!

-Lin Yu! -She only won two colored notes.

Why is she the Lantern King?

-Lin Yu. -She just won a few of these.

Why? Why is she the Lantern King?

-Yes. -Don't make noise.

Miss Lin,

is attending the Lantern Festival with her friends.

So, the colored notes the four of them won

should all be counted.

-Right? -Yes.

Lin Yu, take these.

Sheng.

Let's invite the Lantern King

and her lover

to fly the lantern together.

Sister Mu, come with me.

Me go with you?

Young Master Mu, Sister Mu, Brother Liu,

let's go to the stage together.

The Lantern King flies a lantern to pray to Goddess Mei,

blessing their love.

The four of us going to the stage together.

-What does that mean? -It means we're good friends.

Goddess Mei blesses all lovers to stay together

and never to part.

But it never said that only romantic love counts as love.

Friendship, brotherhood,

sisterhood, and sibling bonds all count.

Lin Yu is right.

Goddess Mei blesses

all the people who are affectionate and righteous,

and want to accompany each other.

Sheng, Lin Yu, Fuyi,

let's go together.

Let's go.

My dear daughter has really grown up.

She's flying a lantern with her beloved.

Well… Who is the person your daughter likes?

He is…

Why are there so many people?

Please.

It was you who made my sister recall

the Lantern Festival from childhood

and the incident of her getting lost?

No, it's not.

My sister said that

you are good at taking care of people,

and repeatedly asked her to accompany me,

fearing I'd be lonely by myself.

Don't be polite.

Who asked you to do this?

What a lousy character set!

It really makes me angry.

He always misunderstands me.

Aren't you happy?

Whether I'm happy or not,

is it anything to do with you?

A lot, okay?

It has nothing to do with me.

But, at the Moon Appreciation Festival,

everyone should be happy.

Besides, I think your smiling face

is much better than your long face.

Lin Yu, come to light the lantern.

Here.

The previous auspicious words

were always "a hundred years of harmony."

But this year,

I really don't know what to say.

I'll count down from three to one.

Three! Two!

One!

The sky in my eyes is always dazzling blue

The departing ship raises its sails Waiting for the wind

It says breaking through Layers of obstacles

Will lead to the stars and the sea

The fledgling bird at the cliff's edge Spreads its wings

How high must it fly To meet expectations

The waves say The breeze will come naturally

So fly

Even if I encounter storms And crash into flames

Even if the thorns cover me

I was meant to

Embrace every surging wave

This world

Has both spectacular and ordinary moments

Giving it my all is brave enough

The next stop

Is calling me from ahead

Even if I encounter storms And crash into flames

Even if the thorns cover me

I was meant to

Embrace every surging wave

This world

Has both spectacular and ordinary moments

Giving it my all is brave enough

The next stop

So beautiful.

Devotee Mu Yao makes a wish:

May I soon find the Resentful Woman

to avenge my parents.

Devotee…

I hope to become more beautiful,

not gain weight,

make a fortune,

wish come true.

You are too greedy.

You can only make one wish.

Then I wish

that all affectionate and righteous people

are at peace.

Just that?

It's not just that.

Peace is

the greatest wish of ordinary people.

If it is possible,

I really hope that I myself,

the person I love,

and the person who loves me,

live our entire lives in peace.

What are you doing?

Look.

PEACE

PEACE

Look.

-Look. -Great!

Peace.

Peace is good.

Peace is gold.

Peace is a blessing.

Peace and safety.

Progress prompt:

Favorability change detected

Really?

I didn't do anything wrong.

Your target Mu Sheng's

favorability towards you has greatly increased.

Current favorability is

0%.

He doesn't dislike me anymore.

That's great.

My Dad is safe.

GRAIN

Fire!

The granary caught fire!

Quick, put out the fire.

Run quickly!

Sister!

Excuse me!

-Lin Yu! -Make way!

Lin Yu!

How could it be?

I already…

I already…

-Master! -Dad!

Run! You must run now!

Dear.

Dear, don't be afraid. You go back.

I have to go put out the fire.

You can't go.

Once the fire is out, your crime will be exposed.

You will be executed. Dad.

Dear. You…

I know the granary and silver vault are empty.

I have already lost my father once.

I can't lose you a second time.

Dad, run quickly!

Dear,

listen to me,

I am the County Magistrate,

the parental official of the people.

I have to go.

Dear, listen to me, go back.

I will explain it to you later.

Dad, don't go.

No!

Don't.

-Dad! -Go!

Dad!

-Go! Follow me! -Go!

Quick!

Quick!

Fire!

Make way!

Quick, keep up.

Quick, put out the fire!

Quick!

Quick, put out the fire!

Take the bucket, quickly.

Catch it.

-Hurry, hurry up! -Quick, hurry up!

Inside!

Evacuate the common people first!

Quick!

Yao, be careful!

Move aside quickly.

Faster! Quick!

Quick!

Dad!

Do you see my Dad?

Dad!

Dad, where are you?

Quick!

Hurry! Help my Dad.

Dad!

-Hurry up! -Anyone seen my Dad?

-Quick! -Dad!

Where is my Dad?

Does anyone see my Dad?

Do you see my Dad?

Where is my Dad?

Quickly!

-Do you see my Dad? -No.

Are you out of your mind?

Mu Sheng, I beg you.

Do you have any way to save my Dad?

We must not let others find out the granary and the vault are empty.

What are you talking about?

See for yourself.

Someone, come quickly!

-Move them out quickly! -Hurry!

Quickly!

Why is it full?

Dad, are you alright?

Dear,

come here. Come. Sit.

Come on.

Dad, why is the granary and the vault full?

Dear,

how did you know

the granary and vault were empty?

Dad,

I always knew

you were a corrupt official.

I am not a corrupt official.

Your grandfather

made a fortune doing business.

He was the richest man in Jiangnan.

The cost of our food, clothing, and daily necessities

was all your grandfather's hard-earned property.

There isn't a single penny of ill-gotten gains.

You…

You were not corrupt.

No.

The original book…

Why have

the items in the warehouse gone?

Those

were all offered to

Empress Dowager Zhao in the Capital City.

Empress Dowager Zhao

is an elderly concubine,

the emperor's biological mother,

a minor antagonist in the book.

She appears when we leave Taicang County.

That being said,

Dad, you were merely a tool for Empress Dowager Zhao

to accumulate wealth,

and almost became the scapegoat.

That would have been too unfair.

Dear,

you must trust me.

I…

I am just cowardly.

She took the silver from Taicang vault.

I dared not to stand out

and prevent her from doing so

for the common people.

But I myself

never thought about

seizing the people's property.

Well,

why is the warehouse

full again?

I used all of our family's assets

to cover

those deficits.

Actually,

I never wanted to be an official.

It was you who asked me to be.

You said childishly,

you want to know

the feeling of being an official's daughter.

So, I…

diligently studied and became the County Magistrate.

Why this time

did you spend all our family fortune

to fill the vault?

Because you

want me to be safe and sound.

Dad,

I only hope

that you can live well

and always stay by my side in peace.

I told you long ago,

even if you want the moon in the sky,

I would buy it for you,

not to mention the family fortune.

As long as it can buy peace,

and bring you happiness,

it's worth it.

Dad,

I put in so much effort today to change your ending.

I didn't expect the truth to be like this.

As long as you are at peace.

Peace is good.

Your Excellency,

the granary and vault didn't suffer significant damage,

why do you look so surprised?

Me?

No. How could I be surprised?

This box is moving.

The box cannot move.

It didn't.

It didn't move.

An Invisible Golden Toad.

Don't let it get close to the silver.

SILVER VAULT

Sheng, don't!

It is also called a Gold-Devouring Beast.

It loves eating gold, silver, and wealth.

If you kill it now,

the gold and silver in its belly will vanish with it.

Yes.

Don't kill it.

I lost my entire savings to fill the deficit.

-That's our silver. -Dear, don't go.

It keeps devouring gold and silver,

and will expand infinitely.

Fuyi, Demon Trap Tower.

The Demon Trap Tower does not accept gold or silver.

It is full of gold and silver,

it cannot be subdued.

It cannot be killed or captured.

I can't think so much anymore.

Don't. You don't care,

but my dad's entire fortune is at stake.

-Quick. -Lord.

If this matter gets exposed,

I wonder how you will explain it to the Empress Dowager.

Run quickly!

I understand. It only likes to eat gold and silver,

and doesn't like to eat human food.

There is dough there. Let's use that to hit it.

Hurry.

Sister Mu Yao, hurry up.

Let's go.

The snacks ran out.

You…

It's from my sister.

Dear.

Dear. Dear.

-Lord. -Are you alright?

I'm fine. It has already been captured.

The Invisible Golden Toad

is an extremely rare demon creature.

Why did it appear here?

Ask him.

He is the secret envoy of the Dowager Consort.

The gold and silver in the vault

were secretly transported by the Golden Toad

to the capital city.

County Magistrate, don't falsely accuse me.

I have evidence of your embezzlement.

You want to use forged evidence to frame my father?

-You are going too far. -Lin Yu.

This is the evidence you forged.

You…

County Magistrate,

this is not merely a matter of Taicang County.

You make it difficult to explain

to the Dowager Consort.

This…

Honored as the Dowager Consort,

she commands a demon for her own use.

The Golden Toad she raised

caused such big trouble in Taicang County.

Just on that matter,

if I were that Dowager Consort,

I would think about carefully about

how to explain it to the Emperor.

That's right.

You go back

and report to the Dowager Consort

that I am getting old,

I can no longer serve as the County Magistrate.

I quit.

From now on,

if she needs to spend money,

she should find a solution herself.

Alright.

What are you looking at?

I didn't expect you

to speak up for others.

You really hit the nail on the head.

You're cold-faced but warm-hearted.

Don't think this matter is over.

You have to compensate me for

the snack my sister bought for me.

The sky in my eyes Is always a dazzling blue

The departing ship raises its sails Waiting for the wind

It says breaking Through layers of obstacles

Will lead to the stars and the sea

The fledgling bird at the cliff's edge Spreads its wings

How high must it fly To meet expectations

The waves say The breeze will come naturally

So fly

Even if I encounter storms And crash into flames

Even if the thorns cover me

I was meant to

Embrace every surging wave

This world

Has both spectacular and ordinary moments

Giving it my all is brave enough

The next stop

Is calling me from ahead

A flower breaking through the stone Pure and soft

Open up an umbrella on a long journey

No matter where the wind comes from, I'll look forward to it

So fly

Even if I encounter storms And crash into flames

Even if the thorns cover me

I was meant to

Embrace every surging wave

This world

Has both spectacular and ordinary moments

Giving it my all is brave enough

The next stop

Is calling me from ahead

As the wind blows open the folded Crane-shaped letters

The yellowing paper Reflects forgotten wishes

I want to talk to the passionate persistence I had back then

Thank you for not retreating

Thank you for always guarding your beliefs

So fly

Even if I encounter storms And crash into flames

Even if the thorns cover me

I was meant to

Embrace every surging wave

This world

Has both spectacular and ordinary moments

Giving it my all is brave enough

The next stop

Is calling me from ahead