♫ The far and long roads ♫
♫ The man I miss is at a distant place ♫
♫ Seeking the truth in heaven and on earth, opening up the words deep in my heart ♫
♫ Not looking back ♫
♫ Thinking of a beautiful woman, if one's heart could be fragrant ♫
♫ Thinking of a beautiful woman, desolate like the moon ♫
♫ I worry when can I appreciate the grasses and flowers with beautiful woman ♫
♫ The ancient people didn't have time to leave some Yimoxiang (a type of plant) ♫
♫ Thinking of a beautiful lady, heart becoming fragrant on its own ♫
♫ Thinking of a beautiful lady, fragrant dreams ♫
♫ The whole world are drunk, one's whole life just follows the blue water ♫
♫ I'll drive and go away for an adventure, flying as I want to in the nine skies ♫
Song of Phoenix
Episode 9
Even as my body falls apart I still would not reform,can my heart be blamed for it?- Li Sao -
Did you go ask them to come?
Yes. The people who came back said the little prince keeps crying.
Her Highness is comforting him.
Let's wait some more.
With a child, it is natural she has no choice.
Big Sister, as the queen,
I haven't seen you skip out on such a big event before.
Even the king is here, yet Little Sister Yin is still not here.
Concubine Yin has arrived!
Your Highness.
Beloved, please rise.
Your Highness, I'm not sure why, but Zhi Qin keeps crying today.
So, I was late. Please punish me.
You have worked hard. Come sit by my side.
Let me see the child.
This child is growing more and more adorable and clever.
He looks just like you as a child.
Mother! Mother!
Everyone is looking at my little brother. I want to see him too!
Sit right there!
Today is the Zhi Qin's one month birthday.
This first cup of wine, I will drink to my beloved.
Thank you, Your Highness.
Wait.
Wow. Our Zhi Qin is so cute.
Come, I will give Zhi Qin a long life lock.
After he wears it, Zhi Qin will be kept safe and healthy, and will live for a long time.
What's going on? Concubine Zhen, what did you put on him?
Take it off.
Yes.
It's alright. I think Big Sister had good intentions.
Perhaps there are too many people here, so Qin'er is just not used to it.
That's true. It's enough for everyone to see the child once.
Concubine Yin, the child is still young.
Hurry and have him taken back.
Take him back.
Yes.
Little prince, don't cry!
Be good! Don't cry!
Don't cry!
Little prince, what's wrong with you today?
You peed?
I'll help you change it right away.
Don't cry. Don't cry. Changing it.
Don't cry, be good!
Everyone! To keep this epidemic from spreading any further,
I and Master Liu
have invited our county's
great sorceror Mr. Yun Zhong's disciple
to have him divine
what is going on with this epidemic!
Th-that's right!
He really acts so realistically.
What's going on?
Look look look! Look!
The gods have appeared!
Come come come! Hurry and come bow to the great wizard!
According to the divination,
this epidemic came from a newcomer to the county.
This person is from the northeast!
The northeast, do you all hear? It came from the northeast!
Great Wizard,
do you know who this person is?
I cannot expose the heaven's secrets.
Goodbye Great Wizard! You have worked hard!
Great wizard, you have worked hard.
Little prince, you're finally not crying?
I will change your diaper immediately, okay?
After your diaper is changed, you'll be comfortable!
Little prince.
Little prince. Little prince?
Little prince! Little prince! Little prince! Don't scare me!
Little prince!
I haven't been this happy in a long time.
What? Is little sister not happy about this?
Of course not, Big Sister.
I am just happy for Little Sister Yin.
This is awful!
This is awful, this is awful!
Your Highness! The little prince! The little prince, he-!
What's wrong?
He's not breathing!
What?
-What's going on?-Qin'er!
I don't know what's going on!
I just changed his diaper, it didn't take that long!
And then the prince, he-!
How could this be?
-Men!-Here!
-Drag her out and execute her right away!-Yes!
Your Highness, spare me!
Princess! Princess!
Princess, what's wrong?
Princess! Wake up! Princess!
Princess, what's wrong?
Wake up, Princess!
Princess! Wake up!
Wake up!
-Highness.-You weren't discovered?
Do not worry at all, Your Highness.
Very good. You did well.
From now on, you will definitely have many benefits.
Thank you, Your Highness.
A newcomer to Quan County and from the northeast?
-Yes. Who could it be?-Who could it be?
Aren't you from Yingdu?
Isn't Yingdu in the northeast? You!
I say! You cannot talk nonsense!
You're the one that said it to me.
I, what did I say?
Don't talk nonsense.
He's been in Quan County for half his life! If he was spreading the epidemic, it would have happened long ago!
That's right!
But now that you mention it, I thought of something!
We really have someone here who came from Yingdu.
Yingdu?
Our Magistrate Qu, isn't he from Yingdu?
-Magistrate Qu?-Think about it, isn't he?
What nonsense!
Magistrate Qu is so good to us!
How could it be him?
I say, Master! Think about it yourselves!
When Qu Yuan wasn't in Quan County, nothing went wrong!
Now that he says it, someone who came from the northeast,
that person really is Magistrate Qu!
That's right!
-Hey!-Come come come everyone, listen to me!
- Since county magistrate cannot protect our safety,- It's Liu Twisted Mouth again. He is spreading rumors and creating trouble.
then why should we keep him around?
Come everyone! Let's go drive out Qu Yuan!
Everyone come to the magistrate's office with me!
-Let's go! Drive out Qu Yuan!-Drive out Qu Yuan!
It's not Qu Yuan! It's not like that!
It's not like that!
Qu Yuan come out! Get out of Quan County!
Stop yelling!
-Magistrate.-Why is it so loud outside?
A lot of citizens have come yelling at the magistrate's office.
They say you brought the epidemic here and want to drive you out of Quan County.
Magistrate, you cannot go out right now. They are all crazy out there.
If you go out right now, who knows what will happen?
The more it is like that, the more I must go!
Qu Yuan come out! Get out of Quan County!
-Stop yelling! Why are you yelling?-Do you want to revolt?
Who's revolting?
Something so big has happened! If Qu Yuan still won't come out, we'll rush in!
Rush in! Rush in!
What are you doing?
Don't move! Everyone, don't be like this!
Qu Yuan is here! Everyone hit him!
-Hit him! Hit him!-Everyone calm down!
Stop throwing! Stop throwing!
Everyone stop throwing things!
What are you doing? Stop!
Everyone stop throwing things!
How could you do this? Things aren't even clear yet and you are hitting people rashly?
-Have you all forgotten how Magistrate Qu treats all of you?-Are you okay?
The magistrate has been investigating the source!
He just wants to help you all control the source of the epidemic!
You all causing trouble like this, how could you all bear to do such things?
So what? He brought the epidemic! He has to take responsibility!
That's right! That's right!
You say I brought it. Where's the evidence?
Ev-
-Hey hey hey!-Master!
S-s-stop pretending to be nice.
The wizard said it's you!
Which wizard said it? Ask him to come here.
With all of your weapons, what wizard dares to come here?
Who wouldn't be afraid of you getting revenge on him? He left!
Then that means you have no proof.
Everyone! I am the same as all of you!
I also really want to know where this epidemic came from!
If this epidemic was brought by me,
I'm willing to go with the river flow in exchange for Quan County's peace.
How can that be? Look at what he is saying.
How can that be?
But if it didn't come from me,
I don't know what sort of trickster that supposed wizard is,
and I'm not afraid of offending the gods.
As long as I can control the epidemic, I'm not afraid of anything!
That's right! O-o-of course you're not afraid of anything!
-You didn't catch the epidemic!-That's right!
Isn't that right? He didn't catch the epidemic!
What should he be afraid of?
Of course you're not afraid!
Do you want me to catch the epidemic that badly?
Do you want everyone to catch the epidemic?
N-no...
Everyone, with epidemics comes chaos.
I'm not only afraid of the epidemic now.
I am even more afraid that you'll all be used for ulterior motives!
I am most afraid that the Quan County will plunge into chaos.
Liu Wai Zuai. Do you want that to happen?
Do you all want that too?
Everyone give me some more time.
I believe that as long as we work together,
we can definitely defeat the epidemic!
Hey hey hey! Give you some more time?
If we give you some more time, you'll run away!
Wouldn't he run away?
That's right! Why should we believe you?
Why should we?
-I believe him!-We-!
Everyone, please think about it carefully.
Ever since Magistrate Qu came to Quan County,
how many things has he done for our people?
If not for Magistrate Qu, the fish we work so hard to catch
would mostly fall into Liu Wai Zuai's hands!
Mo Chou, why are you still talking about old matters?
I insist on talking about old matters! If Magistrate Qu didn't offend you before,
would you all keep making things hard for him?
Everyone.
My little brother caught the epidemic.
I am the same as all of you. I hate the epidemic.
I am the same as all of you. I wish that the epidemic will disappear soon.
But I am willing to believe in Magistrate Qu.
I am willing to believe that he will definitely find the way to treat it.
Please give him a chance.
And give yourselves a chance too!
Okay! Everyone!
Let's trust Lord Qu and give him a few days!
A few days? What few days?
If this takes any longer, everyone will be dead!
Isn't that right?
Then what?
Everyone!
Three days! Give me three more days!
I will definitely give you all an answer!
Okay! Three days it is!
I am willing to trust in Lord Qu. Everyone, please believe in him too.
Everyone disperse.
Everyone disperse! Lord Qu will give you all an answer!
Everyone disperse!
-Disperse!-How could you all leave? We're not done yet!
Liu Wai Zuai!
Just what do you want?
Three days!
Thank you for believing in me.
You don't need to thank me.
I just want to give Yi'er a chance.
If you really brought the epidemic with you,
I will be the first to not spare you.
Jaingli Gong (River Algae Palace)
Princess.
Princess!
Hurry and come! Come and help!
-Your Highness! -Your Highness!
-Your Highness!-Princess!
Your Highness, wake up!
Wake up, Your Highness!
How could you be so silly?
-Princess!-Your Highness!
Princess!
Your Highness, you mean someone murdered the child?
I didn't say that.
But if someone really did it, I definitely will not spare them!
Also, before this is thoroughly investigated, no one can know about it.
After all, Qin'er is Concubine Yin's son.
I don't want this matter to ruin the relationship between Chu and Qin.
I understand.
Your Highness, this is awful! Concubine Yin-!
What's wrong with Concubine Yin?
She tried to commit suicide!
King, Queen.
Beloved, I've come to see you.
Beloved, it's me.
Qin'er.
Is that you, Qin'er?
Qin'er! You came back to see me?
The princess has become like this! I am so worried!
Brother Qu, it's a tie.
No one can compare to your chess skills. I lose every round.
I never imagined that we'd tie this round! It's a first!
Of course a tie is best.
If countries are harmonious, there would be peace.
If families are harmonious, everything will thrive and prosper.
Our families have been lords of Chu for generations.
We have always given our all for the best of our Chu government.
Right now, we get along very harmoniously. But adding unity on top of harmony,
wouldn't that be even better?
Mr. Zhao, why do you say that?
I heard that your second son doesn't have a fiance yet.
Not yet.
Now my daughter is 18 years old.
She doesn't have a fiance either.
Lady Bixia is a well-renowned top zither player here in Chu.
I am guessing that the door sill of your house must have already been broken from being repeatedly stepped upon
by so many suitors.
My daughter is indeed a good musician.
She knows a bit about poems and songs.
But it's because of this
that she doesn't like just anyone.
In marriage, we naturally must consider compatibility.
It's still better to be careful.
I only have one daughter.
I really love and cherish her.
Of course, I have to find a good husband for her.
Your second son is an amazing poet with a limitless future.
My young son
has a naughty and mischievous temperament. I fear that he might be unworthy of your daughter.
I don't think so.
Your son is young,
but he is profound and has his own definite views.
He will definitely do great things in the future.
Also, between the two of them, one is good at poets and the other is good at the zither.
A harmony of zither and se harmoniously playing together, won't that be great?
Minister Shao, isn't this matter too hurried?
Then, you are not very willing?
No no no. It's just that my son
is a magistrate far away in Quan County.
I need to discuss this with my wife first.
I cannot make Miss Bi Xia suffer.
Very well. Since it's like that, then I will
wait for your letter.
Good.
Then, I will take my leave first.
Please, please.
-You do not need to see me out.-Go slowly.
Husband.
Why was Zhao He looking for you?
Zhao He wants us to have a marital union with him.
Zhao Bi Xia?
Yuan'er.
That's what I guessed too.
I think Zhao He wants to use this
so that he can have a larger chance of getting the district magistrate position.
Logically, it may not be a bad thing for the two families to be united.
I'm just afraid Yuan'er won't agree.
Why?
This child has his own ideas.
He's stubborn too. How could he obediently listen to others' orders?
Zhao Bi Xia is still considered a top genius in Ying Du.
If Yuan'er can marry her, it's his fortune! Besides,
having him married will also restrain his temper!
How is he?
Good people are watched over by the heavens. Yi'er will definitely be okay!
Man proposes, but God disposes.
No matter how tough a person is, they cannot be more tough than fate!
Father!
Yi'er didn't give up, so we can't either!
♫ Thinking of a beautiful lady ♫♫ The road is long and undetermined to end ♫
♫ Ten mile horizon, no date of return ♫
♫ So many words ♫♫ Are like fish bones in the bottom of my heart ♫
♫ Deep longings like thousands of threads, day and night ♫
♫ Thinking of a beautiful lady ♫♫ Clouds leisurely floating form for me ♫
♫ How come going away to do some great undertaking isn’t really what I want? ♫
♫ The returning bird rides with the wind and flew far away ♫♫ while I broke my wings and stayed at the same place ♫
♫ Pointing my fingertips and thinking about softening up the horizon ♫
♫ A man aspires on thousands of years of concerns ♫♫ Overflowing in his chest ♫
♫ Throwing it into the water, the river then flows to the east ♫
♫ Laughing but not laughing; sad, hence, sad ♫♫ Who in the mortal world can understand? ♫
♫ Flicking one's sleeve, walking alone, and not looking back ♫
♫ There are orchids giving off fragrance ♫♫ The cold wind with its heroic posture smiles ♫
♫ and asks the man if he can identify her traces ♫
♫ While the fireworks hasn't dissipated yet ♫♫ Pick up a lotus to share ♫
♫ Don't let regrets wind around your heart ♫
Magistrate, get some rest.
Sir, why aren't you asleep yet?
You do not eat or drink. How could I sleep with ease?
I have made you suffer.
Compared to what county magistrate has done for the citizens,
My worries... are negligible.
I hope that Quan County
can make it through this crisis smoothly.
I hope the heavens will be watching.
Magistrate. What's wrong?
Nothing, it's just a little irritated.
You caught it too?
If anything happens to you, what will we do?
This is good too so as to prevent others from saying gossips and remarks.
This can just be considered me being eager to meet the needs of the masses, enduring their pain with them.
This-!
I'm really okay! Look!
It's just a little irritated.
What is it?
It's nothing. It burst, so it hurts a bit.
Wait! I got it!
I got it!
Magistrate!
Epidemic disease of the skin
and flourish within the skin
just as one can see. The patient
develops headache, fever and chills, heaviness on his waist and back,
develops rashes that's itchy and then becomes painful when you scratch them.
Painful when you scratch them...
I know already. It's the millet disease.
Yi'er, hang in there. Qu Yuan
will definitely find a way to save you.
Mo Chou! Mo Chou!
Mo Chou! Mo Chou! I finally thought of a way!
It might be able to save Lu Yi.
For the past days, I searched into medical scrolls.
I finally found a hint!
The plague might be caused by the millet disease.
Millet disease?
This millet disease usually starts in decaying animals
during warm and moist weather.
Although it's autumn right now, the weather is still hot with imbalance in the yin and yang.
During the changing of the seasons between hot and cold, it's easy to develop illnesses.
Did Lu Yi approach any dead animals recently?
Now that you mention it, I thought of something.
A few days ago, we found a dead rabbit in front of our house.
I was confused then too. Why would there be a dead wild rabbit in front of my house?
I told Yi'er to throw it away.
Now that you mention it, Yi'er's epidemic
came from the rabbit?
That's right then.
Then is there a way to treat it now?
The medical books say that to treat this kind of disease, we must use Huixian.
Huixian?
This medicinal herb was mentioned in the books.
Then what do we do?
I will go up the mountain to look.
I'll go with you!
It's dark, it'll be dangerous on the mountain.
How about you wait until the sun rises?
Uncle Mo, it's more important to save everyone. We cannot wait any longer.
This Huixian loves yin (darkness). We must hurry and pick it before noontime.
There aren't many hours left now.
Then I will have to trouble you, Magistrate Qu.
We're going!
Let me help you.
Let me look!
What's this?
It's nothing.
This blister looks just like Yi'er's.
Let me take a look!
Could it be...you caught it while treating Yi'er?
You don't need to worry. Didn't I find a way to treat it already?
As long as we find the Huixian, we all will be alright.
Magistrate Qu, in my entire life,
you are the best official I've ever seen!
-Uncle Mo, hurry and get up! -Father.
Don't worry. I'll be okay.
Ru Yi will definitely be okay too.
Everyone in the county
will be okay too.
Lord Jing, as you see things, can Qu Yuan
cure this epidemic?
What do you think?
If it can be cured, is it still an epidemic?
We just need to wait
for Qu Yuan to get out of Quan County.
You say that, but what if?
What if that brat cures it?
Then wouldn't he become the entire county's savior?
How will we live from now on?
Then what do you want to do?
Nothing. We just can't let him live peacefully!
Do you still want to kill him?
Lord Jing, he is just drunk.
Qu Yuan! Look! Is it this herb?
No, it's not this one. The medicinal books say
Huixian's leaf veins are thinner and complex. The veins here is more coarse.
Does this plant really exist in this world?
I believe if the medicinal books have it recorded, it cannot be wrong.
Hey, Mo Chou, hurry and come here to take a look! Is that Huixian? It really looks like it.
Let's hurry and go!
Are you okay?
I'm okay. Thank you.
It's nothing. If not for Yi'er,
you wouldn't be put in such danger.
You're not afraid that I'll really be the source of the epidemic?
If you really brought the epidemic, why didn't it appear in Ying Du?
Actually, recently, to find a way to cure the epidemic,
you've worked very hard. You've lost a lot of weight too. I've seen it all.
I have imprinted it into my heart too. So I believe you.
Oh, right. Let's hurry and pick the Huixian.
-Okay! Let's go.-Let's go.
Come.
How is it?
This is indeed Huixian.
Really? There's some more over there! Let's get some more!
Okay! Be careful!
Let's go!
Qu Yuan and Mo Chou.
Don't let neither leave this mountain alive!
-Yes!-Yes!
What do you want?
Do you know what this place is? Leave all your money behind!
Why? You dare to steal in broad daylight?
Look at what's in my hand!
Don't you just want money?
Take it!
You are just indulging them.
What about yours?
I don't have any! Why should I, the magistrate, do as thieves say?
Magistrate? We are indeed here to beat you.
I killed someone!
Let's hurry and go back! Let's go! The medicine!
Hurry and go!
What? You sent someone to kill Qu Yuan?
I have to get rid of him for everyone!
Good thing Qu Yuan is safe. Or else, His Majesty's iron warriors would have flattened your county already!
Master Jing, don't worry. We disguised as mountain bandits just trying to rob them.
No one will know that it was me!
Cheng Hu, if this continues, I will get killed because of you.
It won't! I definitely won't let him escape next time!
You dare to say there will be a next time?
There is no next time, no next time.
Big Sister will be back soon.
She'll be back soon!
-Father, we're back!-Uncle Mo!
-Big Sister!-You're finally back!
-Yi'er he-!-Yi'er has gotten more serious!
Yi'er!
Have you found the Huixian?
We found it! We'll go prepare medicine for Yi'er right now!
Hurry and go!
Uncle Mo, this is great! Yi'er can be saved!
My Lord.
Look.
Are you sure it's death by poison?
Absolutely certain.
♫ Day and night, summer and winter, nonstop changes ♫♫ Herbs and trees, prosperity and decline, would still depend on a beautiful woman ♫
♫ Rumors brought by wind from all over; inciting ministers with different dreams ♫♫ Asking the Heaven if it can bear witness to one's loyalty ♫
♫ Muddy and clear, beauty and ugly, overturning all living creatures ♫♫ Angelica and magnolia, orchids and quan, have a hard time spitting their fragrance ♫
♫ Why must you proceed against the current? Why must a lonely flower admire herself? ♫♫ No one knew that one's birthplace has become someone else's territory ♫
♫ Outstanding in a chaotic world, who can understand one's desire? ♫
♫ Going far to travel, yet one's heart is tied with one's home ♫
♫ Drinking one 'Li Sao', the pain of separation ♫('Li Sao' is a famous Chu poem about separation.)♫ Getting drunk for a lifetime of dedicating oneself for one's country ♫
♫ Coping with the long, long road; hard to beg the heaven and the earth ♫
♫ I lamented the numerous sorrows in the life of the citizens ♫
♫ Singing one 'Li Sao', pain of separation ♫♫ Sighing how hard it is to keep a bosom friend ♫
♫ For the ideal that I hold dear to my heart, I’d not regret a thousand times to die. In the end, turning into ashes. ♫
♫ If this dream is difficult, let's just leave it to the next generations to ponder ♫
♫ Outstanding in a chaotic world, who can understand one's desire? ♫
♫ Going far to travel, yet one's heart is tied with one's home ♫
♫ Drinking one 'Li Sao', the pain of separation ♫♫ Sighing how hard it is to keep a bosom friend ♫
♫ For the ideal that I hold dear to my heart, I’d not regret a thousand times to die. In the end, turning into ashes. ♫
♫ If this dream is difficult, let's just leave it to the next generations to ponder ♫