"Don't Ask 莫问 (Mo Wen)" by Zhang Han 张翰
♫ Within a picture, the characters appear strong. ♫
♫ Withered flowers dance lightly stirring up the water of emotions silently. ♫
♫ Don't ask who weighs more in the heart. ♫
♫ Take up a pen and tell a thousand turbulent stories. ♫
♫ The rainbow streak across the horizon. ♫
♫ Does it know your whereabouts? ♫
♫ Pain spread throughout the land. ♫
♫ How long do we have to wait until it turns cold? ♫
♫ I wish. I hope. ♫
♫ Don't ask why I broke up the relationship in an instant. ♫
♫ I wish. I hope. ♫
♫ This hurdle is difficult for people to pass even in a thousand years. ♫
♫ I wish. I hope. ♫
♫ Don't ask for whom the lonely zither is playing for. ♫
♫ I wish. I hope. I sigh. ♫
♫ I wish. I hope. ♫
♫ Don't ask for whom this lonely zither is playing for. ♫
♫ I wish. I hope. I sigh. ♫
The Classic of Mountains and Seas - Legend of the Scarlet Shadow
Episode 25
Fate has decided that such a day will come.
You really are the calamity star of Green Hills!
These spiders will help us find the weakest point in this room.
We can escape this place from that point.
The Mysterious Lady is rushing here.
Chi Yu. Do you want to see her?
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Green HillsBrother Shangguan already knows he was wrong.
He's also sworn that he won't hurt you anymore.
Come with us this time, okay? I've always been very worried about you.
Worried about me?
You knew long ago that I was in the palace
Why have you only come looking for me now?
I...
Were you really worried about me
or just worried about Chi Yu?
-Fu'er--You and Shangguan Jin are quite a nice pair.
You both like to put up a false front. You clearly want to kill me,
but you keep acting like you're concerned.
Miss Fu'er, the matter at Peace Temple,
I'm very sorry about it.
I was too rash then.
I caused a rift between you two.
I only want you to understand
that Mo'er has nothing to do with all of that. She didn't know about it.
How do you know that she didn't know?
Did she really not know?
Or did she want to use your hand to finish me off?
Fu'er, why would you think that?
What happens between the Azure Dragon and Vermilion Bird was already set by the heavens.
The winner rules and the loser is ruled over; this principle has never changed.
So I don't think it strange that you want to finish me off.
But do you know what I hate most?
It's your fake emotions!
You always act so magnanimous.
You act like you don't have any ulterior motives at all. But in reality?
If I didn't watch you not save me that day,
I would have been completely tricked by you, right?
What do you mean, not saving you?
What are you saying?
-Miss Fu'er.-General Baili.
Baili Han.
Chi Yu is looking for you. Hurry and go.
Fu'er!
Mysterious Lady of the Vermilion Bird.
I don't think this Green Hills palace is a place where you can walk as you wish.
Can you stop me?
Sir Jin! We said goodbye at Peace Temple.
Have you been well?
I didn't think that I would see you at Green Hills.
It's quite fortunate.
Thank you for your care.
The Mysterious Lady and I are both well.
I actually forgot to give congratulations to Lord Jin and the Mysterious Lady of the Vermillion Bird.
You've found all of your comrades.
Stop your insincerity.
By bringing our Fu'er here, how do you plan to use her now?
You're mistaken. I didn't bring her here.
Miss Fu'er wanted to come herself.
I didn't use her. The one who used her was someone else.
Don't try and ruin our relationship.
I grew up with her since childhood.
You can't ruin it just because you want to.
Don't block me. I want to go in right now.
I want to get things clear with Chi Yu and Fu'er.
Okay then! Please.
Sir Jin!
Sir Jin, please stay behind.
Green Hills is a small tribe.
It's not as well-equipped or rich as Jiu Li Tribe.
The king's rooms aren't as large as Jiu Li's.
With Chi Yu, Su Mo, and Fu'er inside, it's cramped enough.
If you go,
there wouldn't even be a place to stand.
Go on first.
It seems like you're quite familiar with Green Hills.
I don't dare to say that.
But I have to remind you, Sir Jin.
I hope you can remind your own friends.
If there isn't anything going on, don't run rashly around.
The current Green Hills' court is not yet stable.
Our new king is busy implementing his own people into court.
Those old officials are unhappy with him.
If one is not careful, they will turn against you.
Your friends are all new faces.
I'm just afraid they'll hurt you by accident.
General Baili.
It looks like you know Green Hills better than the Clan Count.
You're exaggerating.
Green Hills and Dong Ling are allies.
Our neighbors are having some troubles; all we are doing is being a peacekeeper.
Peacekeeper?
Your peacekeeping has stepped out of bounds.
People who are capable should work more.
Bai Li Han! Stop playing word games with me.
Chi Yu becoming the new king,
how much was your interference, how much did you do?
Why is it when you talk about me
it becomes "interference"?
Is it not a good thing that Chi Yu has become the king?
Just treat it as I, Baili Han,
having done a good thing for your Jiu Li.
-The king is currently resting. No one can go in to bother him.-Yes!
Don't move.
Is this okay? Too tight?
It'll be fine in a moment.
Since you've come, why won't you come over?
It was going to be better very soon.
Now you hurt yourself with the peach wood sword.
You gave yourself a new injury before the old one healed.
It's not a big deal.
Since you've come,
why won't you say anything?
I'm sorry.
Sorry?
Where should we start talking about it?
So many changes happened.
Yet I didn't know about a single one of them.
I'm very sad about Big Brother Hong Tai.
I am very sad as well.
But where were you then?
Let me think about it.
You probably had something more important to do.
As the Mysterious Lady of the Vermilion Bird,
summoning the Vermilion Bird is probably more important.
It's not like that!
Then what is it?
Am I important to you?
Of course.
But after so many things happened,
only Fu'er was always by my side.
To watch over me, take care of me.
Su Mo.
You should thank your good sister.
Fu'er, thank you.
Okay.
Drink your medicine first.
Haven't I already drank it earlier?
This is the last one.
Listen to the royal physician and drink it.
Okay, then put it down first. I'll drink it later.
No! You definitely won't drink it if I leave.
Don't I already know these little things?
Hurry and drink it.
Okay okay.
Mo'er! Did you see Chi Yu?
Why did you come out so quickly?
Let's leave.
How is Chi Yu's injury?
Why didn't you stay to accompany him?
Someone is taking care of him.
He's fine.
King, this is the literary letter you wanted.
Big Brother Chi Yu.
You still have to read so many letters now?
Fu'er.
I have to deal with country matters. You can go first.
King.
You are becoming more like a king now.
General Baili, are you teasing me?
I don't dare to.
I am just happy for you.
Don't worry.
I will do what I've promised you.
I just need to wait for the right time.
General Baili, you don't need to be in such a rush.
It's good that you remember.
Then I will wait patiently for good news.
I like you.
Big Brother Chi Yu,
do you not like me at all?
But you know that liking someone won't change.
Even if she's any more perfect,
She won't take over your place in my heart.
But after so many things happened,
Only Fu'er stayed by my side.
To watch over me.
To take care of me.
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Su Mo!
Girl, it's time to get up!
You lazy bug, hurry and get up!
You sat here all night?
-I'm okay.-Hurry and get up.
What is it?
Does it have to do with Chi Yu?
It has to do with your good friend?
I'm giving up.
Giving up what?
Chi Yu and Fu'er make the best pair.
What are you saying?
Slowly explain it to me.
Fu'er like's Chi Yu. Chi Yu like Fu'er.
The two of them love each other.
Wait a second!
The more you say the more confused I get.
Aren't you the one Chi Yu likes?
That was the past. It's different now.
During the days when he was hurt,
It was Fu'er who stayed by his side and took care of him.
So you think that Chi Yu has fallen for that Fu'er?
I don't know.
But...I've always felt guilty towards Fu'er.
She liked Chi Yu first.
So, it's the best for everyone like this.
What do you mean good? I think you're quite not good right now!
If you could really let go of Chi Yu,
would you have sat here like that all night?
I don't want to fight with Fu'er over this.
I don't want to make things hard for Chi Yu either.
I give up.
Listen to what you're saying!
Things like love,
is it something you can give up just like that?
If were that way, why would people be hurt all the time?
I don't trust men very much,
but I don't think Chi Yu is a person who changes easily.
Did something happen in between?
Did Chi Yu personally tell you that he likes that Fu'er?
But I saw-!
What you see may not be the truth.
I think that you better talk things through with Chi Yu.
Look at you!
How are you supposed to go to the feast later like this?
To the feast?
Today the king of Green Hills invited all the star mansions of the Vermilion Bird.
I'm telling you!
A man may say he doesn't care about a woman's looks.
But what man can really do it?
Hong Ling, I don't want to go.
What are you doing?
Do you intend to not see him for life?
I'm telling you, it'd be hard if you didn't want to see him!
He's a star mansion of the Vermilion Bird.
Besides, even if you want to give up,
you have to talk it through in front of him.
Alright! Come with me!
Let's go! Come!
Jiu Li's Sir Jin and Mysterious Lady of the Vermilion Bird Miss Su Mo have arrived!
Why are they here? I thought it was only us!
Who are those people?
The girl on that end is the Mysterious Lady of the Azure Dragon.
Our girl's enemy in love?
You've all finally arrived.
Come, please sit.
It looks like you've gotten a lot more friends.
We are all on the same side.
The Vermillion Bird Mysterious Lady is forgiving and generous,
and is able to endure what others cannot. I need to find a chance
to consult you.
General BaiLi, you've overthought.
If we are talking about forgiveness and generosity, who else exceeds you?
Some people have ambitious wishes,
and you help them wholeheartedly.
Unless, while you have been maintaining the country,
you have also dabbled into being a pimp?
Miss, it looks like you've seen the world before.
What should I call you?
I am Hong Ling.
Of course Miss Hong Ling has seen the world before.
Royalty and nobles, people from all different backgrounds,
who hasn't been Miss HongLing's bed guest?
It looks like you
are quite familiar with my past.
Should I teach you a few tricks then?
Then your wish will be fulfilled,
and soon get on General BaiLi's bed?
General Baili.
Since this girl has fallen completely for you,
Why not fulfill her wish earlier?
Your pimp status
has already become familiar.
Shuang'er!
Ah Su.
I really think I know him.
The king has arrived!
Enough. We are all familiar with each other.
Formalities are unnecessary.
Fu'er.
Why are you sitting there alone?
Come to my side.
I am not very educated.
I want to ask the Mysterious Lady of the Azure Dragon a question.
What is your question?
When I was walking on the street the other day, I saw a character.
The left is a "bei" character,
the right side is two horizontal strokes with a slanted "rake" character.
I don't know what this word means.
You are indeed an uneducated girl from the brothel.
This character means lowly.
So the Mysterious Lady of the Azure Dragon knows what she is?
For a character, you rile things up and call the person lowly.
However, in your place here,
This "cowrie shell" character should be changed into the character for "man."
A girl, for a man,
riles things up without heed to the situation.
Isn't that hitting rock bottom?
Hong Ling!
Miss Hongling is babbling nonsense.
What the my people admire most is perseverance and taking opportunities,
people who never go back on their word.
A person who is willing to pursue what they love
is the most laudable.
The Mysterious Lady of the Azure Dragon
It is because she has these abilities and good qualities
so she earned the love and loyalty of us star mansions.
Is it your whole group of star mansions or yourself?
I'm so sorry.
General, you are...?
I am Bing Yi.
It looks like you're a loyal person.
But the Green Dragon Mysterious Lady is only seven- or eight-tenths there;
salivating after the Mysterious Lady,
Are you not afraid that people will laugh at you?
Miss Hong Ling.
After Tree Fungus Town, I didn't think I'd be able to see Miss again.
Your charm is even stronger than at the brothel.
I dare not accept the praise.
My being here today and meeting all these important people,
It was your doing.
I should thank you here.
Miss, you are exaggerating.
I am just going along with the flow.
Sir Jin, Mysterious Lady of the Vermilion Bird.
We are old acquaintances too.
I will give you a reminder here.
For some people, even if business doesn't work out, the benevolence is still there.
And some other people
cannot be trusted.
Miss Liu, what you say makes sense.
But I feel like, with whatever type of person,
whatever type of business you should do.
With benevolent people, obviously use benevolent ways.
If you follow someone who cannot be trusted,
then you should beat him while he's down.
I remember
that when Sir Jin first knew that I was the Mysterious Lady of the Azure Dragon,
you wanted to kill me then.
Have you been completely humane with me?
But why do I feel like
you cannot be trusted?
What does this have to do with Shangguan Jin?
If I was there then, Sir Jin wouldn't have had to make a move.
But calculating it now, this business
was because Sir Jin's heart momentarily weakened.
It seems that he's in deficit.
What a rude girl!
What a wishful-thinking general!
Hong Ling!
Miss Fu'er.
I was momentarily stupid then.
You and Mo'er are good sisters.
I shouldn't have harmed you.
To make you still remember this now.
I can't forget it.
I'm sorry.
You really are a pair with Su Mo.
You are both so fake with your emotions.
You clearly wanted me dead.
But you still have a look of righteousness about you.
Enough!
Why must people fight a verbal war here?
Shangguan Jin.
You did go through danger with me before.
And Fu'er.
During this time, you're suffered.
Women,
should drink less.
He really knows how to be tender to women.
This anger has lit up quite quickly.
Royal guards! Protect the king!
-Don't move!-Don't move!
The people of the Vermilion Bird dare to attack me at the grand hall of Green Hills?
-Capture them all!-Yes!
Is there anyone there?
Hurry and ask Chi Yu to come get me!
How could he lock us in here?
Is there anyone there? This isn't fair!
Pei Pei! Can you be more quiet?
Has that Chi Yu really gone crazy?
We just haven't seen him for a month, and he's become a wolf!
He can't even differentiate between friends and enemies!
I don't think it's that simple.
Green Hills suddenly became allies with Dong Ling.
The personality of king of Green Hills suddenly changed greatly.
The internal political issues are very tense.
And then Hong Tai was captured.
Chi Yu was forced to go to Green Hills to save him.
He killed the king and took the throne.
I keep feeling like
there is something that isn't right.
I feel like
something isn't right anywhere where Baili Han is.
When we went to save Hong Tai,
we couldn't avoid cooperating with Baili Han.
All the news and movement of people
were within his control.
I think it's strange.
Baili Han only wants to summon the Azure Dragon.
Why does he care so much about Chi Yu?
This is also what I don't understand.
Why does Baili Han particularly care about Chi Yu?
What does he want from Chi Yu?
I heard Chi Yu say before
that Baili Han wanted a trade with him.
Big Brother Shangguan.
I remember when I was poisoned, to get the antidote for me,
Chi Yu said he made a trade with him.
Could it be because of that?
Enough, enough. Aren't we just making guesses?
So right now we need to think of a way,
to draw away Baili Han's people and Fu'er,
and talk alone with Chi Yu.
What is it? Did that Chi Yu come get us?
I didn't guess wrong, right?
The king wants to see the Mysterious Lady.
-See me?-That's right.
The king only wants to see the Mysterious Lady.
No! I can't really say anything,
but I feel like it's too dangerous to go alone.
Hong Ling, it's fine. Don't worry.
This is the only chance right now
to clear things up with him.
King, the Mysterious Lady of the Vermilion Bird has arrived.
I have something to say to the Mysterious Lady of the Vermilion Bird. You can all go.
-Yes.-Yes.
Chi Yu.
Long time no see.
Did you miss me?
Mo'er.
Don't be stubborn.
I don't have a lot of time to explain things to you.
A lot of things happened during this time.
From the moment Hong Tai died, to the moment I became the new king.
There were too many things
that weren't within my control.
Was putting us in prison not within your control either?
I didn't have a choice.
No matter if I am willing or not,
I am already king of Green Hills now.
There are some things a king can't avoid doing.
Shangguan Jin and Ah Su are all my friends.
But they really did break Green Hills' law.
I can't avoid locking them up.
Or else, where would the king's reputation be?
I don't want to continue the war between Green Hills and Jiu Li.
Now that I'm king, managing the country comes first.
All of these are very worrisome and requires a lot of thinking.
Don't worry.
I won't let them suffer.
Once everything settles down,
then I can do what I want to do.
Are you worried about her again?
I already said she shouldn't go alone!
I keep feeling like something will happen.
Don't worry. She didn't go alone.
Su Shui?
Right.
But we can't just sit there and wait.
It's all fire!
Are you going crazy?
Xiao Bing! Xiao Bing, what's wrong?
Xiao Bing!
Xiao Bing, what's wrong?
I can't remember anything!
If you can't then don't think about it!
D-don't scare us!
I said, stop thinking about Baili Han!
You'd best hurry and forget that person anyway!
I got it.
That's right, everyone. I think right now, we cannot
sit here and wait for others to save us.
I've already looked in detail just now.
There are three layers of guards outside.
What we need to do now
is to find a way to hurry and get out of here.
You didn't have a choice in locking us up.
But what is going on with Baili Han?
At that time, to save me, you made a trade with Baili Han.
Everything now, does it have to do with that trade?
You're right.
It indeed has to do with that trade.
He gave you the antidote, and I promised him.
I said that if I became the king of Green Hills one day,
I would definitely become allies with him.
It's just that at that time I'd never have thought
that I would really one day become the king of Green Hills.
Then all of this
started from me?
You don't need to blame yourself. Even without that trade,
I wouldn't have been able to not become allies with Dong Ling.
The current state of Green Hills, you can say that there are sly people causing mayhem internally,
and externally, the enemy States are eyeing us covetously.
It can be count as internal trouble and external aggression.
After I took the throne, the first thing I did was stop the war with Jiu Li.
But the alliance with Dong Ling cannot be finished.
But I don't like Baili Han. He's not a good person.
It's not important what type of person he is anymore.
What is important is all those important connections that he has.
General.
Don't move! Don't move.
If your injury was a little more to the side,
I'm afraid your life would have been lost.
This time, to be able to successfully tricked and captured the group of Vermilion Birds,
you have really worked very hard.
I only wanted to prove my loyalty to you.
In order to help you finish your goal,
I don't care even if I die.
I've already found the best doctor to treat your injury.
Just rest here quietly in these few days.
Thank you, General.
General.
There is something I don't understand.
You must want to ask me
why I had to make such a fuss
and have him fulfill the rumor that he'd kill his father?
Mo'er. I miss you a lot.
Baili Han has someone watching me.
Those soldiers just now
were also his eyes.
So what I said just now
were all said for him to hear.
But you and Fu'er...
What about me and Fu'er?
During the time when you were the most sad,
the one by your side was Fu'er.
Also, you know she likes you.
So...
I hope you two can be happy.
Is that from your heart?
I'm telling you right now.
Liking a person does not depends on how hard he works.
Even if another woman is better or more gentle,
my heart that loves you won't change.
But when you're with her,
it's obvious you both like each other.
What you're saying isn't sincere.
I am indeed very thankful for Fu'er's care.
But it isn't liking.
Mo'er.
You don't really want to see Fu'er and I together.
Right?
My heart is a mess.
To see her staying by your side day and night.
To see the care you have for Fu'er.
I feel very sad.
You're jealous?
I'm jealous.
Do you know?
On this earth, laziness and hatred
can let you have a point of release.
But only jealousy,
it will only make someone feel pain.
I hate myself like this too.
Fu'er and I are the best sisters.
For her, I should give up this love.
But I can't do it!
Because I like you!
I want to be together with you.
When I see you two being so intimate,
seeing her treat you so well,
or even when I see the way she looks at you,
and the fact that she's always been by your side this whole time.
I feel especially terrible.
Mo'er.
I love you.
But she is your good sister.
Chi Yu is the Azure Dragon heart mansion.
His name is Xin Yue Hu. He is the royal family of the Azure Dragon.
He is also the descendant of the nine tailed fox.
I didn't believe it either when I first got the bamboo scroll.
But later on, through my spies in Green Hills,
Something strange happened the day Chi Yu's mother died.
It's as if he became a different person. So,
Only under a particularly emergency situation,
will Xin Yue Hu take the place of the Vermilion Bird Star Mansion.
So seeing his own good brother die
and yet being unable to do anything,
and added to killing his father,
both things added together and having no way of facing it,
the inner nine tailed fox came out.
General, you are a genius.
But General,
if Chi Yu isn't a Azure Dragon star mansion,
you made such an effort, and even started a war,
it was all for such a uncertain answer?
Green Hills was going to belong to Dong Ling sooner or later.
Eating it up was going to happen sooner or later.
Also, if he wasn't Xin Yue Hu, he wouldn't have been lucky enough to live until now.
Aren't you the best at killing two birds with one stone?
I've already given my life to you.
To prove my loyalty to you,
if you still suspect me, I would be very heartbroken.
I trust in your loyalty.
I just hope you won't disappoint me.
Of course.
I won't see you out.
Rest with a peaceful heart.
What else do you have to say?
My good sister.
So all the words you said were lies?
What good sister? What taking care of me forever?
It's not like that!
So you saw me tied up there all alone,
were you very happy?
Did you even dream of me dying there alone?
You terrible woman!
You planned to steal Brother Chi Yu from me long ago, right?
I don't understand what you're saying!
There's only the three of us here, can you stop acting innocent?
I really don't understand!
Do you want to say you didn't say anything?
Just what are you saying?
Fine. You can continue to act.
But what about Brother Chi Yu?
Didn't you know that I liked him long ago?
I liked him from the first time I saw him, you knew about that!
When we were on North Sea Mud Carp Fish Island, you still pretended to say you wanted to help me.
But in the end?
You betrayed me, threw me away.
Thankfully I heard all this personally today.
Or else I don't know how much longer you would trick me for!
What other explanations do you have?
I'm sorry, Fu'er.
You are my forever good sister.
That will never change!
But Chi Yu and I truly love each other.
I promised him
that when I saw you, I would definitely tell you all of this.
I hope you can understand us, and bless us.
You mean,
the one Chi Yu likes is you?
And not me, right?
Fine. Big Brother Chi Yu is right here today.
Let's have him talk clearly today in front of us!
You want me to choose?
Isn't the answer very clear?
Who would mind having too many women?
I want both.
But if I had to choose one,
I think this one matches my appetite better.
-Chi Yu, you said just now--Said what just now?
Big Brother Chi Yu has already made his decision now.
The one who should leave is you.
It's not! It's not like that!
He's coming. Get ready!
Hurry! Get the key!
Hurry! Let's go!
It looks like we've come just in time.
Where is Su Mo?
Su Mo?
She's naturally with your good brother Chi Yu.
But I don't know if she can live past today.
I'm afraid it won't be that easy to find her!
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