"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 the lonely zither is playing for. ♫
♫ I wish. I hope. I sigh. ♫
The Classic of Mountains and Seas - Legend of the Scarlet Shadow
Episode 30
Did you all see it?
It looks like Baili Han
has successfully borrowed power from the Big Dipper.
Borrowed power from the Big Dipper?
And the summoning of the Green Dragon is at Soup Valley.
Soup Valley
Soup Valley is also called Xi He and is venerated like the sky.
One can tell day, night, and years based on that place.
The Dong Ling people call it the Yi Mountain Range.
Aren't we finished then?
They're about to succeed!
Green Hills
His Majesty recently gave me some fragrant powder!
Fragrant powder? Can you let us see?
Look, what do you think?
It smells so nice! Let me smell it again!
-Really!-His Majesty purposely had Lord Sun Ju do it!
Is that so?
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-Azure Dragon Mysterious Lady.-Azure Dragon Mysterious Lady.
Mysterious Lady, you've come?
We were just chatting.
Give it to me.
What?
You're acting like you don't understand?
The fragrance powder!
Give it to me!
His Majesty gave it to me.
How can I give it to someone else?
Then what if this "someone else" was the Azure Dragon Mysterious Lady?
Azure Dragon Mysterious Lady?
Who doesn't know who the Azure Dragon Mysterious Lady is?
Before, a country girl,
but now, risen to the top.
Hurry and leave!
So what if you're the Azure Dragon Mysterious Lady?
Everyone is the same, only caring about looks!
I'm afraid, that the one the king loves most,
isn't you!
It's me! Me!
Speak!
Do you want your hand or the fragrance powder?
I've already given you what you want!
You did give me the fragrance powder.
But you don't understand.
I've said it before.
Those who fight with me have to die.
Xin Yue Hu is mine.
Only I can be Xin Yue Hu's woman.
Do you think that if you kill me, you can protect your position?
If I die, there will be other women-!
That's fine.
I'm not afraid of more women.
Because their ending will be the same as yours.
Lord Sun!
I heard that the Vermilion Bird Extended Net Mansion was captured.
This...
What? I can't see him?
You don't know, but the general ordered us to keep watch here.
Besides Miss Liu Ruo Shuang and General Baili,
no one else can see him.
Even I can't?
Lord Sun, don't make things hard on me.
The General's orders cannot be disobeyed.
Or else, I'll lose my life!
To dare to disobey the General's order, not only you,
but even I don't dare. I won't make things hard on you.
Thank you, Lord Sun!
What did General Baili asked from this Vermilion Bird Star Mansion?
That's what's strange.
General Baili not only didn't ask us to question him,
he also had us block his mouth and wouldn't let him talk to anyone!
Although he asked us to torture him --
Miss Shuang'er, this is a person loyal to the general!
Why did you take his life?
The General doesn't like talkative people. Didn't you know that?
He is indeed talkative.
Miss Shuang'er, have you also come to see the Vermilion Bird Extended Net Mansion?
I am only here to patrol--to prevent someone from taking advantage.
I heard that a Vermilion Bird Star Mansion was captured and was curious,
so I came to take a look.
Lord Sun, your news travels quite fast.
You couldn't have put a spy besides the General?
You can't talk nonsense!
I am loyal to the General; I do whatever he tells me to do.
How can I dare to have other motives?
That's good then.
Summoning the Azure Dragon will happen soon. I think you shouldn't meddle too much.
Of course.
It's just, the General didn't say how to deal with this Vermilion Bird Extended Net Mansion.
The General has his plans. You don't need to deal with it.
I'm not trying to know what the General's plans are.
Whatever the General orders, I definitely will carry it out without hesitation.
It's just, if he wants to execute this Vermilion Bird Star Mansion,
how about leaving this good facial skin to me?
Don't put it to waste!
Very well.
I will report that to the General.
Thank you, Miss Shuang'er.
But Lord Sun, don't come here so often in the future.
Or else some innocent people will lose their lives.
We'll arrive once we pass this mountain!
Look at you! The closer you get, the more nervous you are.
Hong Ling,
I don't know how to go face him.
Although I know he isn't Chi Yu, he's Xin Yue Hu,
but they have the same face, and the same voice.
But they are just two different people!
Chi Yu has you in his heart,
so he definitely wouldn't do anything that would hurt you.
Xin Yue Hu doesn't have you in his heart.
I know this truth is very hard to accept,
but this is the truth!
This man now, is no longer the one you once knew.
He is a complete stranger that's an enemy.
If you waver in front of him again,
you will only put yourself in danger.
You will also put your own companions in danger.
For example, Shangguan Jin.
I understand all that you are saying.
Then what do you think of Shangguan Jin?
I don't know.
He likes you!
Anyone can see that.
I know you only have Chi Yu in your heart.
But he's not here anymore.
Your life has to keep going.
Then why not give Shangguan Jin a chance?
To put it another way, give yourself a chance.
Alright, alright.
I know that if I say too much, I'll add to your burden.
But promise me,
don't make things hard on yourself, okay?
Don't worry. Everything will come to pass.
You always tell me to give myself a chance.
Then why don't you give yourself a chance?
Me? I am always giving myself a chance!
I did my best, but I couldn't find one!
It was very hard to find a Shangguan Jin who I thought was suitable in everything.
But you're my good sister!
Besides Shangguan Jin, there are others!
Who else is there?
I originally wanted to use Shangguan Jin's connections
to find a high ranking rich man in Jiu Li.
But look! We started on the road so quickly, there was no time!
I'm not talking about Jiu Li!
Then where?
For example...among us!
I thought about this long ago!
Xiao Bing carves wood all day to live.
How much money can he make?
Also, that Su Shui. He's so mysterious all day long.
You see him come, but you don't see him leave. If one day he suddenly pops out,
It would be strange if he didn't scare someone to death!
Also, Shi Pei Pei is rich,
but he's still a child!
Once he matures and grows up,
my hair will be all white!
There's one more!
Ah Su?
He's the most unsuitable for me!
He has no money or status, he can't give me anything!
Also, he can't even talk to women!
Wouldn't I be bored to death?
Don't be mad, don't be mad, Ah Su!
You'll still have a chance!
Ah Su! Ah Su!
You know Ah Su is here, right?
Ah Su? Where?
I already discovered it, did you not?
-Actually, Ah Su likes you--Enough Su Mo, stop it.
Ah Su and I were from different worlds to start with.
Liking me may not be a good thing.
Since we haven't started, then why not never start?
Perhaps he'll be very unhappy now.
But time will wash everything away.
He will find the girl that is suitable for him.
Actually, you like him a little bit, right?
Is a person like me worthy of saying "like"?
You're not allowed to talk like that! Who says you aren't worthy?
In my heart, you are forever the best woman!
You think like that.
But what about him? And his family?
Ah Su doesn't care!
I've seen his grandpa before too. He's also a especially good person.
I trust that he will definitely understand.
You always say that I have to give myself a chance.
Then what about you?
Why won't you give yourself a chance?
You're crying?
How can that be?
Men do not cry easily.
That's right! This is nothing, really!
There are lots of great woman in this world, who's afraid of not finding one?
The gentle type, the pretty type, the cute type, there are all sorts of women!
Right. But I just like her.
I must work hard to find money.
I have to become a rich person. Then I'll have a chance.
Wait a second!
We talked for so long, and you still can't put it down?
Who said I wanted to put it down?
It's said "If I don't give up, then there will be a chance".
I have to think about how to become rich.
I'll watch during the night.
Go get some sleep.
There is still a evil battle waiting for us.
Thank you.
Inside Mo'er's dreams,
I saw you appear.
Dreams?
If you didn't come in,
I'm afraid Mo'er and I would have forever stayed in that Corner Valley.
I've never done anything that I didn't have a guarantee for.
It's just that the battle against the Azure Dragon this time,
depends on bold courage.
Perhaps our path ahead will be very confusing.
But I found them all.
I have to be responsible for their lives.
Su Shui.
Promise me one thing.
If the situation is grave,
Take them and run.
You want to be the hero?
I'm not being a hero.
I am only doing what I should do.
Since it's what you should do,
don't always think about how to die.
You should think about how to lead them and live.
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She's still alive?
How could she still be alive?
At 11pm to 1am in three days,
it will be the day when we summon the Azure Dragon!
Then after the Azure Dragon is summoned,
are you going to fight with me then?
Once the Azure Dragon is summoned,
then naturally everyone's wishes will come true.
Then it'll only work if the Azure Dragon is successfully summoned.
What is it?
City Master, are you still worried?
The Vermilion Bird Mysterious Lady is rushing here right now.
I don't think she'll let us summon the Azure Dragon so easily.
But I remember you once said, General Baili,
that everything is within your control.
Then why should I worry?
Su Mo didn't die?
How did you know?
My body has blood ties with her.
How do you think I know?
Even if the Vermilion Bird Mysterious Lady is still alive, she can't change anything.
It's like how I once guaranteed to you, City Master.
All of this is within my control.
City Master, you don't need to worry.
I hope everything is as you say, General Baili.
Everything is within your control.
But I,
only have one request.
That is, to take the Vermilion Bird Mysterious Lady,
and leave her for me.
No! I don't agree to it!
Miss Fu'er.
City Master,
as you wish.
You are a smart person.
Xin Yue Hu!
Baili Han! Why did you agree?
Don't you know how much I suffered because of Su Mo? Why did you have to do that?
It's because you suffered too much!
So, I have to give Su Mo to him.
Did you think that he wants Su Mo
because he likes her?
He's getting revenge.
Miss Fu'er, I am your friend.
All I am doing now,
is for you.
General, this was found on his body.
It's him.
General, I have been waiting for a long time!
Give this to the Vermilion Bird girl.
Tell them, meet in the Apricot Forest.
They all have to come.
Yes sir!
This is Yao Li. Baili Han's messenger.
Vermilion Bird Mysterious Lady, you actually remember me?
Of course I remember.
Why are you looking for us?
The General has requested the Mysterious Lady's presence at the Apricot Forest.
That's right, it's for all of you.
Don't think of playing any tricks. We're not going.
The General said that if you won't go,
then I have to give these to you.
Xiao Bing carved those, I recognize them!
Where is Xiao Bing?
How is he right now?
I am only sending along the General's words for him.
Mysterious Lady, if you want to know, go ask yourself.
Xiao Bing must be in Baili Han's hands!
He's using Xiao Bing to threaten us, what do we do?
But we clearly know it's a trap.
Yet we still have to go, right?
The message has been sent, goodbye!
I just knew you all would definitely come.
Where is Xiao Bing?
-Xiao Bing!-Xiao Bing!
Hurry and run!
We haven't seen each other in so long.
Won't you catch up with me?
Let go of him!
I can let him go. But the requirement is:
you all have to come with me.
-Hurry and leave!-Capture them!
If you want him to live, then surrender now.
Baili Han, you're too despicable!
I'll go with you. Let the rest go.
You can't summon the Vermilion Bird anymore. What's the use in having you?
I'm inviting you all over to have you watch us summon the Azure Dragon.
Sir Jin!
You probably won't not give me this face, right?
Besides,
Even if I don't invite you,
weren't you all planning on coming without an invitation?
That's right.
I think there's one person missing.
Come out!
Stop hiding!
Shuang'er.
This is an amulet from the Green Dragon ancestral shrine.
The amulet can dampen the Vermillion Bird's spiritual power.
Without their spiritual power, they're just like regular people.
Take them away!
Wait a second!
You are a useless thing now.
You will end up causing anyone with you to die.
You already caused your big brother to die.
And now, your friends will also die because of you.
Wait!
Leave this woman behind.
Where are you taking her?
We're together!
You don't have a choice.
-Mo'er!-Don't act like you won't see her again.
I won't kill you all so soon.
Someone wants to see you.
Who?
You'll know when you see him.
Go in!
So it's General Baili.
And I thought it was an uninvited guest.
My apologies.
City Master, you just settled Green Hills.
Being more careful and cautious
-is quite natural.-Enough!
Cut the crap.
General Baili, that you've come to find me,
what is it for?
We've already captured the Vermilion Bird Mysterious Lady.
So quickly?
Where is she now?
She's been taken to your rooms.
When General Baili does things, you really don't miss anything.
I,
owe you a favor.
Thank you.
But there is something I have to remind you about.
Although we have already used amulets to dampen the Mysterious Lady's spiritual powers,
that lady is not easy to handle.
So City Master, you still have to be careful.
You must not get yourself hurt.
Hurt me?
Then we'll have to see if she has that ability.
General Baili really has good skills.
He captured all of the Vermillion Bird people.
Right! He caught them all.
When you were capturing them, why didn't you tell me?
I haven't moved around in many days.
I'm really itchy all over.
If one person goes and captures all of the Vermillion Bird Mansions,
doesn't that show General Baili's talents better?
Congratulations to the King for obtaining another talented person.
Beloved Official Sun, why do you say so?
The talented person is beloved Official Sun's guest.
It should be I who congratulates you.
This person is called Baili Han. Not only are his fencing skills superb,
he is also hard-working and willing to learn, and very reliable as well.
I recommend him to the King
to make him an Inner City guard.
Since beloved Official Sun is willing to give him up, I am very happy.
Come!
King!
Yesterday, I was given tips by my father.
My fencing skills have also improved. Since Brother Baili would be lonely showing his sword skills alone,
let us do it together and entertain. Would the King allow it?
Sun Ju, do not be disrespectful!
Uncle King, I have also learned good sword skills.
I'm not worse than Brother Baili!
Okay, I also want to see Ju'er's skills.
If you beat Baili Han,
I'll let you be a second-level guard.
Yes sir!
You are learning from each other. Do not harm the other person!
I know.
You had to help him!
Your skills are sub-par and you even used concealed weapons!
You've shamed the spirit of a martial artist!
No one said I couldn't use concealed weapons!
Ju'er, you still need to practice more.
Baili Han, go down and get your reward.
Thank you, King.
Father!
Why would you recommend that peasant?
Baili Han is already an Inner City guard, you cannot call him that anymore!
Is it not so?
Why would you recommend him?
You clearly knew that your son has big dreams!
The King has already promised that one day, I'll be a general!
If your sword skills were as good as his,
then today, you would not have embarrassed yourself in front of the King!
Father is always biased.
Ever since Baili Han became our guest,
you've admired him a lot. Only he is in your heart.
You've put your son off to the side!
You...
where did you get these thoughts from?
I actually want to ask Father,
am I your son,
or is Baili Han?
If you keep on making trouble without reason,
I'll punish you to shut yourself in your room and ponder your mistakes for a month.
A Thousand Hill Chop...
if Father were not biased,
why would you teach Baili Han the Thousand Hill Chop,
but not teach me?
Baili Han used a trick from Thousand Hill Chop to beat me.
If I knew it too-!
If you knew it too?
Did you see?
This is how Baili Han learned it.
If you can learn it too,
talk to me then about being an Inner City guard.
General Baili used to be a peasant?
He...how did he become Superior General?
What? You wouldn't have thought?
I will defeat him!
You have to defeat him!
If you want to become the strongest person on Earth.
You're right.
I have to spar with him.
But Sir Sun, I don't understand.
After Sir Baili caught the Vermillion Bird people,
why wouldn't he kill them, but rather imprison them?
Thick people like me even know to kill to the last one
to prevent things in the future. But General he-
Because he wants everyone to see his success
and worship his power.
However, being overconfident
isn't a good thing.
Su Shui!
Is there any way to escape from here?
I have been trying to summon my powers, but the amulet is dampening them.
Escaping wouldn't be that easy.
Right now we don't even know where Su Mo is.
The Mysterious Lady is very safe right now.
Lord Jin can be reassured.
I also was forced
to imprison Lord Jin.
You are wronged.
If General Baili has anything to say, say it freely.
Everyone understands.
What need is there for gilded words?
I am here today not for anything else,
but to reminisce.
The last time we drank wine together, we were at Peach Blossom Hollow.
The first time we met, we understood each other well.
At that time I thought,
in this life, I will definitely be friends with you.
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It's unfortunate that we have different masters.
We do not have the freedom to act independently.
But to have an opponent like Lord Jin,
my life is fulfilled.
You flatter me.
You indeed are a lord from a high family.
Even though you are in a dangerous situation, you do not lose your cool.
I'm impressed. Impressed!
General Baili, drinking the wine of victory now,
might be a bit too early.
There's no winning or losing in a human lifetime.
I'm just doing what I should be doing now.
Keeping to the working routine.
But chance and luck are very important.
Indeed.
General Baili, your luck is indeed very good.
But this supposed luck,
how many people did you manipulate,
before you got it.
Luck,
is left for those who are prepared.
All I've done now
is just preparing, isn't that right?
Everyone has their own ambition.
There's nothing that's really wrong or right.
I just...
am not ashamed.
I admit that I am inferior against you
in terms of ability and bearing.
But you need to know,
you'll be called a king if successful, a bandit if defeated.
What use is it even if you were smarter or born from a higher rank?
There are only two types of people in this world.
Winners and losers.
Then General Baili, are you sure we'll definitely be the losers?
Do you think you still have the chance of winning?
Until the last moment,
neither of us knows what the ending will be!
I will not give up, and neither will my comrades!
How confident.
I like your personality.
A true high ranking young lord.
But you must remember.
I crawled out from among the dead.
Then I wonder, are you willing to make a bet with me?
I bet that you'll lose anyway.
What are we betting?
Our...lives.
Your life isn't worth anything.
Remember. I am the one letting you live until now.
The day when we summon the Azure Dragon
is also the day when you all die!
Shangguan Jin.
Do you have a way to escape?
No.
I just wanted to stabilize Bai Li Han first.
At least,
before he summons the Azure Dragon, he won't kill us.
The security is very heavy here. It looks like we can only wait for a chance to come.
Su Shui.
Promise me one thing.
I don't know what else will happen. But if you get the chance,
you must bring Su Mo to the safest place.
Only you can do this.
Got it?
I will.
Send these to the Mysterious Lady.
That's right.
It's the Vermilion Bird Mysterious Lady.
Not the Azure Dragon Mysterious Lady.
Don't send it to the wrong person.
Also,
help the Mysterious Lady take a bath. Give her whatever she wants.
You only need to make her happy.
Yes.
Are you very happy that that girl isn't dead yet?
I am also very happy.
I personally chose all those clothes just now.
There's only one reason why a man will choose clothes for a woman.
That is to help her take them off.
You don't believe me?
There is no woman I can't have in this world.
Especially the one you want.
There is something I'm a bit curious about.
This girl is so plain in looks,
And her character is so unreasonable.
Why do you care so much about her?
I will go meet her now.
I want you to see for yourself.
Look at what unique ability does she really have.
I will help you take good care of her.
I will let you see her die in front of you.
Don't look at me like that.
Mysterious Lady, please let me help you change into Green Hill's clothes.
This was especially ordered by Master.
Fine already. Just put it there.
Yes.
Mysterious Lady doesn't like maid servant helping you change clothes?
Then let me personally help you change clothes.
Chi Yu...
Let me tell you again. I'm not Chi Yu.
I'm Heart Moon Fox.
If Mysterious Lady thinks that this maid servant is clumsy,
then let me.
How about that?
If you're here, how will I change my clothes?
That's more like it.
Sun Ju greets Mysterious Lady.
Is there anything you want?
How come Mysterious Lady seems to not like me much?
So what if I like you or not?
Doesn't that cheap slut by the side of City Master like you?
So it's because of the fragrance powder.
Actually, I am always at the side of the Mysterious Lady.
But City Master was tightly pressuring me.
Beggars can't be choosers.
I hope that Mysterious Lady can understand my predicament.
Hey, Mysterious Lady, are you here to see City Master?
You even made snacks for him.
Could it be that Mysterious Lady doesn't know?
Doesn't know what?
General Baili and City Master both didn't tell Mysterious Lady yet?
I should better talk less then.
What is it that you really know?
Stop keeping me in suspense.
General Baili has caught all the Vermilion Bird people.
All of them?
Yes.
And even sent the Vermilion Bird Mysterious Lady to City Master.
The City Master right now, I fear, is already in the Vermilion Bird Mysterious Lady's room.
Don't know what trick or technique will that hard to deal with Mysterious Lady use to bewitch the City Master.
Where is Su Mo?
Where is she now?!
She... She...
Hurry and say it!
She's just in there.
You look quite pretty wearing that.
Why did you lock me in here?
Where are my friends?
Don't you worry.
They are all safe.
I asked you to come here
so that I can have a good talk with you.
But I don't have anything to say to you.
I want to leave now. Take me to see Shangguan Jin.
This Chi Yu has just died how much long ago?
But your heart now is already full of Shangguan Jin.
Say, if Chi Yu finds out about this,
will he be very hurt?
I don't care what you think.
People like you
will never understand the friendship between us.
Yeah.
People like me will never understand a lot of things.
And also, I've prepared these dishes and drinks for you.
Shouldn't you first accompany me to eat these meals
before going?
I can already go after eating, right?
Just be good and sit there first,
then it will depend on your behavior.
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