"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 37
If you want to summon the mythical beast,
you need the 3 treasures, the Water Spirit and the Tree Spirit.
And the most important, is the blood of the Mysterious Lady.
I like you.
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I came here today because I indeed have something to ask of you.
- The Tree Soul and Essence.- Exactly.
Big Sister...
are you still angry at Ah Su?
My good big sister,
stop tormenting Ah Su already.
Regarding him drinking alcohol last time, you shouldn't blame everything on him.
I also am responsible.
Geez, Big Sister,
it's as if you don't know Ah Su's ailment.
He has no way to talk with women.
If he wants to say anything, I usually relay it for him.
But...
there are words that's also not proper for me to relay.
Geez, Big Sister, didn't I say it. Right?
If he can't say it then just don't say it.
How many words by men are true?
But not all men lie.
That's right, too.
Men like Shangguan Jin don't lie.
There are too few of them.
Then, Big Sister, do you like men who are like Shangguan Jin?
Who wouldn't like a wonderful rich guy
like Shangguan Jin?
Are you guys staying here?
Owner, give us 2 high quality rooms.
Okay. Okay. Please go inside. Please.
Ah Su, you're still awake?
I feel like there's a cat in my heart constantly disturbing me.
Mixing my heart to a point that it hurts and feels upset.
I also feel that there is someone holding all my internal organs and keeps mixing them.
Mixing them that they hurt and are hard to bear.
You... that's called lovesick.
Why won't Hong Ling pay attention to me?
Sister Hong Ling said already
that she likes rich guys like Shangguan Jin.
And she even said who will not like an elegant and graceful guy.
If you ask me, if she really likes Shangguan Jin,
you don't have any chance anymore.
What kind of person is Shangguan Jin?
- You--- Enough already. Don't say anymore.
Sleep!
Ah Su, I want to drink water.
Ah Su.
Ah Su!
Where did Ah Su go?
Hong Ling!
Hong Ling! Hurry and open the door.
Open the door!
Why are you shouting this early in the morning?
Shouting Hong Ling, Hong Ling. Don't you even know to call me Big Sister anymore?
No, that... Ah Su is missing.
Where can he go?
Let's go look for him already.
Hey, Sister Hong Ling. Last night, he kept turning and couldn't sleep.
Aren't you afraid that idiot will commit suicide?
If he really commits suicide, then he's really an idiot.
Shi Pei Pei!
Won't you hurry and find out where the West Sea is? Where the Water Soul and Essence is?
Why didn't she even look at me?
No. Were you possessed? Why are you wearing like that?
Didn't you say that she likes rich young lads who are like Shangguan Jin?
Shangguan Jin is indeed a rich young lad.
- But you...- What?
Don't I look like a rich young lad while wearing these clothes?
You indeed have the body of a noble lord but a life of a bandit.
It's really "I dare to ask the world what love is,
only makes brave men become idiots."
Sister Hong Ling.
Sister Hong Ling, you laughed.
Stinky rascal, don't you dare tell Ah Su.
If you dare tell him, I'll kill you.
I won't tell. I won't tell.
I knew it, that my Sister Hong Ling has a sharp tongue but a tofu-like soft heart.
Then when do you plan to forgive him?
Just wait.
I'm so hungry. Owner!
Please serve us some food!
Coming. Coming.
Please drink some tea first. May I ask what you guys want to eat?
Geez, I can eat a whole cow right now.
Eat. Eat. Eat. You only know how to eat?
Don't even know if anyone in this town knows about the Water Soul and Essence.
Where the hell am I going to find it?
Just thinking about that and I already lost my appetite.
And there's another one that's petty which only knows to add trouble.
That... you, you, you.
Bring me all the delicious food in your store!
Okay. Okay.
Some people are born with nobility spirit.
That kind of trait emits from the inside.
But some people,
even if they wear nobility clothes,
is still just a mountain bandit wearing lavish clothes.
Those actors who play kings, dukes, generals, and ministers are just acting as them only.
Would you consider them real kings, dukes, generals, and ministers?
Men...
are noble because they have self-knowledge.
These clothes so not suit you.
I won't eat anymore. I'm going back to my room.
I... still like you wearing your old clothes.
Did you hear that? She said she like me.
She only said that she like you wearing your old clothes.
That's still liking.
At least she doesn't hate me.
That's right, too.
What's going on?
Where is this?
Miss,
don't fret and don't be angry.
I just want to have an exchange of ideas with you.
You use sedatives to make me lose consciousness and now you're saying that you only want to have an
exchange of ideas with me? Say it.
Were you sent by Baili Han?
Baili Han?
Are you talking about Dong Ling's General Baili Han?
If... you serve by his side,
then I really can die without any regrets now.
If you're not a Baili Han's man, then why did you bring me here?
Even using such a despicable method.
Miss, don't say it as that bad.
I'm just a Daoist who is seriously doing research and studying immortal arts.
Researching and studying immortal arts?
You guys are trying to find the location of the Water Soul and Essence.
Then you must be an extraordinary person.
If I can have your immortal arts, then in terms of my cultivation,
it will lead to twice the effect despite only doing half the work.
Hey, wait. You know about the Water Soul and Essence?
A person in training to be an immortal knows everything.
I won't bother telling you
that not only do I know it but I've even seen it.
Then hurry and tell me, where's the Water Soul and Essence?
Where?
After I have obtained your immortal arts,
I will go get it myself.
Miss,
why are you laughing?
I'm laughing at you for being stupid.
You said that you've researched and studied immortal arts for half of your life
but you don't know the difference between immortal arts and spiritual energy.
Spiritual energy?
A normal person trains immortal arts but I'm different.
I am gifted by the Heavens with spiritual energy. You won't be able to take it away.
Not only will you not be able to take it away.
If a normal person tries to go against a person with Heavenly-gifted spiritual energy,
do you know what the outcome is?
What outcome?
Death is better than being alive.
The road to immortality is not a level road to begin with.
If one wants to obtain immortal arts, he must have courage and tactics.
And he also must be able to endure set backs.
Miss...
sorry but I have to offend you.
P-P-Push. Push it open. Push it open.
Pei Pei!
I already said that you won't be able to. Look here--
Hong Ling's missing.
- Then...- Let's hurry and find her.
No. Are you two playing hide and seek?
Lost one this morning. Another one missing this evening.
Are you going to look for her or not?
Find. Find. Let's go already.
Even if we turn this inn over, we must find her.
I already have your hair.
I still need your tears.
What do you plan on doing?
Miss...
Cry.
I'm telling you. Stop doing these useless things.
No point.
Miss, I beg you already. Cry.
Not only do I have spiritual energy, my two other friends are way better than me.
Let me tell you. If they can't find me, you're dead.
Miss, cry already.
Cry. Cry. Cry. What cry? If they can't find me and they are able to find this place, you're the one who'll be crying.
Looks like Miss, you won't cooperate.
Then I can only use force.
What are you doing?
What are you doing? Stop right there.
What are you doing?
What the hell are you really doing?
You stop that!
What are you doing?
What are you doing?!
Laugh, I'll make you laugh. Cry! Cry!
Still laughing? Cry! Cry!
Cry? Cry your head out!
Cry!
Owner!
Push it open.
Pei Pei.
- There's a secret passage here.- Woah!- Let's go.
Cry! Cry!
Cry. Cry. Cry.
Cry.
Miss, that's more like it.
If you just cried earlier, then we wouldn't need to go through this trouble.
Looks like being hard won't work with this person.
I can only use softness from now on.
Owner, you already got my hair and tears.
Can you let me go now?
Don't rush, Miss. There's still one last part.
But, I won't be killing you.
Wait! Wait!
What's the last part?
I want one part of your body.
You wouldn't be referring to my heart, liver, spleen, or lungs, right?
Of course not.
I just want a little of your blood.
Only just very little blood. That's why I won't be piercing your heart.
I will only slash your wrist.
Wait!
How much blood do you really need?
Aiya, Brother Daoist, don't you have any common sense?
How can you force something that's impossible?
How can I have that much blood to fill that big pot?
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Just this much. This much.
Ah! Help me!
How dare you mad man! You dare take my Big Sister?!
- Where did you guys go?- Kneel!
Just coming at this time. Look, my blood's about to dry up.
Spare me!
You deserve death.
- Have mercy.- What big guts you have!
- Kneel properly.- Have mercy.- Don't move randomly. Behave.
Hey, you guys decide. How do we deal with this guy?
Bring him over here!
Move!
Immortal Sister... Oh, no, Immortal Lady Highness,
please spare me.
Aren't you training to be an immortal? Train what immortal?
You even got my blood?! Getting my blood!
You want my tears? Stinky gangster! And even tickling me?!
Please spare me.
Hurry and say! Where's the Water Soul and Essence?
How can I have seen some Water Soul and Essence?
I...I...I was just bluffing.
Everything I said were bluffs.
Fooling me, is that it? Liar! Liar!
- Hurry and say! Say it!- I'll say it.- Are you saying it or not?
I heard people say that the Water Soul and Essence,
it's just in that... Within the mountains west of the West Sea.
As its main door is a very firm stone door.
It's also magically enchanted by some immortal.
People can't go near even if they want to.
How could I have gone there?
Spare me. Spare me.
You should have said so earlier.
Pei Pei...
[Fu Lai Inn]
Sister Hong Ling, are we really setting out now?
Right. Since we've already gotten news about the Water Soul and Essence,
we can't delay it anymore.
Earlier...
Thank you.
She thanked you.
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Weren't you doing well earlier?
After I told you about the stuff between Chi Yu and I,
you became distant like this.
I'm sorry.
- Before, I...- You treated me as Chi Yu.
But it's fine.
I already told you that I don't mind.
Although you guys are both in the same body,
but you both are two very different people.
He's a good man.
I'm a bad man?
What I mean is...
the one I love is Chi Yu...
and not you.
Why are you looking at me like that?
Do you feel that I'm too pitiful?
That's right.
I am indeed pitiful.
The two of us grew up together.
He was able to get maternal love.
By his side, he had a good friend like Hong Tai.
Even when he was being hunted to be killed,
he was able to meet you.
Since when we were young, in the eyes of others,
I was just a shadow,
a shadow that was not being paid attention to.
If you're willing,
we can be friends.
Friends?
What if I say
that what I want to be is not just your friend?
If you want us to have a good talk,
I can accompany you.
But if you will keep saying these kind of words, then I'll go.
Did I say anything wrong?
Between Chi Yu and I,
there's really no division between what's his and what's mine.
That's because you've never truly loved a person.
That's why you won't understand.
Love is not a child's game.
You can't just change it at will.
How do you know that I've never really loved anyone before?
How can you be sure that I will not fall in love with you?
Things that Chi Yu was able to obtain,
I also can have them.
Because I'm stronger than him!
Things that I want to obtain,
I have never failed to get them.
You are indeed stronger than him.
But love is not obtained by strength.
It's putting yourself in the others' shoes.
A person who doesn't want to give anything
will never get what he wants.
Putting oneself in another's shoes?
- Go back already. Don't worry.- Be careful.- Sure.
Grandma.
Grandma, what are you making?
These will be used during the offering ceremony.
Why? When you did your offering ceremony at Peach Blossom Hollow, didn't you make these?
Because I'm not a lady from Peach Blossom Hollow,
that's why they wouldn't let me help during every offering ceremony.
But at Peach Blossom Hollow, my dad, the tribe chief, and my mom treated me very well.
They've always treated me like their own daughter.
But because I'm too willful and always getting into trouble;
hence, it caused them a lot of problems.
You daughter...
your attitude is so similar to your mother.
Even if you're a lady,
but you're character is like a lad.
Once you've summoned the Vermilion bird
and rescued the tribes men of Peach Blossoms Hollow,
I will definitely personally go there to thank them.
Okay.
I'll just be here waiting for your good news.
I haven't seen him for so long already.
Say,
will he miss me?
If we see each other,
do you think he'll be as happy as I am?
If he knew
that I'm so anxious to see him
and walked such long roads to find him,
will he be moved?
He will.
He will definitely be very happy to see you.
Okay, already. Let's go.
What's wrong?
Did you see something?
Two days from now will be the the day of Mars Guarding the Heart.
Mars Guarding the Heart?
Mars is the essence of fire.
He's in charge in dealing with the sins of humans.
Heart is Azure Dragon's Heart Moon Fox.
At the Zi hour (11pm to 1am), 2 days from now,
Mars and the Heart Moon Fox will compete in brightness
and he will take the Heart Moon Fox's energy.
Heart Moon Fox's spiritual energy will be weakest at that time.
Then it also means that on that day, Heart Moon Fox will lose his spiritual energy.
Right.
No, it can't be.
I must hurry and find him.
If he loses his spiritual energy,
he'll be in danger.
Let's hurry and go.
Mo'er...
It's me.
Mo'er...
Chi Yu...
Is it really you?
Heart Moon Fox said that you were already gone.
I thought that I wouldn't see you again.
It's my fault.
I wasn't able to take good care of you.
Chi Yu...
I really missed you a lot.
I missed you every day.
You're finally back.
I also missed you a lot.
You...
This time, I didn't force you.
It's you who actively went into my embrace.
It can't be.
- The one earlier is Chi Yu.- Chi Yu?
Where is Chi Yu?!
Chi Yu has already disappeared.
How many times have I told you that he's already dead?
He has already disappeared.
Don't you remember anymore?
I just used a different manner of speaking to you and you already can't differentiate it?
Even saying
that your heart only thinks of him?
Is this true?
Earlier, it was you who took the initiative to hug me.
Are you playing loosen-the-reins-only-to-grasp-them-better-afterwards with me?
Don't think that since I've helped you and got hurt because of you
that you think too highly of yourself already.
Let me tell you. If there will be a next time,
I will definitely break your wrist.
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Mars is the essence of fire.
He's in charge in dealing with the sins of humans.
At the day of Mars Guarding the Heart, he will then compete for brightness with the Azure Dragon's Heart Mansion.
These two days will be my body's weakest days.
You're quite good in taking the opportunity.
You want to steal this body away?
But good thing, you were weaker than me all along.
I won't give you that chance.
Because this body is mine.
She is also mine.
I will take back everything that belongs to me.
Recuperate for a few more days
and your injuries will completely heal already.
Dad...
This is the consequence of you easily trusting others.
What? What did you say?
Dad, you've always been biased towards Baili Han.
Even recommending him to the King.
Never did you expect that Baili Han would hurt
your son this badly.
Totally not putting importance to his benefactor.
Baili Han attempted to usurp the throne.
He has already become Dong Ling's public enemy.
His Majesty has already sent Kang Hui Shi's Xiao Yang to eliminate him.
While you...
How did you offend him?
Baili Han used to be a guest of our Sun Residence.
Now that he attempted to usurp the throne,
His Majesty most likely previously suspected you, too.
If not because I gained merit for being able to clearly read throught his evil scheme
and made His Majesty regard me in a different light,
the Sun Family has already fallen and been destroyed in your hands.
Wasn't everything I did all for the Sun Family?!
Whether it's martial arts or tactical intelligence, Baili Han is always better than you.
How can you win over him?
You must know when to give up.
If not because father taught him all of the Sun Family's secret martial arts,
Cloud Pushing Hands and Thousand Mountain Cuts,
how could he have injured me?
Dad,
it's really so funny.
You will forever look down on your own son.
But you use all means to cover for a rebel and a traitor!
What's happening now?
Isn't this all because you made a mistake and trusted the wrong person?
Regardless if Baili Han is a guest of the Sun Family or not,
but since His Majesty already issued a decree to kill Baili Han, I definitely won't be lenient.
While you...
just because of that small reward by His Majesty,
went to confront him.
You totally don't know your own strength.
Could that Baili Han be defeated by
just you, a meager Sun Ju?
In your heart,
you've since considered Baili Han as your best pupil.
While I...
am a son that you're dissatisfied and disappointed with that should have never been born!
You're already the governor which is enough responsibility for you to assume.
I never thought that til now,
you still don't know how to love yourself.
Chief Minister.
Your Majesty,
why didn't you have them inform me that you were visiting this late at night?
At the morning court, we are king and subject.
Outside the court, we are relatives,
and are friends.
It was I who told them not to inform you.
Your Majesty, please sit. Please have a seat.
Sit.
What's the mystery behind this painting?
Your Majesty,
this painting was done by my good-for-nothing son
when he was young.
Today, he came back with major injuries.
It made me remember what he said when he did this painting.
He wants to be a painter.
I saw that this painting has no spirit at all,
so I treated him with contempt and urged him not to indulge in fantasy anymore.
But he actually didn't get angry and dared to shout at me.
It's me not being able to teach my son well.
Chief Minister!
Do you always criticize your own son in front of other people?
Your Majesty, I dare not.
I was disrespectful in front of you.
I came here
to ask for your opinion on something.
Your Majesty, please say.
How do you think I done
as a Dong Ling King?
Your Majesty,
I dare not recklessly give a critique
but nevertheless I will follow Your Majesty's every order.
Just say it. It's fine.
Your Majesty suffers patiently but firmly resolved on revenge.
Secretly, you controlled Baili Han's power and with one hit you destroyed his men.
That was great skill and strategy.
That's what a brilliant king does.
Then what Chief Minister thinks
is that I still am a good king?
Your Majesty knows how to use people.
Really is a virtuous king.
But since I'm able to be a King,
how come I can't seem to be able to be your son?
This...
- Your Majesty, you...- The Dong Ling King was excessively muddleheaded.
Baili Han has controlled the government for so many years but he didn't dare to deal with him once.
Other than I being Dong Ling's malignant tumor, I, of course, am a brilliant King!
Your Majesty.
I'm not your king!
I am your good-for-nothing son!
The virtuous king in the morning court
is actually your son.
You... You dared to disguise yourself as His Majesty?
Then, where's His Majesty?!
His face is here.
Where do you think he is?
You... You... You unfilial son.
You...
In your eyes, I'm always an unfilial son.
No matter what I do. As long as you learned that it was done by me, you never gave your approval.
I am already Dong Ling's most outstanding King
but you still are not willing to give my your approval.
What kind of father are you?
You... Disguising as His Majesty, that's treason!
Do you know that?
I just want you to give me your approval even for once.
Can't you just praise me for once?!
Praise you?
Why will I praise you?
You illegally disguised yourself as His Majesty.
I just hate myself for ever having an unfilial son like you born.
Look at Baili Han.
Although he came from a lowly citizen class, he was able to reach Dong Ling's highest position
with his own diligence and hardwork.
If not for him,
if not because you want to kill Baili Han, that's why you disguised yourself as the Dong Ling King,
all this usurping the throne thing were all fabricated by you.
I... I...
Why did I have such a treacherous and petty villain as a son?
In your heart,
I could never be better than Baili Han!
Baili Han rebelling
already has caused me to lose all my reputation, did you know that?
But now, I finally understand, that the real person who caused me to loss all my reputation is not Baili Han,
but it's you!
In my heart, 100 of you
is still not better than 1 Baili Han.
I... I really want to beat you death!
I only want to get one approval from you.
How come it's so hard?
It's not me who killed you.
It's not me who killed you!
The one who caused your death is Baili Han!
If not because you only have Baili Han in your heart,
I would never have treated you like this.
Gold spotted butterfly?
All the trees in this world have an ancestor.
The soul is at Kun Lun, the essence at Cha Sea.
Gold spotted butterflies
go after the area where there are plenty of spiritual energy in its lifetime.
Looks like this is not far from Cha Sea already.
Brother Shangguan,
why are there so many butterflies here?
So colorful... really quite pretty to look at.
Hey, Xiao Bing.
These phosphorus powders must have poison on them.
When we pass through, be careful. Do not to touch them.
Daoist Lu Ya is really biased.
We were all star mansions but he didn't treat us equally without discrimination.
Repeatedly helping the Vermilion Bird.
I never thought that my little brother's...
life was really quite strong.
Big Brother,
you've already hurt a lot of people.
Stop doing mistakes already, okay?
Stop now.
Did mistakes?
You got that from them, right?
But you must know, there are always two sides in everything.
Hot and cold, high and low, long and short.
Why didn't you think about
looking at the problem from another aspect?
You want me to stop.
You want me to give up in summoning the Azure Dragon.
That's you standing on the point of view of Jiu Li's Vermilion Bird.
Think about it.
Why is summoning the Azure Dragon a mistake
while summoning the Vermilion Bird is right?
Once I successfully summon the Azure Dragon,
how many citizens of Dong Ling will benefit from it?
I just don't usually mention about these.
That's why,
I became the bad guy.
But there are some people,
who kept mentioning about the Jiu Li citizens,
that's why he became a good person.
How am I different from him?
Once he summons the Vermilion Bird,
isn't it just to strengthen the overlord position of the Shangguan Family in Jiu Li?
Xiao Bing,
this world
is far more complicated than what you think.
But no matter what your reason is, you shouldn't do things unscrupulously.
One general's success is based on sacrificing a thousand soldiers' lives.
Stop it already!
You seek to kill Su Mo, seek to kill us.
Is this also considered a small sacrifice?
Big Brother,
everyone commits mistakes.
I won't blame you for everything that happened in the past.
Come back, okay?
We'll go home together. Go back to how we used to be. Like how we were when we were little.
Go back to how we used to be?
I was too pitiful in the past.
I don't want to go back.
Don't you still get it until now?
Everything that you have now,
all of them are things that you can't bring with you when you die.
Are these things that important?
Could it be that you don't understand
that the most important thing is family?
My little brother...
You're really the world's no. 1 in being naive and adorable.
You think that your words can move me?
You think that we can still go back to how we used to be?
Since the day I was able to survive,
I told myself
that I won't trust anyone from now on.
My own life
must be seized by my own hand.
Because without trust, there won't be betrayal.
Without hope,
there won't be disappointment.
Baili Han...
if you obstinately persist in doing things the wrong way like this,
then I can only become your enemy.
Do you have that courage?
Go!
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