= Love Like the Galaxy=
=Episode 12=
- Kneel! - On your knees!
Come here!
Stop. Please let him go!
Let him go!
People of Hua County, listen up!
These people are your family members.
If your magistrate refuses to open the gate and surrender,
I'll kill them all!
I'll cut out their hearts
and dig out their livers
in front of you!
Please let him go!
Let him go!
-Kill! -No!
You monsters!
I'm going to kill you!
I'll kill one person every quarter of an hour!
I shall see who will be tougher,
your magistrate
or these lowly live's necks.
I dare you to come out and fight!
Then I may spare your people's lives!
Father.
Sir.
There are too many bandits out there.
You must never open the gate.
As the magistrate of Hua County,
how can I just watch
those bandits slaughter the people
while I hide like a coward?
The reason
they attacked Hua County is simply
to take the advantage to lay an ambush on His Majesty
who's traveling the west.
I will never let them get what they wanted.
They must walk
over my dead body
to capture Hua County.
Father, you can't.
I'll go outside
to lure those bandits away.
Let the best soldiers in the city break the siege.
You must report Hua County's situation to His Majesty
and ask for General Ling's support.
- Father! - Sir!
- Allow us to go with you! - Let us go with you!
Grandfather, let us come with you!
We are willing to follow you
to fight the enemies to our deaths!
You're indeed Hua County's fine men.
Smelt the copper.
When we go outside the city,
weld the latch of the city gate.
If the enemies are not wiped out,
you shall not let them inside the city!
Fight to the death! Fight to the death!
Open the gate!
Attack!
Come back!
Niaoniao!
I dozed off
because I was too tired.
I even had a nightmare.
First Aunt, you should get some rest.
You can leave this accounting to me.
You're thoughtful,
unlike Niaoniao,
who only upsets me.
Even when you're dreaming, you're still worried about Niaoniao.
It shows you do miss her.
It's already late.
You should get some rest.
You can take your time
to learn how to manage the household.
Yes.
When you were on war expeditions with the General,
you often dozed off while reading military reports too.
You even kept muttering Forth Lady's name.
I didn't expect you'd still be worried
about Forth Lady now that you're home.
It shows every parent will always worry
about their children
no matter where they are.
I wasn't worried about her safety.
I was only worried
she'll cause trouble.
There are only the two of us here now.
What's wrong if you're worried about her?
I can't do anything even if I missed her.
She thinks it's miserable to stay at home all these years.
It's because she hasn't experienced true misery.
How would she know
what we've gone through
all these years?
Attack!
You, little runt!
Die!
It's the black armored guards!
It's General Ling.
Kill them all!
Attack!
Retreat!
Mister,
are you the new county magistrate?
My grandfather wanted me
to hand this over to you.
Good girl,
do you still remember
the red box in my study room?
Yes.
I want you to take it and hide it.
When Mr. Cheng, the new county magistrate arrives,
give it to him.
Tell him
I'll leave him
the people of Hua County.
All right.
Young Master!
A sneak attack!
Are you hurt?
Mister, are you all right?
I'm fine.
Young Master.
Treat her injuries.
Yes.
Young Master.
We must head
to His Majesty's camp now.
Only the physician can treat this injury.
Are all bandits wiped out?
Fan Chang and some of his henchmen
are fleeing.
I have sent heavy troops to encircle and suppress them.
Fan Chang will have nowhere to escape.
Take this seal
and hand it over to the new county magistrate.
Young Master,
the new county magistrate
is Cheng Zhi, General Cheng Shi's youngest brother.
I heard Fourth Lady Cheng is
among their convoy here.
Who did you say was with them?
Fourth Lady Cheng, Cheng Shaoshang.
Cheng Zhi set out earlier.
They should've arrived yesterday.
Fan Chang rebelled.
He might have other allies.
Young Master, I'm worried
they might be in danger...
Young Master!
Bring a group of men and search with me!
We'll kill every enemy we see along the way!
Move out!
I thought Young Master was injured.
Where is he going?
Keep quiet. Go and rescue people!
Did you send out any messages?
You're scared we sent out messages
because you're not bandits.
The more you know,
the shorter your life will be.
When that time comes,
you'll have the same fate as your maidservant.
Where's Miao?
Your maidservant
had a fiery disposition.
She still breathed after being tortured for hours.
So I granted her
a quick death.
I'll make you pay with your life.
Attack.
Don't be scared.
I'm here.
Young Master,
we should return to the villa.
You must not let your injuries be.
Who bandaged your injury?
Fourth Lady Cheng did it.
She's pretty impressive.
There are blood and mutilated flesh everywhere.
Yet, she's not scared at all.
Did you say Fourth Lady Cheng bandage it for you?
Yes.
Are you upset about this?
Qi,
did I do something wrong again?
It's better for your arm to break
than being bandaged.
Hang in there.
This won't do.
The wound is too deep!
I can't stop the bleeding.
We must use the soldering iron.
Give me a hand!
I'll do it.
Hang in there. You'll be fine soon.
Hurry.
Hold it.
All right. It's working.
The bleeding has stopped.
This handkerchief is applied with calming powder.
If you're not used to the bloody stench,
you can cover your nose with this handkerchief.
Thank you, General Ling.
Lady Cheng, you don't have to be scared now.
The danger is over.
If you hadn't come and rescued us,
we wouldn't know
if we could survive until now.
I'm too weak to fight.
I can see your men are injured too.
To avoid your troops from being delayed,
you can leave all your wounded soldiers here.
I'll take good care of them.
Do you want all wounded soldiers
under my command to stay?
Yes.
If you have another plan,
we dare not question it.
Why only them?
Can't I
stay here?
Why do you want to stay here?
Treat my injuries.
Young Master didn't rest all day and night.
To rescue you,
he didn't even get his injuries treated.
Fei,
don't be rude.
General Ling,
you broke the tail of the arrow yourself.
Now, the arrowhead only shows less than half an inch from your skin.
There's no way to pull it out now.
I'm afraid
we have to cut it open.
Cut it then.
But I lack the art of suturing.
If we insist on cutting it open,
I'm afraid you'll suffer from bleeding.
I only know the simple art of healing.
I have no skills to heal your wound.
Please forgive me.
Young Master, endure it for a while.
I'll leave for the military physician.
Even the fastest horse will take days
for you to reach.
Can Young Master wait that long?
I have a way.
But I don't know
if it'll work.
It'll work.
Young Master,
Lady Cheng hasn't said what it was...
If Young Master says it'll work, means it'll work.
Is this string
solid enough?
It's not an ordinary string.
It's Shaoshang string. [*Shaoshang: name of Guqin's string]
That's where my name comes from.
In that case,
I'll leave this to you.
I believe you.
Did someone you like
give this Shaoshang string to you?
You can say it's someone I like.
It's Qiqi who gave it to me.
She has very good taste.
You can start now.
General Ling,
is it painful?
Do your hands hurt?
I'm glad to hear that.
Bandage him now.
Do you find anything wrong with this arrow?
This is the latest refined iron weapon in the army.
It has always been stored
at the armory supervised by Head Armorer Dong.
Now, it's in the hands of these people.
It shows...
It shows it's what you've expected.
Shu is going to raise a rebellion.
These people acquired military weapons in secret
to revolt.
Those outside aren't bandits
but the rebel army.
I...
I was only guessing.
You can't take my word for it.
You can't count on it.
His Majesty received the news
that Hua County was attacked.
I was ordered to suppress the bandits.
Fortunately, the disaster was put out
as soon as it started.
General Ling,
what do you plan to do
with those rebels out there?
Why did you leave so many survivors?
These coward scoundrels were vicious
toward women and children.
They surrendered rather quickly when they were no match for us.
Rebel will cost you your life.
Stealing and using military weapons
will only be exiled.
You can choose
which punishment you want.
Really?
We just stole and used military weapons.
Someone sold us
this batch of armaments.
Who sold them to you?
About this,
we don't know.
All right.
Take them away and behead them.
Yes, sir!
You can't take back your words!
Hold it.
Listen up.
There's no need
to keep my word with people like you.
As a soldier,
you knew military weapons are
as important as a soldier's life in battle.
How dare you steal military weapons?
It's a crime where you deserve to die.
We had no choice.
General Fan Chang made us do this.
He's unhappy that His Majesty sent him to the garrison in Shu.
So he stole the military weapons
to gather more weapons.
How is that coercion?
You were obviously greedy for power and wealth.
You deserve all of this.
Stop trying to gain sympathy.
Young Master, it's ominous to kill surrenderers.
I'll do it, then.
I'll kill them.
It's ominous to kill surrenderers.
But they never surrendered to me.
It's all right if I kill them.
They killed
my maidservant, Miao,
the male servants, and coachmen.
That woman,
we only found some parts of her remains.
Are you even humans?
Since you don't want to be humans,
then you can be
animals today.
I'll treat you as animals.
I'll slaughter you as I wish.
You wouldn't dare!
When we turn into ferocious ghosts,
we'll tear you apart!
Take them away.
Come!
Just stay here.
You didn't witness any of this.
You'll have nightmares if you watch.
I won't have nightmares.
I want to witness
how these animals die myself.
Listen to me.
Stay here.
It wasn't your fault your maidservant was captured.
You've done very well
under such conditions.
Before you sleep tonight,
you must drink a bowl of calming soup.
Remember to drink it.
Misappropriating of armaments.
Die!
Who's there?
I told you not to come.
Niaoniao!
-Shaoshang! -Niaoniao!
Be careful, Master.
Niaoniao!
Niaoniao,
are you all right?
Where's your Third Aunt?
Shunhua!
Shaoshang, are you all right?
Shaoshang,
I'm truly sorry.
No matter what happened after this,
I wouldn't leave your side.
You may not know this.
Lou Yao is so weak
that he was frightened.
He passed out three times along the road.
Luckily,
I was calmed.
Tell me.
I asked you to request reinforcement.
Why did it take you so long?
I...
I'll tell you.
Don't be angry.
It's because Official Cheng
fainted several times.
Official Cheng, something bad had happened.
Shaoshang and Madam Sang were ambushed.
So only you managed to escape?
We must go and rescue them.
Shunhua!
Niaoniao!
I...
I was still too late.
Official Cheng!
Sir!
Official Cheng.
Official Cheng, we must go to Shaoshang and the rest quickly.
Shunhua!
Niaoniao.
I...
I'm still too late.
What...
Official Cheng! Official Cheng!
Official Cheng!
These...
These belong to Shunhua.
Official Cheng.
I'm fine.
I can hold on.
These are Shunhua's belongings.
Shunhua's belongings.
I...
I'm still too late.
Does that means
you went around in circles
at the foot of the mountain all day
to find Third Aunt and me?
It's all day and all night.
So you didn't encounter
any of the bandits along the way?
You were safe all this while?
I supposed the bandits came here to surround you.
So we are safe
all the way.
Third Uncle is indeed born with great fortune.
We were in dire situations
and being hunted
along the way.
Yet,
none of you suffer any infliction.
Heaven sure is partial.
No, Shaoshang.
You are beautiful and kind-hearted.
You're surely favored by heaven.
See?
Didn't you run into General Ling?
He even dispatched the black armored guards to protect us.
He's indeed a good man.
Halt.
The blood trail is still fresh.
Fan Chang is not far away from here.
Search in front.
Yes, sir.
(This handkerchief is applied with calming powder.)
(If you're not used to the bloody stench,)
you can cover your nose with this handkerchief.
Thank you, General Ling.
Isn't this...
Just speak your mind.
You did everything you could
to come and rescue Fourth Lady Cheng with your injuries.
Why did you ask Qi
to escort her to Hua County?
She's after all the family member of Hua County's new county magistrate.
We don't know if there are
any remnants of Fan Chang's along the way.
So we must be careful.
Is that all?
Or else?
Put out your hand.
Guard this area.
I'll take the men forward
so Fan Chang has no place to escape.
Yes.
Since you have arrived
Hua County safely,
I shall take my leave now.
Thank you for escorting us, Sir.
(Hua County)
Father.
My husband.
The beacon-fire has knocked over the white snow
I caress the scars gently from the past
Your back to the light, your eyes contain the galaxy
I hum as the sun and the moon mutter back
The light between your brows
Was put out and rekindled by the secular world
The sky, the mountain, and the ocean, whom do I part them for?
As I wake up from the blue sea, stone steles stand like a mountain range
Under the lantern, criticisms were thrown, the narrow door could not contain my feelings
The joys and woes of this mortal life, we speak as we dream of the future
Both of us will be
In the sea of stars, burning bright with our sincerity
Our sincerity