"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 this 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 16
Fu'er, you are so smart. You should be able to find a way.
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-You want to back out?-Just because she chose you,
doesn't mean I'm giving up.
If you let her get hurt one day, I will, without any reservations,
steal her away from your side.
I won't give you that chance.
Young Master, General Baili says he must see you.
I've already said that I won't see him.
Correct,
you did say that,
but I must see you.
Wang Bao.
Young Master.
I came to find you to say something.
What else is left between us to talk about?
So it turns out that Brother Bin Ying
still hates me for Rong'er's death.
When I got news that Rong'er was seriously ill,
I didn't send the message over immediately.
It was indeed my wrongdoing.
But I really didn't think that the consequences would be so serious!
-If--General Baili, you don't need to say so much.
There is no meaning if you talk about the past now.
Yes.
But I often think about
that year, us two brothers dashed across battlefields,
fighting relentlessly for Dong Ling.
Also, I still remember
Brother Bin Ying carrying the opposing party's leader,
and yelled to our soldiers that one day, our Dong Ling
would definitely rule the four directions!
The us then,
we were so full of heroic spirit.
Those were just words spoken by young men who didn't know the dangers of the passing time.
People can have lofty thoughts at one point, but cannot hide away from the mediocre life.
Brother Bin Ying, you are right.
Today, I came to say goodbye.
I will return Graceful to its owner now.
You really came just to return the dagger?
That year when you saved my life, when I gave you this dagger I once said
as long as you bring the dagger to come see me,
I would definitely do one thing for you.
No matter what it was.
I have no time to let you continue wasting.
Speak.
What do you want me to do?
Brother Bin Ying you have overthought things.
I just wanted to see a friend that I haven't seen for many years.
I have no ulterior motives.
If I didn't know you well, you would really have tricked me.
Our misunderstandings are too deep. You wouldn't believe me no matter how I try to explain.
I have troubled you a lot during these few days.
Goodbye.
Wang Bao.
-Young Master.-What has Baili Han been doing these few days?
Young Master, he admired the flowers and practiced martial arts.
That's right!
A young woman came with him as well.
General Baili, did you see your friend?
I'm just afraid, that in the future,
we will not be able to drink such simple and elegant tea anymore.
Fu'er, let's leave.
Since you really do intend to leave,
I should see you out.
Fu'er,
this is the one I talked to you about.
My very old close friend.
The brother that once braved the blood of the battlefield with me.
His name is Bin Ying.
Greetings, Lord Bin.
You...
Your name is Fu'er?
Master Bing's garden is truly refined.
Thank you for your praise, Miss.
Actually the flowers in this garden,
I'm only taking care of them for an old friend.
We have bothered you a lot these days. We were just leaving.
Don't go!
I almost forgot to introduce you.
Brother Bin,
Miss Fu'er is our Dong Ling's precious Mysterious Lady of the Azure Dragon.
Fu'er,
Brother Bin is from our Dong Ling's oldest noble family.
He is called the Guest of the Magical Tone, the son of the Bin family.
He not only fought on the battlefield with me.
He is also one of our Azure Dragon star mansions.
You are also a star mansion of the Azure Dragon? The Neck Mansion?
You are the Mysterious Lady?
I am ill.
You two have come to Dong Yin, but I didn't take good care of you.
If you two don't mind,
why don't we admire the flowers and drink tea together?
But I've already settled things with Miss Fu'er.
We have somewhere else to go.
If we stay longer, our journey might get delayed.
One day is good enough!
Just let me play the role of master of the house just once.
Fu'er,
what do you say?
Actually, there's no reason why we can't.
Okay then.
Then we, the guests, will do as the master wishes.
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I personally take care of the cotton rose hibiscus here.
Look at this. It's called Five Color Cotton Rose Hibiscus.
It is a rare breed in this world, and is very beautiful.
Because the meeting of the red and white is like mandarin duck lotus.
-Miss Fu'er--General Baili, who is among the seven star mansions of the Azure Dragon?
The star mansions of the Azure Dragon that you have seen
include me, the Horn Mansion, and Brother Bin Ying, the Neck Mansion.
Root Mansion Ruo Shuang, Tail Mansion Yu Yang,
Room Mansion Sun Ju, and also the Winnowing Basket Mansion and Heart Mansion.
Then where are they now?
The Winnowing Basket Mansion is with Sun Ju right now.
As for the Heart Mansion...
Star Mansion, is the moon of the seven planets and totem of the fox. So he is call Heart Moon Fox.
There is no news on his whereabouts yet.
Heart Moon Fox?
Miss Fu'er, have you heard about the legend of the nine-tailed fox?
I've only heard of the white fox on Mt. Tu.
That's right. That's a nine-tailed fox.
The nine-tailed fox later came to Green Hills to live.
I don't know what relationship there is between Xin Yue Hu and the nine-tailed fox.
Miss Fu'er,
do you want to see all the Azure Dragon Star Mansions?
You are the Mysterious Lady of the Azure Dragon. Are you not curious at all?
Of course, I'm very curious!
I'll go admire the flowers ahead.
The Mysterious Lady of the Azure Dragon wants to see all of the Azure Dragon Star Mansions.
Neck Mansion, what do you think?
This girl, it looks like you worked very hard to find her.
To make me join in, you found someone that looks so much like Rong'er.
Brother Bin Ying, you are wrong.
Miss Fu'er is the Mysterious Lady of the Azure Dragon.
This is the heaven's arrangements, not my doing.
Do you not feel that
this is a new chance the heavens are giving you?
Baili Han, your skills of manipulating the heart
are not inferior to you wolf's heart.
I only want to fulfill our dream from our youth.
To rule the world?
Isn't that just your dream?
Do you intend to just live peacefully,
passing your days here with nothing to do?
Life is very peaceful now.
I don't want to change it.
Different people have different aspirations.
Since you are not willing to break your peace, then I will not force you.
But you must remember.
Miss Fu'er is indeed the Mysterious Lady of the Azure Dragon.
I don't think the heavens will give you this sort of chance a second time.
Brother Bin, I hope that you can think over it well.
No way! You can't even beat me?
Ah Su was just going easy on you!
What? You're looking down on me?
Who dares to hurt you?
If we get you hurt, Chi Yu and Shangguan Jin will kill us!
If you and I don't say anything, how would those two know?
That's right.
We'll go be honest with them right now!
That way, our punishment will be lighter!
You can't!
Why are you saying we can't again?
When a tiger doesn't show it's power, do you really think it is a sick cat?
You go chop her up!
Go, go, go! Hurry up!
Go on!
Now you know how to feel pain?
It has nothing to do with us!
Just ask him!
Right, right, right! She forced us!
You didn't know! She wouldn't let us tell you!
She forced us to practice martial arts with her!
There was poison, too! She poisoned us!
Isn't that right, Ah Su?
You two are being too disloyal!
Protecting our lives is more important!
You two, hurry and teach her!
Don't let her keep harming the innocent!
-You-!-Let's go!
Did you get hit by accident?
If you want to yell at me, then go ahead.
Don't mock me like this.
Then why didn't you tell us?
If I told you two, would you let me learn?
Of course not.
Why can't you just stay put like other girls?
You always go do things that make us worry.
It's because of that that I have to become stronger.
Only this way can I protect my family and friends.
I hope that you won't get hurt because of me anymore.
Mo'er, are you still blaming yourself for the snake demon incident?
The one that found the herbs and saved us later was also you.
If not for me, you two wouldn't have gotten hurt.
I don't know if this sort of matter will occur in the future.
But I hope that this sort of situation won't happen again!
I know you two care for and protect me.
But I want to shoulder everything with all of you!
Look at you.
We haven't even said anything yet.
Yet you're already spouting a bunch of excuses.
These aren't excuses, it's the truth!
It looks like we've been too protective of Su Mo.
It made her feel pressured instead.
Do you mean that you're not against me practicing martial arts anymore?
I don't agree to it.
I don't agree to you practicing with those two who don't know how much power to use.
If you really want to learn martial arts,
Shangguan Jin and I will accompany you.
That's right. If you want to learn, we'll accompany you.
I guess we got rid of her at last.
We should have given her to Chi Yu and Shangguan Jin long ago.
It wasn't a good idea to practice martial arts with her in the first place.
Wasn't it all your idea?
If my grandpa finds out that I hurt the Mysterious Lady of the Vermilion Bird,
he would kill me!
Say, about Su Mo.
Her head is stupid, and she's bad at martial arts.
What is so good about her?
She needs so many of us to protect her!
You've finally spoken the words in my heart.
You feel like that too, right?
Of course.
Say, Chi Yu and Shangguan Jin
can be counted as handsome and good at martial arts.
Why are their tastes so bad that they like her?
Do you think this is a part of the Mysterious Lady's holy aura?
-She's not the type I like.-She's not the type I like.
Great minds do think alike!
Then what type of girl do you like?
The type I like...
Don't tell me your ideal girl can't talk either!
No.
The type of woman I like is...
Do you like those noble kind?
That's doable!
Tell me! What's your ideal type?
I like the feminine type.
Very gentle, and not very loud.
She won't always go
"Brother Ah Su, Brother Ah Su!" That would be so annoying.
I like...
a girl with a domineering aura. A domineering aura.
A domineering aura?
-You like female bandits?-I don't.
I like those...
that are a bit older than me.
That's the type I like!
I like pretty older sisters.
What do you know?
And what do you know?
You can't even talk when you see a girl.
I can imagine what your days will look like after getting married.
What do they look like?
Complete silence!
Stinky brat, I'll hit you if you say it again.
Let's agree on it.
If one day, we fall for the same girl,
I won't give her to you!
Stinky brat.
We'll talk after you grow up.
I'm already grown up!
[Green Hills]
From today on the army of our entire country,
all boys of the age of 12 and above,
on the 6th of next month, go to the city training ground to compete,
to prepare for battle against Jiu Li. By the King.
Are there any more opinions?
Yan Au,
I saw you shaking your head. Is there something you're dissatisfed with?
I would not dare to.
King,
Old Subject faithfully supports the King's new policy.
Jiu Li and Green Hills have nothing to do with each other.
The great battle approaches, everyone should play a part.
I do not want to see the rich families holding anything back.
I am willing to give up all I have.
I will donate everything I have to support the soldiers.
We will give up everything we have to support the soldiers.
What?
All of the men that are at least twelve years old have been drafted?
This is what happens right before a country is destroyed!
That's not all.
All of the old lords donated their family fortunes.
This war originally came about strangely.
The king now...
cannot be understood!
Father, what do you intend to do?
We are the maternal side of Master Yu's family.
This time, he is even more so looking for a chance to get rid of us all.
So you must not act rashly,
or else, our entire tribe's lives will be lost.
But we can't just sit and wait.
Since the king has already decided to destroy Chi Yu's maternal relatives,
even He En who stays neutral will die.
Dealing with us will happen sooner or later!
Ah Zhi,
I...
would look you to do something terribly disloyal.
Are you willing?
You want me to...?
The voice of an heir in the royal court has long be absent.
In the past, because we were Lord Yu's maternal family members
everything was done quietly,
so we never declared a position.
But now, it is our chance!
If one day, we can help the new king,
we must not let other tribes get the advantage,
allowing Lord Yu, the only bloodline, in more grave danger.
We might as well run into danger and support the new king.
Father,
at the moment, in the court, there are still multiple members of the Royal Concubine's family.
They were discriminated against because of Chi Yu.
I think this time they will definitely use this chance to support Chi Yu.
At this rushed moment,
the important thing is to find Mr. Yu.
-You--I'm willing!
Remember.
You must come to an agreement with Master Yu.
In the future, when he successfully takes the throne,
I hope he will not get even with those who pacify the problem.
I understand.
Father,
this is a cruel battle, you must be careful in court.
If we don't do this sort of thing,
one day,
if our family is gone,
Green Hills won't be around either!
If we manage to succeed,
Master Yu won't just be Green Hills' new king.
He will also be Green Hills' future and hopes!
Who's there?
Yao Li!
Miss Shuang'er!
Tell the General, the maternal side of Chi Yu's family are going to take action.
That Ah Zhi is the one who exposed it.
I understand!
You are tired, too.
Go take a rest.
I'm not tired. Big Brother Shangguan, are you tired?
If you're tired, I'll takeover.
Listen up.
Left.
Right.
Left.
Right.
Left, right, left, right, left, right.
Attack!
It hurts!
You cheater!
All's fair in war.
Just now didn't you say you didn't want me to give way to you?
Now what? You're scared?
Come again.
Listen properly now.
Left, right, left, right...
Good,
repeat.
Left, right, left, right, left, right, attack!
Let's go again.
General Baili.
Miss Fu'er, are you feeling bored?
It's just that this rain is causing me to feel frustrated.
General Baili, when are we leaving this little town?
We are waiting for one person.
Is it Bin Ying?
Will he come?
There are some things that are destined.
No one can hide away from it.
You're saying, his destiny of being the Neck Mansion of the Azure Blue Dragon.
You and him,
all of us, our fate.
Is she really a second chance given to me by the heavens?
Dong Ling is joining with Green Hills to go to war with Jiu Li.
So I must immediately return to Jiu Li.
Green Hills has been neutral for so many years,
why is it suddenly joining with Dong Ling?
Actually all these years, Jiu Li and Dong Ling
have had tensions over Mt. Zu's ownership.
With this year's drought, Dong Ling probably gave Green Hills many benefits.
Green Hills is also on the north side of Mt. Zu.
If they join together,
then Jiu Li will face enemies from three sides.
This matter is very strange.
I don't think it's that simple.
In any case, it's an unavoidable matter.
There are some things that I won't know until I return to Jiu Li.
That's right. About this matter,
don't tell Su Mo about it.
She already has too many responsibilities.
I don't want her to be too worried.
Then from what you're saying, you aren't even going to say goodbye;
you're just going to leave quietly.
I'm not very good at saying goodbye.
It's better if I don't.
I think that girl is going to blame me again.
Don't you always have your ways?
Right?
During this time, take good care of her.
Don't let her get hurt. Or else, I really will-
I won't give you that chance.
That's right.
I'll also have to leave looking for the star constellations in your hands.
Come back soon.
Come.
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What is it?
Reporting to General! Green Hills is going to start the war, and Shangguan Jin has returned to Jiu Li.
Tell Shuang'er that they have done very well!
Coming up,
we can deal with the Mysterious Lady of the Vermilion Bird.
Yao Li!
Send my orders!
Whoever can give news of the Mysterious Lady of the Vermilion Bird
must all come here to get their rewards!
Yes, Sir!
My Lord.
Someone called Lord Bin is here to see you.
He's already been waiting for a while.
So fast?
Send him in!
Brother Bin!
I just made some new tea.
Come and try it with me.
Seems like you are very confident that I wouldn't have given up this chance.
Brother Bin Ying, you have a heaven given divine power.
If you only use it upon flowers and chess, it's quite a waste.
I came here for Miss Fu'er.
I can't interfere with your ambitious heart, neither will I try.
If you dare to harm Miss Fu'er,
I will definitely personally kill you.
What a good guardian of the Azure Dragon!
Come!
Welcome into our group!
Fu'er...is easily scared and sensitive.
Her heart is kind.
Also, she knows how to pay back favors.
If you treat her well,
she definitely will keep it in her heart.
I know what I should do.
I don't need you to teach me.
Mr. Bin?
Miss Fu'er, I have to bother you.
Why is it that every time you see me you look so cautious?
I wouldn't dare. I have offended you.
Miss Fu'er, I think
I will go to Green Hills with you two.
Really?
General Baili really does know you well!
He said that you'd definitely come, and said it was fate!
That's right! This is fate!
It was sent by the heavens!
Miss Fu'er,
I want to ask you something personal.
W-What is it?
Because you look very similar to an old friend of mine,
soI want to ask for your birthday.
My birthday?
Don't misunderstand.
I just wanted to ask.
I wanted to see if you two were sisters.
Because you two really...look very similar.
My birthday is Gui Hui year, 7th day of the 4th month. (The 60th year of a 60 years cycle.)
Then I must have overthought things.
Is there something else you need?
I have embarrassed myself.
Miss, please.
What are you doing?
I came to find Big Brother Shangguan to practice martial arts.
He already rushed back to Jiu Li last night.
Back to Jiu Li? Why?
Something happened at home.
Why didn't he tell me he was leaving last night?
You're very worried about him?
Of course!
He left in such a rush, something big must have happened!
What could have happened to Jiu Li?
He is Jiu Li's Master Jin.
What kind of battlefield has he not seen?
You don't need to worry.
That's not right.
Big Brother Shangguan has always been very polite.
He left without saying goodbye this time, so something big must have happened.
You must know what happened.
Right?
I don't know.
You're lying!
Wait a moment!
Look in my eyes and say that you don't know!
Green Hills and Jiu Li are going to war.
He must go back.
Going to war?
Why didn't he tell me?
Because he didn't want to see you looking the way you do now.
He didn't want you to worry about him.
How could I not worry?
Why would Green Hills and Jiu Li go to war?
-Green Hills isn't--A girl doesn't have to care so much.
I've already told you.
He definitely will come back safely.
But even if he's afraid that I would worry, he can't just not say goodbye!
Shangguan Jin told me
that he's not good at saying goodbye.
He said he's not used to seeing your crying worried face.
Do you think he's going to go, or not go?
-Who said I'm crying and worried?-I'm just afraid that then you'll say,
"Big Brother Shangguan,
why don't you take me with you?"
What is it?
You have nothing to say?
I'm worried right now. I don't have time to argue with you.
If I left one day,
would you be this worried?
Didn't you not leave?
I'm saying if.
Then it'd be best if you did leave!
Then no one would be mean to me or play tricks on me.
You... You...!
What are you doing?
What do you think I intend to do?
Make your move.
Chariot Mansion?
[Wood Ear Town]
Come, come, come, come inside!
Customers, come in please!
Come in please!
Look, that one's not bad!
Come, come, come, Mr. Li!
Come in, please!
It's here, it's here!
Forget Worries Pavilion?
Why did you come here?
Come, come, come! Please, please, please, come in!
Customer, is this your first time here?
Come in and take a look!
The ladies inside are quite pretty!
Come, come, come, come in and sit!
You all come, too!
Let's go!
Speak! What do we do?
I'll go! I'll go!
Yeah, right!
You're not learning well as a child. Is that the sort of place you should be going?
You?
You wouldn't even dare to speak around girls, what good are you for you to go?
Big Brother Hong Tai,
I feel like that among us, you're the best to go!
I can't!
For this sort of thing, you should find someone
who has experience!
You don't have experience?
Why should I?
Su Mo means, you look like a brothel's patron!
What nonsense are you saying?
I say, you bunch of Great Masters,
sleeping anywhere is still sleeping.
Sleeping in a hotel is sleeping. Sleeping in a brothel is also sleeping!
At a brothel, there are pretty big sisters to accompany you, too!
Shut up!
Why don't I go?
I just knew that you'd want to go! You'd rather go yourself!
-How uncouth!-As a lady,
how can your speech be such a mess?
How is it a mess? Clearly, you-!
You're the one who said that the Chariot Mansion was there.
I was thinking that inside such a place,
how can a star constellation be in there?
How exciting!
In any case, you're not allowed to go!
You're jealous?
Of course not.
If you say that you're jealous,
I could possibly not go.
Me? I'm entirely not jealous.
I just feel like that place doesn't match you.
Why not?
Then Hong Tai,
why does he match that place?
In any case, Big Brother Hong Tai is older than you!
Also, that place needs someone with experience to go!
Hong Tai,
Miss Su says you have experience.
Uncle Hong Tai,
don't tell me you've never been to that sort of place before!
Young Master!
I-I really don't!
Is that so?
If you haven't gone,
you must have had someone you like!
I'm always running around.
How can I have time for that?
Impossible! Uncle Hong Tai, how old are you?
You definitely have someone you like!
Then...I do have one...
Big Brother Hong Tai, who is it? Tell us, we want to hear!
-Yes, yes, yes!-Aren't we talking about looking for the Vermilion Bird star constellations?
Why is all the attention on me?
Right now, star constellations are the small matter.
Uncle, your love fate is the big matter!
Hong Tai,
I really want to hear about it, too.
It's just...when we were in Green Hills,
my family arranged a marriage for me.
Her name is Ru Yi.
When I left, she said she'd wait for me.
You believed her?
Uncle Hong Tai, you have to hold on to these things!
You must know that women get married early!
If you drag it out, she'll marry someone else!
If it really is like that, there's nothing I can do.
I can only say that we have no fate.
No!
I thank Mr. Shi, Mr. Ah Su,
and Miss Su Mo's care. Once everything is completed,
and Young Master settles down, when that happens,
I will pass the days as I should.
Ah Su says he is willing to give up the chance to go to Forget Worries Pavilion.
He's leaving this chance to you, Uncle Hong Tai.
I'll give up, too.
Right now...it's all up to Big Brother Chi Yu!
You two stinky brats,
are you not being serious?
The more you talk, the less serious you get!
Leave!
That's right. Big Brother Hong Tai, it's settled!
You'll go to Forget Worries Pavilion.
It's still me?
Young Master!
Why haven't I ever heard you talk about these things?
What is there to say?
In these years, we have lived like this.
It wouldn't be convenient to bring a woman along.
I dragged you down.
Young Master,
why are you saying that again?
I've been with you for so many years.
I chose to start this path, no one forced me.
Young Master, don't worry about me.
In the future when you settle down, one wish of mine will be completed.
But...
when can we settle down?
Very soon!
Look. Originally, there was only the two of us.
But now, we have so many people!
Once the Vermilion Bird is summoned, we can prove that you're not unlucky!
We can openly return to Green Hills.
When that happens, then I can talk about marriage.
That's right, Young Master, did you know? I especially love children.
In the future, I want to have seven or eight!
I wonder if Ru Yi is willing?
Come, come, come!
Sir, why are you coming only now?
Go on!
Sir, you haven't come in so long!
Please go in! Go slowly!
Sir, why are you only coming now?
All the girls are waiting!
I heard that this Forget Worries Pavilion
is a great place to help people forget their troubles!
That's right!
Our Forget Worries Pavilion
not only can help you forget all your worries.
It lets you want to live and die,
be as happy as an immortal. Come!
Let's go!
Sir, all the girls are waiting!
Master, you're so good at drinking wine!
You spent so much money
to call all of us here to accompany you!
-That's right!-That's right!
How would you like us to treat you?
Who has a character on your body?
Character?
What character?
Master, you're so interesting! Where would you like us to have a character?
-That's right!-As long as it's a character...
anywhere is fine...anywhere is fine.
Everyone hurry and look! The Master is being shy!
That's right!
His face is red!
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