"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 29
Leave!
You can't even protect the woman you love.
Why are you acting pitifully?
I never want to see you again.
Where did Xiao Bing go?
He disappeared when we need him the most. He must've run.
Then tell me, what is my full name?
Baili Bing.
You are Baili Bing, I am Baili Han. What,
you don't even remember your older brother?
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I apologize to you.
That day, I left the battlefield
and left all the danger to you. It was unfilial of me.
Please forgive me, Father.
The King forgave you,
but I cannot!
I...am willing to endure any punishment.
This has nothing to do with punishment.
It has to do with our Shangguan family's name and honor!
You left the front lines without orders.
Do you know the consequences of being a deserter?
Shangguan Jing. Your surname is Shangguan,
so you have to be responsible to the entire Shangguan family!
For your code of brotherhood with others,
you deserted your family, you deserted Jiu Li!
You disappoint me too much!
It is unfilial of me to disappoint you.
You're willing to admit your wrongs.
I know that, to the entire Shangguan family,
I have indeed been lacking.
Okay. Then use your actions to make up for it.
I have already recommended you to the King to take the Superior General position.
From now on,
you will take up the responsibility of protecting our country and the prosperity of our family.
Father, no one can top your experience.
I'm afraid that I unable to take the position of Superior General.
Jing'er, here.
There is nothing about being unable.
As long as you, before making a decision,
think about our Shangguan family,
and not just think about your brothers outside, it will be fine.
But Father,
I went with the Vermillion Bird people to summon the Vermillion Bird
to solidify our Shangguan family's position.
If the Vermillion Bird's power
can give our Shangguan family a bright future, of course it is good.
If it cannot, we'd rather not have the Vermillion Bird
than to sacrifice our Shangguan family.
My son, do you understand?
I understand.
Today I heard your muddled words in front of the King.
What obstacles did you meet in summoning the Vermillion Bird?
Father, Dong Ling State's Superior General, Baili Han, was plotting behind our backs.
He tricked one of the Mansions to Green Hills.
Now, this Mansion has become a bit strange.
Right now, this Mansion is still in the Green Hills State.
There shouldn't be a problem summoning the Vermillion Bird with one less person, right?
Father, you can be reassured.
I have already asked the Daoist of the North Sea's Yu Li Island.
I definitely will have a way to overcome it.
You cannot let the King know of this.
It's fine that you muddled your way past today.
If the King asks again, prolong it.
I understand.
I can tell that you have feelings for the Vermillion Bird Mysterious Lady.
But marriage is not just about you.
It has to do with our entire Shangguan family.
Father, for the Shangguan family,
I can agree to anything,
but not to marriage.
To be married into the royal family, the Shangguan family
can then get the most protection from the crown!
I definitely will not marry the princess.
Before successfully summoning the Vermillion Bird, the Mysterious Lady
is only a regular girl with no backing.
Father. -You are my son.
I naturally wish the best for you.
But only after successfully summoning the Vermillion Bird,
can we decide.
No matter if you marry the princess,
or the Vermillion Bird Mysterious Lady, as long as it benefits the Shangguan family,
I...will not protest.
Who's outside? -I...I...
What?
You want to drink with me?
Okay. I want to see how well you hold your alcohol.
Here.
I'm telling you, there aren't many
who hold their alcohol better than me.
Here. Drink that.
There's a problem.
Why are you watching me? Look at the sky.
Have you noticed that
there are a few stars that are really bright?
Little Ghost, come out!
I was worrying about you.
Little Ghost, look.
The stars in the sky
seem to be the Star Mansions of the Green Dragon in the east.
The ones in front are the Horn Mansion,
below it are the Neck Mansion,
Root Mansion, and Room Mansion.
Don't you think something's strange?
The Green Dragon must be taking action.
Quickly contact Big Brother Shangguan.
Su Mo! Shangguan Jin!
Did you see?
You also saw.
They also are in a beneficial formation with the Big Dipper.
It seems that Baili Han
has already succeeded in borrowing power from the Big Dipper.
Borrowing power from the Big Dipper?
I've seen in Jiu Li's scrolls.
Summoning the Vermillion Bird needs to be in the South Sea,
build a summoning pagoda that corresponds to the Big Dipper.
While summoning the Azure Dragon must be done at Soup Valley.
Soup Valley? What place is that?
Soup Valley, also called Xi He,
is venerated like the sky. One can tell time, days, and years based on that place.
The Dong Ling people also call there Yu Mountain Range.
Every morning, the sun will rise from the east side of Soup Valley.
At night, it will set at Yu Valley in the west.
Within a day, from the easternmost, it will pass through the vault of heaven at the center,
then enter the westernmost.
Soup Valley is the place of sunrise.
It is also Dong Ling's most sacred spring water source.
Then isn't that game over for us?! It means they will be succeeding soon.
Then let's hurry and just attack them now. Who cares what that thing is?
Let's just destroy it. Even if we won't be able to summon the Vermilion Bird,
we can't just let them get the upper hand. Right?
We can't.
During the time of the summoning,
the surrounding barrier will be very powerful.
If we go there hastily, it's like a moth going into the fire.
Don't bother. Your stupid tricks will definitely not work.
Didn't Brother Shangguan already said it? If we plan to destroy it behind their back,
even if you add all of our power, we are no match for just Baili Han alone.
But if we a real fight one on one, we won't be afraid of him
but we are not complete.
This is bad! Either way, we can't find any advantage against them.
Our strength is indeed mismatched against them.
If we hastily attacked, we will only caused everyone to fall into a predicament.
If we can't fight through them...we can just hide from them, right?
If you ask me, let's just look for some quiet mountain with beautiful landscape,
a place with food and drink and just hide there.
If they can't find us,
then they won't be able to harm us. Right?
Hey, for something ready-made,
let's just go back to my Color Glass City then use the Five Elements Ba Gua to set-up traps around it.
Even if they send 8 to 10 Azure Dragons, they won't be able to do anything to us.
How about it? How about it?
I'm really so smart.
Have you said enough?
Aren't I allowed to talk?
Shangguan Jin,
what should we really do now?
This thing concerns life and death.
While we still haven't thought of a good counter plan yet,
it's better not to act rashly and blindly.
What are you thinking?
Brother Shangguan
I know that you love to eat these.
Have you thought of a plan to stop the Azure Dragon?
There's still none for now.
I read a lot of ancient books.
But til know, I still can't find any clues.
Look at you. Stop furrowing your eyebrows already.
If you keep doing that, you'll look like a small old lady soon.
Actually, I don't know if I made a mistake.
Mistake?
I woke you up from your Peach Blossoms Hollow dream.
Although I know that it's just a dream,
it's not real,
but when you were in there,
you were really very happy and also don't have any worries.
Not like now. Your eyebrows are tightly furrowed everyday.
Looks like it's me again
who brought you into such a cruel reality.
The one who chose to wake up and face everything is me.
You didn't forced me.
Brother Shangguan, the dream world is beautiful.
But all of those are fake.
Even though reality is cruel,
but I still have you, Hong Ling, Shi Pei Pei, and everyone.
That's why, you shouldn't also keep furrowing your eyebrows anymore.
If you keep doing that, you will also become a wrinkly face little old man.
That's why you don't need to worry.
Regardless of what happens in the future, there will always be me who will accompany you to face it.
And the matter with the Azure Dragon,
we will definitely find a way no matter what.
I believe you.
Do you remember this?
I know that saying these is quite bad timing.
I am serious about everything I said at Peach Blossoms Hollow.
Watching the peach flowers swirl in the air during the summer. Picking Osmanthus flower in the autumn to make biscuits.
That is my dream.
If possible, when everything has ended,
I wish to create this dreams
together with you.
You've been looking at it all morning already. Have you gotten any clues or not?
I've already used all method I can think of.
I even used my 64-hexagram formation already.
I almost wanted to pee on it already.
T-t-t-this...I stil can't get what's written on it.
Is the scroll given by Daoist a way to suppress the Azure Dragon?
Su Mo, I really feel that Daoist is so not friend enough.
Isn't he very powerful?
Why wouldn't he just use his voice to summon the Vermilion Bird out?
Why must we guys tire ourselves here still?
You stinky brat! Are you still daydreaming?!
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Brother Shangguan, what did you see?
Mu'er, give me a cup of water.
Pei Pei, set up the Ba Gua Formation.
The Ba Gua Formation can guide the movement of the spiritual energy.
It's 64-hexagram formation.
Yes. Hurry.
Brother Shangguan, isn't this Mt. He of the Eight Desolate Six Direction?
Look. That is clearly Dong LIng.
That is Green Hill.
How were you able to tell?
No...these are just mountains. I can't see any difference.
This one...
is continuously going towards the west.
Where is that?
That one is the Du Guang Flat Plains.
Du Guang Flat Plains?
Bu Zhou Mountain?
I heard from a customer from before
that there's a very mysterious mountain on the western side of the Du Guang Flat Plains.
You usually can't see it. Only the fated people can.
He was talking about Mt. Bu Zhou.
It was told that several thousand years ago,
God of Water and Zhuan Xu fought for the Emperor's throne.
And within their raging clash, Mt. Bu Zhou was formed.
The sky and earth tilted and widespread flooding occurred.
Nu Wa then patched the sky.
Could the Mt. Bu Zhou mentioned there
be this mountain?
It's the Vermilion Bird!
No...this...how come it's gone?
It didn't say clearly if the Vermilion Bird is on top of Mt. Bu Zhou
or we are to go up Mt. Bu Zhou to find a way to summon the Vermilion Bird?
The instructions were quite unclear and confusing!
Hey, Brother Shangguan, are we going to Mt. Bu Zhou or not?
From the looks of it, we can only go to Mt. Bu Zhou now
to learn what really happened.
General
Big Brother
Don't call me Big Brother.
Your Big Brother is already dead.
Big Brother
I've already remembered everything.
Why did you become like this?
Because of you.
Because of you deserting me and leaving me to die,
it made me fully understand what loved ones means.
It also made me realized
how pitiful our parents were.
They can't even protect their own children.
Sometimes I get into thinking
that it would have been better if I was like I am now then.
At the very least, I won't have suffered that much.
I know you hate me.
You hate me for not saving you that time.
But you shouldn't say those things to our parents!
If you want to seek revenge, then target me!
Whether you want to kill me or torture me, I don't care. I will definitely not have any grudge against you.
Revenge?
Big Brother, I beg you.
I beg you to turn back to my original Big Brother, okay?
Why must I seek revenge?
I don't hate you.
I don't hate you one bit now.
Instead, I should thank you.
Without your betrayal,
how could I end up being this strong now?
You're the one who taught me
that a weakling
has no right to live in this world.
Continue living.
Because...I will still need you.
But I don't want anyone to know
our relationship.
Treat him well.
Do not allow him to die.
And also, block his mouth.
- Don't let him talk with anyone.- Yes.
There's so many scrolls in this room. When will we finish reading them?
Even if we do finish reading all of them, we're not sure if can find anything that can help us stop the Azure Dragon.
Aiyo, that's right. I'm here reading scrolls for several days already.
I feel that when they summoned the Azure Dragon,
we still haven't found any counter plan by then.
Thank you. I suggest
that we just go and directly attack them. Beat them to a pulp!
Enough already.
Since you guys gave me the power to decide,
I must be responsible for all your lives.
If we hastily go there, how is that different with suicide?
Okay already. You guys are already exhausted.
Rest for a while first. You guys can leave this place to me.
With so many ancient scrolls, how can you finish them on your own?
None of us said we're tired.
We're just anxious. Anxious.
You're planning to leave again without a word?
Brother Shangguan
Or you plan to disrupt the summoning of the Azure Dragon alone?
I remember that we made an agreement
that no matter what happens, we will face it together.
You're now choosing to leave alone.
Is it because you never treated me as a friend?
This road is too dangerous.
We totally don't know what else we will encounter.
And also, we can never stop the summoning of the Azure Dragon.
Going is equal to suicide.
I can't let you guys go with me.
I am the Vermilion Mysterious Lady. This is my responsibility.
Right.
We cannot let everyone accompany us to die.
We?
We. That is me and you.
You want to stop the Azure Dragon because you are the Vermilion Bird Mysterious Lady.
And me going with you is because I'm the Vermilion Bird star mansion.
And also, I've told you before that
I wish that one day we can make Osmanthus biscuits together.
If you're gone already
and I'm left alone to do it, what's the point of that still?
I know that you haven't decided yet.
Even don't have the time to think about the words I told you.
But it's fine. I can wait.
I will go with you
just because we are very good friends.
Really good friends, right?
You guys are friends? Then how about us? We're not your friends?
You girl, so not a friend.
This late at night, sneaking around, planning to leave on your own?
I'll say it for you.
What you wanted to say is there's a fight and you didn't even call me,
such a disloyal friend. Isn't it?
What are you looking at? I don't have to think and I can already guess what you wanted to say.
I just don't want to involve you guys into further harm.
What do you mean by saying that now?
We were all dragged by you into this Vermilion Bird thing.
Now, we are ants walking on a one rope.
Saying things about not involving us, isn't that too late already?
And also, you and Shangguan Jin promised me
that you guys will give me silver and gold mountains after our task is done.
I've already went with you guys and suffered hardships.
Now that you feel that the situation is not right, you wanted to just leave me. Is that it?
I...I know Hong Ling that you know that isn't what I mean.
Then it's good if that's not what you mean. Let's just all go together then.
If we don't take care of the Baili Han, I also won't get any peace in my remaining lifetime.
Since you guys are still going to have fun, then I should go with you.
Going back now alone is no fun at all.
And also, if I go back, I will definitely be locked up again by my father.
Better to just go with you guys and get wild.
Our Hero A-su said that even if all of us left,
he will still stay beside the Mysterious Lady.
Because if he didn't protect the Mysterious Lady well,
his grandpa's shoe will definitely not spare him.
He said that he'd rather die fighting Baili Han than be a coward.
A-su, thank you.
Oh my god!
Your uglier than a ghost when you smile!
Aiya, Brother Su Shui, stop thinking of scaring me.
Vermilion Bird Mysterious Lady, I'm still waiting for your answer.
Don't say it anymore.
Anyway, you can't get rid of these people.
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Ms. Fu'er,
after training hard for several days, this is just a small outcome.
We will now continue to give you spiritual energy.
Only by giving enough spiritual energy
can you summon the mythological beast that has been sleeping for so long.
Why are there so many because and that's why?
As long as we can successfully summon the Azure Dragon, then it's enough already.
What City Master said is so right.
Respectfully sending off City Master.
Why is Mysterious Lady following me?
Don't you have anything to do?
I...
Does Mysterious Lady know that the best way to stay together
is not staying by his side all the time,
but is to provide surprises everyday.
Surprise?
Say, if you keep being with me every day,
how can there be any feelings of freshness?
How come there's this constant fragrance coming from Mr. Suen's body?
City Master likes it? If City Master likes it,
I will make you a special fragrance one of these days.
- Make me some.- Oh.
I understand. I understand.
Mister Suen Ju, for what purpose is he asking for these fragrance for?
Of course, it's to give to someone he loves.
What? Someone he loves?
(Green Hill)
General, I've prepared night snacks for you.
Come in.
General, I made some of your favorite snacks.
That's considerate of you, Shuang'er.
But do you have another reason for coming here tonight to see me?
I have some words I don't know if I should say or not.
Just say it.
I feel that Ms. Fu'er's thoughts are not pure.
Why did you say that?
A woman's intuition.
You trust your intuition that much?!
I dare not.
What's not to dare about that? You've already said it.
But there are times
that you understand women's thoughts more than I.
Since General already knows it, how come you're allowing her?
No matter what her thoughts are,
as long as her aim is same as us,
which is to successfully summon
the Azure Dragon mythological beast.
But Ms. Fu'er's thoughts are not in here.
If we don't guard against her, we might befall disaster.
Shuang'er,
a woman's jealousy is really frightening.
It can destroy everything in this world. This word
is suitable for any woman and that includes you.
If you are disrespectful to her, then that's betraying me.
You know what to do now.
I understand.
We don't need to worry about the Azure Dragon Mysterious Lady.
But we must guard against
Xiao Yang and Sun Ju.
I hope that you can use all the attention that you're giving Fu'er
to them instead.
Yes.
And also,
you must guard well the Vermilion Bird Extended Net Mansion that is locked up in the dungeon,
He is one of our most important chess piece.
Yes. General.
- Mysterious Lady...- Is he here?
No.
Did you tell him I'm waiting for him?
I said already. But...
But Master said that he has lots of official matters and doesn't have the time.
What doesn't have time? All are excuses!
How can you have such beautiful hands?
I don't deserve Your Majesty's kindness.
Heart Moon Fox!
What are you doing?
Must I tell the Mysterious Lady what I'm doing?
Mysterious Lady seems to be interfering too much already.
Why are you avoiding me these past two days
and never went to visit me?
I have been very busy
- with official matters lately.- Yes.
Then that one a while ago is also called official matters?
Then it depends on how you'll look at it.
Mysterious Lady has quite an attitude today.
Heart Moon Fox, what do your really want?
How come I can't understand what Mysterious Lady is talking about?
I want to know instead what Mysterious Lady wants to happen.
I don't want you having other women by your side.
I want you to only like me.
Why?
Are my words very funny?
Based on face, status, or martial arts skills,
can't an Azure Dragon Mysterious Lady be suitable enough to a City Master?
You really don't understand men.
How can a man like me
have only you as my woman?
But Chi Yu is --
Mysterious Lady,
you seemed to have forgotten
that I'm Heart Moon Fox
and not Chi Yu.
Look at me.
The person standing in front of you is a completely different person.
If you like him,
then you can go!
I didn't mean it not like that.
I just hope that you can treat me better.
Stay by my side like this forever.
You must know.
A woman desiring too much
is not a good thing.
Respectfully greeting City Master.
Oh, a rare guest.
I'm here to deliver your fragrance powder.
Bring it here for me to see.
Open it so I can smell it.
Yes.
Mister Suen is an important subject of Dong Ling. You must have traveled to various countries.
I am not skilled. I only like to play around with plants.
Whatever place I go to,
I only know to admire the plants there.
Then tell me.
What are the ingredients of this fragrance powder?
Actually, there's nothing special in it.
It's just made up of Mt. Zhao Yao's good crop, Mt. Tan Ting's fruit tree wood,
Little Mt. Hua's thistles and thorns, the stems of the stalk of grains on the banks of the Wild Rose River,
and also there is --
When Mister Suen was in Dong Ling,
you seem to like to travel east.
Working for General Baili, I must go everywhere.
However, there are more plants in the southwestern region,
more plants that are fragrant. That's why I tend to be more mindful of them.
I also love to go the the places that Mister Suen mentioned earlier.
I heard that place is very near Jiu Li.
I also heard that Jiu Li is also very rich in fragrance ingredients.
Don't know if Mister Suen has been there?
Of course, I've been to Jiu Li.
Never thought that City Master is quite knowledgeable about fragrance ingredients.
What I know
is just superficial knowledge.
Regarding fragrance knowledge,
I still need your teachings in the future.
I don't deserve such praise.
While I was at Jiu Li, I collected a lot of strange and rare fragrance ingredients.
I'm currently concocting a more mysterious fragrance.
Does City Master want to try it?
Just tell me about it
once you've finished your research. You can go now.
Okay then. I'll take my leave.
Young Master
That High Priest looks flustered. There is definitely something wrong with him.
Hong Tai,
were you able to smell a weird fragrance earlier?
It's light. But...
I can't identify what smell it was.
High Priest...fragrance...
and also this Sun Ju...
Who is it?
I heard that you're sick.
I'm fine. You don't need to care.
Did he anger you again?
He's just a follower of wine and women. He isn't worthy of your attention.
Whether it's worth it or not is my problem. I don't need you to teach me.
I indeed is not deserving to teach you what to do.
But I don't want to see you be this sad and upset.
You being so concerned about me is because of me
or because I look like her?
Lord Bing,
other than the relationship between the Mysterious Lady and the Neck Mansion, there is nothing more between us.
May I ask Lord Bing not to get involved anymore about my matters in the future.
I fear that others will misunderstand.
I got it.
I indeed overrated myself and caused you disturbance.
Hope Mysterious Lady can forgive me.
A few days from now, we'll be summoning the Azure Dragon.
After that, I'll be going back to seclusion in the countryside,
back to my small villa.
You're leaving?
By that time, you already have the power of the Azure Dragon.
You won't be practicing the Forbidden Spell of Feed Absorption anymore and won't be controlled the curse.
That's why you don't need my spiritual energy anymore to guide you.
Fine. Leave.
I never expected you to stay anyway.
Actually, all of you are the same.
Sister really plays so well.
Sister's hands are really skilled.
Master really loves these hands.
We don't have these wonderful skills like Sister.
How can we let Master like us?
That's right, Sister.
You should recommend us. If we are lucky to be favored by Master,
we don't need to be servants anymore.
- That's right.- Master recently gave me a fragrance powder.
- Fragrance powder?- Really?- Sister, please let us see it.
- See. How is it?- Wow, it's so fragrant.
- Really good.- Let me smell it again.
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