01x36 - Episode 36

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♪ Your silhouette in the twilight's glow ♪

♪ Awakens like snow, delicate and cold ♪

♪ Within your gaze,

countless destinies intertwine ♪

♪ A lifetime, a world of illusion

of just one person ♪

♪ As moonlight shimmers ♪

♪ Falling petals rest in my palm,

it's your sacred promise ♪

♪ Cultivating amidst the fleeting time

of this mortal world ♪

♪ To be as one, inseparable,

like a shadow in rhyme ♪

♪ Grant me a lifetime

of enchanting sights ♪

♪ I defy fate, turning it around ♪

♪ Fearless of heavenly decree ♪

♪ It is the courage

that blooms for you, profound ♪

♪ Unafraid of the destined trials ♪

♪ I only wish to make a vow with you ♪

♪ Like our initial encounter

etched deep within my heart ♪

=The Longest Promise=

(Adapted from "Zhu Yan" by Cang Yue)

=The Longest Promise=

(Adapted from "Zhu Yan" by Cang Yue)

=The Longest Promise=

=Episode 36=

Zhu Yan,

after Ying's soul stabilizes

in three days,

what are your plans?

Your Supreme Majesty,

please rest assured.

I'll leave him.

In this lifetime,

we shall never meet again.

Zhu Yan

I'm the cursed lady for him.

I have already caused him to die once.

How could I dare to stay by his side,

causing him pain,

injury,

or even death again?

The feeling of watching

the most important person

slowly dying

in my hands.

Experiencing it once

in a lifetime is enough.

Very well.

Once Ying's soul returns,

he'll forget everything that happened

within these three days.

At that time,

you should do

what we discussed today

and leave the mountain alone.

All right.

Did you see anything just now?

Your Highness,

I didn't see anything.

Who are you?

What is this place?

You're finally awake.

What time is it now?

Why am I here

when it's Father's birthday celebration?

This letter is for you.

For me?

(To Shi Ying)

(Ying,)

(when you k*lled the Sea Emperor,)

(you were accidentally hit

by the Merfolk's spell.)

(Your spiritual power

was temporarily sealed,)

(and your memories

are in a state of confusion.)

(You should stay in the mountains

and rest quietly for several days.)

(You'll naturally recover

and be perfectly fine.)

The High Priest has gone to Jialan

to report to His Majesty

about the uprising

of the Merfolk marine force

that you've ended.

The Merfolk marine force revolted?

That's right.

The High Priest asked me

to take good care of you.

So just nurse yourself back to health

in Jiuyi Mountain without worries.

There is no need to be concerned.

Then who are you?

Me?

I'm your maidservant.

You're my maidservant?

How come

I've never seen you before?

I came after His Majesty's birthday.

I guess you have forgotten about me.

Your Highness, you must be thirsty.

I'll go and get you some water.

You just regained your consciousness.

Don't exert yourself too much.

Thank you.

(That's odd.)

(What's wrong with me?)

(I can't tell if it's cold or hot.)

(You should also guard)

(against the infiltration of the energy

from the realm in-between.)

The damage

caused by it is serious.

It can bring you

unforeseen and immeasurable aftereffects.

(Sight, sound, smell, taste,

and touch, the five senses.)

(The first step is losing

the sense of touch.)

(Could this be the aftereffect

of the enery from the realm in-between?)

Your Highness,

your water is here.

You scalded your hand.

It's okay.

Wait here.

Let me help you apply this ointment.

That's weird.

How did I know this ointment

was in that box?

You probably have forgotten.

You used to stay

at Jiuyi Mountain frequently.

See?

This is your residence.

Your wardrobe is over there.

Inside

are all the clothes you usually wear.

Follow me.

No wonder

the furnishings in this place

match my preferences perfectly.

Your Highness,

do you wish to bathe and change clothes?

Yes.

Then you should step aside.

(If I leave Master by himself here,)

(what if he discovers)

(something amiss again?)

(It could disrupt his memories)

(and eventually extinguish his soul. )

Absolutely not.

I was the one who assisted you

in washing and grooming.

It's my responsibility.

The knot in front is not loosened.

I

Let me do it myself.

Okay.

Then I'll help you prepare

the washing items.

You're not my maidservant.

Because there would never be

such a clumsy maidservant in the palace.

Who are you really?

Why do you

insist on staying by my side?

I have a feeling

that we're more than just a simple

master-servant relationship.

(Oh, no.)

(Master's soul fire is changing.)

(Could it be that he's remembering

the scene at Cangwu Abyss?)

I don't know why,

but this scene feels familiar.

Your Highness, you guessed it right.

I'm not your maidservant.

I've done you wrong

in the past.

Since then, I couldn't face you.

When I heard

that you was injured

and needed someone to take care of you,

I hurried over

to make amends for my past mistakes.

Who exactly are you,

and what have you done to me?

Your Highness, since you have

lost your memory,

there's no need to dwell on the past.

Even if I were to tell you,

you wouldn't remember.

The moment

you regain your memory,

you'll surely despise me.

When that time comes,

there will be no need

to bring up old matters.

Your Highness.

Thank you.

(Master has lost his memory.)

(I'm afraid he won't like)

(the tastes developed

in Jiuyi Mountain.)

(I should prepare)

(some food that the Crown Prince likes.)

(With an increased appetite,)

(Master can recover faster.)

Shi

Shi

Your Highness,

you're awake, huh?

Who are you?

Why do you look

so familiar?

He's Chong Ming,

the divine bird of the mountains.

He has crossed paths

with Your Highness before.

Nice to meet you.

Your Highness,

I'm the Grand Marshal Feng,

the leader of the Four Grand Marshals

in Jiuyi Mountain.

This morning, the High Priest

sent a message from Jialan.

His Majesty

has made further arrangements

regarding the Merfolk marine force.

Your Highness is advised to rest

and recuperate in the mountain.

There's no need to return

to the imperial city with haste.

I may be physically weak.

But I'm still capable of moving.

I can't stay here for too long.

Oh, no.

No, no, no.

You can't leave.

You barely stayed alive

Chong Ming

has always been straightforward.

I hope you don't mind it.

Did it take

a great deal of effort to save me?

All thanks to the High Priest.

So it's better to wait

for High Priest's return

and express your gratitude

before leaving.

Yes, she's right.

That's exactly it.

I have other matters to attend to.

So I shall take my leave.

See you later.

I'll go and see them off.

Please take good care of Shi Ying.

Make sure nothing untoward will happen.

Don't worry.

Go now.

You three are behaving strangely.

Especially you.

You seem to be quite familiar

with the situation in the mountains.

That's because I stayed

in these mountains

for several months before.

Although I can't remember who you are,

since the High Priest

assigned you to stay by my side,

and the divine bird and Immortal Official

also trust you,

it shows you're not a bad person.

Maybe you did do something to wrong me.

But

that was already in the past.

I won't make a fuss about it anymore.

I forgive you.

But it doesn't mean

I need you to take care of me.

So

you can leave with them.

Your Highness,

are you sure

you don't need me to take care of you?

This mountain is quiet.

The Immortal Officials

are carrying out their duties.

Your Highness will be bored alone.

It's just a few days,

so it's fine.

The Immortal Officials usually

have light meals.

Are you all right with that too?

It's just a few days,

so it's fine.

In that case,

Your Highness will be confined

to this Cultivating Hall for a few days.

Jiuyi Mountain is steep

and overgrown with dense grass.

You have lost your memory,

and you can't use magic technique.

If there was no one to accompany you

when you get lost in these mountains,

you don't even have anything to eat.

When that happens,

you might end up absorbing

the spiritual energy around you.

Come on.

Your Highness,

please let me stay.

I swear

that I won't be a chatterbox

in these few days.

Very well.

Since you insist on staying,

then I'll trouble you

to take me to the Emperor Valley first.

It's the burial place of my ancestors.

So I should pay my respects.

Greetings, Your Highness.

Watch your steps, Your Highness.

Greetings, Your Highness.

Greetings, Your Highness.

Your Highness,

please follow me.

What's going on?

Are you lost?

Leave.

Go now.

This is bad.

That's the direction

to Empress Bai Yan's tomb.

Your Highness,

wait for me!

Your Highness, slow down!

Your Highness!

Your Highness,

the dense forest in the valley

has many forks.

We must not enter rashly.

I don't know why,

but after paying respects

to the ancestors,

I still feel there are some

unfinished rituals.

It's in the woods behind you.

Your Highness,

it's already late in the day.

Jiuyi Mountain's rules

prohibit nighttime visits

to the Emperor Valley.

We should leave now.

I've heard

that the fireflies in the Emperor Valley

have always accompanied

the tombs of the emperors

and empresses of Kongsang.

They are quite spiritual.

But why are they

taking refuge in your sleeve today?

They seem to have lost their way.

They look like

newborns.

How about this?

We'll leave after we send them back

to the forest.

Your Highness possesses great kindness.

Look.

That is their mother.

They've found their home.

Why do I

feel so sad?

(Master left his mother at a young age.)

(Even without memories,)

(after witnessing such a scene,)

(it's natural to feel)

(an unconscious sadness.)

(Master can never see)

(the late Empress again

in this lifetime.)

(In this dream of three days,)

(I'll let him reunite

with his mother once more.)

(Yesterday's thoughts

are realized today.)

(The previous owner of this object)

(returns to the world.)

(Transform!)

Ying.

Mother?

Why are you here?

Ying,

I know everything

that you've done

for the world.

You have grown up.

I'm proud of you.

Mother,

it feels like

I haven't seen you for a long time.

Ying,

take good care of your injuries.

I'll be waiting for you in the palace.

Your Highness.

Actually,

when you were still recovering,

Chong Ming brought a message

from Empress Bai Yan.

So I replayed it.

So

do you think

my Transmission Spell is great?

Thank you.

You know what?

Every year at this time,

Jialan City is filled with Snowy Rosa.

Mother would personally

make snow cakes for me.

The ones she made

were the most fragrant and delicious.

Throughout Kongsang,

there's no other pastry

that tastes better than hers.

The Empress must be

very skilled in cooking.

Indeed.

Everything I eat in the palace

is personally prepared by my mother.

She said

she loved watching me eat voraciously.

She said

that's how a child should behave,

rather than pretending

to be a grown-up prince.

Oh, there's a dish

called Cloud Mist Shrimp,

made with river shrimp and tea leaves.

It signifies trying a new tea

with new flavors

and enjoying poetry and wine

in the prime of life.

It's exceptionally delightful.

Don't just stand there.

Come and have a seat.

If there's a chance,

I'll ask my mother

to make

to make snow cakes for

for you.

(During these three days,)

(Shi Ying's soul is in

an intermediate state)

(where it's not complete.)

(He'll sleep at sunset)

(and rise at sunrise.)

(Every year at this time,)

Jialan City is filled with Snowy Rosa.

Mother would personally

make snow cakes for me.

The ones she made

were the most fragrant and delicious.

Throughout Kongsang,

there's no other pastry

that tastes better than hers.

♪ Jade Bone in the hair ♪

♪ Whose longing has been stirred up ♪

♪ Unfinished fate and love

while passion has gone ♪

♪ Like a nightmare ♪

I'm gathering these many Snowy Rosa

to make snow cakes for you tomorrow.

♪ The constant missing ♪

♪ Like the bright moonlight

quietly sneaking into the night ♪

Why doesn't

this Snowy Rosa smell fragrant?

♪ Snowy Rosa at the temple,

blooming the most beautiful verses ♪

It's not that the Snowy Rosa

isn't fragrant.

It's just that I can't smell it.

♪ I will forever remain in the past ♪

♪ Waiting a lifetime, just for one glance ♪

♪ Imprinted in my flickering soul,

the most touching connection ♪

♪ Asking what year, asking about tomorrow ♪

♪ Crossing over eternal rendezvous ♪

♪ It's my missing for you ♪

(I've only spent one day with her.)

(Why do I feel closer to her?)

Your Highness.

You said you did

something wrong to me.

So I despise you.

But it's strange.

I don't feel any of that

toward you in my heart.

Normally,

even if a person loses their memory,

their body

would naturally reflect

their attitude toward others,

right?

Your Highness, you're overthinking it.

(Ying may have lost his memories.)

(But during these three days,)

(his feelings toward you)

(will become stronger)

(with each passing day.)

(So you must be careful.)

(Don't be discovered by him.)

That's because

you're a person of great virtue.

Even if I've grown extremely repulsive

in your heart,

you'll still treat me

like anyone else.

Your Highness,

please stop worrying about me.

And stop bringing up the past again.

Did you make this?

My cooking skills

may not be as good

as your mother's cooking.

But it's better than nothing.

Have a taste.

Thank you.

It's delicious.

I don't know why

I always feel

more at ease

when I'm with you.

It's like

It's like we used to

sit side by side like this,

eating something.

How could that be possible?

Your Highness, you're noble and esteemed.

How could I

behave with such impropriety?

But I think

By the way,

you mentioned

so many foods you wanted to eat

the other day.

So I have instructed the divine servants

to go down the mountain and buy them.

If you don't mind my cooking skills,

I can make them for you

one by one and serve them

for you to taste.

Thank you.

Is there a marketplace nearby?

I want to go

and wander around by myself.

You can't!

Your injury has not fully healed.

How can you wander around freely?

I want to understand

the sentiments of the people.

If you're worried,

you can accompany me.

Why does Ying suddenly want to go

to the marketplace?

Could it be

that subconsciously

he wants to relive the time

when you both went

to the marketplace in Ye City?

Whatever the reason may be,

I can't stop Master.

Chong Ming,

the people in Jiuyi District

all know us.

We should go to a further marketplace.

With me around, it's easy.

(Cultivating Hall)

So this is the legendary divine bird,

Chong Ming.

Can it fly us there?

Yes.

Later, you can sit behind me.

If you're afraid,

you can hold onto its feathers.

Chong Ming, let's go.

Lotus pods!

Fresh lotus pods!

- Ruyi pastry! Ruyi pastry!

- Lotus pods!

Lotus pods!

Homemade pastries!

Miss, try this lotus pod.

Have a taste.

Come and have a taste!

Lotus pods!

Do you like it?

Chong Ming, pay for it.

- Here you go.

- Don't drop it.

Come and take a look

at some fresh fruit.

Fresh and sweet figs.

Would you like some?

Figs.

Chong Ming, buy some.

Come on.

Watch this.

Incredible!

Then I'll wait for you up ahead.

What is this?

Why do I feel

you'll definitely like this creature

when I see it?

(Could it be)

(that Master is remembering something?)

Thank you, Priest of Grand Preceptor.

Priest of Grand Preceptor?

How about this?

I'll buy one and give it to you

as a token of gratitude

for taking care of me these days.

It's okay.

I won't be able to take care of it.

We're not meant to be.

Miss,

aren't you

No!

I don't know you.

This is my first time here.

This

That's not right.

Back in Jiuyi District,

you were clearly

Aren't you

Jiuyi Mountain's Priest

Your little white creature has escaped.

Go after it now.

- Let's go.

- My little white creature!

We

Your Highness.

Actually, I have average appearance

since I was young

and don't stand out among the crowd.

I often get mistaken for someone else.

I've gotten used to it.

Average appearance

and don't stand out among the crowd?

We should hurry

and find Chong Ming.

Miss Zhu Yan.

This is the seasoning you requested.

However, the seasoning in the mountains

is made from heaven and earth's

condensed spiritual essence.

It's different from the mortal world.

This is "Susha",

derived from rocks in the wind.

It tastes salty.

This is "Mishuang",

extracted from the fragrant fruits

of ancient trees.

It tastes sweet.

This is "Huojing",

formed from the residual ashes

of ancient wood.

It's spicy.

This is "Meihe",

refined from green plums used

in brewing.

It tastes sour.

Salt,

sugar,

chili,

vinegar.

Correct.

All right.

It's all because I lost

my sense of touching.

I can't feel the weight.

(Soon, all your senses)

(will gradually fade away.)

(Finally,)

(I've lost my sense of taste.)

Never mind that.

I'll go ask the divine servants instead.

His Highness insists on coming to ask

Is there anything I can help with?

Haven't you heard the saying

that the kitchen is the b*ttlefield

of the Kitchen God?

We can't allow anyone else to interfere.

If you want to help,

just wait to eat.

Come, let's go.

- Off you go now.

- Let's go.

It's all right.

We can help you wash the vegetables.

Am I right, Chong Ming?

You don't have to.

Take these.

Don't drop them.

Just listen to me

and rest here.

Leave the rest for us.

We'll be happy

when we work together with you.

Or else

we won't enjoy

this meal either.

Am I right, Chong Ming?

Exactly.

Let's wash the vegetables.

(I'm fortunate enough to be able)

(to spend time with my master

during these three days.)

(Heaven has been kind to me.)

(This will be the last time)

(I cook for Master in this lifetime.)

(I must not disappoint him.)

(I'll taste each seasoning one by one.)

It stimulates my stomach.

This is Meihe.

(Meihe)

It's Huojing.

Oh, Zhu Yan.

Remember not to add too much of this

when you're cooking later.

(Huojing)

It's salty.

I've overcome

the first obstacle.

Here you go.

Your Highness, please eat more.

So you can recover faster.

Chong Ming,

eat with His Highness.

I'll go and clean up the kitchen.

Wait.

Why is your voice hoarse?

What happened to your face?

I didn't think you would notice.

It's

It's just an old condition of mine.

I always have some allergy symptoms

during seasonal changes.

It seems like

it's going to rain.

Is your allergy that serious?

Your Highness.

Sorry for my abruptness.

Let me fetch some tea.

I'm sorry.

I

I don't know why.

But seeing you like this,

I feel deeply saddened.

I really want to comfort you.

It was just a moment

of impulsiveness so

I understand.

It's just

that I'm a guilty person.

I'm not worthy

of Your Highness's sympathy.

I can feel it.

The relationship between you and me

is not as you described.

I may have lost all my memories.

But my heart tells me

that I have never minded or blamed you

for whatever mistakes

you may have made.

On the contrary,

I feel a strong connection with you.

Your Highness, you should eat your meal.

If the food gets cold,

it would truly be a shame

after all my hard work.

If you don't stay,

it'll be tasteless for me.

Come.

Have a seat

and eat with me.

♪ How fateful was our encounter ♪

♪ How tragic, destined by fate's decree ♪

♪ How fragile,

like glass and snow's embrace ♪

♪ Love and hate entwined,

indistinguishable ♪

♪ How prophetic, a single word spoken ♪

♪ How transient,

the rise and fall of destiny ♪

♪ How balanced,

each sip and bite, no debts owed ♪

♪ Tears well in eyes

with jade-like brows ♪

♪ The drop of blood in your heart ♪

♪ Has dried into a lock that binds me ♪

♪ Securing my path,

thousands of miles long ♪

♪ Never apart from you ♪

♪ The drop of blood in your heart ♪

♪ Has dried into a lock that binds me ♪

♪ Even if our hearts

and guts are torn apart ♪

♪ Our gazes forever intertwined ♪

♪ The drop of blood in your heart ♪

♪ Has dried into a lock that binds me ♪

♪ Securing my path,

thousands of miles long ♪

♪ Never apart from your side ♪

♪ The drop of blood in your heart ♪

♪ Has dried into a lock that binds me ♪

♪ Even if our hearts

and guts are torn apart ♪

♪ Our gazes forever intertwined ♪

♪ How fateful was our encounter ♪

♪ How tragic, destined by fate's decree ♪