Love of Nirvana (2024) s01e01 Episode Script

♪Flower petals have fallen,
piling as high as mortal mercilessness♪
♪Gone with the wind,
as if it has never existed♪
♪I ask for more time♪
♪To rewrite our stories♪
♪We travel together in joys and woes♪
♪Blood bathes this entangled destiny♪
♪For the next reunion
in the troubled times♪
♪We tread a treacherous path♪
♪To find each other♪
♪Wars and bleakness,
the bright moon shines upon the city♪
♪I will offer my bravery♪
♪Fighting relentlessly♪
♪All for no regrets♪
♪In this life-and-death battle,
I will not back down♪
♪Withstand enduring time♪
♪Someone at the end of the world
never leaves♪
♪I brave the grim haze
to be with you once again♪
=Love of Nirvana=
(Based on Xiao Lou's novel of the same name)
Act faster.
Nothing must go wrong
during the peace negotiation ceremony.
Come on. All of you, hurry up.
It does live up to its reputation
as a peace negotiation ceremony.
Security is tight here.
Lian.
What's with the thick makeup today?
Don't bring it up.
Let's just hurry.
That lady is truly beautiful.
However, she's cold and proud.
She's an ice queen indeed.
They already patrolled the place once
in such a short period?
I shall depart for Yueluo
after I witness the flair
of the Marquis of Jianding.
By then, I'll test all the herbs
and admire all the beauties.
Most importantly,
I must harvest the Lingjiu Flower.
Heartbreak Grass?
You do know your stuff, huh?
Stay put,
and I'll spare you.
I won't move
if you won't.
Let's welcome Teng Rui,
the minister of Wei State's
Court of Diplomatic Relations.
Could it be
that he's paying attention
to this Teng Rui?
I have to make him let down his guard
in order to escape.
I'm late.
With tea as liquor,
allow me to apologize.
Marquis of Jianding
does live up to his name.
That Wei State folk wanted to show him
a first strong impression,
but he was unfazed.
He showed him
a first strong impression instead.
Hero, do you disagree?
What about this?
If you spare me,
I won't admire him anymore.
I'll admire you instead.
Ignorant lass.
Say one more word,
and I'll slice off your tongue.
Please.
Please.
Let the peace negotiation
ceremony begin!
Excellent.
Not bad at all.
Lord Teng.
Marquis Pei.
I can see why they're
the best dance troupe in Liang State.
Please.
Your Lordship, please.
Wait.
Your Lordship,
we're new to the place.
We're in unfamiliar territory.
We should practice caution.
I need to
test the liquor first.
The liquor is not spiked.
You may leave.
General Lei,
you don't know how to appreciate
a fine woman at all.
Moreover,
you've embarrassed Marquis Pei as well.
Hurry and apologize to him.
Marquis Pei.
Come.
Lady.
Drink with me.
It's obvious that she has no feelings
for Teng Rui at all.
I bumped into her
when I was stealing some liquor
at the backyard.
This is bad.
They're actually in cahoots.
Miss,
may we speak in private?
May I know your name?
Your Lordship,
my name is Lian.
Lian?
The dance you performed just now,
was it a war dance?
Indeed.
It was arranged especially
for the peace negotiation ceremony.
Since you arranged it especially
for this event,
you should know that a war dance
should be ferocious and brave
with an imposing momentum.
It shouldn't be filled with romance.
If so, why did you cast such
alluring glances at me just now?
Lord Teng, I admire you
for your graceful and imposing demeanor.
Please pardon me
if I was being rude just now.
Beauty,
spare the formalities.
I discovered their secret.
Now, I have to create a commotion
to save myself.
Marquis Pei,
what's wrong with her admiring my flair?
But Lord Teng
Marquis Pei,
could it be
that you can't bear to part
with Miss Lian?
Lord Teng, you're overthinking it.
Beauty,
let's go.
He's ruthless.
I'm sure he won't keep me alive
once Teng Rui leaves the area.
If so, I should bet everything on this.
You want to kill me?
Just you wish!
There's an ambush!
Arrest her!
Your Lordship!
An Cheng!
Stop your pursuit.
Ensure Lord Teng's safety!
Your Lordship.
He's as skilled as I.
You guys won't be able
to catch up to him.
Ensuring Lord Teng's safety
is our priority.
The Fanglin Manor has tight security.
Why would a girl like her
appear out of nowhere?
I'm afraid she's the only person
who has seen the assassin.
Take her back to the manor.
Save her at all costs.
Yes, Your Lordship.
Here.
Swap this out.
Give it to me.
Hurry.
Bring me the reishi mushrooms.
Your Lordship.
How's her condition?
We managed to save her
and stop her bleeding.
But we just found out
that she was poisoned as well.
They went that far to silence her.
I'm sure she witnessed
something important.
We can't afford to let her die.
Bring Mr. Cui here.
Mr. Cui is experienced and knowledgeable.
He's kind-hearted and skillful too.
Maybe she still
stand a chance to survive.
Yes, Your Lordship.
Did you find any clues on her belt?
It was made with
brocade.
But there's nothing special about it.
What about Lian's identity?
She performed with the troupe in front
of the imperial family many times.
She never caused any trouble.
I wonder who sent her here
to sabotage the peace negotiation.
Although Gao Xiu, the emperor of Wei State,
is willing to engage in a peace talk,
his imperial court
thought otherwise.
It's the same for Liang State.
We still need to investigate the case
to locate the mastermind.
Young Master, you arranged for me
to approach Teng Rui.
But I was careless.
I almost foiled our plans.
Young Master, please punish me.
The Light Guards have arrived!
Let's leave.
Search the area!
The Light Guards have arrived!
Dear!
Dear, save me!
Dear, save me!
Dear!
Wei Zhao!
You flatter the strong
and bully the weak!
You'll suffer a terrible death!
Dear!
The last person who challenged
the Light Guards
had been reduced to ashes.
His remains were scattered
into the Qinghui River.
The Light Guards
act tyrannically
and kill the innocent
just because His Majesty
is backing you guys up!
How dare you say that?
The Light Guards only act
under imperial command.
How dare you disrespect the commander?
You were a veteran bodyguard
who had served His Majesty for many years.
Instead of serving His Majesty,
you chose to escape from the palace
without permission.
Speak.
Who bribed you?
Tell me who intends
to betray His Majesty.
You're a petty crook
who stirs up discord!
Dear.
Dear!
Dear!
Since you said I was a petty crook,
I have to live up
to my reputation, then.
Dear!
Stop!
I confess!
Stop!
I confess!
I confess!
Take her away!
Get up!
Dear!
Dear!
Why did you guys stop singing?
Dear!
Dear!
Wei Zhao?
Where's Wang Shiquan?
You
You didn't arrest me
because I escaped from
the palace in secret?
Just answer his question.
I don't know anyone called Wang Shiquan.
Back then,
Prince Qi presided over the peace talk
and made Yueluo our land.
But Prince Qi died in
Yueluo
for no particular reason
right after half a month.
The personnel of Prince Qi's Residence
were all sentenced to death
as they failed to protect their master.
However,
only Wang Shiquan's body
was nowhere to be found.
Think carefully before you speak.
Your wife might survive or die
depending on what you say.
Back then,
Wang Shiquan
knew that he was going
to be sentenced to death.
Thus, he used a corpse
to replace him instead.
He deceived everyone.
Where did he escape to?
Why can't I locate any traces of him?
He bribed the border officials
of Wei State.
He changed his name
and escaped to Wei State.
He was nowhere to be found after all.
I only heard that he became an official.
What's his current name?
What other characteristics does he have?
Hurry and tell us!
I don't know!
However,
he was caned
after he criticized
the Map of the World.
That left a scar on his body.
The Map of the World?
That's right.
He said
he would
get his hands on
the Map of the World one day.
I don't know
anything else.
Wei Zhao.
I'm begging you.
Please set my wife free!
Wei Zhao?
Wei Zhao!
Wei Zhao! You scum!
You'll suffer a terrible death!
Your Lordship,
these are
the officials' documents you told
the Shadow Sect to gather.
Besides that,
we also have Wang Shiquan's documents.
Yifei,
hand Wang Shiquan's documents to me.
The handwriting on these two documents
are completely different,
but the method of annotation
is exactly the same.
Veteran officials
who are skilled in paperwork
will use their own annotation method
when they handle paperwork.
Some do it to make it easier
to identify them.
Some do it
so that court secrets won't be leaked.
As for Wang Shiquan, he has a habit
of adding two horizontal lines
at the very end of the document.
Teng Rui, Minister of
the Court of Diplomatic Relations?
Teng Rui
is not just the minister
of the Court of Diplomatic Relations.
He's also the father-in-law
of the emperor of Wei State.
This is truly unexpected indeed.
Back then, he was just
an unimportant official in Liao State.
Now,
he's the mightiest of them all.
Teng Rui is holding
an important position.
It'll be difficult to capture him.
He might be the only person
who knows about the truth back then.
We have to capture him.
According to our scouts,
Wei State has been amassing large
number of troops at Yueluo's borders.
They intend to threaten Liangzhou,
which is beside Yueluo.
Dear subjects, what do you guys think?
Your Majesty,
Yueluo is our territory.
The crooks of Wei State
invade Yueluo from time to time
to use Yueluo
as a chokehold against our state.
In my opinion,
we should attack them.
We agree.
Your Majesty, I have a petition.
We should hold a peace talk
with Wei State
to showcase the generosity of our state.
Your Majesty,
you're brave and valiant.
I'm sure you don't fear battles.
However,
if we do have to engage
Liao State in the North,
firstly, our troops have to travel
a long distance
while enduring harsh living conditions.
Secondly,
we have to use
the National Treasury's money.
The people might
lose trust in us as well.
It'll jeopardize
the vitality of the state.
Your Majesty,
you're compassionate and wise.
If you have to witness
the suffering of your people and troops,
I'm afraid
you won't be able to sleep in peace.
No matter if we engage them in a war
or a peace talk,
our priority is still
the people's livelihood
and the stability of the state
for long-term peace.
Your Majesty,
you truly care for your people
and are compassionate and wise.
Liao State will surely succeed
in all endeavors
with an everlasting legacy.
Long live Your Majesty!
Long live
Your Majesty!
Greetings, Your Majesty.
Come here.
Take a look.
What do you think about
the mantras I've copied?
Thank you,
Your Majesty.
What do you mean by that?
Your Majesty, you're a devout Buddhist.
I'm sure Buddha will bless you
and grant you your wish.
And now, Your Majesty,
I've received your sacred grace.
I'm sure I'll be blessed as well.
Naturally,
I have to express my thanks,
Your Majesty.
Boot licker.
Look at you and your honeyed words.
All right.
I'll grant you these mantras, then.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Come with me.
What do you think about
Wei State's intent of invasion?
Wei State had engaged us in battle
for many years.
Your Majesty,
you don't engage them in battle
because you care for your people.
The people of Liao State
are blessed indeed.
Liao State and Wei State
had engaged each other
in battle for many years.
People are suffering because of it.
This is by no means
a long-term solution.
Your Majesty, you're wise indeed.
Wei State is located
in the northern region.
Water is scarce within the state.
They experience a loss of crops
whenever there's a drought.
Due to that,
they invaded our borders
from time to time.
The root cause of the conflict
is the access to water
within the territories.
I plan
to allocate
a section of Yueluo's Tongfeng River
to Wei State.
They can dig channels and trenches
north of the Tongfeng River
to divert the water
into their territories.
That will address their
long-standing water shortage issue.
What do you think?
This way,
we can use the peace talk
to negotiate a permanent ceasefire.
If they have the same intention as us,
the people of Wei State
will receive your grace as well.
If they don't,
the Tongfeng River
can also be used
to keep Wei State at bay.
We simply need to select
a location upstream of the Tongfeng River
and build a secret dam there.
Although Wei State would receive water,
they would still
be constrained by us in every aspect.
You do possess some excellent insights.
Your Majesty, it's because
I've served you for a long time.
Naturally,
I've learned a lot from you.
I intend for Pei Yan
to host the peace talk.
What do you think?
Although the Marquis of Jianding
comes from a dignified family,
he's not arrogant or hedonistic.
Indeed.
He's the best candidate there is.
If that's the case,
Sanlang, I can rest at ease
with you handling the internal affairs
while Pei Yan handles
the external affairs.
Sanlang,
you've grown to be
the state's pillar now.
I'm sure Consort Wei
would be proud of you
if she was still around.
Your sister had a short life.
I owe her a lot.
Your Majesty, you still miss my sister.
I'm sure she'll be touched
when she looks down from Heaven.
She'll definitely bless you.
Hurry!
Come.
Eat up.
Be careful. It's hot.
Look.
I added some sugar into it.
This way,
it'll taste the same
as the Bitterless Congee.
Your Lordship.
Have you received any news
from Wei State?
As the minister of
the Court of Diplomatic Relations,
Teng Rui was the top candidate
to be sent to Liao State.
However,
he's hiding too many secrets here.
I'm worried that
he might not dare to take the risk.
Yifei,
do you know what
the Map of the World is?
Legend has it that the Map of the World
was drawn by Master Yu
of the previous dynasty.
It contains the locations of
all mineral deposits in the world.
But even now,
no one had found it.
No one knows
whether or not this item exists.
To Teng Rui,
it does exist.
Spread the news that there are clues
to the Map of the World
hidden within Liao State's Yu Shrine.
Teng Rui
will surely take the bait.
Yes, Your Lordship.
Your Lordship, you were right.
Teng Rui did take the bait.
But I never expected him
to be this cautious.
He's hiding a lot of secrets.
Naturally, he has a guilty conscience.
Teng Rui is surrounded by guards.
Your Lordship, what will you do?
Since Teng Rui is the envoy
of Wei State,
we cannot capture him in public.
We can only abduct him in secret.
Tomorrow,
Pei Yan will hold
a welcoming feast for him
in Fanglin Manor.
There's an ambush!
Young Master, you wanted Yu Lian
to approach Teng Rui.
However,
Pei Yan foiled our plan.
During the chaos,
I tore Teng Rui's clothes.
I saw the scar of caning
behind his back.
He should be Wang Shiquan.
If he's truly Wang Shiquan,
Young Master, at least your effort
won't go down the drain.
Teng Rui will remain
in Qingkang for some time.
We still stand a chance.
Your identity was exposed today.
You should leave the city
and lay low for now.
Yes, Young Master.
You may rise.
Young Master.
What's wrong?
It's likely
that she saw my scar.
Young Master, were you referring
to the girl who foiled
our plan this morning?
She said she saw you in the backyard.
Do you have any impression of her?
I didn't discover anything strange.
Where did this lass come from?
Young Master, if she recognizes you,
that means we
She was seriously wounded.
It'll be difficult for her to survive.
However, we mustn't
underestimate Pei Yan's abilities.
Send your men
to keep a close eye on Pei's Residence.
Yes, Young Master.
Greetings, Your Lordship.
Ziming, you may drop the formalities.
Ziming,
thank you for your help.
Your Lordship, I've lived in
your residence for a long time.
There wasn't much for me to do
in service to you anyway.
Of course I should do my best now.
How's her condition?
She was struck with
the Heartless Grass poison.
Although she has taken
the antidote I made,
her internal organs were damaged.
She also suffered a deep knife wound
on her shoulder blade.
Her heart meridian was
severely wounded by the assassin's strike.
Your Lordship,
although you went easy on her,
to her,
it only made her injuries worse.
Ziming, are you confident
in rescuing her?
I can only do my best.
Shuxia,
bring me the Snowy Toad Pill
from my study room.
Yes, Your Lordship.
But the Millennium Snowy Toad Pill
is a rare life-saving elixir.
I'm 70% confident that I can save her
if I can use the Snowy Toad Pill
to preserve her vitality.
Your Majesty,
Marquis Pei has arrived.
Greetings,
Your Majesty.
I've failed to host the peace talk.
Your Majesty, please punish me.
Such an oversight actually occurred
even without my presence, huh?
Your Majesty, I'm guilty.
Please punish me.
I know
that you rescued Teng Rui.
I was negligent in my duties.
That's why the crooks
managed to infiltrate the venue.
I'll definitely do my best
to arrest the assassins
and find out the truth
to quell public criticisms
and ensure the progress
of the peace talk.
Have you helped Teng Rui to settle down?
Your Majesty,
Lord Teng has already
moved to the envoy's residence.
Everything has been arranged for.
Pei Yan,
I'm sure you know the consequences
if the peace talk is sabotaged again.
I dare not let it happen again.
I'm not trying
to be strict with you here.
But you're a descendant
of the Pei Family.
You're the son of Pei Zijing.
I was negligent and incompetent.
Your Majesty, I've let you down.
I've disgraced my father as well.
Your father is one of
my most trusted ministers.
I see him as a close friend.
I've already drafted the edict
that would make him the Prime Minister.
However, he was killed
by the people of Wei.
Back then, you were just six years old.
Pei Yan,
you truly resemble your father.
I'm sure you'll achieve
remarkable feats given enough time.
I can give you a chance.
However, you mustn't disappoint me.
Your Majesty, I'm willing to follow in
my father's footsteps
and serve you with my life.
Greetings,
Your Majesty.
Pei Yan.
You may rise.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
I came at a bad timing.
Marquis Pei, please pardon me.
Greetings, Commander Wei.
Pei Yan,
it must've been tough on you.
You should return early.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
I shall take my leave.
The peace talk between the two states
is an important event.
Keep an eye on it on my behalf.
Report to me
if you discover anything strange.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty,
thank you for going easy on me.
You won again.
Your Lordship,
did His Majesty
make things difficult for you?
His Majesty hinted
that he would make me the Prime Minister
if I manage to capture the culprit
and host the peace talk successfully.
He should've done so long ago.
His Lordship had rendered
plenty of merits all these years,
yet he was suppressed
by His Majesty time and time again.
What's wrong?
Do you think the Changfeng Guards
haven't endured enough
hardships yet?
Tong Min.
I
Your Lordship, please forgive him.
Tong Min was spoiled by me.
That's why he spoke without thinking.
Do everything you can
to arrest the assassins.
I have the feeling
that the assassination
is more complicated than we think.
Yes, Your Lordship.
Father,
I've been lying low for many years.
And now, the opportunity
has finally arrived.
Once I become the Prime Minister,
I'll surely do my best
to revive the Pei Family
and restore the Changfeng Guards
to their former glory.
How is she?
Her life is finally out of danger.
I think she'll regain consciousness
in a few more days.
Ziming, it's all thanks to you.
You haven't slept a wink
in the past few days.
You should return and rest.
If so, Your Lordship,
I'll entrust her to you.
Don't kill me!
Don't kill me!
♪Pluck a red bean, cherish you♪
♪Deep within♪
♪A flower of affection blooms
without fading♪
♪Forever in love♪
♪Fold a kite, let it fly with the wind♪
♪Into sweet dreams♪
♪The beautiful moments we shared
last through time♪
♪We never leave each other♪
♪My love sees
the sun rising and the moon setting♪
♪Your face stays vivid in my mind♪
♪Two hearts bound to each other♪
♪Like flowing water,
love and hate continue♪
♪I only wish for your unwavering heart♪
♪You are still there when I turn back♪
♪As passionate as we first met,
I hold your hands through eternity♪
♪Time cannot separate us♪
♪Our longings go on♪
♪My love sees
the sun rising and the moon setting♪
♪Your face stays vivid in my mind♪
♪Two hearts bound to each other♪
♪Like flowing water,
love and hate continue♪
♪I only wish for your unwavering heart♪
♪You are still there when I turn back♪
♪As passionate as we first met,
I hold your hands through eternity♪
♪Time cannot separate us♪
♪Our longings go on♪