Love of Nirvana (2024) s01e25 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)
=Episode 25=
Yu Lian!
Wait for me.
Don't be angry, okay?
Do you like to cook?
I love to cook.
I've learned several
delicious recipes lately.
I already told you not to follow me.
Who said I was following you?
I already told you
that I don't like your type.
What type of men do you like, then?
I can work hard on it.
He's my type.
Can you compare to him?
Just you wait.
I won't
lose to you.
Don't misunderstand me.
I'm not you.
I
What's wrong with me?
I don't like men.
I don't like women either.
Aren't you usually pretty carefree?
How could someone
stay carefree all the time?
Both love and hate are forms of
the Three Poisons.
A good person will change
when they make contact with it.
Is it the same for love?
Love will make people selfish
while hatred will make people grim.
Everyone who makes contact with them
will lose their humanity.
Love can conquer selfishness
and defeat hatred too.
You should stop thinking
that love can conquer hate.
It might be the other way around.
The more happiness
your partner is able
to provide to you right now,
the more pain and suffering
they'll deliver to you in the future.
Now, you can sleep and eat well, right?
You should stay this way forever.
If you don't want things
to turn out for the worse,
you should never try
to make contact with them.
Jiang Ci.
Coming.
♪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♪
♪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♪
(It must reflower again)
(and give them hope.)
♪Our longings go on♪
Young Master,
you're finally back.
What happened?
The Winter Clothes Festival is over.
It's time to lure out the Yans
using that lass.
Young Master,
you've seen it for yourself.
Our tribe members
still hate the ex-city lord to the core.
He's still waiting for you
to redress his grievances.
Young Master, we haven't
accomplished our mission yet.
You mustn't let that girl
lead you by the nose.
Young Master
Spread the word.
Tell them
that Jiang Ci
is in Yueluo.
Yes, Young Master.
This time, our attack on Yueluo
must achieve victory swiftly.
We can't afford to delay the situation.
My Lord.
The court has already allocated
our military provisions for the month.
I assume His Majesty
isn't up to something this time.
You don't understand Xie Che at all.
This is just a diversion.
He just wants to keep me in check.
My Lord, if you head back,
I'm afraid you have to surrender
the Zhenyuan Army to him.
However, if you don't head back,
you'll be going against
the imperial edict
once enough time has passed.
His Majesty will have an excuse
to deal with you no matter what.
To him,
I'm but a dog
as long as Dalang is in his hands.
However, I'm not that
easily manipulated.
I will let the world know
that the Zhenyuan Army
is the most essential part
of Liang State.
Only then will we be able
to protect everything we own.
My Lord, do you mean
General Zhang Zhicheng saw through
the Yueluo Tribe's plot,
yet he was still harmed by them.
Today,
I will root out the conspirators
and take down Yueluo
on Liang State's behalf.
Even if the flowers I grow today
cannot survive,
I still have these just in case.
I wonder how long it'll take
for the flowers I planted today
to bloom.
Shameless Cat?
Are you around?
Shameless Cat?
Shameless Cat?
He's not around?
Great.
I can prepare a surprise for him.
The clay cat?
But I remember
that I gave him a fake one.
What are you doing?
What are you doing here?
It's more than just a token.
My master gave it to me
as a birthday gift when I was six.
What's going on?
Explain yourself, then.
Are you afraid
that I might leak your secret
and jeopardize your plan?
I don't want you to leave.
I'm worried that you might not return
upon meeting your master.
I might not hear from you again.
Can you stay
if I return the clay cat to you?
Let me think about it.
General Lu.
We can't go on an expedition
before receiving any military orders.
I've found out
that Yueluo has malicious intentions.
They intend to rebel.
Do you expect me
to stand idly by
and allow them to trample upon
His Majesty's head?
By the way,
Pei Yan,
I heard that you were
a brilliant military strategist.
What about this?
Why don't you join me in battle?
What's wrong?
Are you hiding something?
General Lu,
I shall gladly oblige.
Excellent.
Soldiers, heed my orders!
- Yes, sir!
- Yes, sir!
Yueluo is harboring
malicious intentions.
They've assassinated
one of our generals!
I will never allow such
a rebellious tribe
to damage the reputation of Liang State!
For tomorrow's battle,
none shall be kept alive!
Take Yueluo down in one fell swoop!
- Yes, sir!
- Yes, sir!
Wang Lang,
lead a group of elite troops
and disguise yourselves
as members of Yueluo Tribe.
Enter Yueluo City through the back
and launch a two-pronged attack
with the main army.
Yes, sir!
Take Yueluo down!
None shall be left alive!
What is General Lu up to?
He's using Yueluo as an excuse
to render military merit.
If this battle does happen,
he'll have an excuse
not to return to Qingkang.
He's so devious.
Do we need to stop him?
General Lu's reckless actions
aren't detrimental to me.
However,
once the battle begins,
I'm afraid Ci will
An Cheng,
find an opportunity to take Ci with you
when the Zhenyuan Army enters
the city through the back.
Yes, My Lord.
None shall be kept alive!
Take Yueluo down!
None shall be kept alive!
Take Yueluo down!
You already lied to me.
I'll decide what to do
after finding Master.
(Can you stay)
(if I return the clay cat to you?)
Miss, have some tea.
Wuxia!
Wuxia!
Wuxia!
We're in trouble!
We just received news
that Lu Yu
is attacking Yueluo!
Lu Yu is getting desperate.
He's trying to remain in Liangzhou
by using his attack on us as an excuse.
Wuxia,
you should leave.
If Lu Yu does attack us,
this place will become a battlefield.
If he captures you,
your identity will be exposed.
Uncle,
what plans do you have?
I won't let the Zhenyuan Army
bully our tribe members again.
Since the main Zhenyuan Army is here,
his rear must be vulnerable.
I plan to circle around to his rear
and burn his military supplies.
I'll do it.
I can depart from Tongfeng Bridge,
find the group of troops
we hid in Mount Niutou,
and head to Liangzhou directly.
I'll join you.
No.
You mustn't.
Lu Yu is devious, cunning,
brutal, and unpredictable.
The more help we have,
the better.
Go now.
Check our equipment for the last time.
General,
everything is ready.
We can't afford to let Yueluo
see through our disguise.
Once we're inside,
go into hiding.
Once you hear the signal,
act immediately
and open the gate from the inside.
For this battle,
only victory
is allowed.
Yes, sir.
(So, they're members
of the Zhenyuan Army.)
General,
a group of Yueluo troops
are coming here
from the other side.
Delay the operation.
What's wrong?
It's too quiet to be true.
Something's off.
Stop being paranoid.
Hong Jie
You're so hesitant.
Wait until Lu Yu
reaches our doorstep?
Organize your equipment.
Prepare to cross the bridge.
General.
It seems like they're coming.
Wait.
I think that's all of them.
Let them pass first
so that we won't alert
the rest to our presence.
If they discover us,
kill them immediately.
Yes, sir.
♪The moon is clear
as the moonlight shines bright♪
♪Bright in the sky,
rippling in the water♪
♪The place where the moon sets♪
Seems like a random passerby.
They'll cross the bridge soon.
Do not alert them to our presence.
♪The moon is clear
as the moonlight shines bright♪
♪Bright in the sky,
rippling in the water♪
♪The place♪
♪Where the moon sets♪
♪Must be where home is♪
There's an ambush.
Retreat.
♪The moon is clear
as the moonlight shines bright♪
♪Bright in the sky,
rippling in the water♪
Attack!
Fire!
Fire!
Cross the bridge quickly!
Yes, sir!
Hong Jie!
Cut the rope bridge!
You want to be the city lord, right?
The city will fall if the Zhenyuan Army
manages to cross it!
Cut the rope bridge!
Retreat!
What's the matter?
Hurry and pull out the arrow.
Don't just sit there.
Find something to help me
stop the bleeding.
Initially, I had nine lives as a cat.
Now,
I'm afraid I have one life left.
Don't spout nonsense.
You're not allowed to have
less than nine lives in the future.
Father.
Mother.
Hurry! Head inside!
Hurry!
Hurry up!
Hurry!
Hurry!
Pei Yan.
The Yueluo Tribe
tried to start a rebellion.
I'm doing this
to get rid of all these traitors
on His Majesty's behalf.
Today,
I shall reward the one
who kills the most traitors!
- Kill them all!
- Kill them all!
Stand back!
You can retreat all you like.
I'll fight them to the death!
Remember this.
Being a city lord
isn't about fighting alone
and risking your life!
It's about
protecting the tribe!
Just go!
- Kill them all!
- Kill them all!
Your Lordship,
I saw Commander Wei
and Miss Jiang falling
from the rope bridge.
I've lost their tracks.
You lost their tracks?
That's right.
I didn't see them or their bodies.
You're awake.
Be careful.
Jiang Ci,
Yueluo is in danger.
I need to return to Yueluo.
I'll join you.
Okay.
With Wei Zhao's ability,
I don't think
they'll be in danger.
Now that the rope bridge
has been cut off,
they can only take one path
to return to the city.
You two, stay here.
Try to let as many people
enter the city as you can.
- Yes, Your Lordship.
- Yes, Your Lordship.
General Lu.
No need to go through
all this trouble
to take down Yueluo City.
We just need to capture their leader.
Do you wish to join the battle as well?
I'm willing to head out first
to take down Hong Ye, the city lord.
Go!
Hurry!
Hurry up!
Just go!
Hurry and close the gate!
Close the gate!
City Lord Hong!
Close the gate!
Father!
Father!
Close the gate!
Father!
Those who are unafraid of death,
follow me!
City Lord Hong.
I respect you for being a brave warrior.
But you're outnumbered.
Why don't you surrender?
If so,
I can make sure everyone stays safe.
You want me to kneel and beg for mercy?
If I do so,
the entire Yueluo Tribe
has to kneel and beg for mercy.
The Yueluo Tribe
has been kneeling for too long!
You just became the city lord.
Right now, your priority is to
ensure peace within the tribe!
Instead of perishing together with me,
why don't we sit down
and negotiate a deal?
How can a slave have any dignity?
Let me ask you this.
Do you have any slaves from Yueluo
in your residence?
Lord of Jianding,
you were born in Liang State,
and you inherited your father's title.
Have you ever
carried an enormous grievance
or tried being a slave before?
Just surrender.
I won't allow the Yueluo Tribe
to be slaves again!
Is the Vanguard Unit there
to watch the show?
Uncle!
Fire the arrows.
Fire the arrows!
Fire the arrows!
No.
His Lordship is at the frontline.
Fire the arrows!
General Lu, do you want to act
on your own initiative
and turn the Changfeng Guards
into your enemies?
(Yueluo)
City Lord?
City Lord?
Father!
Father!
Father!
Wake up!
Physician!
Where's the physician?
Can someone please save my father?
We need a physician!
Jie
Father, stop talking.
I'll dress your wound right now.
Father?
Father
Father, wake up.
Don't fall asleep.
Look at me!
Father, don't fall asleep!
Please tell me off!
I'm not a good son.
I'm useless!
I've embarrassed you!
Don't fall asleep!
Tell me off!
Silly boy.
I know
that you're a good boy.
In the future,
when I'm gone,
you must become
a good man
who can protect the Yueluo Tribe.
That won't happen.
You'll surely be here!
You'll surely be here!
I'll dress your wound!
I'll dress your wound!
Father!
Father!
Uncle.
This is the item
your father left for you.
I cannot
take it.
Promise me.
Take
care
of
Yueluo
Father!
Father!
(Yueluo)
Everything will be fine.
Bring him over there.
Hang in there.
Make way.
Make way.
My Lord,
we lost 3,000 troops today.
However, we only managed
to take down
the city lord of Yueluo City.
Our morale is low
while Yueluo is fighting back fiercely.
We mustn't pursue a desperate enemy.
We shouldn't confront them directly.
Changzhen, you do have a point.
But now,
the rope bridge behind the city
has been cut off.
In your opinion,
what should we do?
The soil under Yueluo City
is soft and deep.
We may send our men
to dig out a hidden tunnel
under the city wall.
We may enter the city
in three days.
We still need three days?
Right now, Yueluo has no leader.
Their morale is low.
If we launch a secret operation,
we can take them by surprise.
If so, I'll heed your advice.
Lord of Jianding has arrived!
Greetings, General Lu.
Pei Yan,
you've kept a traitor
as your servant, huh?
General Lu,
what makes you say so?
My men
would've infiltrated Yueluo City
and launched
a two-pronged attack with us by now
had your traitorous servant
not jeopardized my meticulous plot.
Why would we need to
waste our time here?
Pei Yan,
don't you think
you should give me an account?
She was coerced into doing so.
She had no choice.
General Lu, your main army is here.
You'll capture Yueluo City eventually.
I don't think you need
to take her actions to heart.
I can choose not to
put her on the spot here.
But you're her master.
You have
to repay her debt.
Right now, we need
all the manpower we have.
Yueluo intends to stage a rebellion.
Pei Yan, don't you think
you should contribute to our cause too?
General Lu, I shall heed your command.
Pei Yan,
if you can help me
to quell this rebellion,
I'll surely request His Majesty
to reward you
when I return
to the court in the future.
Thank you, General Lu.
General Lu is trying
to drag His Lordship down with him.
It has already come to this.
Your Lordship, why are you
still defending Jiang Ci?
I think she's bent on
following Wei Zhao now.
General Lu plans to attack Yueluo
to counter the military reforms
and delay his return
to the imperial court.
He's just using
Jiang Ci as an excuse.
Your Lordship, if you join
General Lu in this battle,
your relationship with him
will become complicated.
It depends on
whether or not
he can win.
If he wins,
he'll render military merit.
If he loses,
he'll become a war criminal.
So, Your Lordship,
you intend to make Lu Yu lose?
The more mistakes he commits,
the more unsalvageable
the situation is for him.
His Majesty has his own excuses
to sanction him.
However, can Yueluo endure this attack?
The Yueluo people
were unafraid of death.
They didn't cower at all.
They were true men.
How come so many civilians
are still being captured?
The people suffer
whenever there's war.
I'm worried that General Lu
might use them to attack the city.
By the way,
I told you to investigate
Wei Zhao's hidden forces
in Qingkang before this.
Have you located their whereabouts?
I did obtain some clues,
but I dare not act recklessly with them.
Bring them to Liangzhou
as soon as possible.
♪The slanting sunray refuses to leave♪
♪The moon is fading off♪
♪Frost on the sword, string of the bow♪
♪Bond people together♪
♪The wind heading north and
the wild geese returning from the south♪
♪Who can meet again?♪
♪Looking at the mountains far away
and seeing everything red♪
♪Immersed in the passing years♪
♪Back then, the road seemed ordinary♪
♪Yet now I am left wandering
in this life♪
♪Faint memories of the past♪
♪All tell of parting sorrows♪
♪Back then, the road seemed ordinary♪
♪Amidst the wind, I suddenly look back♪
♪The face that feels so dear to me♪
♪Where are you now?♪
♪Back then, the road seemed ordinary♪
♪Looking back, it seems like a dream♪
♪Don't forget each other
even if we're far apart♪
♪Don't waste time♪
♪Back then, the road seemed ordinary♪
♪Taste all the vicissitudes of life
in a flash♪
♪Though nothing is permanent♪
♪I wish you well♪