The Blossoming Love (2025) s01e32 Episode Script

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[Episode 32]
[Inside Xilin Country]
It's getting harder
- and harder now. - Grandpa.
- I don't understand. - I'm hungry.
Enjoy.
- Why did our life - Grandpa.
- become like this? - I want to eat something.
Who knows?
Please give me some rice.
We don't have rice.
How can we have rice?
Look.
There's only vegetable soup
with wild vegetables.
We haven't eaten for days.
Now,
there's a war every day,
and food is in short supply.
We can't even afford to buy rice.
If it wasn't for those divine edicts,
how could all this have happened?
That's right.
I heard
that Nanyuan is in trouble
because of the divine edict.
But that's the business
of the rich and powerful,
- Divine edict again. - so let's not discuss it.
[Everlife Hall]
Your Excellency.
[Xilin's Palace]
According to the divine edict,
there is an abundance of fairy grass
on Spirit Mountain in the Nanyuan tribe.
[Xilin's Lord]
Will that really help me
make the elixir that will give me eternal life?
The divine edict gives you the secret,
and it is fleeting.
If you are ungrateful
and disobey divine edict
I dare not.
I dare not.
But
I've already sent troops
to attack other tribes for the gold mine,
so I'm afraid I'll be short
of troops
if I attack Nanyuan again.
Since you don't value your chance at immortality,
let it
be with others.
No, no, no.
Please don't be angry.
I'll recruit soldiers
and take back Nanyuan's spirit medicines.
If I can't,
I'll marry my useless daughter, Qingyang,
to the king of another small country
in exchange for troops.
The process is not important.
You only need results.
I will follow the divine edict.
Your Majesty.
Princess Qingyang has been waiting outside.
Send her in.
Yes.
Father.
My mother has been ill for a long time
and is in dire need of reishi.
Reishi is to be used for alchemy.
A sick woman like her
doesn't deserve it.
Don't worry.
Leave me alone.
Go away.
Who is it?
Yan.
Thanks
[Everbright Hall]
for running around.
It was the right thing to do.
My investigation revealed
that Your Majesty was right.
There are people behind the scenes manipulating those countries.
It's the divine edict that's causing the furor.
The Divine Clan is using those nations
to pressure me.
They're not worthy of the gods when they start wars
and take the lives of many nations for their own gain.
Now that you have ascertained the situation,
send Dongze's ambassadors
to each country to deter them
and send reinforcements
to protect the vulnerable tribes.
If there are any more collaborators with the Divine Clan,
they will not be tolerated.
Yes, sir.
Now that war is raging in every country,
Zhao Ming still has no intention of giving in.
The divine child is still unclear, but Zhao Ming becomes another problem.
In a lowly place like the human realm,
there is indeed a lot of trouble.
Since coercion doesn't work,
what about enticement?
Immortal.
Immortal.
Immortal.
Sir.
An immortal
has descended upon the palace.
The divine envoy brings divine decree
and wants to ordain His Majesty.
The Humans
will have an immortal.
The divine decree
is a useless order.
Your Majesty, think twice.
The Divine Clan honors you,
so as long as you sacrifice 3,000 children
according to the divine edict,
you will become immortal.
Faced with such a great honor,
aren't you going to accept the order?
How dare you destroy the divine edict?
I have already said
Dongze does not accept the divine edict,
and I have no intention of becoming a god.
You're so ungrateful.
You are at war, and more than 3,000 people
have died.
We are only asking you to sacrifice 3,000 children.
Are they more important
than those who died
in the war?
The Divine Clan
doesn't understand the meaning of life.
Zhao Ming.
Don't waste
my mercy.
Pass on my order.
From this day forward,
kill every member of the Divine Clan
who comes to Dongze.
Yes, sir.
Who dares?
You are bent
on disrespecting the Divine Clan.
Zhao Ming,
you will pay.
I didn't realize there were people in this world
who didn't care about becoming immortal.
This tough guy
makes things complicated
and interesting.
Since our warnings don't work,
we can ask someone else to make things difficult for him.
The Divine Clan is confined in the human realm
and can't kill him,
but if
the nations he protects
rise up
and turn on him,
it'll be a much better show,
won't it?
Turning the countries that Zhao Ming cares about
into our weapons
and making them attack Zhao Ming
is a good idea,
but during the war,
Zhao Ming has already
sent its envoys
to calm down the wars
with the stick and the carrot,
so I am afraid
it will not be easy to make them
declare war on Zhao Ming now.
People are extremely stupid and greedy.
The Lord of Xilin longs for eternal life,
so if we throw him this temptation of being immortal,
all we need to do
is to incite it
to boost the war.
My favorite thing is war.
This world
is meant to be filled
with war.
Your Majesty, do not worry too much.
The nations turned
against us,
but our border guards
are well-trained
and strong,
so they will be able to overwhelm the enemy.
The Humans should have been a family,
but now, they have to fight
and kill on the battlefield.
The Divine Clan's plan was extremely vicious.
Moreover,
the current war situation is strange,
and the tactics of the countries are tricky and changeable,
so it must be the Divine Clan's manipulation behind the scenes
that caused the war to continue.
Your Majesty.
The spy's pigeon has sent word
that the lord of Xilin has killed our envoy.
He has gathered the armies of the nations and tribes
into a powerful alliance
and is heading for the borders of Dongze.
This battle
is the result of internal strife,
and the Divine Clan is stirring up
and planning the war.
The will of the nation's warriors is not strong enough,
so if we only send Dongze's strongest army to meet the enemy,
no matter how strong Dongze's army is,
it may not be enough to quell this.
Inform all the generals
to be ready to march
at a moment's notice.
- Yes. - Yes.
Zhao Ming.
Pearl,
why are you here?
I have a bad appetite
when I'm alone,
so I want you to eat with me.
Do you want me to eat with you
or do you want to keep me company?
I really
can't hide anything from you.
There's still a lot of truth I haven't learned,
but I know
people can't carry on
if they don't eat properly.
What will happen
to those who need you
if your health collapses?
So the only way to have the energy
to think about the battle
is if you can eat well.
You're right.
Pearl.
The war is urgent right now,
so I recently had to participate in the war myself.
Participate in the war?
I once heard that
a king participating in a war
is different from a general doing that.
Do you
have to go?
Battles
are about tactics and mindset.
This time,
we will not only fight against humans
but also against immortals.
I must go
and must win.
[Graceful Palace]
This time,
we will not only fight against humans
but also against immortals.
I must go
and must win.
Why am I upset?
Is it because I'm worried
or
upset?
I want to know
what feelings are.
Are feelings
lust
or motivation?
As long as I keep missing him,
we'll never be apart.
No matter what happens,
I will always be with Zhao Ming.
Please forgive the Chaos Pearl.
Now she has not yet awakened,
so she has feelings.
I will bring her back to the Celestial Altar as soon as possible
and avoid the divine artifact having feelings.
This thunder is only a warning.
If she continues to have feelings,
celestial punishment will go to her.
The rules cannot be broken.
If you cannot stop the Chaos Pearl from having feelings,
I will destroy her.
Since the dawn of creation,
you have been indifferent to all things,
but today, you are impulsive.
Is this because
you love her?
I do not.
[Graceful Palace]
You're finally awake.
Zhao Ming.
You're about to participate in the war,
so don't waste your spiritual power on me.
You've been struck by lightning,
and your body is depleted,
so the doctor's medicine for gathering energy
may not work.
Giving you my spiritual power is the safest way.
Who says the doctor's medicine is useless?
I feel much better now.
Besides,
I wasn't struck by lightning.
My teacher blocked that for me.
They say only bad people get struck by lightning,
so I'm fine now.
But that thunder was very strange,
so I sent someone to investigate
what caused the thunder at Graceful Palace.
Pearl.
In the future, if the sky is different,
try not to go out.
You must be more careful
during the time I'm in the war.
If you're not sure,
let me go with you.
Pearl.
Sometimes guarding doesn't mean you need
to stand in front of me or walk alongside me.
Did you know that frontline fighters
are motivated by the people they love behind them?
As long as their loved ones are safe and sound,
the fighters will be able to fully commit
to fighting the enemy to the end.
It may seem like the fighters are guarding their friends and family,
but in fact,
their friends and family are also guarding the fighters.
I want you
to stay in the palace
and guard me.
I guard you?
And how long will it take you
to come back after you leave?
I will return safely
before you finish this bag of candy.
I will ask Yan to stay in the palace.
You can ask him anything.
Zhao Ming.
Starting tomorrow,
I'm going to learn swordsmanship.
Swordsmanship?
I don't want to be the Pearl
who faints
at a single thunderbolt
or turns to Yan
for help with everything.
Since I've decided to protect you,
I must have the strength to do so.
You're not the same
as when you woke up.
People grow up.
A pearl won't grow up,
but it'll understand a lot of things.
Zhao Ming.
Your back
will be safe and sound.
[Two months later]
[Ming]
Zhao Ming has been gone for more than two months,
so are you going to stay like this?
When Zhao Ming was here before,
I felt like the day went by so fast,
but why is every day
so long now
that it
doesn't end after I've read
so many novels,
eaten so many snacks,
and written so many words?
That would be the idiom you taught me,
days are like years, right?
You've run out of candy,
but he still hasn't come back.
I haven't.
There's one left.
It was the only one left half a month ago.
You dare not eat it
because you're afraid he won't come back.
He will.
I gave you this jade pen
so that you could write your own life instead
of trusting it to others
as you do now.
Sir.
What do you mean?
Come with me to a place.
After you get there,
you will know everything.
This is
Zhao Ming's secret room.
Do you really know Zhao Ming?
Zhao Ming is dedicated to fighting the Divine Clan
for the sake of his people.
That's what you and I have known for a long time.
Yes.
Fighting the Divine Clan is true,
but what if it's at the cost
of using and sacrificing others?
Even if Zhao Ming was born with divine channels,
the Humans are still vulnerable
to the gods,
so the only way he can fight them
is with the power of the divine artifact.
The Chaos Pearl
is the tool he has
at his fingertips,
and you
are the Chaos Pearl.
Do you want to know the whole story?
[The Note of Chaos]
When the world was first created,
Hao Tian invented two divine artifacts,
the Chaos Pearl
and the Book of Fate,
so
Zhao Ming revived you
only to utilize your Chaos Power
to kill the immortals.
The so-called salvation
is just another way to sacrifice you.
But I don't remember any
of what you said.
I only know that it was Zhao Ming who awakened me
and brought me much warmth and joy.
I don't know the Chaos Power
or the ancient artifact.
Now I am just a wasted pearl
with no divine power.
I just want to be a human
and stay by Zhao Ming's side.
Nothing else matters.
Not even your own life?
You already have feelings for Zhao Ming,
so that lightning strike was a warning.
Divine artifacts cannot have feelings
or fall in love with someone.
Otherwise, you will be destroyed.
What I can do now
is to take you back to the Celestial Altar
and kill your love to help you continue
to be a divine artifact that will live as long as heaven.
Only then will you be able
to escape this disaster.
I'm not going back.
I've begun to feel what it means to have feelings,
so how could I go back
to that cold and lonely life?
What's the point of living as long as heaven?
What everyone cares about is different.
For me,
it doesn't matter how long I live.
It's how I live
and who I live with
that matters.
The Chaos Pearl you mentioned
was already gone when the sky was mended.
The one saved by Zhao Ming
is Pearl.
You and I can live forever
and see through karma,
but why don't you understand
that human love
is the most fleeting
and fragile of all?
Is it really me
who doesn't understand love?
Fate.
I should call you that,
right?
You said we were together for tens of thousands of years,
but I'm sorry,
I don't have that memory today.
Maybe it saddens you to say this,
but I'm not going back with you.
I'm going to stay here
and wait for Zhao Ming to return.
♪Why do our gazes recognize each other?♪
♪In the vast wildness, we sing and enjoy the moonlight♪
Even if you're going to die,
will you stay with him?
♪It's like a gentle kiss from warm winds♪
♪Love blooms across mountains♪
♪My heart belongs to you♪
♪Join me to savor the world's dazzling fireworks♪
Sure enough.
I can't forcefully take the divine artifact away.
What are you going to do?
♪Because our hands remain entwined♪
In that case,
make three bets with me.
If I win,
follow me back to the Celestial Altar,
and if you win,
you can stay
and remain a human.
Why should I bet with you?
Because
I can give you this Qiankun Pearl,
which can save Zhao Ming's life
at a critical moment.
What do you mean?
Fate told me
Zhao Ming would be in a life-and-death situation.
The Book of Fate has never been wrong,
and Qiankun Pearl
can reverse everything
and give Zhao Ming a chance to live,
so you have to
bet with me.
OK.
I will.
Some destinies
can't be ignored
just because you want them to be.
What exactly
do you think feelings are?
Why is it that human beings
are alive and well
when they have feelings?
If we had feelings,
wouldn't the Celestial Altar
be so cold?
You and I are divine artifacts
that are and deserve to follow Hao Tian.
The exploration of feelings is tantamount
to the process of extinction.
Anyway, I have you by my side.
No matter how the sun and moon change,
no matter if this is the universe or the foreworld,
Fate,
we'll always be together.
The Divine Clan's civil war
has caused the skies to break apart
and everything to come to an end.
The Chaos Pearl,
mend the skies now.
Take it upon yourself to enforce the law
to restore order to the world.
[Graceful Palace]
The gaping hole in the sky is so great
that this repair will be dangerous.
Hao Tian.
I would like to take the place of the Chaos Pearl
and repair the rift in the sky myself.
Please allow me to do so.
The divine artifacts have their own roles to play,
and we must not disrupt their order.
The Chaos Pearl specializes in salvation,
so it is her duty to deal with the catastrophe.
You specialize in running,
so you have your own mission.
Fate.
You have defied the will of Heaven.
Do you know the consequences?
We can only be together
if we don't die.
Pearl.
Be alive.
Those
are my memories.
I must be under the influence of Qiankun Pearl
to dream those terrible things.
Fate told me
Zhao Ming would be in a life-and-death situation.
The Book of Fate has never been wrong,
and Qiankun Pearl
can reverse everything
and give Zhao Ming a chance to live,
so you have to
bet with me.
News has come from the front
that our troops have been ambushed,
and His Majesty has been seriously wounded.
I'm afraid the army doctors can't cure him.
Send the best doctors
to the camp now.
- So - Yes.
this is his life-and-death situation.
Yan.
Let me go to the barracks with the doctor.
You're going there?
Can you heal the injured
or kill the enemy?
His Majesty's wounds will be healed by the doctor.
Zhao Ming's calamity
cannot be solved by a doctor.
Take me with you.
I can help him.
Your presence in the palace
will be the best help to His Majesty.
Zhao Ming is in danger,
and only I can save him.
His Majesty's orders to me
are to keep you in the palace
and protect you.
You can do whatever you want in the palace,
but I won't let you leave.
His Majesty's orders?
Do you really only see him as a monarch?
You and Zhao Ming
have shared a common bond and fought to the death.
Your bond has long exceeded that
of monarch and subject
and is more like that of close friends
and even brothers.
I know you can't disobey
a king's order,
but putting aside his status as emperor,
do you still have to follow the rules
and do nothing when you know
your brother is in danger?
Now, Zhao Ming
is gravely wounded
and in danger.
Yan.
If you are loyal, I will not make it difficult for you,
but I will go to the barracks in my own way
and see Zhao Ming.
♪Can I still remain tireless?♪
♪Because my heart holds longing♪
♪A devoted soul asks♪
♪Not how far the road goes♪
♪For love, braving the storms, crossing the years♪
♪Never regretting our meeting♪
He Zhou.
Where is Zhao Ming?
Pearl.
Why have you come?
Tell me.
Where is Zhao Ming?
♪I desire nothing else♪
Pearl.
♪Staying by your side♪
♪For love, braving the storms, crossing the years♪
♪Never regretting our meeting♪
♪Only wishing for thousands of blossoms♪
♪To bloom for you that day♪
♪Gazing at that one person, those eyes♪
♪I desire nothing else♪
♪A life with no worries or regrets♪
Pearl.
Why have you come?
You scared me.
I thought you
Thought what?
Where are you hurt?
Why did you lose the battle?
Why don't you retreat?
We won.
Won?
But we received word
that you lost
and that you were seriously wounded.
That was yesterday's news.
The so-called loss was His Majesty's way
of confusing the enemy.
We hid it from you
only to perfect the plan.
This morning,
His Majesty led his army through the enemy camp
and won a great victory.
Then why were you acting
like you were defeated?
I was just agonizing over
what to have for lunch.
I've been with the army for months,
and now that we've won,
shouldn't we have a feast to celebrate?
Do you know this too?
Yes, I do.
So you kept it from me?
Confuse the enemy?
You really scared me to death.
What's wrong with you?
I'm fine.
The news is not all false.
His Majesty is really wounded.
Where are you hurt?
Is it bad?
I've brought
a lot of good medicine from the palace.
Come with me,
and I'll give you some medicine.
[Jingyang, Princess of Xilin]
Since you have fallen in love with Zhao Ming
and thus defied Hao Tian,
let's make the first wager.
Human nature will not be firm.
Zhao Ming will fall in love with someone else.
This is
This is Princess Qingyang from Xilin.
This is Pearl.
Does every wound
you have hurt?
I grew up
either following my father on campaigns
or leading troops alone.
I've fought
in many battles,
so injuries are common.
It doesn't matter.
When you're unhappy,
eat a candy.
With sweetness,
you won't be in so much pain.
You eat candy slower
than I thought.
I promised you my return date with this packet of candy
to give you something to look forward to,
but I didn't expect you
to really finish it as promised
on the day of my triumph.
I was worried that if I ate it too fast,
you wouldn't be able to come back in time
and that you wouldn't be able
to come back after I
finished the candy,
so
I didn't dare to continue eating it
when there was only the last one left.
It's a good thing
that I am finally reunited with you.
The armor is so heavy.
You know what?
There have been many rumors about you in the palace.
They all say
that you are an invincible fighter,
but until today I didn't realize
that an invincible fighter
carries something so heavy.
I've never been that invincible.
I just held the determination
of certain death every time
You must not die.
Of course not.
You won't.
How did you get hurt?
I was rubbed by the reins on my horse.
Don't worry about it. It doesn't hurt.
Did I ever tell you
you're never very good at lying?
Your eyes don't lie.
How can a wound this deep
not hurt?
Pearl.
You've had
a hard journey.
Promise me
you'll be well.
You already have feelings for Zhao Ming,
so that lightning strike was a warning.
Divine artifacts cannot have feelings
or fall in love with someone.
Otherwise, you will be destroyed.
What are you looking at?
Princess Qingyang
is a gift from the defeated Xilin
to His Majesty.
Would even a noble princess
be a gift?
What's so noble about a princess
in a world of chaos?
♪Searching for your face in the cycles of life♪
♪If the tears in my heart remain unseen♪
♪Can I still remain tireless?♪
♪Because my heart holds longing♪
♪A devoted soul asks not how far the road goes♪
♪For love, braving the storms, crossing the years♪
♪Never regretting our meeting♪
♪Only wishing for thousands of blossoms♪
♪To bloom for you that day♪
♪Gazing at that one person, those eyes♪
♪I desire nothing else♪
♪A life with no worries or regrets♪
♪Staying by your side♪
♪For love, braving the storms, crossing the years♪
♪Never regretting our meeting♪
♪Only wishing for thousands of blossoms♪
♪To bloom for you that day♪
♪Gazing at that one person, those eyes♪
♪I desire nothing else♪
♪A life with no worries or regrets♪
♪Staying by your side♪