The Blood of Youth (Siu Nin Go Haang / Song of Adolescence / Shao Nian Ge Xing / 少年歌行)

~Blade dance ripples the lake~

~Banner waves in storm and rain~

~Snow uncaring of joy or sorrow~

~Blazing through the desert, reins in hands~

~Clearly young and untried~

~Reckless, bold ambition~

~Unmindful of destiny~

~Solving my problems of fate~

~Trials and hardship give courage~

~Far lands are perilous~

~but life needs adventure~

~Youths dream big, stay sharp~

~Struggles teach us to strive~

~Together, another journey awaits~

'The Blood of Youth'

Episode 40

Tianqi City —

This time,

I'm really leaving.

Why hurry? You could stay a few more days.

Tianqi matters are settled.

Red Prince's home was seized.

Night Crow was executed.

Yueji is cured.

Take her to Cold Water Temple to unite with Minghou.

I've nothing left to do here. I can leave.

Will you go straight to Outerheaven?

I'll first take Mother to Muliang City.

After she calms down, I'll go to Outerheaven

to handle matters.

When everything is settled, I'll find you again.

Xiao Se.

We'll wait over there.

Why don't you speak?

I was thinking.

How are you Outerheaven's Chief?

You look like this around outer clans?

You can't imagine me as Chief.

I can't imagine you as Emperor.

But seriously, you're a step from the throne.

I ask you.

You truly thought it through?

Honestly, I thought about it a lot.

I've no answer.

There's a way.

What way?

When that day finally comes,

close the door; sit in that position.

The thought that comes to you is your true feeling.

Makes sense.

I'll try it.

I'm going.

Look forward to meeting again!

Xiao Se.

Will we see Wuxin again?

We will.

Greetings, Father.

You're here.

Father.

Why release him?

7th Prince is dead.

Jinxuan will soon guard the mausoleum.

He watched me grow up.

I beg you to spare his life.

I'm unreconciled.

Divine Healer earlier told me

I had two choices.

One choice is to live for at least another year

but never leave my bed

nor be fully awake again.

The other choice was that I could

once again live as normal

but for only six hours.

Guess what I chose?

How bold, Hua Jin, giving such choices!

Don't blame her.

It was my choice.

I compelled Hua Jin to obey.

Hua Jin saved me in a crisis.

I grant her 10,000 gold taels;

two rooms in Tianqi Medicine House;

Medical Academy Deputy Director position.

Unless summoned, she needn't enter Tianqi.

Thanks, Your Majesty.

Oh right.

Qingzhou Mu family third son, Mu Chunfeng,

saved my life.

I grant a cedarwood longboat,

to be named Spring Breeze.

Thanks, Your Majesty.

When younger, your father and I drank together.

Your father is very ambitious.

He let you come to Tianqi

but naturally not to study medicine.

What does he want?

One boat, I'm afraid, won't be enough.

Will your friend becoming emperor be enough?

Father.

Do you want to be Emperor?

In the past, my father asked me the same thing.

I told him this.

The Emperor is chosen by Heaven, not by men.

Wanting it is meaningless.

It depends on one's readiness for the world's burden.

My throne wasn't chosen by Heaven.

I came with a sword and snatched it.

But you.

You're truly Heaven's chosen.

I heard Sky Cutter Sword appeared.

Don't you want to show it to everyone?

Father.

I haven't answered your question.

I'm not dead.

I...

am still Emperor.

My decisions

need no answers.

But if I'm dissatisfied with the name on it,

I'll rip it up.

There'd be chaos.

You don't want chaos.

I don't either.

Does that name satisfy you?

Jinxuan... Keep this.

Don't open it. Give it to Astronomy Bureau.

Aye.

All leave.

Chuhe.

Stay a bit.

When small, you never feared the cold.

Remember?

Once Tianqi had heavy snow.

It was hard to walk.

But you

wanted to ride in the snow.

So you rode your horse around Tianqi City.

In the end, you got lost.

You were brought back by Marquis Lanyue at nightfall.

When I went to see you, your hands and ears

were frostbitten.

But you talked excitedly of riding again next day.

I remember.

The next day I fell sick.

I almost died.

I remember you were by my side the whole time.

I was afraid.

I blamed myself in this matter.

Why had I read memorials instead of going with you?

Then you wouldn't have got lost or frostbitten.

At that time, in conscious moments,

I saw you beside me and felt very safe.

Really?

Really.

Because in my heart,

you are god-like.

All these years,

I learned the art of war and martial arts,

in the hope that one day, the weapons I hold

protect you.

Chuhe.

Now,

you're in your twenties.

Several of your brothers are married.

What about you?

How's it going with Ye Ruoyi?

She was always close to you.

Ye Xiaoying has retired

but still holds a military title.

I...

I have someone I like.

Whose daughter?

Spear Deity, Sikong Changfeng's daughter,

Sikong Qianluo.

Vermilion Bird?

Vermilion Bird is interesting.

His wife was beautiful.

I'm sure his daughter is a Beauty.

That's nice.

But Jianghu people are wild at heart.

They can't stay still.

For example, Consort Xuan.

Consort Xuan left?

She left.

Let her go then.

How's your comrade, Lei?

He's fine. A bit injured.

He wants to be an Official?

No.

He wants to be a hero and be invincible.

Smarter than his dad.

Father.

You're making jokes.

Chuhe.

Tell me.

If back then I'd done all I could

to let Ruofeng live,

how might things be now?

Father.

There are forks in life's road.

Once we choose to go down one path,