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She Crowned Him A War God… Then Shattered Their Betrothal (2025) - FULL HD [Eng Sub]
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00:00:00On the battlefield, amidst a flurry of snow, the fifth prince of Dongling, Lu Fenglian, has won a great victory.
00:00:07Slung over his shoulder is his captive, the daughter of the desert warlord, Tuoba Fei Yuan.
00:00:12She struggles and curses all the way, let go of me, you bastard.
00:00:15The soldiers, however, raise their arms and cheer, celebrating their prince's triumphant return.
00:00:21All of this is witnessed by one person in a tent, his fiancée and the mastermind behind this victory,
00:00:26the military strategist, Xu Yueli. It was thanks to her strategy that the army won so easily.
00:00:32She decides to personally meet this captured enemy princess.
00:00:35Inside Prince Lian's tent, Tuoba Fei Yuan is pinned to the ground, but shows no fear, her eyes filled with hatred.
00:00:42The prince, intrigued, lifts her chin. She yells defiantly, you dog.
00:00:47If you have the guts, kill me. If I so much as frown, I am not the daughter of the desert warlord.
00:00:51Her fiery words only pique the prince's interest.
00:00:54He says playfully, you're the first person who has dared to curse me.
00:00:58Interesting.
00:00:59However, this flirtatious scene is seen clearly by Xu Yueli from outside the tent.
00:01:03Her handmaiden, Zisu, complains on her behalf, my lady, the prince is soon to be married to you.
00:01:09How can you be flirting with the daughter of a traitor now?
00:01:12Three days later, as Xu Yueli is sewing under the lamplight,
00:01:15Zisu bursts in furious.
00:01:17It turns out that Tuoba Fei Yuan was pardoned by the prince for revealing the location of the remaining enemy forces.
00:01:22Not only that, but for the past few days, the prince has been inseparable from her.
00:01:27Merely giving her a light scolding for tearing up his military books.
00:01:31And even injuring the soldiers sent to hunt down her father.
00:01:34Hearing this, Xu Yueli finds it absurd.
00:01:36How could such an action win the respect of the troops?
00:01:39Suddenly, she remembers something, and her face turns pale.
00:01:42The general leading the attack on the Tuoba king that day, was my older brother.
00:01:46Just as she says this, a soldier rushes into the tent in a panic.
00:01:50Bringing devastating news, strategist.
00:01:53General Chu is in trouble.
00:01:54One moment, we hear that Tu Yueli's brother has met with disaster.
00:01:58The next, the army doctor delivers the diagnosis.
00:02:01Gravely telling Tu Yueli, Lady Li,
00:02:03I'm afraid the general, will no longer be able to perform his manly duties.
00:02:08The handmaiden is horrified.
00:02:09The Gua Gong mansion has been loyal for generations.
00:02:12And now the general is the only male heir.
00:02:15This means the end of their family line.
00:02:17Overcome with grief and rage,
00:02:19Chu Yueli ignites with fury.
00:02:20Draws her dagger, and storms out.
00:02:23At this moment, on the military training grounds.
00:02:26The one responsible for her brother's ruin,
00:02:28the enemy princess Yuanor, is being protected by Prince Hu Yi.
00:02:31Chu Li rushes forward with her blade, roaring.
00:02:34She has destroyed my brother's entire life.
00:02:36I will make her pay in blood.
00:02:38But to her utter shock, Hu Yi grabs her wrist.
00:02:40Blocking her and scolding her in return.
00:02:43Yuanor has just lost her family.
00:02:45So, what if she's a bit extreme?
00:02:47Can't you be more tolerant of her?
00:02:49Even more ridiculously, Yuanor shows no remorse.
00:02:52And declares arrogantly,
00:02:53Huh, Chu Xiaoha killed my father and brother.
00:02:56I only castrated him.
00:02:57He got off easy.
00:02:59Chu Li argues back that her father and brother were guilty of treason and deserved to die.
00:03:03While Yuanor, for harming a loyal general, deserved death even more.
00:03:07But Hu Yi refuses to listen.
00:03:09Even accusing Chu Li of becoming callous.
00:03:11He actually says,
00:03:13Yuanor is truly just an innocent little girl.
00:03:15You used to be the most understanding person.
00:03:17How have you become so harsh now?
00:03:19These words are the final straw that breaks Chu Li.
00:03:22Her heart turns cold, and she replies icily,
00:03:25Your highness is mistaken.
00:03:26I am just this harsh.
00:03:28With that, she violently breaks free.
00:03:30And, with a backhand strike, stabs Yuanor.
00:03:33Seeing this, Hu Yi loses all composure.
00:03:35Cradling the fallen Yuanor and shouting,
00:03:38You wretched girl.
00:03:39Are you all dead?
00:03:40Get a doctor.
00:03:41Watching this scene,
00:03:42Chu Li finally understands that in Hu Yi's heart.
00:03:45She is worth far less than this traitor's daughter.
00:03:48He actually intended to kill her.
00:03:50Seeing the man she loves ready to kill her for another woman.
00:03:53Ali's heart turns to ash.
00:03:55She asks Prince Jing if he intends to avenge that woman.
00:03:58And he replies without hesitation.
00:04:00Do you think I wouldn't dare?
00:04:01His heartless words leave Ali completely disillusioned.
00:04:04Just then, the red, robed woman whimpers.
00:04:07I'm in so much pain.
00:04:09Instantly capturing all of the prince's attention.
00:04:11The worry and ache in his eyes are overflowing.
00:04:14A stark contrast to his coldness toward Ali.
00:04:17He lifts the woman into his arms.
00:04:19And, in front of everyone, walks away without a backward glance.
00:04:23Leaving his fiancée Ali standing alone.
00:04:25Heartbroken, Ali rushes to see her gravely injured brother.
00:04:28Her brother, having heard what just happened,
00:04:31is deeply worried about her impending wedding next month.
00:04:34Ali forces back her sorrow.
00:04:36And instead comforts her brother.
00:04:38Telling him to rest well.
00:04:39That night, an intoxicated Prince Jing stumbles into Ali's tent.
00:04:43He grabs her hand.
00:04:45And, for the first time, bows his head an apology.
00:04:48I was wrong today.
00:04:49I shouldn't have yelled at you.
00:04:51Don't be angry with me, please.
00:04:52When Ali remains unmoved,
00:04:54he suddenly drops to his knees.
00:04:56Humbly pouring out his heart about how he was never loved as a child.
00:05:00And only Ali was his comfort.
00:05:02He repeatedly promises that his heart belongs only to her.
00:05:05And that after they marry, he will love only her.
00:05:08Just as Ali's defenses are about to be broken by this emotional display.
00:05:11The prince's tone shifts.
00:05:13And, in an almost dreamlike voice,
00:05:15he utters the cruelest words.
00:05:17I think.
00:05:18I've fallen in love with that other girl.
00:05:20One moment, she's hearing Prince Jing's deep confession.
00:05:23The next, he's telling her he loves someone else.
00:05:26Ali finds it utterly ironic.
00:05:28It turns out the prince was attracted to the rebellious spirit of the girl named Ware.
00:05:32Ali can't help but recall that it was because he once said he liked gentle women.
00:05:36That she restrained her sharp edges and suppressed her true nature.
00:05:39But now, is he here to break off their engagement for some arrogant young girl?
00:05:43Faced with Ali's question, the prince panics.
00:05:46He hurriedly grabs her, promising never to break the engagement.
00:05:49And begging her for time, swearing he will forget where and fall in love with her again.
00:05:54Heartbroken, Ali ultimately chooses to give him one more chance.
00:05:58But she never imagined the prince's promise would be so cheap.
00:06:01He had barely left when Ali saw him outside the camp,
00:06:04holding hands with that red, robed woman.
00:06:07She heard the woman pout,
00:06:08You're already engaged to her.
00:06:09Why are you still taking me to the capital?
00:06:11The scene is like a sharp knife stabbing viciously into Ali's heart.
00:06:14To add to her humiliation, the woman is an old acquaintance of hers, Chuyuele.
00:06:20She watches as Chuyuele breaks free from the prince,
00:06:23walks straight up to her,
00:06:24and, with eyes full of hatred and provocation,
00:06:27declares in front of everyone,
00:06:29Chuyuele, for the wound from that stab,
00:06:31one day I will repay you with interest.
00:06:33You just wait.
00:06:34Her former sister, now her rival in love,
00:06:37publicly betrays and humiliates her,
00:06:39plunging Ali into complete despair.
00:06:41Seeing her fiancé fawning over another woman right in front of her,
00:06:45and even planning to leave her alone in the military camp for that woman.
00:06:49The red, robed Tuoba Feiyuan completely explodes.
00:06:52She angrily shouts at the general,
00:06:54I, Tuoba Feiyuan, will never share a husband with another woman.
00:06:58If you can't be with me and only me for a lifetime,
00:07:00then you can get lost now.
00:07:02In her struggle, she slaps him hard across the face.
00:07:05The slap thoroughly enrages the general.
00:07:08He says coldly, I think you're tired of living,
00:07:10and then forcibly carries her to his carriage.
00:07:13This entire scene is witnessed by the general's official fiancé, Ali,
00:07:16who is dressed in striking red armor.
00:07:18Her handmaiden and another prince both feel it's an injustice.
00:07:22Believing this is a public humiliation for her.
00:07:25But Ali remains exceptionally calm.
00:07:27With a determined look, she says,
00:07:29the ones who should feel ashamed are them, not me.
00:07:31With that, she gracefully mounts her horse,
00:07:34and resolutely rides away alone.
00:07:36Inside the carriage, the general discovers Ali is missing,
00:07:39and is instantly alarmed.
00:07:41When his agitant reports that Lady Lee has left on her own.
00:07:45He becomes furious.
00:07:46What?
00:07:47Leaving the army without permission is a capital offense.
00:07:49It seems I've truly spoiled her.
00:07:52Losing control due to his personal feelings.
00:07:54He immediately issues an order.
00:07:56Pass on my command.
00:07:57The entire army is to set off immediately and return to the capital.
00:08:01A drama sparked by a love triangle has now altered the course of the entire army.
00:08:05Furious about Ali's unauthorized departure.
00:08:08The prince storms back to his mansion.
00:08:10He believes he's been too lenient with Ali.
00:08:13And is determined to teach her a lesson this time.
00:08:15Making her come to him and admit her mistake.
00:08:18He waits confidently.
00:08:19Certain that Ali will come begging for his help regarding her brother.
00:08:22Who also left his post without permission.
00:08:25However, 10 days pass.
00:08:26And there's no movement from the Gwagong mansion.
00:08:29The prince's patience wears thin.
00:08:30When he learns that General Chu's injuries are not serious.
00:08:34And that he has even had an audience with the emperor.
00:08:36His pride is dealt a massive blow.
00:08:39Enraged, he concludes that Ali is plotting something behind his back.
00:08:42And immediately heads to the Gwagong mansion to confront her.
00:08:46At the mansion.
00:08:47Seeing Ali finally approach.
00:08:49The prince mistakes the wooden box she is holding for a gift to appease him.
00:08:53And his contempt grows.
00:08:54Before she can speak.
00:08:56He begins his interrogation from a position of superiority.
00:08:58I have given you several days to reflect.
00:09:01Do you know where you went wrong?
00:09:03He accuses her of being petty and jealous.
00:09:05And then threatens her with her brother's military offense.
00:09:08Trying to force her into submission.
00:09:10Your brother, Chu Xiaoha, deserted his post in the army.
00:09:13That is a capital crime.
00:09:15However, Ali maintains a stunning composure throughout.
00:09:18Upon hearing the words, military law.
00:09:20She doesn't panic.
00:09:22Instead, a faint smile plays on her lips.
00:09:24And she turns his words back on him.
00:09:27Asking with sharp eyes.
00:09:28Is your highness here merely to discuss military law with me?
00:09:31If that's the case.
00:09:33Then what about Tuoba Fei-Yuen?
00:09:34Who injured a general's soldiers without cause?
00:09:37What crime should she be charged with?
00:09:39This question instantly silences the once arrogant prince.
00:09:42One moment, he was rendered speechless by Ali's comeback.
00:09:45The next, the prince confronts her again in her room.
00:09:48He defends his new love, Shiener.
00:09:50Claiming that since her family was just destroyed.
00:09:53Her extreme actions are understandable.
00:09:55And even accuses Chu-Yueni of becoming narrow-minded.
00:09:58Chu-Yueni is enraged by this double standard.
00:10:01And sharply retorts,
00:10:02If that's the case, how about we let her stab you next time?
00:10:05Pushed into a corner, the prince decides to lay his cards on the table.
00:10:09He confesses that Shiener is the only woman he has ever truly wanted to marry.
00:10:13But he offers not to break their engagement on one condition.
00:10:16Chu-Yueni must accept Shiener as a co-wife.
00:10:19And after the wedding, he will never touch her.
00:10:22Leaving her to live as a widow for the rest of her life.
00:10:25This insulting proposal makes Chu-Yueni see the man before her for the selfish and hypocritical person he truly is.
00:10:31Yet the prince continues, smugly believing that by only taking two women,
00:10:35he is better than most men in the world.
00:10:37He then threatens her with the safety of the Guo-Gong mansion.
00:10:40Trying to force her to comply.
00:10:42Just as Chu-Yueni, utterly disheartened, is about to refuse.
00:10:45The door is suddenly pushed open.
00:10:48The red, robed Shiener bursts in, holding a dagger.
00:10:51And with a vicious look, she tells her,
00:10:53If you want to marry into the prince's mansion, then you'll have to let me cut you with this first.
00:10:57A battle for dignity and love has now become unavoidable.
00:11:01Seeing his old love and new flame facing off with the dagger,
00:11:04the prince hurries forward to intervene.
00:11:06Trying to persuade Ali to be reasonable and take the blow.
00:11:09He even arrogantly declares that besides him,
00:11:12no one else in the entire capital would dare to marry her.
00:11:14But he never expected that what Ali brought,
00:11:17was not a gift to please him.
00:11:19But an imperial edict she had personally requested from his father, the emperor.
00:11:23The prince is enraged.
00:11:25He assumes Ali is using the emperor to break him and Yuanur apart.
00:11:28And berates her for being despicable.
00:11:30Yuanur, at his side, fans the flames.
00:11:33Mocking Ali for pretending to be a well-mannered lady.
00:11:36However, when the prince angrily unfurls the edict,
00:11:39the words written on it make him freeze instantly.
00:11:41He stares at the edict in disbelief.
00:11:43Then looks at Ali, who is calmly sipping her tea.
00:11:46The anger on his face gradually gives way to shock and heartbreak.
00:11:50It turns out the edict was not for a marriage or an obstacle as he had imagined.
00:11:54It was Ali's own request to have their engagement annulled.
00:11:56This proud woman, faced with betrayal and humiliation,
00:12:00chose not to cry or beg.
00:12:02Instead, she ended this long,
00:12:03dead relationship with the most resolute and dignified method.
00:12:07Taking control into her own hands.
00:12:08He finally understood that this time,
00:12:11Ali truly no longer wanted him.
00:12:13Learning that Chuyuele had personally requested the annulment edict.
00:12:17The prince is both shocked and furious.
00:12:19Feeling utterly deceived.
00:12:21The princess Shiener at his side adds fuel to the fire.
00:12:24Snatching the edict and attempting to tear it up.
00:12:26Only to be stopped by Chuyuele's sharp rebuke.
00:12:29Insolence.
00:12:30To destroy an imperial edict is a crime punishable by 10,000 deaths.
00:12:34Enraged, Shiener immediately challenges Chuyuele to a duel.
00:12:37Chuyuele calmly accepts and sets the terms with her life on the line.
00:12:41If she is injured, regardless of life or death,
00:12:44the Guagong mansion will not pursue the matter.
00:12:47News travels fast.
00:12:48Chuyuele's brother rushes in to stop her.
00:12:50But is persuaded by his sister's determined gaze.
00:12:53Even the prince, who had been favoring Shiener,
00:12:56can't help but urge her to show mercy and not to harm Ali.
00:12:59Everyone withdraws to the courtyard to await the outcome of the duel.
00:13:02Her brother has already sent for a female physician.
00:13:05Fully expecting his sister to be injured.
00:13:07The prince even explains to him that Shiener grew up in the desert.
00:13:10And is vicious in her methods.
00:13:12Implying Chuyuele is in grave danger.
00:13:14Just when everyone is certain that Chuyuele is doomed.
00:13:17A loud crash echoes from within.
00:13:19The door is blasted open from the inside.
00:13:22And princess Shiener is sent flying out with the door panel.
00:13:25Landing heavily on the ground and spitting blood.
00:13:27This stunning reversal leaves everyone speechless.
00:13:29It turns out that the seemingly fragile Chuyuele.
00:13:33Is in fact, a hidden master of martial arts.
00:13:36Seeing Shiener gravely injured.
00:13:38The prince rushes to her side.
00:13:40On the other side.
00:13:41Chuyuele calmly admits that she was the one who struck her.
00:13:44But assures him it's not a fatal blow.
00:13:46The prince is furious.
00:13:48Demanding to know how many masters the Gwagong mansion has hidden away.
00:13:51Chuyuele unafraid.
00:13:53Tells him to search for himself.
00:13:55The prince tries to use their engagement to pressure her.
00:13:57But Chuyuele coolly reminds him that the imperial edict has been issued.
00:14:01The engagement is void.
00:14:03And then delivers the final blow with the words.
00:14:06Besides, I was the one who left you first.
00:14:08At the urging of Chuyuele's brother.
00:14:10The prince finally gives up the argument and departs in a rage.
00:14:13Carrying the unconscious Shiener.
00:14:15But his hateful glare before leaving suggests this is far from over.
00:14:19Her brother worriedly asks his sister if she regrets annulling the engagement.
00:14:22As it might mean no one will dare to marry her in the future.
00:14:25Chuyuele, however, firmly asks back.
00:14:28Brother, is marriage the only path for a woman?
00:14:31Her eyes shine with an unprecedented light as she declares.
00:14:35Don't worry brother.
00:14:36I am not as fragile as you think.
00:14:38From now on, I will protect the Gwagong mansion.
00:14:40At this moment, she is no longer anyone's fiance.
00:14:44But a true heroine fighting for her own fate and that of her family.
00:14:47Inside Prince Lufengjin's chambers, a storm is brewing.
00:14:50The heroine, Yuanur, has just warned him that the woman named Dolly is far more skilled in martial arts than he is.
00:14:56But he completely dismisses it.
00:14:58Before he can argue, his mother, Royal Consort Rue, arrives with her handmaiden.
00:15:03When Yuanur fails to kneel in greeting, the handmaiden immediately berates her.
00:15:07Yuanur, a woman of fierce spirit, refuses to submit to the rigid etiquette of the court.
00:15:12At Lufengjin's urging, she completely loses her temper.
00:15:15Not only does she refuse to kneel, but she publicly confronts him.
00:15:20Reminding him of his promise not to let her become one of the vicious, scheming women of the palace.
00:15:25Even yelling that his words are like farts.
00:15:27This outrageous statement thoroughly enrages Royal Consort Rue.
00:15:30She immediately orders Yuanur to be dragged out and given 50 strokes of the cane.
00:15:35As she's being taken away, Yuanur desperately cries out to Lufengjin, calling him a coward.
00:15:40Lufengjin is heartbroken and tries to intervene.
00:15:43But his mother threatens him with Yuanur's life.
00:15:46He can only fall to his knees in anguish, forced to watch the woman he loves being punished.
00:15:51However, an even bigger shock awaits him.
00:15:53After the punishment, Royal Consort Rue reveals a stunning secret.
00:15:57His title as the God of War of Dongling was earned by framing his rival, Prince Emo.
00:16:02And the mastermind behind it all was none other than the woman he believed to be a fragile,
00:16:06helpless girl who knew no martial arts.
00:16:08Oli, who is, in fact, Yuanur herself.
00:16:11One moment, Lufengjin learns his title as the God of War was secured through Ali's schemes.
00:16:17The next, his royal mother is giving him a deep analysis of the stakes.
00:16:20It turns out the Gua Gong Mansion commands the 100,000 strong Chu family army.
00:16:26And Chu Yueli is the key to that army.
00:16:28If he angers her and breaks the engagement now, Lufengjin will lose this crucial military force.
00:16:33And will no longer be able to stand against his rival, Prince Emo.
00:16:37Lufengjin, however, is dismissive.
00:16:40He arrogantly believes Ali is utterly devoted to him.
00:16:43Merely throwing a tantrum to get him to comfort her.
00:16:45And decides to discipline her lightly as a lesson.
00:16:48His mother agrees, but reminds him to be measured.
00:16:51As their ultimate goal is to secure the Chu family army.
00:16:54Soon, this slight discipline is carried out in the courtyard.
00:16:58The punished woman is beaten until she faints.
00:17:00While the royal mother watches coldly before turning away.
00:17:03Later, Lufengjin enters Ali's bedchamber.
00:17:06Faced with the woman who was injured because of him.
00:17:09He feels no guilt.
00:17:10Instead, he is angered by Ali's accusation that he is so afraid of his mother.
00:17:15He completely ignores the fact that Ali had strategized for him.
00:17:18And helped him conquer lands.
00:17:20And coldly accuses her of doing nothing but throwing tantrums.
00:17:23Amidst Ali's tearful threats.
00:17:25He leaves without a backward glance.
00:17:27Leaving her alone.
00:17:28She struggles to get out of bed to chase him.
00:17:31But collapses to the floor from her injuries.
00:17:33Able only to lie on the cold ground.
00:17:35Desperately crying his name.
00:17:37The fifth prince, accompanied by his attendant, joyfully goes to find Ali.
00:17:41He is absolutely certain that after not seeing him for several days.
00:17:45Ali must be missing him terribly.
00:17:47Perhaps even hiding in a corner secretly wiping away tears.
00:17:50Sure enough, he sees Ali sitting all alone in the courtyard.
00:17:54Looking desolate.
00:17:55The fifth prince is even more pleased.
00:17:57Pitifully remarking on how miserable Ali seems.
00:18:00And strides forward, ready to console the beauty.
00:18:03But to his utter astonishment.
00:18:05As he gets closer.
00:18:06He sees another person sitting at the table.
00:18:08His masked fourth brother.
00:18:10The fifth prince freezes on the spot.
00:18:12His fourth brother ignores him completely.
00:18:14Directly making a suggestion to Ali and presenting her with a gift.
00:18:18The fifth prince tries to frame the issue as a conflict between brothers.
00:18:21Only to be shut down by his fourth brother with a curt.
00:18:24This has nothing to in with you.
00:18:26After his brother leaves.
00:18:27The fifth prince's anger finally erupts.
00:18:30He grabs Ali, questioning her with possessiveness and contempt.
00:18:33Arrogantly stating that in all of Dongling.
00:18:36No one would dare to marry her but him.
00:18:38However, Ali just looks at him calmly.
00:18:40When the fifth prince demands to know what his brother gave her.
00:18:43She slowly raises the wooden box in her hand.
00:18:45And with two words.
00:18:47Shatters all his fantasies.
00:18:49A betrothal gift.
00:18:50Prince Jing comes to the Guo Gong Mansion once again.
00:18:53Unwilling to accept Ali's rejection.
00:18:55He arrogantly assumes that Ali's previous annulment was just a tactic to play hard to get.
00:19:00And graciously offers that if she goes to his father the emperor and retracts her request.
00:19:05He will give her another chance.
00:19:07He even brings up his feelings for another woman, Yuanor.
00:19:09To prove that keeping the position of his official consort for Ali is a sign of his immense generosity.
00:19:13However, Chu Yueli has long seen through his hypocrisy.
00:19:17She points out sharply that the only reason he's keeping that position for her is because
00:19:21the emperor would never allow Tuoba Fei Yuan to become the official princess consort.
00:19:25His true intentions exposed.
00:19:27Prince Jing flies into a rage.
00:19:29He begins to threaten her with the safety of the Guo Gong Mansion.
00:19:33Claiming that only he can protect the Chu family.
00:19:35Chu Yueli, unafraid, firmly rejects him and asks him to leave.
00:19:40After Prince Jing storms off.
00:19:41Chu Yueli presents the betrothal gift he left to her brother.
00:19:45Inside the wooden box is the command tally that can mobilize the 100,000 strong Jianbei army.
00:19:52The siblings immediately realize the extreme danger of Prince Jing's intentions.
00:19:56This tally is a hot potato.
00:19:58If the emperor were to find out.
00:19:59It would bring disaster upon their entire family.
00:20:02Just then, a guard from outside reports.
00:20:04General.
00:20:05Someone from the palace is here.
00:20:07Faced with this mounting crisis.
00:20:09Chu Yueli's eyes narrow.
00:20:10She immediately decides that her brother must return the tally at once.
00:20:14While she goes to meet the visitor from the palace.
00:20:17Lady Ali of the Guo Gong Mansion is invited to the palace by the royal consort Su.
00:20:22It turns out that rumors about her and Prince Jing's intimate affairs in the military camp have spread throughout the capital.
00:20:28Severely damaging the reputation of the Guo Gong Mansion.
00:20:31The royal consort uses this as leverage.
00:20:33Forcing Ali to publicly request an annulment of their engagement at the celebratory banquet that evening.
00:20:39In order to save face for all parties involved.
00:20:41Faced with what seems like an impossible predicament.
00:20:44Ali appears to submit, kneeling to accept the command.
00:20:47However, she then cleverly shifts the conversation.
00:20:50Asking if her rival in love, Tuoba Fei Yuan, the other subject of the rumors, will be attending the banquet.
00:20:56Upon learning that she will not, Ali feigns a grievement and says to the consort,
00:21:00Your highness said you would help me vent my anger.
00:21:03If she is not there, how can I?
00:21:04This statement plays right into the hands of the royal consort.
00:21:08Who is eager for some drama.
00:21:09She immediately agrees to have Tuoba Fei Yuan invited.
00:21:12Promising to make sure Ali is satisfied.
00:21:14Ali's plan has succeeded.
00:21:16The stage is now set for a dramatic showdown at the banquet.
00:21:20Meanwhile, Prince Jean has already grasped the entire situation.
00:21:24He sips his tea calmly.
00:21:25Fully confident in the woman he has chosen.
00:21:27Certain that she will not be defeated so easily.
00:21:30At a royal banquet, a group of noble ladies gathers.
00:21:33Spreading vicious and embellished rumors about the lady in white, Miss Shui.
00:21:37And her alleged affair with Prince Jean.
00:21:40Their whispers are filled with salacious speculation.
00:21:42They slander Miss Shui for her supposed indecency in the prince's tent.
00:21:46And even suggest she deliberately spread the rumors herself to force him into marriage.
00:21:51Claiming she has no shame.
00:21:53These words reach the ears of the lady in red, Tuoba.
00:21:56Who is deeply in love with Prince Jean.
00:21:58Already fiercely jealous, Tuoba is enraged.
00:22:01She is convinced this is all a scheme by Miss Shui.
00:22:03She abruptly stands, smashes her cup on the floor.
00:22:06And confronts Miss Shui in front of everyone.
00:22:09Attempting to drag her before Prince Jean for a public showdown.
00:22:12Miss Shui struggles, and in the scuffle.
00:22:15She is violently pushed to the ground by Tuoba.
00:22:17At that very moment, Prince Jean and another masked man arrive.
00:22:21Witnessing this highly misleading scene.
00:22:23At a royal banquet, a group of noble ladies gathers.
00:22:27Spreading vicious and embellished rumors about the lady in white, Miss Shui.
00:22:30And her alleged affair with Prince Jean.
00:22:33Their whispers are filled with salacious speculation.
00:22:35They slander Miss Shui for her supposed indecency in the prince's tent.
00:22:39And even suggest, she deliberately spread the rumors herself to force him into marriage.
00:22:44Claiming she has no shame.
00:22:46These words reach the ears of the lady in red, Tuoba.
00:22:49Who is deeply in love with Prince Jean.
00:22:51Already fiercely jealous, Tuoba is enraged.
00:22:54She is convinced this is all a scheme by Miss Shui.
00:22:56She abruptly stands, smashes her cup on the floor.
00:23:00And confronts Miss Shui in front of everyone.
00:23:02Attempting to drag her before Prince Jean for a public showdown.
00:23:05Miss Shui struggles, and in the scuffle.
00:23:07She is violently pushed to the ground by Tuoba.
00:23:10At that very moment, Prince Jean and another masked man arrive.
00:23:14Witnessing this highly misleading scene.
00:23:16The prince, shocked and furious, rushes forward.
00:23:19And demands of Tuoba,
00:23:21Awe, what are you doing?
00:23:22A huge misunderstanding, sparked by malicious gossip, has just erupted.
00:23:27The prince, shocked and furious, rushes forward.
00:23:30And demands of Tuoba,
00:23:31Awe, what are you doing?
00:23:33A huge misunderstanding, sparked by malicious gossip, has just erupted.
00:23:38One moment, Prince Jean sees Aeuan push the lady in white to the ground.
00:23:42The next, Aeuan rushes toward him in a fit of rage.
00:23:45Slaps him, and calls him a dog.
00:23:48Demanding to know if he had an affair with the other woman.
00:23:50The lady in white, kneeling on the floor.
00:23:53Tearfully explains that they were only discussing strategies with others present.
00:23:56And that nothing improper occurred.
00:23:58But Aeuan refuses to listen, continuing to pressure the prince.
00:24:02Pushed to his limit, the prince finally loses his patience and roars.
00:24:06Get back to the mansion now.
00:24:07You're telling me to get lost?
00:24:09Aeuan is completely enraged.
00:24:11She cannot believe the prince would treat her this way for another woman.
00:24:14She lunges at him again, but is pushed away and even slapped in the chaos.
00:24:18Her heart shatters.
00:24:20She covers her face and murmurs.
00:24:22You hit me?
00:24:23You hit me for her.
00:24:24Just as the scene spirals out of control,
00:24:26the emperor and empress arrive.
00:24:28Everyone hastily kneels.
00:24:30The lady in white seizes the opportunity and immediately cries out to the emperor.
00:24:34Claiming her innocence has been slandered.
00:24:36And begging him to order an examination to prove her virtue.
00:24:39Stating she would rather die than live with this shame.
00:24:42The conflict has now been pushed to its absolute peak.
00:24:45Before the emperor and empress.
00:24:47Chuyuele calmly clarifies that she was forcibly brought here for a confrontation by Tuoba Feiyuen.
00:24:52Feiyuen, in turn, righteously declares that she and prince Dongling-jin are in love.
00:24:56And accuses Chuyuele of being the third party.
00:25:00Hearing this, the empress sharply retorts that Chuyuele and prince Jin were engaged long ago.
00:25:05So who is the real third party?
00:25:07Feiyuen, however, twists the logic.
00:25:09Throwing out the absurd theory that the one who is not loved is the third party.
00:25:13Chuyuele seizes the opportunity.
00:25:15Following her logic with a tearful question.
00:25:18Does the one who is not loved deserve to die?
00:25:20This performance successfully wins the sympathy of everyone present.
00:25:24Instantly turning public opinion in her favor.
00:25:27Angered by the crowd's murmuring.
00:25:29Feiyuen causes a scene in the court.
00:25:31The empress, enraged, orders her to be dragged out and given 50 strokes of the king.
00:25:36As prince Dongling-jin pleads for Feiyuen.
00:25:38Chuyuele kneels once more.
00:25:40She reveals to the emperor an even more vicious rumor.
00:25:43That she and prince Jin were spending every night together in the camp.
00:25:46And begs him to clear her name and that of the Gua Gong Mansion.
00:25:50The emperor, a shrewd ruler.
00:25:52Immediately understands this is a deliberate slander against a meritorious official.
00:25:56He publicly declares that General Chu and Ali are heroes of Dongling.
00:26:00And if anyone dares to spread this rumor again.
00:26:03They will be executed without mercy.
00:26:05This decisive action not only saves Chuyuele.
00:26:08But also puts a complete end to the turmoil.
00:26:11To realize her political ambitions.
00:26:13A cunning royal mother orchestrates a two-pronged psychological manipulation against her son.
00:26:18Jiner and his love interest.
00:26:20A foreign princess.
00:26:22First, she visits the princess's chambers.
00:26:24Seemingly to comfort her.
00:26:26But instead constantly belittles her.
00:26:28She then vividly recounts all the crazy things Jiner had done for his former lover.
00:26:32Chuyuele finding ancient wood for her chin.
00:26:35Braving a deadly mountain for her.
00:26:37And even transporting snow for her while he had a high fever.
00:26:39This narrative successfully ignites the princess's jealousy and insecurity.
00:26:44Completely shattering her confidence.
00:26:46Next, the royal mother encounters her son Jiner in the courtyard.
00:26:50And immediately changes her tune.
00:26:52She portrays Chuyuele as a conniving woman.
00:26:54Who would stoop so low as to ruin her own reputation just to gain his sympathy.
00:26:59Manipulated by his mother.
00:27:00Jiner instantly develops a deep resentment for Chuyuele.
00:27:03The mother then seizes the moment.
00:27:05Pointing out to him the most important political task at hand.
00:27:08Winning over the foreign princess to gain control of her family's 100,000 strong army.
00:27:13Under his mother's meticulous planning.
00:27:15Jiner completely subordinates his personal feelings to political interests.
00:27:19Willingly becoming a pawn in his mother's power games.
00:27:22The Gwagong mansion faces a crisis of life and death.
00:27:25The eldest son, due to a recurring injury.
00:27:27Is unable to perform his family's signature.
00:27:30Chuyue family spear technique.
00:27:31In an upcoming martial arts contest against the third prince of Dongzho.
00:27:34If he loses, the family's military authority will be revoked by the emperor.
00:27:39At this critical juncture, his sister, Chuyuele, steps up.
00:27:43Determined to fight in her brother's place.
00:27:45However, both siblings know that with Ali's current skill level.
00:27:48The chances of winning are slim.
00:27:50Just then, an invitation arrives from the mysterious Prince Emo.
00:27:54At his mansion.
00:27:55The siblings witness a spear technique that is based on their family's style.
00:27:59But is far more advanced.
00:28:00Prince Emo offers to help the Gwagong mansion win the contest with this technique.
00:28:04But proposes a shocking condition.
00:28:06He slowly walks toward Ali and says, both affectionately and commandingly.
00:28:10Ali, I have no designs on the Gwagong mansion.
00:28:13I simply want to marry you, that's all.
00:28:15Faced with Ali's astonishment.
00:28:16He further explains that she was the one who ruined his face years ago.
00:28:20Making him unmarriageable.
00:28:21And therefore, she must take responsibility for his lifelong happiness.
00:28:25And become his princess consort.
00:28:27A negotiation for the family's honor has instantly turned into a sudden and forceful marriage proposal.
00:28:33The fifth prince waits bitterly outside the Gwagong mansion.
00:28:36Only intending to gloat at Ali's misfortune.
00:28:38When he sees her returning from Prince Emo's residence.
00:28:41He immediately confronts her.
00:28:43Citing their engagement.
00:28:44He tries to persuade Ali to join forces with him against their political rival.
00:28:48His fourth brother, Prince Emo.
00:28:50He even proposes a deeply insulting arrangement.
00:28:53They can proceed with the wedding as planned.
00:28:55But he will also marry another woman at the same time.
00:28:58And promises not to touch Ali for three years.
00:29:00Faced with this, generous offer Ali scoffs.
00:29:03With a steady gaze.
00:29:04She tells the fifth prince, your highness.
00:29:06I truly do not want to marry you.
00:29:08She further reveals that Prince Emo has promised to help the Gwagong mansion through its crisis unconditionally.
00:29:14Without asking for anything in return.
00:29:16These words completely enrage the fifth prince.
00:29:19He loses control, grabs Ali, and belittles her.
00:29:22Saying no one would marry her if she left him.
00:29:25Ali forcefully shoves him away.
00:29:27And retorts sharply that neither she nor the Gwagong mansion needs him to survive.
00:29:31A wait intended to see someone else's humiliation ends up with the fifth prince becoming the biggest joke himself.
00:29:37Faced with the decline of her family's power.
00:29:39Chuyuele is determined to find a new backer for herself.
00:29:42She confides in her handmaiden that she plans to get close to the mysterious Prince Emo.
00:29:46To gauge the strength of the third prince of Dong-ho.
00:29:49Her words are overheard by Prince Ling, who is deeply in love with her.
00:29:53And his anger is instantly ignited.
00:29:56Prince Ling storms over, demanding to know why she would seek help from another man instead of him.
00:30:00And warns her not to court death.
00:30:02Or else she and the Gwagong mansion will face public humiliation.
00:30:06Chuyuele calmly retorts that Prince Ling's mansion has a tigress in it.
00:30:11And she has no desire to be mistreated.
00:30:13Her words filled with a sense of helplessness and disappointment in him.
00:30:17After Prince Ling storms off.
00:30:18Chuyuele, though resolute on the surface, feels a wave of turmoil.
00:30:22That night, alone in her room.
00:30:24She finds herself recalling a time when Prince Ling had tenderly asked her to be his princess consort.
00:30:29And her heart is thrown into chaos.
00:30:32She pushes open the door to get some air.
00:30:34And as she looks up, she sees a shocking sight.
00:30:36The very man who had hurled harsh words at her during the day.
00:30:39Is now sitting quietly in the large tree in the courtyard.
00:30:42Silently watching over her.
00:30:44In the quiet courtyard.
00:30:46The masked prince proposes to Lady Li.
00:30:48Lady Li, however, is hesitant.
00:30:50Worried that the emperor would not approve of the match.
00:30:52The prince confidently promises that if she agrees.
00:30:56He will marry her with the grandest of ceremonies.
00:30:58And protect her completely.
00:31:00Yet, right after this heartfelt declaration.
00:31:03The prince inexplicably slumps over the table and falls asleep.
00:31:06Annoyed and helpless.
00:31:08Lady Li is about to leave.
00:31:09But after a moment's hesitation.
00:31:11Her heart softens.
00:31:13She brings out a blanket.
00:31:14Gently drapes it over him.
00:31:16And sits quietly by his side.
00:31:18Watching over him.
00:31:19Back in her room.
00:31:20She is restless.
00:31:21Unsettled by this sudden stirring of her heart.
00:31:24The next morning.
00:31:25She steps outside to find the prince long gone.
00:31:28Leaving only the neatly folded blanket on the table.
00:31:31As she stands there lost in thought.
00:31:32Her handmaiden comes to remind her.
00:31:35That today is the important day of the martial arts contest.
00:31:38Against the third prince of Dongzho.
00:31:40The tenderness of last night and the challenge of today intertwined.
00:31:43Making Lady Li's feelings even more complex.
00:31:45In the dead of night.
00:31:47The masked prince M.O.
00:31:48Lubei Ma.
00:31:49Sneaks into the courtyard of the Gwagong Mansion.
00:31:52Lazily leaning against a tree.
00:31:54He makes a direct invitation to his beloved.
00:31:56Chiyuele.
00:31:57If you're not comfortable here.
00:31:58You can just come back with me to the northern frontier.
00:32:01Chiyuele.
00:32:02Bound by etiquette.
00:32:03Warily keeps her distance.
00:32:04While her mind races.
00:32:06Analyzing whether his words imply.
00:32:07He has given up his claim to the throne.
00:32:09At Prince Mo's invitation.
00:32:11They sit down at a stone table.
00:32:13He mentions that the only time in his life.
00:32:15He was ever trapped was because of her.
00:32:17Hearing this.
00:32:18Chiyuele immediately apologizes.
00:32:20For the scheme that led to him being stranded.
00:32:22In the northern frontier for five years.
00:32:24But Prince Mo changes the subject.
00:32:26Asking about her feelings for another man.
00:32:28Lufongine.
00:32:29Chiyuele frankly admits.
00:32:31She used to like him very much.
00:32:33But then her gaze becomes incredibly firm.
00:32:35She tells Prince Mo that once she decides to let go.
00:32:38That feeling will not even leave a shadow behind.
00:32:41Hearing this resolute answer.
00:32:42A light flashes in Prince Mo's eyes.
00:32:45He leans forward slightly.
00:32:46Looks directly at her.
00:32:48And makes an even bolder request.
00:32:50If that's the case.
00:32:51Ollie.
00:32:51From now on.
00:32:52Try to like me.
00:32:53On the training grounds of the Gwagong mansion.
00:32:56An emotional storm involving three people is brewing.
00:32:59The prince arrives with his jealous princess consort to observe.
00:33:02But his eyes are involuntarily drawn to Ollie.
00:33:04The woman in the black and red martial attire.
00:33:07Seeing this.
00:33:08The princess consort's jealousy flares.
00:33:09And she begins to argue publicly with the prince.
00:33:13Her words are filled with contempt for Ollie and accusations against the prince.
00:33:17Mocking Ollie for only knowing how to use her feminine wiles to seduce men.
00:33:21And scolding the prince for being a dog.
00:33:23Enraged.
00:33:24The prince not only cruelly compares his consort to Ollie.
00:33:27Saying she is not even one ten-thousandth as good as Ollie.
00:33:30But in his fury.
00:33:31He ultimately slaps her heart across the face.
00:33:34Throughout this entire ordeal.
00:33:36Ollie.
00:33:36The center of the storm remains seated.
00:33:38Her expression impassive.
00:33:40As if everything happening before her has nothing to end with her.
00:33:43Her calm silence stands in stark contrast to the intense conflict of the other two.
00:33:48Leaving the true nature of this drama shrouded in mystery.
00:33:51The god of war.
00:33:51Prince Lien.
00:33:52Has found a new love in Chuyuele.
00:33:54And has mercilessly imprisoned his former flame.
00:33:57To Oba Feiyuen.
00:33:58He sends a guard to present his personal weapon.
00:34:00A red tasseled spear.
00:34:02To Chuyuele.
00:34:02And uses the opportunity to send a message to his rival in love.
00:34:06The fourth brother.
00:34:07He sarcastically remarks that he must be too ugly.
00:34:10To win the beauty's favor.
00:34:11This maneuver stirs his own jealousy.
00:34:13Causing him to crush the cup in his hand on the spot.
00:34:16At that moment.
00:34:17The third prince from an enemy state arrives to issue a challenge.
00:34:20Prince Lien's mother.
00:34:22Royal consort Rue.
00:34:23Immediately seizes the opportunity.
00:34:25She requests that the emperor decree a marriage.
00:34:27Between the third prince.
00:34:28And Chuyuele.
00:34:29If he wins.
00:34:29Her true aim is to gain control of the 100,000 strong Chuyue family army through this union.
00:34:35To thwart this conspiracy.
00:34:37And to prevent the woman he loves from falling into another's hands.
00:34:40Prince Lien steps into the arena himself to face the third prince.
00:34:44A battle for love.
00:34:45Military power.
00:34:46And the fate of the nation has just begun.
00:34:48To help her distracted brother.
00:34:50Lufon Jean.
00:34:51Win the martial arts competition.
00:34:53Ali comes up with a plan.
00:34:54She knows that she is his greatest weakness.
00:34:56So she decides to take a risk and deliberately approach the mysterious Prince M.O. to provoke her brother.
00:35:02On the pretext of thanking him for the gift of a spear.
00:35:05She walks toward Prince M.O. with a cup of wine.
00:35:07Ready to put on a show.
00:35:09However, the shrewd Prince M.O. sees right through her intentions.
00:35:12He warns Ali that using him comes at a price.
00:35:15With that, Prince M.O. plays along.
00:35:17Suddenly reaching out and pulling her to the ground.
00:35:20Staging an accidental and intimate looking scene.
00:35:23This act instantly ignites Lufon Jean's rage.
00:35:26And draws gasps and murmurs from the noble ladies present.
00:35:29His mind in turmoil.
00:35:30Lufon Jean is soundly defeated in the subsequent competition.
00:35:34Only then does Ali realize that Prince M.O. was willing to ruin his own reputation to help her.
00:35:38And she is deeply moved.
00:35:40Just then, the victorious 3rd Prince of Dong-O arrogantly challenges the entire arena.
00:35:45Ali takes a deep breath.
00:35:47Her eyes filled with determination.
00:35:49And steps forward.
00:35:50Ready to fight in her brother's place.
00:35:52Faced with the 3rd Prince of Dong-Jo's dismissive attitude of not fighting with women.
00:35:57Ali remains composed and cleverly shifts the contest from a battle of brute force.
00:36:01To a test of exquisite skill and precision.
00:36:04She sets the rule.
00:36:05One must pierce through 8 of 10 layers of silk gauze with a spear.
00:36:08Without damaging the 9th layer.
00:36:10This seemingly impossible task piques the 3rd Prince's competitive spirit.
00:36:14And he confidently accepts the challenge.
00:36:16Under the worried gazes of the crowd.
00:36:18The 3rd Prince makes his move first.
00:36:21His spear thrust is as swift as a dragon.
00:36:23But he fails by a narrow margin.
00:36:25Piercing 9 layers.
00:36:26Despite his failure.
00:36:27His incredible skill amazes the onlookers.
00:36:30Highlighting the extreme difficulty of the challenge.
00:36:33Everyone believes Ali is now doomed to lose.
00:36:36However, when it is Ali's turn.
00:36:37She remains calm and collected.
00:36:39Her spear thrust appears gentle yet is incredibly precise.
00:36:43When the eunuch inspects the gauze.
00:36:45It is, indeed, exactly 8 layers, no more, no less.
00:36:48This masterful control of power leaves the entire court in an uproar.
00:36:52The 3rd Prince is utterly stunned and defeated.
00:36:55Ali has won this contest perfectly with her wisdom and skill.
00:36:58Defending the honor of Dongling.
00:37:00Ali's unexpected victory in the martial arts competition stuns everyone present.
00:37:04She seizes this opportunity to make a request to the emperor.
00:37:07She asks for permission for her brother to lead the Chu family army to the border to support their grandfather.
00:37:12Who is currently defending against foreign enemies.
00:37:15However, this patriotic request is cleverly obstructed by the empress.
00:37:19Using the excuse that her brother is not yet married.
00:37:22She suggests that he should start a family before departing.
00:37:25Her real motive is to keep this important military force in the capital.
00:37:28Preventing it from leaving her control.
00:37:31At this delicate moment of political maneuvering.
00:37:33The defeated 3rd Prince, upon learning that Ali is unmarried.
00:37:37Proposes to her on the spot.
00:37:38Making the situation even more complicated.
00:37:41This sudden proposal is not just a personal pursuit of Ali.
00:37:44But possibly a test for a political alliance.
00:37:46And sitting aside, the masked Prince, Lubema.
00:37:49Who has been silently watching Ali.
00:37:51Crushes the cup in his hand the moment he hears the proposal.
00:37:54This silent action betrays his extreme anger and jealousy.
00:37:58Foreshadowing a more intense emotional and political storm to come.
00:38:01The 6th Prince, Lufenglian, is furious.
00:38:04That his beloved Chuyueli is being overly friendly with other princes.
00:38:08His royal mother, Rue Fei, however, points out with sharp insight.
00:38:12That this is all a carefully orchestrated plot by Chuyueli.
00:38:15Her goal is to get revenge.
00:38:16And force him to leave his new favorite, Tuoba Feiyuan.
00:38:20So that he will come crawling back to her.
00:38:22Enraged, Lufenglian is about to confront Chuyueli.
00:38:24When he receives news that Tuoba Feiyuan has left him a letter and run away.
00:38:29He gallops to the city gate.
00:38:30Only to overhear a conversation between the Tuoba sisters.
00:38:33It turns out they had approached him with the intention.
00:38:36Of using his power to seek revenge on their family's enemies.
00:38:39Chuyueli and her brother.
00:38:40However, in the process of this revenge scheme.
00:38:43Tuoba Feiyuan.
00:38:44Who is meant to be just a pawn.
00:38:46Has genuinely fallen in love with Lufenglian.
00:38:48Hearing all this.
00:38:49Lufenglian, instead of being angry.
00:38:51Rushes forward and declares his love for Tuoba Feiyuan.
00:38:55He admits his mistakes and tearfully swears.
00:38:57That for the rest of his life.
00:38:59He wants only her.
00:39:00In a passionate embrace.
00:39:02A relationship that began with a conspiracy.
00:39:04Seems to have finally found its way to true love.
00:39:07Late at night.
00:39:07A guard reports to Ali.
00:39:09That the third prince of Dong-Oh has been beaten up.
00:39:11But is claiming to the public that he accidentally fell.
00:39:14This piques Ali's suspicion.
00:39:16Later.
00:39:16In her own courtyard.
00:39:17She discovers a mysterious man in a mask.
00:39:21Gravely injured.
00:39:22The very prince she was thinking of.
00:39:23The man uses his injuries as an excuse.
00:39:26Playfully asking Ali to take him in.
00:39:28And treat his wounds.
00:39:29As she tends to his injuries.
00:39:31She confirms that he was the one who hurt the third prince.
00:39:34The man readily admits it.
00:39:36Stating that he did it.
00:39:37Because the third prince had his eyes on Ali.
00:39:39He further reveals that his five-year confinement.
00:39:41In the northern frontier.
00:39:43Was not entirely due to Ali's scheme.
00:39:44But was also a necessary measure to quell the chaos and protect the people.
00:39:49Just as Ali feels a pang of guilt for her past actions.
00:39:52The man suddenly becomes emotional.
00:39:54He grabs her hand and asks her.
00:39:56With a mix of passion and pain.
00:39:58If she still remembers her childhood promise to marry him.
00:40:01This long buried promise leaves Ali in a state of shock and complex emotions.
00:40:06The masked prince after being injured.
00:40:08Shamelessly refuses to leave Ueli's private chambers.
00:40:11Insisting that she had promised to marry him when they were children.
00:40:13Ueli has no memory of this.
00:40:16And dismisses it as nonsense.
00:40:17However that night.
00:40:19She has a vivid dream.
00:40:20In which she recalls kissing a young boy.
00:40:22And making that very promise.
00:40:24Waking up in shock.
00:40:25Ueli is mortified at being brainwashed.
00:40:27Just then.
00:40:28Her handmaiden.
00:40:29Zissou reports.
00:40:30That her rival.
00:40:31Tuoba Fei Yuan.
00:40:32Has been acting strangely out of love.
00:40:35Staying at the city gate all night.
00:40:36Until Prince Jean coaxed her back.
00:40:38Ueli's sharp instincts tell her something is amiss.
00:40:40She believes someone is manipulating Tuoba Fei Yuan from behind the scenes.
00:40:45And immediately sends someone to investigate.
00:40:47Soon after.
00:40:48She receives an invitation for a hunt from the 8th princess of Dongo.
00:40:52At the hunting grounds.
00:40:53She finds Tuoba Fei Yuan.
00:40:55Who has clearly followed Prince Jean there.
00:40:57A grand drama involving an old promise.
00:41:00A current rival.
00:41:01And a potential conspiracy has just begun.
00:41:03On a path in the woods.
00:41:04A richly dressed woman stops Chuyuele out of jealousy.
00:41:08Verbally abusing her.
00:41:09And accusing her of seducing men with her beauty.
00:41:12And by playing hard to get.
00:41:13In a fit of rage.
00:41:15She even draws a dagger.
00:41:16Intending to disfigure Chuyuele's face.
00:41:18However.
00:41:19She never expected that the seemingly delicate Chuyuele.
00:41:22Is a hidden master of martial arts.
00:41:24Chuyuele not only easily deflects the attack.
00:41:27But also injures the woman's hand in the process.
00:41:29Having failed in her physical attack.
00:41:31The woman resorts to a more vicious psychological assault.
00:41:35She triumphantly reveals a shocking secret.
00:41:37She had once tried to assassinate a man named Chuyue Xiaoha.
00:41:40And when she was on the verge of defeat.
00:41:42It was none other than Chuyuele's beloved A. Jean Lufon Jean.
00:41:45Who stepped in to help her trap Chuyue Xiaoha.
00:41:48Allowing her to gravely injure him.
00:41:50She even gleefully describes the look of despair.
00:41:52In Chuyue Xiaoha's eyes at that moment.
00:41:54Learning that the man she loves had betrayed her.
00:41:56And helped her rival harm her own people.
00:41:58This cruel truth completely shatters Chuyuele's defenses.
00:42:02Turning her shock into a towering rage.
00:42:04And ultimately awakening her intent to kill.
00:42:07In a forest clearing.
00:42:09The princess in pink is whipping the white robed woman.
00:42:11To Oba Feiyuen.
00:42:12Out of an old grudge.
00:42:14Meanwhile.
00:42:15The lady in blue.
00:42:16Lufon Jean.
00:42:17Watches.
00:42:18Her heart filled with a mix of emotions.
00:42:20She regrets her years of misplaced devotion.
00:42:23Which not only harmed her brother.
00:42:25But also let her enemies go free.
00:42:26A desire for revenge against both To Oba Feiyuen and herself ignites within her.
00:42:31The armored Prince Jing arrives.
00:42:33Desperate to save To Oba Feiyuen.
00:42:35But he is stopped by the mysterious masked man known as the fourth brother.
00:42:39Who blocks his path with an unseen force.
00:42:42Prince Jing pleads with the fourth brother to let him pass.
00:42:45But the masked man dismissively calls the violent whipping emir sparring session.
00:42:49Clearly siding with the princess.
00:42:51On the ground.
00:42:52To Oba Feiyuen cries out to Prince Jing for help.
00:42:54Seeing his beloved being tormented and unable to do anything.
00:42:58Prince Jing is enraged.
00:43:00Creating a tense standoff with the formidable fourth brother.
00:43:03In the royal hunting grounds.
00:43:04Princess To Oba lies injured on the ground.
00:43:07Crying to her beloved.
00:43:08The fifth prince Lufon Jean.
00:43:10And accusing Chuyuele and her companions of attacking her.
00:43:13Lufon Jean.
00:43:14Believing her story.
00:43:15Is furious.
00:43:16And is about to confront them.
00:43:18However, Chuyuele's brother, General Chuyue.
00:43:21And the masked fourth prince step forward to defend her.
00:43:24Just as the situation reaches a stalemate.
00:43:26With both sides refusing to back down.
00:43:28A guard steps forward as a witness.
00:43:31And reveals the truth.
00:43:32It was Princess To Oba.
00:43:33Who, out of jealousy, tried to slash Chuyuele's face with a dagger.
00:43:37After her attack was blocked.
00:43:39She resorted to injuring her own neck to frame Chuyuele.
00:43:41With her lie exposed in front of everyone.
00:43:43The enraged Princess To Oba continues to argue.
00:43:47Claiming that Chuyuele had deliberately followed them there.
00:43:50To seduce Lufon Jean.
00:43:51Having been played for a fool.
00:43:53Lufon Jean turns to Chuyuele with a complicated expression.
00:43:56And asks if she really came just for him.
00:43:59Turning the end of a dramatic scene into an awkward emotional confrontation.
00:44:03Prince Jean, Lufong An, had eagerly assumed that Ueli came for him.
00:44:07Only to be publicly mocked by the princess in pink for being so full of himself.
00:44:11His fifth brother further twists the knife.
00:44:13By bluntly stating that Ueli has no feelings for him.
00:44:16This series of blows leaves Lufong An utterly defeated.
00:44:20At the same time.
00:44:21His true love.
00:44:22The injured To Oba Feiyuen.
00:44:23Feels her heartbreak as she watches him pay attention only to Ueli.
00:44:27She confronts him.
00:44:28Demanding to know why he failed to keep his promise to protect her.
00:44:32Feeling completely let down.
00:44:34Seeing this.
00:44:35Ueli calmly steps forward.
00:44:36And sharply rebukes To Oba Feiyuen.
00:44:38Pointing out that she was the one who started the fight despite being less skilled.
00:44:42She then exposes her hypocrisy.
00:44:44Mocking her for on one hand.
00:44:46Looking down on women who rely on men.
00:44:48And on the other.
00:44:49Demanding that Prince Jean avenge her.
00:44:51These words leave To Oba Feiyuen utterly humiliated in front of everyone.
00:44:55In a fit of extreme shame and anger.
00:44:58She furiously declares that she has never relied on men.
00:45:01And will seek her own revenge.
00:45:02Then storms off.
00:45:03Breaking things off with Lufong An for good.
00:45:05In the corridor of the Jueyue Pavilion.
00:45:08To Oba Feiyuen and Lufong An have a fierce argument.
00:45:11She feels wronged by her humiliation.
00:45:13And even more heartbroken and angry that Lufong An sided with her rival.
00:45:17To Ueli.
00:45:18In a fit of rage.
00:45:19She breaks up with him.
00:45:21Declaring she doesn't need him.
00:45:23Enraged.
00:45:24Lufong An impulsively agrees to end their relationship.
00:45:27Furious.
00:45:28To Oba Feiyuen storms out of the pavilion.
00:45:30Draws a guard sword.
00:45:31And with one strike.
00:45:33Splits the Jueyue Pavilion.
00:45:34Clock in two.
00:45:35Completely severing their connection.
00:45:37Meanwhile.
00:45:38The other protagonist of this drama.
00:45:40Chuyue Le.
00:45:41Learns of the incident.
00:45:42Though she appears gentle on the surface.
00:45:44Her eyes reveal an unexpected coldness and determination.
00:45:48She tells her confidant that.
00:45:49Even if Lufong An didn't intentionally cause harm.
00:45:52He was still an accomplice.
00:45:54She has resolved to make those who have wronged her pay the price.
00:45:56A quest for revenge.
00:45:58Sparked by a love triangle.
00:45:59Is about to begin in the shadows.
00:46:01In the courtyard of the prince's mansion.
00:46:04Prince Jean practices his archery.
00:46:06Hitting the bullseye every time in preparation for the upcoming autumn hunt.
00:46:10His subordinate suggests that if they could recruit the highly skilled general Chu.
00:46:14They would surely win the top prize.
00:46:16Before he can finish.
00:46:17Princess Tuoba Fei-Yuen from the desert appears.
00:46:20She apologizes for their previous argument.
00:46:23And to prove her own worth.
00:46:24Performs a stunning feat of archery on the spot.
00:46:27She shoots an arrow that splits the one Prince Jean had just lodged in the bullseye.
00:46:31Earning his admiration.
00:46:33Just then.
00:46:33An imperial edict arrives.
00:46:35Ordering Prince Jean to immediately lead troops to Hong County.
00:46:38To suppress a rebellion.
00:46:39Tuoba Fei-Yuen sees this as her chance to make a name for herself.
00:46:43And volunteers to go with the army.
00:46:45Prince Jean readily agrees.
00:46:47Elsewhere.
00:46:47Prince Jean's true strategist.
00:46:49Chu-Yuen hears the news.
00:46:51A look of gravity crossing her face.
00:46:53She knows that this proud and skilled desert flower is no simple character.
00:46:57And her presence is bound to bring great turmoil to this campaign.
00:47:01Prince Lufo-Ngene leads his army deep into a forest.
00:47:04Faced with an unknown enemy situation.
00:47:06His subordinates advise a cautious retreat.
00:47:09However.
00:47:09Princess Tuoba.
00:47:10Who is traveling with them.
00:47:11Is vehemently against retreating.
00:47:14Fearing it would be a loss of face for her.
00:47:16When a subordinate mentions that the wise Lady Li.
00:47:18Would never let them take such a risk.
00:47:20The remark ignites Tuoba's jealousy.
00:47:23She begins to mock Lufo-Ngene.
00:47:25Insinuating that all his military achievements were thanks to Chu-Yuen.
00:47:28At first.
00:47:30Lufo-Ngene maintains his composure and orders a retreat.
00:47:33But Tuoba continues to provoke him with taunts like.
00:47:36Do you want to live under Chu-Yuen's shadow forever?
00:47:38You are the invincible god of war.
00:47:39Ultimately, he is successfully goaded into abandoning his rational judgment.
00:47:44And orders the entire army to advance recklessly.
00:47:47Meanwhile, the true strategist, Chu-Yuele.
00:47:50Deduces from battle reports alone that this is a trap to lure them in.
00:47:53Just as she reaches this conclusion.
00:47:55A messenger arrives with urgent news.
00:47:57Prince Jin's army has been ambushed and is trapped in the mountains.
00:48:01A disaster, sparked by impulsiveness and jealousy.
00:48:04Has now unfolded.
00:48:06After a devastating battle.
00:48:07The gravely wounded A-Gene leads his remaining troops to hide in a forest.
00:48:11Consumed with guilt for the loss of 30,000 soldiers.
00:48:15Meanwhile, Yuan-er, the woman traveling with him.
00:48:17Is in hysterics, not over the loss of life.
00:48:20But because of a small scratch on her face.
00:48:22At that moment, the surviving soldiers arrive.
00:48:25Blaming Yuan-er entirely for their defeat.
00:48:28They are filled with rage and swear to kill her for revenge.
00:48:31At this critical moment.
00:48:33A-Gene stands up and takes all the responsibility upon himself.
00:48:36But the soldiers have lost all faith in him.
00:48:39Instead, they speak of the brilliant strategist, Lady Li.
00:48:42Believing only she can save them.
00:48:44Hearing this, Yuan-er's jealousy flares.
00:48:46And she begins to slander Lady Li.
00:48:48Completely enraging everyone.
00:48:50Just as the internal conflict is about to explode.
00:48:53With the soldiers demanding Yuan-er be sent to the front lines.
00:48:56An army suddenly appears in the distance.
00:48:59It is Lady Li who has arrived with reinforcements at their most desperate hour.
00:49:03Seeing Chu-Yu-Eli, who has come to rescue him at this life or death moment.
00:49:07A-Gene is stunned.
00:49:08He finally realizes how deeply he had misunderstood her.
00:49:12Prince Jean, Lu Fenglian, awakens from his injuries on his sickbed.
00:49:16He learns from his attendant that it was Ali Hu, risking her own life.
00:49:20Led the Chu family army to save him from being surrounded.
00:49:23He is deeply moved by this, profound love.
00:49:26Mistakenly believing that Ali's feelings for him have never changed.
00:49:29He immediately decides that after the autumn hunt.
00:49:32He will grandly marry Ali as his official princess consort.
00:49:35However, in another part of the Gua Gong mansion.
00:49:38A different truth is revealed.
00:49:39Ali confesses to her brother that she saved Prince Jean not out of love.
00:49:43But to use the opportunity to show the world the incompetence of the god of war of Dongling.
00:49:48Thereby destroying his reputation.
00:49:50She has long since moved on from her past feelings for him.
00:49:53And has already requested permission from the emperor to become a female general.
00:49:57Faced with her brother's concern that no good family would want to marry a female general.
00:50:01Ali's eyes are firm.
00:50:03She tells him she no longer wants to be trapped in matters of love.
00:50:06And wishes to build her own legacy.
00:50:08And protect her family and the Gua Gong mansion with her own strength.
00:50:12A deep misunderstanding and a clear, eye decision stand in stark contrast.
00:50:16The villainous Prince Tuoba Shuang conspires with his subordinate to spread a rumor.
00:50:20That Chu Yueli was gravely injured while saving Lu Beima.
00:50:24Intending to test and strike at his friend, Lu Beima.
00:50:27Meanwhile, in her own chambers, Chu Yueli is stopped by the masked Lu Beima.
00:50:31He uses the rumor to playfully probe her true feelings.
00:50:34Chu Yueli, however, calmly confesses that her journey was not to save him.
00:50:39But to defeat him in the autumn hunt.
00:50:40Completely destroying his reputation as the god of war.
00:50:44And thereby severing all ties with the Jing princely mansion.
00:50:47Faced with Chu Yueli's resolute stance, Lu Beima, far from being angry.
00:50:52Affectionately proposes to her.
00:50:53He explains that he has been waiting for her to willingly agree.
00:50:56Rather than being forced by an imperial edict.
00:50:59He even mentions their childhood promise.
00:51:01And vows that if she just gives him the word.
00:51:03He will set everything aside and be at her command.
00:51:07To help her achieve all her plans.
00:51:09A test that began with a conspiracy has ultimately turned into an unexpected declaration of true love.
00:51:15A prince attempts to reconcile with Ali.
00:51:17A woman who once adored him.
00:51:19He humbles himself, apologizes.
00:51:22And invites her to join his team for the autumn hunt.
00:51:24As they always used to.
00:51:26However, Ali's attitude is now cold and resolute.
00:51:29She not only rejects him outright.
00:51:31But also cruelly shatters all his fantasies.
00:51:33She clarifies that her past rescue of him in Hung County.
00:51:37Was not a thousand mile journey to save her husband.
00:51:40But merely a calculated move to prove her own abilities.
00:51:43And she advises him to stop being so full of himself.
00:51:46Amidst the prince's shock and pleading.
00:51:48Ali further declares that her heart no longer has a place for him.
00:51:51And admits she has fallen for the more capable prince MO.
00:51:54This revelation completely breaks the prince's psychological defenses.
00:51:57Under Ali's barrage of sharp retorts and sarcasm.
00:52:01He flies into a rage.
00:52:03Calls her vicious and shameless.
00:52:05And storms off.
00:52:06An attempt at reconciliation has ended in a final, complete rupture.
00:52:09The foreign princess, Tuoba Feiyuen, unable to see her beloved, the regent prince Lufenglian,
00:52:15confronts him directly.
00:52:17In his study, the two have a fierce argument.
00:52:20Feiyuen questions his coldness and threatens to end their relationship.
00:52:23Lufenglian retorts that he was gravely injured saving her, yet she never once came to visit.
00:52:29Feiyuen explains tearfully that she tried, but was blocked by the royal consort Rui.
00:52:32In a fit of anger, she reveals what she believes to be the truth that the other woman,
00:52:38Chu Yueli, rescued him not for his sake, but to prove that she was stronger than him.
00:52:43This accusation strikes a deep blow to Lufenglian's pride.
00:52:46Enraged, he orders his guards to lock Tuoba Feiyuen in the woodshed.
00:52:50As she is being dragged away, she continues to cry out, trying to make him see that he is being used.
00:52:55Lufenglian is left alone, his face a mask of fury and complex emotions.
00:53:00After making a mistake, Tuoba Ziyue apologizes to Prince Jean.
00:53:05To make amends, she offers to introduce him to a highly skilled desert flower,
00:53:10to help him win the autumn hunt.
00:53:12This princess in red, upon her arrival, indeed impresses the prince,
00:53:16with her superb equestrian and archery skills.
00:53:19However, later in the tea room, this desert flower reveals her ruthless nature.
00:53:23Merely because a handmaiden failed to kneel in time,
00:53:26she strikes her down with a single palm, gravely injuring her.
00:53:29She then confronts Tuoba Ziyue, revealing a shocking secret.
00:53:33Not only is she Ziyue's master, but all the unique behaviors
00:53:36that had attracted Prince Jean were taught by her.
00:53:39With her superior skill and cunning, she completely dominates Ziyue,
00:53:43and warns her not to even think about competing with her.
00:53:46What seemed like an introduction of a capable ally was, in fact, a cruel warning,
00:53:50that the student could never surpass the master.
00:53:53At the autumn hunt, Ali and her companions are in the forest.
00:53:56When they are confronted by the provocative Prince Jean and his entourage.
00:54:00Citing the decline of Ali's family, and the fact that her brother is now crippled.
00:54:04The prince tries to force her into submission.
00:54:06Graciously, offering to forgive and forget her past transgressions.
00:54:10Ali, composed and calm, flatly refuses.
00:54:13Stating that their paths are different, and they cannot conspire together.
00:54:17The Tuoba lady with Prince Jean speaks up condescendingly.
00:54:20Mocking all women for wanting to show off in front of men.
00:54:22Calling them clowns seeking attention.
00:54:25Ali seizes on the flaw in her argument, and sharply retorts.
00:54:28Asking if she herself is not a woman.
00:54:31When the Tuoba lady declares,
00:54:32I have never seen myself as a woman.
00:54:34Ali pinpoints the core of her flawed thinking.
00:54:37The deep, seated belief that women are inferior.
00:54:40The Tuoba lady is left speechless.
00:54:42After this verbal joust.
00:54:44Ali ceases to engage with them, and leaves with her companions.
00:54:47Leaving the Tuoba lady with a dark expression.
00:54:49Her pride clearly wounded.
00:54:51At the royal hunting grounds.
00:54:53The mysterious masked Prince M.O. arrives.
00:54:56He ignores the crowd and immediately provokes Ali with his words.
00:54:59Even brazenly proposing to her in public.
00:55:01And subtly mocking her god of war, brother's incompetence.
00:55:05Just as the confrontation is about to escalate.
00:55:07The emperor and empress arrive.
00:55:09And the competition begins.
00:55:11To liven things up.
00:55:12Prince M.O. volunteers to demonstrate his archery skills.
00:55:15He gallops on his horse and from the most difficult angle.
00:55:18Releases an arrow that hits the bullseye.
00:55:21Earning thunderous applause.
00:55:22Immediately after.
00:55:23Ali's brother the renowned god of war, also takes the field.
00:55:27However before the watchful eyes of the entire court.
00:55:30His arrow misses the target completely.
00:55:32This huge mistake sparks whispers among the ministers.
00:55:35Who reveal the god of war's shameful past.
00:55:38He once led an army of 30,000 against a few thousand rebels.
00:55:41And was defeated.
00:55:42Only surviving because Ali saved him.
00:55:45The god of war's failure.
00:55:47The emperor's displeasure.
00:55:48And Prince M.O.'s success create a scene filled with irony and impending crisis.
00:55:54At the Royal Martial Arts Competition.
00:55:56A noble lady first wins acclaim with her superb archery.
00:55:59Later, in the spectators gallery.
00:56:01The male lead and the female supporting character are in conversation.
00:56:05Their words dismissive of another woman Ali.
00:56:07Whom they consider too delicate and not the kind of strong partner he admires.
00:56:11However, when the heroine Ali makes her entrance.
00:56:14The scene shifts dramatically.
00:56:16At first, she clumsily fumbles with her bow.
00:56:19Seemingly unable to even draw it.
00:56:21Which draws ridicule from the officials.
00:56:23Just when everyone expects her to make a fool of herself.
00:56:26She performs a stunning, high, difficulty move.
00:56:29As her horse rears up.
00:56:30She stands on its back and fires three arrows at once.
00:56:34All of which hit the bullseye.
00:56:35This incredible reversal leaves all her mockers speechless.
00:56:38The male lead, who had previously looked down on her.
00:56:41Is deeply shaken.
00:56:43He removes his mask.
00:56:44His eyes filled with a new curiosity and a desire to conquer.
00:56:48And murmurs to himself.
00:56:49Ali, just how many more secrets are you hiding from me?
00:56:52A tense confrontation unfolds in the forest.
00:56:55The female general, Chuyuele, sits atop her horse.
00:56:58Looking down coldly at her husband, Prince Emo.
00:57:01She finally reveals the truth she has suppressed for years.
00:57:04She was once a highly skilled martial artist from a family of generals.
00:57:08But because of his dismissive comment that it was improper for a young lady.
00:57:12She was forced to hide her talents.
00:57:14Smooth her sharp edges.
00:57:15And willingly become an ordinary woman of the inner chambers.
00:57:18She bitterly declares,
00:57:20I was born a mountain.
00:57:21But for you, I was willing to become a gentle stream.
00:57:24Exposing his selfishness and the harm he had caused her.
00:57:27Deeply shaken by these words.
00:57:29Prince Emo witnesses an even more jealousy inducing scene that night.
00:57:32He secretly observes Chuyuele alone in a tent with his brother, Prince Jing.
00:57:36At that moment, Chuyuele's older brother also arrives to see her.
00:57:41Stumbling upon the delicate situation.
00:57:43Outside the tent, Prince Emo, hearing the conversation among the three,
00:57:47believes his wife has betrayed him.
00:57:49Jealousy and regret surged through him.
00:57:51He clenches his fists so tightly that his veins bulge.
00:57:54A much larger emotional storm is about to break.
00:57:57In the dead of night, the fifth prince confronts his masked fourth brother.
00:58:01Demanding to know if he has been with Oli.
00:58:03The fourth brother, far from denying it.
00:58:06Openly admits it and deliberately provokes him.
00:58:08General Chuyue, who is nearby.
00:58:10Tries to cover for Oli by claiming she is changing her clothes.
00:58:14But the fourth brother immediately pulls back the tent flap.
00:58:17To reveal Oli inside, instantly exposing the lie.
00:58:20Enraged, the fifth prince tries to use his royal status.
00:58:24And court rules to pressure him.
00:58:26But the fourth brother is unfazed.
00:58:28Instead, he drops a bombshell.
00:58:29He is going to marry Oli.
00:58:31This news shocks everyone present.
00:58:33Then, acting as the master of the Gua Gong Mansion.
00:58:37He dismissively tells General Chuyue to entertain the fifth prince.
00:58:40This outsider.
00:58:41Before pulling Oli into the tent.
00:58:44And leaving him standing there.
00:58:45Utterly humiliated.
00:58:47The fifth prince ends this failed confrontation.
00:58:49In a fit of rage and confusion.
00:58:52In the late hours of the study.
00:58:53The female General Oli is diligently reading.
00:58:55When the masked prince appears to harass her.
00:58:59Refusing to leave.
00:59:00With a series of playful yet deeply affectionate confessions.
00:59:03He expresses his fear of her being stolen away by someone else.
00:59:07In the midst of their flirtatious banter.
00:59:09Oli becomes flustered by his proximity.
00:59:11And a memory flashes in her mind.
00:59:13Of a young boy rescuing her from a fire.
00:59:16On impulse.
00:59:17She reaches out and removes the prince's mask.
00:59:19As it falls away.
00:59:20A handsome face is revealed.
00:59:22Oli is stunned to realize that the prince before her.
00:59:24Is the very boy who saved her all those years ago.
00:59:27And the prince.
00:59:28Who had been using his disfigurement.
00:59:30As an excuse to win her sympathy.
00:59:32Is now utterly panicked.
00:59:34He stammers.
00:59:35I'll come see you again tomorrow.
00:59:37And flees in haste.
00:59:38Oli is left alone.
00:59:40Holding the mask.
00:59:41And looking at a book with the title.
00:59:42The most handsome man in the world.
00:59:44Feeling both annoyed and amused.
00:59:46As she processes this long hidden secret.
00:59:48A royal consort has already laid a trap.
00:59:50Planning to eliminate both Chuyuele and Prince Emo during the hunt.
00:59:54In order to seize control of the Chou family's army.
00:59:57Unaware of the danger.
00:59:58Chuyuele.
00:59:59Though feeling uneasy.
01:00:00Enters the forest with Prince Emo.
01:00:02In the woods.
01:00:03Prince Emo begins a direct and passionate pursuit of Chuyuele.
01:00:07He apologizes for his previous loss of control.
01:00:10And straightforwardly proposes to her.
01:00:12Chuyuele tries to refuse him by stating her lifelong ambition to become a female general.
01:00:17And never marry.
01:00:17But Prince Emo playfully misinterprets her.
01:00:20Teasing her about whether she wants a fleeting romance with him.
01:00:24He then under the guise of protecting her.
01:00:26Exchanges his dagger for hers.
01:00:28And unilaterally declares it a token of their engagement.
01:00:31This bold and slightly roguish declaration of love.
01:00:34Leaves the usually composed Chuyuele feeling both annoyed and amused.
01:00:38Their relationship quietly begins to change amidst the perilous forest.
01:00:42A sinister plot lurks behind the autumn hunt.
01:00:44During the autumn hunt.
01:00:45A young prince is determined to win first place.
01:00:48To prove his strength to the woman he admires, Oli.
01:00:50And to make her regret not joining his side.
01:00:53However, at the victory banquet.
01:00:55When the spoils of the hunt are presented in the main hall.
01:00:58Everyone is stunned.
01:00:59It is Oli and the mysterious masked Prince Emo who appear together.
01:01:02And in the name of the Gua Gong Mansion.
01:01:05Present the final prize of the hunt.
01:01:07A massive black bear.
01:01:08Their success delights the emperor.
01:01:10But shocks and displeases the empress and others who have been opposing them.
01:01:14The eunuch publicly announces that the Gua Gong Mansion is the winner of the hunt.
01:01:18However, the atmosphere between the two victors is strangely tense.
01:01:22They take their seats separately.
01:01:23With no joyful exchange between them.
01:01:26Only a sense of distance and confrontation.
01:01:28Behind this seemingly cooperative victory.
01:01:30There seems to be a more complex relationship and an unsolved mystery.
01:01:33At the palace banquet.
01:01:36A soldier rushes in frantically to report.
01:01:38That Prince Jean has gone missing.
01:01:40And is presumed dead after being attacked by a pack of frenzied bears.
01:01:44While trying to rescue Chiyuele.
01:01:46Upon hearing this.
01:01:47The prince's mother immediately concludes.
01:01:49It is a trap set by Chiyuele.
01:01:51And furiously confronts her in front of the court.
01:01:54At that moment.
01:01:55The masked Prince Emo who had been silent.
01:01:58Suddenly stands up.
01:01:59He informs everyone.
01:02:00That he too had encountered the frenzied bears in the hunting grounds.
01:02:04And was only able to escape thanks to Chiyuele's help.
01:02:07Prince Mo's testimony.
01:02:08Not only clears Chiyuele of suspicion.
01:02:10But also confirms the real and immense danger of the bear pack.
01:02:14This makes the once aggressive royal mother realize.
01:02:17That her son is not caught in a conspiracy.
01:02:19But is in genuine peril.
01:02:21She instantly panics.
01:02:22Her anger turning to extreme fear.
01:02:24An interrogation aimed at Chiyuele.
01:02:26Has been completely overturned.
01:02:28By Prince Mo's unexpected testimony.
01:02:30On the grand hall of the palace.
01:02:32The daughter of the traitor Tuoba.
01:02:34In a fit of rage over the whereabouts of her beloved A. Jean.
01:02:37Confronts Chiyuele.
01:02:39Only to be pushed to the ground in front of everyone.
01:02:41Chiyuele then proceeds to list Tuoba's crimes before the emperor.
01:02:45Successfully having her imprisoned.
01:02:47After settling this personal score.
01:02:49Chiyuele cleverly turns the situation to her advantage.
01:02:52Citing the need to quell the thousand mile journey to save her husband.
01:02:55Rumor.
01:02:55She requests an official title to go and rescue the trapped prince Jean.
01:03:00The emperor is delighted.
01:03:01He not only grants her request.
01:03:03But also gives her command of the imperial dragon guard.
01:03:06To demonstrate her capability and awe the court.
01:03:09Chiyuele takes a spear.
01:03:10And with a powerful display of internal energy.
01:03:13Strikes the ground.
01:03:15Causing it to crack and burst into flames.
01:03:17Her hidden martial prowess stuns everyone present.
01:03:20Including the royal consort who had been her enemy.
01:03:22With this masterful political maneuver.
01:03:24Chiyuele completely transforms her status and image within the palace.
01:03:29In a deep forest.
01:03:31A prince is viciously attacked by a black bear.
01:03:33And is on the brink of death.
01:03:35Just as he is about to be gravely injured.
01:03:37A skilled female warrior in black.
01:03:39Ali appears.
01:03:40She calmly fights off the bear and saves him.
01:03:43In the conversation that follows.
01:03:45Their complicated past is revealed.
01:03:47The prince disapproving of Ali's martial arts.
01:03:50Had made her hide her skills for years.
01:03:52After being rescued.
01:03:53The prince is filled with gratitude and regret.
01:03:56And tries to express his feelings.
01:03:58But Ali responds with icy resolve.
01:04:00She tells him that saving him was merely an order.
01:04:03And that there is no personal feeling involved.
01:04:05She then turns and leaves.
01:04:07Leaving the injured prince alone.
01:04:09In the solemn ancestral hall of their family.
01:04:11Ali reveals a series of shocking truths to her brother.
01:04:14Faced with the precarious situation of their family.
01:04:17With only the two of them left.
01:04:18And enemies surrounding them.
01:04:20She is determined to no longer hide her strength.
01:04:23And to take on the responsibility of protecting their family.
01:04:26She confesses that she has already avenged her brother's injury.
01:04:29It turns out that on the hunting grounds.
01:04:31She deliberately waited until Prince Jin's leg was crippled by a frenzied bear.
01:04:35Before she intervened.
01:04:37With the aim of leaving him severely injured.
01:04:39And unable to inherit the throne.
01:04:41Her brother is shocked.
01:04:42But is more concerned for his sister's safety.
01:04:44Ali then reveals an even deeper conspiracy.
01:04:46The danger on the hunting grounds was part of a larger plot.
01:04:50There were not only frenzied bears.
01:04:52But also assassins sent after her.
01:04:54She deduces that this was a scheme by the royal consort Ruin.
01:04:57Who had intended to eliminate both her and Prince Enmo.
01:05:00But ended up harming her own son.
01:05:01Prince Jin.
01:05:02In a classic case of hoist by one's own petard.
01:05:05In a quaint room.
01:05:07The mysterious masked prince and his princess consort.
01:05:09Engage in a game of emotional chess and confession.
01:05:13The prince begins by confidently.
01:05:15Almost flirtatiously.
01:05:16Probing his wife.
01:05:17Trying to get her to admit her feelings for him.
01:05:20The princess consort.
01:05:21However.
01:05:22Maintains a reserved and resistant demeanor.
01:05:24Expressing confusion over his current personality.
01:05:27Which is a far cry from the taciturn and aloof man of rumors.
01:05:31As the conversation deepens.
01:05:32The prince reveals the real reason he is not the disfigured man of legend.
01:05:36It was all for a profound promise.
01:05:38One life.
01:05:39One world.
01:05:39One pair.
01:05:40That he has worn the mask for years.
01:05:42It was a way to ward off any outside admiration or distractions.
01:05:46Solely to protect his unique love for her.
01:05:48Finally.
01:05:49The prince removes his mask.
01:05:51Revealing his handsome face.
01:05:53The princess consort.
01:05:54Deeply moved by his devotion and thoughtfulness.
01:05:57Sees the misunderstandings between them dissolve.
01:06:00Their relationship has now entered a new.
01:06:02More intimate phase.
01:06:03Prince Mo's brother, Lufon Jean, urgently summons Ollie from her residence.
01:06:08Claiming that Prince M.O. is gravely ill.
01:06:10On the carriage ride to Prince Mo's mansion.
01:06:13He laughingly reveals the truth.
01:06:15Prince M.O. is not physically worse.
01:06:17But simply in a bad mood.
01:06:18Because Ollie hasn't visited him.
01:06:20He even shows her a complaint letter Prince M.O. had written to him.
01:06:24Ollie, feeling both exasperated and amused.
01:06:26Still agrees to see him.
01:06:28She arrives at his bedchamber to find him lying in bed.
01:06:30Wearing his mask and pretending to be on his deathbed.
01:06:34But the first words out of his mouth are a jealous accusation.
01:06:37Have you been to see that dog Lufon Jean?
01:06:39He then proceeds to theatrically list his symptoms.
01:06:41Bruising, nausea, loss of appetite to gain her sympathy.
01:06:45Ollie calmly points to the official documents he's been working on.
01:06:48Exposing his charade.
01:06:50Caught in his act, Prince M.O. cleverly reframes his behavior as
01:06:53working while injured out of loyalty to the country.
01:06:56And then, with a heartfelt gaze,
01:06:58he asks Ollie if she is satisfied with such a responsible husband.
01:07:02Turning a childish prank into a tender, emotional test.
01:07:06Prince Jing, gravely injured while saving the woman he loves,
01:07:09Chuyuele,
01:07:10is told by the imperial physician that he can no longer have children.
01:07:14In his agony, he seeks comfort from Chuyuele.
01:07:17Only to be met with her icy ridicule.
01:07:18She then reveals that before he saved her,
01:07:21she had been attacked by the royal family's secret assassins.
01:07:24Implying that he is somehow connected to the plot.
01:07:27Shocked, Prince Jing immediately goes to confront his mother.
01:07:30In the royal consort's chambers,
01:07:32the truth is unraveled layer by layer.
01:07:34His mother admits to sending assassins after Chuyuele.
01:07:37Believing she was conspiring with Prince Jing's political rival,
01:07:41Prince M.O.
01:07:41And jeopardizing his path to the throne.
01:07:44Even more shockingly,
01:07:45the frenzied bear incident that injured him
01:07:47was also a trap set by his mother to frame Prince M.O.
01:07:50And he was an unintended victim.
01:07:52In his despair and rage,
01:07:54Prince Jing finds a renewed determination to fight.
01:07:57Vowing to take back everything that belongs to him,
01:07:59especially his woman.
01:08:01At a royal banquet,
01:08:02the empress brings up the third prince's previous public proposal to Ali.
01:08:06Intending to push the marriage forward.
01:08:08Just as both the third prince and Ali are caught in an awkward position.
01:08:11The masked Prince M.O.
01:08:13Lou Bema suddenly steps forward.
01:08:15And, in front of everyone,
01:08:17requests the emperor's permission to marry Ali.
01:08:19He then reveals a secret that has been kept for nine years.
01:08:22He was the one who saved Ali from a great fire.
01:08:25Not someone else as everyone believed.
01:08:27And she had promised to marry her savior when she grew up.
01:08:30The truth is confirmed by a burn scar on his arm.
01:08:33Ali is stunned.
01:08:34Realizing she has been mistaken about her savior for nine years.
01:08:37And is overcome with guilt toward Lou Bema.
01:08:39However, because she has sworn an oath to avenge her parents and find their remains.
01:08:45She cannot accept the marriage proposal at this time.
01:08:47Lou Bema, understanding her situation.
01:08:50Lovingly promises that since he has already waited nine years.
01:08:53He is willing to wait even longer.
01:08:55In a quaint room.
01:08:56Prince Lou Bema and Ali have a candid conversation.
01:08:59The prince reveals the true reason for his public proposal.
01:09:02It was to preempt another suitor.
01:09:04He also admits that he knew all along.
01:09:06That Ali planned to use the excuse of finding her parents' remains.
01:09:10To refuse all marriage proposals.
01:09:12Ali then questions why he didn't tell her the truth about the past sooner.
01:09:15The prince confidently replies that he believes she will eventually fall for him regardless.
01:09:20Touched by his words.
01:09:21Ali expresses her understanding of the grievances he has endured for years.
01:09:25The prince seizes the opportunity to ask for compensation.
01:09:29That she call him by his name, Bema in private.
01:09:32As their relationship softens.
01:09:33Ali asks the crucial question.
01:09:35Why did he, a stranger to her at the time.
01:09:38Risk his life to save her from the fire all those years ago.
01:09:41The video ends on a cliffhanger.
01:09:43As the prince, instead of answering.
01:09:45Meaningfully grabs her wrist.
01:09:47Lou Bema playfully brings up again how Chuyuele.
01:09:49As a child, had kissed him and promised to marry him.
01:09:53Simply because he was good looking.
01:09:55Through a series of warm childhood flashbacks.
01:09:58Their deep, innocent bond as childhood friends is beautifully illustrated.
01:10:02Moved by these memories.
01:10:03Chuyuele finally reciprocates Lou Bema's feelings.
01:10:07They share a passionate kiss.
01:10:08And she agrees to marry him.
01:10:10However, just as Chuyuele is dressed in her wedding gown.
01:10:14Happily preparing to marry.
01:10:15Her handmaiden rushes in with devastating news.
01:10:18The third prince of Dong-oh was assassinated at the inn.
01:10:21And rumors are spreading that Chuyuele and Prince Mo are the culprits.
01:10:25The emperor has summoned them to the palace immediately.
01:10:27A sudden political conspiracy has cast a huge shadow over their happy wedding.
01:10:31Plunging their future into an unknown crisis.
01:10:34Before the emperor, a eunuch publicly accuses Ali and Prince Mo of retaliating against the third prince for his marriage proposal to Ali.
01:10:41First by injuring him.
01:10:43And then by setting a fire to murder him.
01:10:45Faced with these false accusations, Ali remains composed.
01:10:49She uses her medical knowledge to counter.
01:10:51Pointing out that the third prince was already poisoned before the fire.
01:10:55Which is why he was unconscious and unable to escape.
01:10:58She successfully elevates the incident from a personal grudge to a political conspiracy aimed at provoking war between the two nations.
01:11:04Capturing the emperor's full attention.
01:11:06Faced with the emperor's skepticism, Prince Mo steps forward and stakes his own life as a guarantee for Ali.
01:11:12The emperor is ultimately persuaded and gives them three days to uncover the truth.
01:11:17After leaving the imperial study, the trio immediately begins to strategize.
01:11:21Ali identifies the components of the poison.
01:11:24Prince Mo sends his men to the pharmacy to trace the clues.
01:11:27And she arranges for her brother to protect the key witness, the third prince.
01:11:31While she and Prince Mo head to the crime scene to search for more evidence.
01:11:34The masked prince and the clever lady in white investigate the scene of the fire at an inn.
01:11:39Through clues like black oil and Hongingsi, a plant that only grows in barbarian lands.
01:11:45They quickly deduce that the mastermind is Tuoba Mingwe.
01:11:48And suspect she has an accomplice within the palace.
01:11:51To lure out the enemy, they decide to set a trap.
01:11:53Later, the prince interrogates a captured female assassin.
01:11:57At first, she is defiant.
01:11:59But under the prince's brutal torture and psychological pressure.
01:12:02She finally breaks and confesses that her mastermind is indeed Tuoba Mingwe.
01:12:07Her mission was to seduce the prince and turn him into a pawn for her revenge.
01:12:11With the truth revealed, the prince now has a plan in motion to catch all his enemies in one fell swoop.
01:12:19Chuyuele is treating the poisoned and unconscious third prince.
01:12:22When one of the masterminds, royal consort Rue, arrives to apply pressure.
01:12:26She threatens Chuyuele, warning that if the real culprit isn't found within three days.
01:12:31Both she and Prince Emo will pay with their lives.
01:12:34Chuyuele, however, turns the tables.
01:12:36Through clever questioning, she tricks the consort's handmaiden, Shio Momo,
01:12:40into revealing that she knows the poison's formula.
01:12:43Thereby confirming the consort's involvement.
01:12:46She then spreads false information,
01:12:48claiming to have found the hiding place of the other conspirator, Tuoba Mingwe,
01:12:51and plans to capture her the next day to lure them out.
01:12:54As the consort sends someone to warn Tuoba Mingwe,
01:12:57Chuyuele receives new information from her own subordinate.
01:13:00A female assassin who was executed had mannerisms strikingly similar to an old acquaintance, Tuoba Fei-Yuen.
01:13:06Chuyuele decides to let the line run long to catch the big fish,
01:13:09choosing not to act immediately, but to wait until all the conspirators have revealed themselves.
01:13:14The prince in purple learns from his subordinate
01:13:17that the captured female assassin, Moronghua,
01:13:20not only has mannerisms strikingly similar to Tuoba Fei-Yuen,
01:13:24whom he once knew, but that rumors are also spreading,
01:13:27comparing him to his brother, Prince Emo.
01:13:30This fuels his suspicion and rage,
01:13:32believing that Moronghua has been deceiving him from the start.
01:13:36He personally goes to the Misty Rain Pavilion to interrogate her.
01:13:39There, the battered Moronghua acts erratically,
01:13:42sometimes lucid, sometimes insane.
01:13:44She alternates between cursing the prince as a dog,
01:13:47and affectionately declaring that she doesn't mind his past,
01:13:50wishing for them to be together forever.
01:13:52The prince sees through her act,
01:13:54recognizing it as the trained deception of an assassin.
01:13:57He finally loses control,
01:13:59grabs her by the neck,
01:14:00and demands to know her true motive for getting close to him.
01:14:03During an interrogation in the prince's courtyard,
01:14:06the lady in white, under pressure from the attendant,
01:14:09finally confesses that her initial approach to the prince
01:14:11was a ploy to avenge her sister,
01:14:13with the ultimate goal of stealing him away and destroying his family.
01:14:17However, she then tearfully professes that in the process of the charade,
01:14:21she genuinely fell in love with him.
01:14:23Upon learning the truth of her betrayal,
01:14:25the prince is heartbroken and enraged.
01:14:27Despite her tearful declarations of love,
01:14:30the pain of being deceived is too great for him to forgive.
01:14:33He ultimately orders her to be thrown into the dungeon,
01:14:36and sends his men to track down the true mastermind,
01:14:38her sister.
01:14:39A love that began as a quest for revenge has ended in imprisonment,
01:14:42and a final, bitter separation.
01:14:44He's urging her to leave immediately.
01:14:46However, this is all a trap set by Chuyuele and the masked male lead,
01:14:50Lu Beima.
01:14:51Before they can react,
01:14:52sleeping gas fills the room.
01:14:54And they are both knocked unconscious.
01:14:56Chuyuele and Lu Beima then enter and capture them.
01:14:59After the enemies are taken away,
01:15:01Lu Beima expresses his deep affection for Chuyuele,
01:15:04and eagerly asks her to marry him,
01:15:06saying he can't wait any longer.
01:15:08Chuyuele hesitates due to a past oath,
01:15:11but shows her concern for his safety.
01:15:13Sensing her feelings,
01:15:14Lu Beima gives her a year to overcome her reservations,
01:15:17and seals his promise with a gentle kiss on her forehead and a loving vow.
01:15:21A successful capture has also led to a heartfelt commitment.
01:15:24In the palace of Dongling,
01:15:28the emperor interrogates royal consort Rue,
01:15:31accusing her of plotting to frame prince Lu Beima and Ali,
01:15:34as well as attempting to assassinate the third prince of Dongzo,
01:15:37to provoke a war between the two nations.
01:15:39At first,
01:15:40the consort vehemently denies everything,
01:15:43tearfully pleading her innocence,
01:15:44and even trying to shift the blame onto Lu Beima and Ali.
01:15:48However,
01:15:48when the emperor threatens the safety of her own son,
01:15:51Jiner,
01:15:52she breaks down to protect him.
01:15:55She confesses to all the crimes,
01:15:57falsely claiming she acted alone out of jealousy of Ali.
01:16:00Ultimately,
01:16:01the emperor orders her to be stripped of her title,
01:16:03and confined to the cold palace.
01:16:05After the incident,
01:16:07Ali finds the troubled Lu Beima outside the palace gates,
01:16:10and invites him for a drink,
01:16:11signaling a new development in their relationship,
01:16:14after surviving the crisis together.
01:16:16In a dark dungeon,
01:16:18Prince Lian, Lu Feng Lian,
01:16:19is interrogating the captured Tuoba Fei Wan.
01:16:23Enraged by the deception of the Tuoba sisters,
01:16:25he demands to know their true motives.
01:16:27Tuoba Fei Wan calmly admits that their real target is revenge against the ones who destroyed their family years ago,
01:16:33Chu Yueli and Chu Xioha,
01:16:35and that Prince Lian was merely a pawn in their plan.
01:16:37To further crush him,
01:16:39she cruelly reveals a truth.
01:16:41The woman he loves, Chu Yueli,
01:16:43was nearby when he was attacked by a frenzied bear.
01:16:46However,
01:16:46she deliberately waited until his leg was crippled before she stepped in to save him.
01:16:51This revelation shatters Prince Lian.
01:16:53He furiously orders his men to lock Tuoba Fei Wan in the deepest part of the dungeon,
01:16:57while he is left to grapple with the immense pain of being betrayed by the woman he loves.
01:17:01In a dark prison cell,
01:17:04Prince Lufongin sets a cruel test for two sisters,
01:17:07Tuoba Mingwei and Chu Yueli,
01:17:09forcing them to fight to the death,
01:17:11with only one allowed to survive until dawn.
01:17:13At first,
01:17:14the younger sister,
01:17:15Chu Yueli,
01:17:16pleads with her sister and the prince to save her.
01:17:19But when she realizes only one of them can live,
01:17:21her survival instinct takes over.
01:17:24She chooses betrayal,
01:17:25picking up a sword to kill her sister.
01:17:27However,
01:17:28she never imagined that her sister's martial arts skills were far superior to her own.
01:17:32Tuoba Mingwei easily counters her attack and ultimately kills her.
01:17:36The surviving sister,
01:17:37Tuoba Mingwei,
01:17:38her eyes filled with hatred,
01:17:40vows to take revenge on Lufongin and the others who orchestrated this tragedy.
01:17:44A brutal test of survival has ignited an even fiercer flame of vengeance.
01:17:48A fifth prince with an injured leg confronts the woman he loves,
01:17:52accusing her of standing by and watching as he was mauled by a wild beast.
01:17:56The woman remains cold and indifferent.
01:17:59She not only exposes his past conspiracy with others to harm her brother,
01:18:03but also reveals a core lie,
01:18:04the life,
01:18:05saving grace,
01:18:06that formed the basis of their relationship was a sham.
01:18:08The real person who saved her was another prince,
01:18:11Lubema.
01:18:12Just as the fifth prince's world is crumbling from this revelation,
01:18:15and he tries to salvage his dignity by claiming Lubema is disfigured.
01:18:19The handsome and perfectly intact Lubema himself appears.
01:18:22This dramatic entrance shatters the fifth prince's lies and pride completely,
01:18:27leaving him in a state of utter despair.
01:18:30Prince Lien confronts the male and female protagonists in a room,
01:18:34only to be shocked to find that the male protagonist,
01:18:36whom he believed to be disfigured,
01:18:38is perfectly fine and is intimately close with the heroine Ali.
01:18:42The couple's words reveal that Prince Lien had been misled by rumors all along,
01:18:46and they use this to humiliate him.
01:18:47Then, the heroine delivers an even more devastating blow.
01:18:51She informs him that his beloved,
01:18:53Royal Consort Rue,
01:18:54has been sent to the Cold Palace due to the exposure of their affair,
01:18:58and they will never see each other again.
01:19:00This news completely breaks Prince Lien.
01:19:02As he stumbles out of the mansion,
01:19:04his attendant brings the final piece of tragic news.
01:19:07Royal Consort Rue has committed suicide in the Cold Palace.
01:19:10Overwhelmed by the successive blows,
01:19:12Prince Lien collapses,
01:19:14vomiting blood.
01:19:15His will to live shattered.
01:19:16The episode ends by revealing that a woman named Tuoba Mingwe is imprisoned,
01:19:20and she is the real desert flower,
01:19:23implying that the entire affair was a grand conspiracy involving mistaken identities.
01:19:27The tone of the story suddenly shifts,
01:19:29as a lively princess playfully chases a reluctant general Chu through a courtyard,
01:19:34in a light-hearted, comedic scene.
01:19:36However, the camera then cuts to another Prince, Lubeima,
01:19:39who is filled with sorrow and anxiety,
01:19:41because his beloved, Ali, has not seen him for days.
01:19:44When Ali is summoned to him,
01:19:47he drops his vulnerable facade and makes a serious request.
01:19:50He invites her to be his military strategist,
01:19:53and to journey with him to the perilous southern and northern capital regions,
01:19:56to avenge her family.
01:19:58This gesture reveals his deep love and commitment to Ali.
01:20:01He is willing to go anywhere with her,
01:20:03even through fire and flames.
01:20:05Touched by his sincerity, Ali agrees.
01:20:07They finally embrace reaching a mutual understanding.
01:20:11A relationship that began with a misunderstanding
01:20:13has at last found a new beginning in a shift.
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