Song of Phoenix (思美人)

Song of Phoenix

Episode 78 - Final Episode

To live as long as the Heavens and Earth, to be as bright as the Sun and Moon. - Nine Chapters, Wading Across the River

With Xiapu* behind me, my thoughts drift to the west* T/N: Xiapu - location, east of Ying Du

Grieving the days in the capital that seem so distant now.

Climbing atop the high riverbank to gaze far,

it briefly soothes my worried thoughts. Kill!

The vast lands and peace here brings me grief,

so too do the ancient customs on the rivers banks.

I have been unhappy for a long time,

grief and distress follow closely with each other.

The road back to Ying Du is so very far,

the Yangtze and Xia river I am unable to cross.

Sent away because I am no longer trusted,

that was nine years ago.

No matter how far the birds fly, they'll return.

When a fox is dying it'll return to where it was born.

I really was not banished for a crime,

there is not a day where I can forget my home.

The country is the mother, we are all the children of the country.

His Majesty is of the highest esteem, we are all his soldiers.

If the nation falls in trouble, throw our bodies to assist.

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Mother. Your son . . is here to see you.

The entire house of Qu . . . we give our heads to serve our nation.

Father. I . . . have not ashamed the house of Qu.

Against the summer shoreside, Oh! The thoughts pouring in.

Grieving the days in the capital that seem so distant now.

Not so hard! You stupid servants. Hurry up!

Hurry and go! What use is keeping this stuff?

I stuck my neck out for the State of Chu yet this is all I have.

If I don't take it with me, what will you eat?

Hurry up! Hurry up!

I'll talk.

G-general Bai.

Minister Jing is about to travel far?

I knew you entered the city

s-so I packed everything into boxes to g-give to you.

O-o-open it! Open it!

Do you think I came all the way to Yingdu just for these?

General spare us!

I thought you were all as tough as Chancellor Zhao!

I never imagined there'd be cowardly beasts like you.

These things are supposed to be mine anyway. If you have any backbone left,

perhaps I will spare you.

-General, spare me! -Men!

-Take Jing Po into the army. He will be a servant for life! -Yes!

General, spare me!

General, spare me! Spare me!

General, spare us!

Killing you defenseless servants and women

is not my style.

Let's go.

Thank you General Bai!

The road is boundless, cultivation so distant.

I shall explorer it from beginning to end.

Child. Leave here tomorrow.

The further you go, the better.

Sir, are you not going to leave?

The State of Chu is here. You should leave.

Then I won't leave either.

No. Child,

I'm not leaving because of the State of Chu's death,

for the State of Chu's king.

You all leaving is for the State of Chu's future.

The possibility of the State of Chu's prosperity.

Remember what I said.

If one day, the State of Qin really takes over the State of Chu,

as long as the water and mountains of Chu are still here,

the deal souls of the State of Chu are still here.

Ere creation, who could tell all the changes that befell?

What strange arts can be employed To know what passed when all was void?

Ere light and darkness merged in space, Who can fathom what took place?

Things impalpable that swarmed, Who can tell how they were formed?

How can it be that day and light Can be born of dark and night?

Female power, power male, By what force did they prevail?

That's good.

It is good to have you here to guard it.

Greetings, Sir.

General Bai, you are a world famous general.

Everyone knows of your burning and and killing tactics.

I am only an old man, how can I accept your greeting?

How ridiculous!

Sir is a rare talent in this world! How could you be so rude?

My king has always admired your talent.

At Wu Guan, he already wanted to invite you to be his prime minister.

You have quickly refused.

Now, the State of Chu will be destroyed soon.

You have much talent with no where to express it.

Since it is like that, will you change your mind

and join hands with my king?

My State of Chu is going to be destroyed in Qin hands.

Yet you still want me to be the prime minister of Qin!

The land is unkept, the soul has left the country.

My hands can not be of any more use but to play my zither.

I'm afraid these hands will never hold the sword with the people's blood again.

I will give you a day to think it over.

Tomorrow morning, if you still won't agree,

even if I agree, my brothers

will not agree.

Watch him well.

-Yes. -Yes.

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When I first met you, you were sixteen years old.

That time, I still had a full head of black hair.

In the blink of an eye.

Father!

My hair has become white.

Aren't I the same?

Recently, I've been dreaming a lot.

I dream of the king.

I dream of Bixia.

I dream of my father, my mother, and my big brother.

And Shu'er. Everyone of Qu descent

is as if it were only yesterday

were alive and lively.

But once I wake up,

they are gone.

They are all gone.

All that is left are broken memories.

In these ten years at Yinluo,

I've thought through a lot of things.

Even if I don't understand some things,

-I won't look at them anymore. -Don't look.

But, the happy thing is,

during these years, I've had you by my side.

We've known each other for so long.

Yet we have always kept our distance and was never able to be with one another at our times of need.

Actually, I've always wanted to ask you.

Have you ever regretted meeting me?

I definitely do not regret it.

I don't regret it either.

It's snowing.

Look. It's snowing!

Do you like snow?

Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival.

Snow on the Dragon Boat Festival. I'm afraid it's not a good sign.

Will you agree to the king of Qin?

During these years, I've let go of everything.

Nothing matters much anymore.

But the one thing I can't let go of

is the land of my State of Chu.

The people of my State of Chu!

Father. When you died, you told me

to speak and act with care.

You told me not to fight with the court officials.

But I didn't listen to you.

In my eyes, I cannot accept any problems.

I say whatever I want.

To those court officials,

to the king, I was always frank.

Zhang Yi! The two of us fought for so many years.

In our youth, we fought with poems. When we were older we fought in politics.

We fought high, we fought low.

We all lost. All lost.

Your Majesty. Your Majesty, why are you sitting here?

You are not saying anything.

Your subject have too many things to say to you.

No, it is not "your subject".

It is "Ling Jun". You always loved to call me that.

You are my eyes and my ears. What I can't see

and can't hear, you must see them for me

and listen to them for me. You must also be my heart.

However big your heart is, that is how many of my troubles you can share.

But your Majesty, Ling Jun was powerless.

Ling Jun was powerless.

I could not help you keep the State the Chu.

I could not help you keep the State of Chu.

Now the State of Qin has attacked to YingDu.

Everything is because I was powerless.

Do you still remember when you said to me

you let me down, you should have listened to my advice.

That's why everything has become the way it is.

But what I want to say to you now

is that was all my fault.

It was my fault that I could not stop them.

It was I who let you down.

Drink. Come, come come.

Don't let me drink alone.