General and I (A Lonesome Fragrance Waiting to Be Appreciated / 孤芳不自赏)

My dear, what is it?

Let's sit down and discuss it.

Here.

Here.

Which route would Ping Ting take?

Is anyone accompanying her?

She didn't mention any of that in her letter!

This is making me so worried.

General.

You have to send someone to find her.

I will.

Judging by when she sent the letter, she should arrive soon.

I'll send my men to fetch her.

Hold on.

General, the king must not know that Ping Ting is coming to Great Liang.

All right.

I know what is at stake.

I'll obey your instructions, my dear.

I'll get going now.

We've been walking for a long time.

We should have arrived by now.

This must be the Pine Mountain Range.

The weather is pretty bad though.

I'm afraid that we won't be able to get across the mountains tonight.

A-Han did say that there's an abolished pass on this mountain

that could be used as a shelter.

But it looks like it's going to rain soon.

We'd better find that shelter before it rains.

We should get going.

Have a bit more.

- Bottoms up! - Here, drink!

Ping Ting, what should we do now?

Ping Ting.

There's a tunnel without a checkpoint.

We can leave from there.

Why isn't there a checkpoint on that side?

On the east of Pine Mountain, there's ample sunshine.

There's a stretch of natural vegetation and abundance of rainfall.

Whereas on the west, it's sand and stones with drought all year round.

Therefore, paths are only paved on the east side

to make it easier for pedestrians.

The checkpoints are set up on the east because...

Because it's hard to cross from the west side.

But we have no other option.

Let's go.

If we waited until dawn

it will be more difficult to get past those guards patrolling the mountain.

Let's go.

Stop right there!

What are you doing out here so late?

I live on the mountain.

It's raining, but my sheep has yet to return as scheduled.

I have to search for it in the mountain.

Go on then.

Stop right there!

You're looking for a sheep late at night?

Speak up.

Who are you?

Seize him!

Chu Bei Jie?

Quickly!

Inform General Chang right away!

Yes!

You work for Gui Chang Qing?

Are you also under orders to wait here for Bai Ping Ting?

Yes.

- Where is she? - Hero, spare me!

Hero, please spare me!

We have been guarding this pass for the past few days.

We haven't seen her at all.

Greetings to General.

General, what are you doing so late at night?

Have you seen her?

No... I haven't.

Get lost!

Yes, yes!

Why is everyone looking for Bai Ping Ting?

Ping Ting.

It's so cold at night.

You should put this on.

It's all right. I don't feel cold.

It's harder to walk when weight wears me down.

- Let's go. - All right.

Who is it? I heard you.

Come out here now!

Wolves?

Leave now!

Ping Ting.

Are those wolves?

Leave now.

Ping Ting, run! The wolves are catching up with us!

Zui Ju.

Wait for me ahead.

I'll meet up with you soon.

Wait for you?

Do you think that I'd run away without you?

- Run! - I...

I don't think I can run anymore.

My baby is also tired.

Run now, Zui Ju!

Ping Ting, you're wrong about me!

- Come after me! - Zui Ju!

Zui Ju!

Go away!

Zui Ju.

Stop!

A few of you search over there.

The others come with me.

Yes!

Zui Ju!

Zui Ju!

Zui Ju!

Where are you?

Miss Bai!

You made it easy for us to find you.

Has Princess Yao Tian sent you here?

Miss Bai.

Please come with us to Yun-An City. Prince Consort is waiting for you.

Prince Consort?

It's actually He Xia?

Prince Consort said that as long as you give in

he will never hurt you.

Everyone knows that Miss Bai and Prince Consort are childhood friends.

- Instead of... - Being in the rain and wind out here...

I might as well head back to be his caged canary?

Miss Bai, you should know the consequences of putting up a fight.

Consequences?

I've already come so far.

What consequences should I fear?

I'll never go back with you.

Get lost! That asshole He Xia!

Is that what he told you to do?

I'll fight it out with you!

You're not to bully Sister Bai!

Get lost!

Go away!

Zui Ju!

Ping Ting!

Are you all right?

- I'm fine. - Stop!

Ping Ting, run!

Quickly!

Let's go, Ping Ting!

Chu Bei Jie!

- General! - Speak up!

Where is Bai Ping Ting?

We have actually already found Bai Ping Ting

but she got away.

- Which way did she go? - Which way?

She ran off into the dense woods here on the mountain.

Ping Ting, we're finally safe.

Which way should we go now?

Ping Ting?

That man...

That man?

He is probably a local resident who is skilled in martial arts.

He must be a local hunter.

Did you really see him clearly?

Isn't he?

I must be missing him too much.

What are you doing?

If they catch up with us, this should buy some time.

- We'll go in the opposite direction. - All right.

She's injured?

Ping Ting, look!

Let's go.

Let's go.

Be careful.

Ping Ting, why are you running such a high fever?

It's all my fault.

I don't have any medication or acupuncture needles with me.

There's nothing I can do to help even when you're so unwell.

No, I don't blame you. Not at all.

Ping Ting!

Why are your hands so cold?

Here, put on more clothes.

I'll collect some things to start a fire.

Sister Bai, we could use the books to start a fire.

No, don't!

Look at the situation we're in.

If we don't get a fire going, you'll freeze to death!

Zui Ju.

We've traveled such great distances...

Who knew that I still can't hold on to them?

Sister Bai, you must hang in there.

We made a promise.

We're going to the border of Bai Lan State and Liang

to look for your friends.

We said that we would live a quiet life together.

We'll have a farm and an acre of land.

You'll recite poems by the window

and I'll play with the child in the backyard.

There are also those flowers we said that we'll plant.

We have to plant them all.

If you dare to leave me alone here, I'll...

I'll burn down all those houses and trees.

Then I'll return to Mount East country house

and break all the urns of Fragrant Melody you made!

Silly Zui Ju.

How could I leave you all alone?