The Flame's Daughter (烈火如歌)

"Like a Song" by Jason Zhang

Episode 13

It was Young Master Feng marrying Third Miss Dao.

The wedding is set at the 2nd day of the 2nd month.

I thought you are only skilled in playing the zither.

Cultivation is boring and hard. If you don't learn a few more things, how could you pass the days?

Where are we going to get the medicine? Ethereal Clique?

Someone is stalking us?

Yes. Since I left Ethereal Clique,

lowly people like that hasn't stopped. They are just measly individuals. No need to give importance to them.

That's why, you never slept the whole night because you were guarding us?

Okay already. Let's go in.

Is getting the medicine dangerous. Do you need me to ask some more people from our sect?

You must not. This journey is top secret.

Okay.

Hurry and come in.

Let your soul come back to your body.

This is...

What? You don't recognize it anymore?

Of course, I do. You didn't tell me that we're passing by here.

Stupid girl. We're not passing by.

Not passing by?

We're exactly coming here, the Xue's Sesame Seed Cake Shop in Ping'an Town.

Didn't you tell me that we're gathering some medicines?

We indeed came here to get a medicine.

- What medicine can you get from here? - Gather...

the medicine that can treat my heart illness.

Before saving your Senior Brother Yu Zihan, we must first treat the wound in my heart.

I am not joking with you.

I also am not joking with you.

That day, we separated here.

Just for Yu Zihan, you abandoned me here. Now, I brought you back.

Accompany me to live here for a few days just like before.

That day, I indeed left in a hurry. But right now, my senor brother's life is in danger.

I really can't accompany you in staying here.

Don't know when we'll be back here again.

The Prince of Jingyuan Manor needs time to prepare the guiding medicines and setting up the defense of the area.

Rather than waiting in the capital, it's better to just wait here.

Why must they set up the defense of the manor?

While I am treating your senior brother, his body will be in its weakest state.

I'm guessing that there must be enemies coming to attack him. That's why,

when we left, your senior brother already asked people to set up the defense of his manor to guard against the unknown.

Moreover, we left to distract the enemies too.

Try to buy them some time, am I right?

Okay. You must calculate the time we're staying here well. Don't cause any delay in what's important.

Don't worry. Prepare to open the shop.

- Open the shop? - Yes, go and prepare.

- Hurry! Hurry! - I...

Oh, sesame seed cake! Give me one!

- Slowly! Slowly! - Everyone get to have one! - I want the salty one.

- Slowly. - Here. Here.

Here.

Everyone has one.

- Hold it well. - Here.

- Since you two have opened the shop again, don't go back anymore. - Right. Right.

The neighbors really miss you too.

Ruge, Sir.

- Auntie Huang. - You two are back!

Did you two go back to your province to get married?

No...

Do you guys want to have another wedding banquet here in our Ping'an Town?

Right. Right. Let's all be merry!

That's right. Young people are inexperienced.

- We can help you out. - That's right!

I'm really grateful for the help you gave us in the past.

Today, is the first day that me and my wife came back here in Ping'an Town.

That's why, the sesame seed cake today are for free!

Oh, my, that's great!

- I wish you two can be together until old age. - Sure!

- Always being in love. - Have children soon!

Older brother and older sister, give birth to a little brother by next year!

Right...

Not being embarrassed or getting in to a fight forever!

Congratulations! Congratulations!

- Okay. - May everyone eat some sesame seed cake.

- This is given for free today! Do you want sweet or salty? - Sweet! Sweet!

- Sweet! - Wait a minute.

- I want one sweet and one salty. - Here. Take this.

Come, young girl. Come.

- Auntie Huang. - Let me give you some thing.

Look. Do you like it?

This...Auntie Huang, we're not...

- Actually. - Thank you, Auntie Huang.

Look at how shy thing young lady is.

Auntie Huang, can I talk with you in private?

Actually, Ge'er and I got expelled.

You also know that she's the Eldest Miss of Flaming Hills,

while I...am nothing.

That's why, we can't dare to be loud in preparing for our wedding.

Auntie Huang, I have to trouble you to tell our neighbors

that it's enough that we all know it. Stop spreading the news.

So as not to make Old Sect Leader lie unhappy if he hears about it.

It's really quite hard. Sir, don't worry. I understand.

We'll be like before. We won't talk about your matter to outsiders.

Okay. Thank you.

I will keep this well.

After all, this is the first gift that Ge'er and I received after getting married.

It might also be the last one.

Sir, status is not that important.

Just live your days well.

- I'll go give her some advice. - Okay.

- Young lady. - Auntie Huang.

Sir has no house, land, achievements, or fame.

But he is a good person. Treasure him well.

Auntie Huang, take care.

What did you tell Auntie Huang earlier?

Nothing much.

If didn't tell her anything, how come she suddenly smiled?

- Also, she was smiling so weirdly. - Your culinary skills are getting better.

I am asking you what you told Auntie Huang.

Let me try this.

- This is also delicious. - The way she looked at me was strange too.

- Such good hour and good scenery, but without a good wine... - I know that they are delicious. My culinary skills are indeed good. But the question I'm asking you is...

wouldn't that be such a pity?

Let me do it.

Come, sit.

Ge'er, I feel that your temper has gotten better.

In the morning, I said that you were my wife, but you didn't get mad.

You are always smiling and making jokes like this.

If I keep making a fuss with you, won't I be too exhausted?

You're acknowledging it?

Acknowledge what?

To be my wife.

Okay?

You're blushing.

You have me in my heart now? I won't say it anymore.

Eat.

Why won't you eat?

- I don't want to-- - Don't want to what?

Don't want to marry Zhan Feng?

- Right. - Who do you want to marry? Yin Xue?

I don't mean it that way. He doesn't have such thoughts for me.

Liexiang, Swordless City needs you to marry him.

Anye Luo also requires that you marry him.

But the Dark River Palace is the number 1 evil sect in jianghu.

How could you take side with an evil doer?

Marrying Zhan Feng is just a delaying tactic.

It is to let Anye Luo see our loyalty.

Once Anye Luo stripped the hypocritical mask that Lie Mingjing is wearing,

once the two of them are badly hurt from fighting,

I surely will make a move then to completely eliminate Dark River Palace.

- Eldest Brother plans to eliminate Dark River Palace? - Yes.

Aren't you afraid of getting spurned at by the world for the time being?

A great man is able to bow and stand straight.

I'd rather get locked in this room forever

than marry a man that I don't love.

How come we can't just be upright and frank in competing with them?

- Eldest Brother-- - Liexiang,

let me finish.

Our parents died early. You are my most beloved little sister.

Do you still remember who carried around the whole Swordless City

just to make you smile?

Do you still remember that after father died,

how I risked my life to preserve Wudao City?

Now, Flaming Hills has become so powerful.

Jiangnan's Thunderbolt Clique is catching up to us. Can you really endure

to see our Thunderbolt Clique wane little by little and get surpassed by others?

Being the supreme leader of the martial arts society is father's wish.

It is also my lifetime wish.

I am kneeling here now to beg you.

I beg that you can support it.

I also am asking you to support my wish. I will never marry him.

She still refused?

This girl has been spoiled by me that she developed such a bad trait.

It's enough to be mischievous during usual days.

But for a major matter that concerns the survival of our Swordless City, she still won't give in.

If that day comes and she still refuses,

we can only tie her to the carriage.

Okay. Once she gets married, she would accept her fate.

Wait!

Go in.

Hey, from where did you come from?

Oh, northwest.

Northwest? With such a huge sandstorm, how were you able to come here?

I've traveled for several days and good thing I met a merchant convoy from Luoyang. I traveled with them and was able to avoid the sandstorm.

Fine. Go...

Young Master Lei.

Long time no see.

Dao Wuhen?

Young Master Lei.

- I came to-- - Based on usual practice,

Liexiang can't see you anymore.

You also know that she's going to be married off soon.

If she still meets with you now,

it won't sound good when this gets out.

I just have a few words to ask her.

This is not proper.

Fine. Consider it that I wasn't able to give this much thought.

You did great.

- Young Master. - Don't call me Young Master from now on. Call me Sect Master.

Sect Master?

The day that Liexiang gets married off is the day that I inherit the sect leader position.

Do you have any shame?

Openly buying a man here. No wonder, he doesn't like you.

A man spending money to buy a woman is just right and proper,

but a woman can't be allowed to buy a man?

If you dare to touch even a hair of his, I'll kill you!