Love of Thousand Years (The Killing of Three Thousand Crows / San Qian Ya Sha / 三千鸦杀)

"The Killing of Three Thousand Crows"

"Episode 27"

All hail the Demon Supreme.

I managed to survive...

all thanks to your wise guidance.

It's been a century.

The moment we've waited for over a century...

will soon be upon us.

Overseer Zuo.

Will you tell me the truth now?

Qin Chuan is Princess Yan Yan.

She plans to light the Spirit Lantern, isn't she?

Do you know?

Before Li and Tian Yuan signed a treaty,

I had an engagement with the Emperor's daughter.

I was only 12 years old when that happened.

After all the troubles, it turned out to be her.

But when I finally realized the truth,

she is already on death's doorstep.

She told me one day that...

she plans to sacrifice her life.

There was no sign of fear on her face.

It's like a traveller away from home...

is finally coming to her closure.

She was even smiling.

She was smiling?

I asked her...

if I could be the one who makes the sacrifice in her place.

But I know her all too well.

She will never give up on that obsession.

That obsession is her life's goal.

A person's goal...

is to sacrifice for her nation?

When she was still on Mount Xiangqu,

she worked to her bone like a husk.

She was just a little girl.

There are a long journey of life ahead of her,

but unless we grant her the wish,

she might...

lose the purpose to even live on.

Every day she spends smiling...

is another day closer to her death.

If I had knew this,

I should have got on a horseback...

and rushed to Li to marry her.

Prince Ting Yuan.

If it wasn't for what you've been through together,

you wouldn't have fallen in love with her.

Do you still have feelings for her?

Me?

I moved on a long time ago.

The only person I have in my heart...

is Xuan Zhu.

After going through so much,

I can understand your decision.

Both you and Miss Xuan Zhu...

are two fish in the barrel.

You are joined at the hip, like two peas in the same pod.

Prince Ting Yuan.

Have you learned any proper idioms?

What I meant was...

you should take the initiative.

You should let Miss Xuan Zhu...

making guess about your love.

You have the patience,

but I am losing mine on you.

Princess Xuan Zhu.

Chancellor Zuo.

You came to Dace Town.

Yes.

Prince Ting Yuan sent me a letter.

It said you've run into troubles after you left the village.

That day on the prayer ceremony,

I was out of line.

Are the people...

It's all right.

Princess, do not be concerned.

The people are doing just fine.

Right.

I have matter of importance to discuss with Zi Chen.

I've taken enough of your time.

It's all right.

May I come with you?

Princess, after you.

In order to rebuild Li, Her Highness...

disguised as a servant on Mount Xiangqu...

to obtain the Spirit Lantern.

She killed the demon that disguised as me and Li Yuan.

And now she sacrificed herself...

to battle the Demon Lord.

She has sacrificed too much.

Her Highness is blessed,

the sage from Mount Xiangqu is protecting her,

she will be fine.

When can she return to Mount Xiangqu?

The people of Li are waiting for her return.

I am not the young man I was.

I can only lead the people so far.

If the people of Li truly lose their leader,

it will crumble the people's morale.

Her focus is killing the Demon Lord.

She just recovered from her injury.

She will certainly not return to Mount Xiangqu.

Chancellor Zuo, perhaps...

I can be her substitute for time being.

I can settled the people down.

Princess Xuan Zhu.

You are still recovering from the frostbite.

From what I see,

you should rest and heal.

Zi Chen, you are right.

Our real enemy is the Demon Lord.

Now is not the time to let Princess Yan Yan...

be worried by issues of Mount Xiangqu.

How about Her Highness' safety...

as we speak?

The Demon Lord has a century worth of power inside him.

-Not even the sage can defeat him. -Father.

The nation is faced with an trying time.

I was simply getting anxious.

So...

That is too much sacrifices from her.

I asked her...

if I could be the one who makes the sacrifice in her place.

You got the wrong person.

She is not the Emperor's daughter.

She is just a daughter of a duke.

The people of Li are waiting for her return.

But I know her all too well.

It's always about her. Do I mean nothing to them?

What about the suffering I've been through?

Li is no more.

What's the point of having different status?

As long as she lives,

I will always be a failure.

Enough!

-Your Highness. -Your Highness?

Stop calling me that!

-Here. -Thank you.

Thank you.

Miss, I'll have three onion pancakes.

Pay the money to that old man.

Here, children.

-It's still hot. -Leave it here.

It's hot, blow it before you eat.

Blow the heat away.

-Eat slowly. -Thank you, miss.

-Thank you, miss. -Be careful out there.

Old man?

What's wrong? My dear nephew?

Do you think the people...

would mistake us for a married couple with this look?

Judging by your tone,

you want people to misunderstand.

In that case,

when people address me as the boss,

you would be the lady boss.

Yes, my husband.

We've made 20 cents so far.

We'll buy you a flower dress later.

You...

Boss, your pancakes smell delicious.

Two cents each. Pay your money to him.

Leave it here.

We came from the North Yonder.

We almost used up all the money we have on our journey.

Please, can the price go any lower for us?

Two pancakes for one cent.

That's not how you do business.

I thought you despise money.

You two came from the North Yonder?

You look like you are on the run.

Sir, to be honest with you,

the volcano of Icefield City erupted out of nowhere.

He is right. Many people have lost their homes.

We are refugees as well.

Yes.

Volcano?

Correct.

The volcano is acting strange.

Normally,

it should be covered in ice for a few centuries more.

But it has risen up above the ground.

Right!

My friends at Icefield City witnessed it.

The path of magma on that volcano was very odd.

It's almost like it's sentient.

People are saying that thing...

-could be demons. -Right.

-Demons? -Yes.

It was terrifying.

Boss?

-Here, it's still hot. -Thank you.

Hurry up and eat.

-Here. -Thank you.

Let's go.

Jiu Yun.

Could that volcano be...

Be what? Your pancakes are burnt.

You're right.