Everlasting Longing (2025) s01e21 Episode Script

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♪The evening breeze kisses my brows♪
♪Allows a cloud to stay for me♪
♪After a long time,
I still keep looking back♪
♪The sleepless universe accompanies me
as I sleepwalk♪
♪How can we stay together in a mirage♪
♪A vast desert, with no oasis in sight♪
♪Time takes away
the eternity I promised♪
♪Who can have your gentleness♪
♪Who still stays there♪
♪Finally, I silently endure
but cannot be saved♪
♪The sorrow of the world
turns into stars♪
♪Flowing over a few hills
with the moonlight♪
♪I wish to follow behind you
until we grow old♪
♪I will silently wait♪
=Everlasting Longing=
=Episode 21=
The wedding is canceled?
Jun Qiluo jumped off the cliff and died?
Deputy Luo sent a message earlier,
saying that the Wolf Lord chased Miss Jun
all the way to Desperation Cliff.
He watched helplessly as Miss Jun
jumped into the abyss.
The Wolf Lord planned to jump too,
but He Jiyao knocked him out just in time.
He is now resting in his mansion.
Jun Qiluo
She did go to die.
I issue a royal edict.
Postpone the wedding
of the Wolf Lord and the Princess
and choose a new date.
Yes.
Physician,
why hasn't he woken up yet?
Don't worry, Deputy.
The Wolf Lord fainted
from being overwhelmed and exhausted.
He just needs a few hours
of rest to recover.
What happened?
Didn't the General go to see Qiluo?
Where is she?
Miss Jun jumped off Desperation Cliff.
What did you say?
How could that be?
Today was supposed to be her wedding.
Young Master hadn't had the chance
to tell Miss Jun his plan,
and Miss Jun
It's all my fault.
I should have told Qiluo earlier.
Princess, you've been waiting
for a whole night.
Go back and have some rest.
We'll look after him.
Princess, let's go.
He Jiyao,
there was a fire at Meixiang Manor.
Miss Jun was such a smart lady.
Could it be something she planned?
Did anyone suspicious
show up at the mansion today?
Could it be her?
Stay with Young Master.
I didn't expect Lie to be so obsessed
with that Yannan merchant woman.
Now that she chose to jump off the cliff,
I suppose
Lie won't easily agree
to marry the Princess.
If he strongly refuses,
King, you should plan ahead.
He's the Wolf Lord of Beixuan,
so he should understand
how vital his marriage
is to Beixuan.
I can't believe he left everyone
behind on his wedding day
to seek Jun Qiluo.
Your Majesty,
Princess insists on going
to see the Wolf Lord.
Please go check on her.
(Qinghua Palace)
No, Princess.
You can't go out, Princess.
The King and the Queen Mother are here!
(Qinghua Palace)
Greetings, Your Majesty.
Greetings, Queen Mother.
What are you doing?
Qingkou, where are you going?
Mother,
I'm going to see Lie.
It's too late.
Lie should be resting by now.
Can you wait until tomorrow?
But you promised me
to help me find Qingming.
Now there's no news of him at all.
I should have known
you wouldn't help me.
The only one who wouldn't lie to me
is Lie.
He's just a slave.
If you want one, I will
He's not a slave.
He's the one I like.
Nonsense!
You're the Princess of Beixuan.
How can you like a Yannan slave?
Just stay here.
Don't go anywhere.
Qingkou
- Qingkou!
- Don't!
If you don't help me,
I'll do it myself.
If you won't let me out,
I'll die right here!
Enough!
When are you going to stop doing this?
Lie has lost his mind
over a Yannan woman.
And now, you want to lose your mind
over a Yannan slave?
Jun Qiluo is dead.
Qingming will never come back!
He probably has already
returned to Yannan.
Even if you die here today,
he won't come back!
What did you say?
Jun Qiluo is dead?
Pull yourself together.
You and that Yannan slave
are never meant to be together.
Stay in your palace
and don't go anywhere.
Otherwise, I'll hunt
that Yannan slave down
to the ends of the earth and kill him.
Jun Qiluo is dead.
Qingming will never come back.
Qingming will never come back
What kind of spell
did that Yannan slave cast on her
to make her so obsessed?
Listen up.
Increase the guards
around Qinghua Palace.
Don't let the Princess leave.
If anything goes wrong,
you'll be punished.
(Xuan Mansion)
(Double Happiness)
Qiluo
Qiluo
Qiluo!
Young Master.
Where is Qiluo?
I've sent people
to Desperation Cliff to seek her.
The cliff is so steep,
and there's no path down.
He Jiyao has led soldiers
to find the one who let her escape.
- She's
- I'll go find her!
(Double Happiness)
Young Master!
Young Master,
the Xuanyu Army is looking for her.
Young Master!
Miss Jun is dead!
Young Master
Qiluo,
I've pushed you into this.
I thought I could control everything.
Qiluo,
please come back.
♪I gaze at my reflection
and get lost in thought♪
Qiluo
Qiluo
Qiluo, please come back.
Qiluo!
Qiluo, come back!
Qiluo!
♪Did you love me,
even for just a moment♪
♪When the dream ends,
stars vanish, and silence falls♪
♪Just let fate fade into the abyss.
What else is there to fear♪
♪Our love is like thorns in my hand
and sand in my eyes♪
♪I only wish you'd feel
the pain of my scar♪
♪As the veil lifts,
our love comes to an end♪
I, Xuan Lie,
swear, with heaven and earth as witnesses,
that Jun Qiluo will be
the only wife I have in this life.
If I break my vow,
I'll suffer eternal damnation.
♪Our love, like a moon in the mirror,
a flower in the water♪
♪Did you love me,
even for just a moment♪
♪When the dream ends,
stars vanish, and silence falls♪
♪Just let fate fade into the abyss.
What else is there to fear♪
♪Our love is like thorns in my hand
and sand in my eyes♪
♪I only wish you'd feel
the pain of my scar♪
♪As the veil lifts♪
I know you like red beans.
This longing jade necklace is made from
Beixuan's finest black jade
and Yannan red beans.
It suits you perfectly.
Where did you find
these Yannan red beans?
In Central Town,
there's nothing I can't get.
♪When the dream ends,
stars vanish, and silence falls♪
♪Just let fate fade into the abyss.
What else is there to fear♪
♪Our love is like thorns in my hand
and sand in my eyes♪
♪I only wish you'd feel
the pain of my scar♪
♪As the veil lifts,
our love comes to an end♪
(Whispers of Fragrance and Shadows)
Dongyin?
Young Master,
I found the person
who let Miss Jun go.
Yesterday, Dongyin
went to Meixiang Manor.
I suspect
she set the fire and let Miss Jun go.
So I sent people to search
the entire city overnight
and finally found her
at the gate of the Royal City.
Did you plan it with Qiluo?
My patience is limited.
Are you going to confess,
or do you need some torture?
Yes,
it was me who let her go.
She's shown me great kindness.
She wanted to leave Beixuan and you,
and I'd like to help her.
You can kill me
or do whatever you want.
So,
this was all planned, wasn't it?
She planned to jump off the cliff, right?
She's still alive.
Where did you take her?
Where is she?
What do you mean, General?
Did she
jump off the cliff?
Isn't this part of your plan?
You know something, right?
Can you tell me?
Please tell me.
Tell me!
After I took her to the city gate,
we got separated.
I thought she just wanted to leave
Xuan Mansion and you.
If I'd known she was going to jump,
I wouldn't have let her go.
I really wouldn't have let her go.
By the way, General.
Before she left,
she gave me a letter.
I was going to put it in your room
once she was safe.
Release Dongyin
and cancel her arrest order.
Let's part ways here
and never see each other again.
Jun Qiluo,
you're so cruel.
You gave Dongyin a chance to live
but left me
with nothing, just separation
and no hope of meeting again.
Let Dongyin go,
or how will I face her on the road
to the underworld?
Dongyin,
please go.
Young Master,
Princess Zhaomin came here this morning.
She said Miss Jun
treated her like a sister.
Even if Miss Jun is dead,
she'll never agree to the marriage.
She went to the King
to annul it,
and asked you to go to the Palace.
Greetings, Your Majesty.
Why aren't you staying at your manor?
What are you doing here?
Your Majesty,
General and I
haven't had the wedding ceremony.
Does this marriage still count?
Can't you understand my decree?
I said you'd get married
on another date.
Your Majesty,
you mismatched us from the start.
General and I didn't marry as scheduled,
which shows he had no intention of it.
So why do you keep
Insisting on it?
Are you questioning me?
No, Your Majesty.
Just follow my orders.
As for Lie,
I will persuade him myself.
The Wolf Lord is here!
Greetings, King.
How dare you come here?
On your wedding day,
you ran off and left the bride behind.
Do you know how long all the guests
waited for you?
The royal family has lost face
because of you.
Now, I'd like to hear your reasons.
Whatever you say, King.
But I can't marry Zhaomin.
Are you really determined
to defy me for the sake of
a Yannan woman?
I came here today
knowing I wouldn't leave unscathed.
Do you know the responsibility
your identity carries to Beixuan?
Are you going to throw all of that away
just for a woman?
More importantly, she is dead!
As long as I remember her,
she isn't truly dead.
I've never opposed your decree,
but this time, I won't back down.
I beg you to grant my request.
That's because Jun Qiluo was stubborn.
If she had agreed
to serve Beixuan,
she wouldn't have met
such a tragic fate.
King, may I ask you,
Jun Qiluo, a native of Yannan,
swore loyalty to Yannan with her death.
What's wrong with that?
If I were captured today,
with no way out,
I would also do the same way
to prove my loyalty to Beixuan.
- You
- Your Majesty,
there's no affection between General and I
and yesterday,
I saw how deeply
General loves Qiluo.
Moreover, Qiluo has done
Liangzhou a great favor.
How could I repay
her kindness
with betrayal, taking away her lover?
Now, everyone in Beixuan knows
that General Lie deeply loves Qiluo.
If I marry him anyway,
I would become
a laughingstock for life.
Your Majesty,
I have my pride.
I cannot marry a man
whom my friend loves.
Please grant me this wish.
In this life, I have only one wife,
and that is Jun Qiluo.
Please grant me this wish.
King, I understand your concerns,
but Mr. Sun had groomed Princess Zhaomin
to be the next Sun Leader.
Though she's a woman,
she has extraordinary courage.
She will carry on Mr. Sun's legacy,
protect the Sun Clan,
and remain loyal to Beixuan.
General is right.
I understand why you
want me to marry General,
but I will prove my worth to you,
Your Majesty.
Today, I swear in my late father's name
to be loyal to Beixuan and to you.
I'll give you the Sun Clan Seal
as a sign of my determination.
(Whispers of Fragrance and Shadows)
Since Miss Jun left,
you've gone nowhere
and only stays at Meixiang Manor.
He hasn't eaten in days and hasn't dealt with
clan matters.
Bandits are rampant
in Uncontrollable
and have already crossed
Beixuan's border.
The locals are suffering.
I don't know how to report this
to the Young Master.
(Gaze up to the Mountain's Brow)
Young Master,
time for lunch.
Young Master,
I'm coming in now.
Young Master, please don't
do anything foolish.
He Jiyao!
(Tiger Stockade)
Luo Qi, report to the King for me.
As the Wolf Lord,
I'll do my best
to protect the people at borders.
How can he fight
with such severe injuries?
Is he out of his mind?
♪I still keep looking back♪
♪The sleepless universe
accompanies me as I sleepwalk♪
♪How can we stay together in a mirage♪
♪A vast desert, with no oasis in sight♪
♪Time takes away the eternity I promised♪
♪Who can have your gentleness♪
♪Who still stays there♪
♪Finally, I silently endure
but cannot be saved♪
♪The sorrow of the world
is carried away by the wind♪
♪My love turns into a small boat♪
♪Drifting in your eyes
with endless longing♪
♪Passing through every night and day♪
♪The sorrow of the world turns into stars♪
♪Flowing over a few hills
with the moonlight♪
Qiluo,
I'm coming to you now.
♪I will silently wait♪
Physician, how is she?
She is fine.
Luckily, when she fell into the sea,
your ship arrived just in time
to save her
and the child she's carrying.
What did you say?
She is pregnant?
Of course.
She's been pregnant for over a month.
Just a few more days of rest,
and she'll be fine.
I'll take my leave now.
This way, please.
Young Master, you're awake.
Want some porridge?
Young Master,
feel better now?
Why do you call me Young Master?
I've done this for over ten years.
In Beixuan, I had to call you My Lady.
Time to revert to the old way.
As long as we get back to Yannan,
everything will be back on track.
A few months ago,
Jun Feifan died in the Uncontrollable.
Now, in front of you is Jun Qiluo,
the eldest daughter of the Jun family.
From now on, you should
address me as My Lady.
No!
You risked your life to save time
by taking the water route back to Yannan.
Wasn't it all to get things
back on track?
We're already on our way back to Yannan.
How can you appear as a woman?
Is it because
Because that man
got you pregnant?
No.
From the moment I decided
to return to Yannan,
I chose not to be Jun Feifan anymore.
What Jun Feifan could do,
Jun Qiluo can do just as well.
What the Jun family lost,
I will reclaim step by step
as Jun Qiluo.
But what about the child you're carrying?
The King and the Juns won't accept it.
And Jun Yujue still controls
the Jun family assets.
If you return as a woman,
how will you compete with him?
The Jun family's first branch
has lost control of the family.
Even if I return as Jun Feifan,
it wouldn't make any difference.
But the child is innocent.
I don't want my child
to be born with hatred.
Qimin.
Please help me keep this secret.
Don't let anyone know
who the child's father is.
This is something
I have to deal with myself.
When I was in Xuan Mansion, I learned
the King suspected me
and confiscated my family's assets.
But looking back,
it doesn't make sense for him
to make such an absurd decision.
The King is paranoid.
He wouldn't act
without confirmation.
If the Jun assets had been confiscated,
it would mean my treason charge
had be confirmed,
and an arrest order would
have been issued in all three cities.
But up until now,
there's been no move to capture me.
So, I think
the King still needs Baigong's heir.
Maybe he leaked the news
to lure me back to Yannan quickly.
Black iron crystals have been
transported to Yannan.
When we get to Yannan,
everything will be fine.
(Jun Mansion)
I'll go see the King first.
You go to the back gate
for the black iron crystals
and send a message to Uncle Ling,
asking him to come back.
Yes.
I will restore the former glory
of the Jun family.
You're finally back.
I'm from Yannan,
so naturally,
I'm back home now.
Did you find the black iron crystals?
I've transported them to Yannan.
I heard you're helping
the Xuan Clan in Beixuan
compete for the Wolf Lord's position.
Is that true?
Yes, I admit it.
Because the black iron crystals
were found
in the Xuan territory
and then transferred to the Xi Clan.
I infiltrated both
the Xuan and Xi clans,
pretending to help them
get the position,
but in fact, I was just after the mine.
Your Majesty,
I have no intention of betraying Yannan.
I hope you understand.
Now, the Wolf Lord of Beixuan
has taken office.
Time is not on your side.
Yes,
I will do my utmost to protect Yannan.
Get up.
Are you going to present yourself
as a woman again?
Whether I'm Jun Feifan or Jun Qiluo,
as long as I can make weapons for Yannan,
it's the same to you, Your Majesty.
However,
because I didn't return on time,
my family was executed for treason.
It's all my fault.
This time, I'd risk my life
to return to Yannan.
One reason is to prove
my loyalty to Yannan,
and the other
is to settle my family's funeral matters.
Please grant me this.
This method of forcing you
to come back worked,
just as I expected.
Your Majesty, what do you mean?
Jun Qiluo,
you should know
that if you stay in Beixuan,
it will be a huge threat to Yannan.
You hold value for us in Yannan,
and I wish to avoid any rift with you.
Actually, I never truly
executed the Jun family members.
It was just a smokescreen.
(Just as I expected.)
I know
your family means everything to you.
Consider this your ultimatum.
If you still refuse to come back,
I'm afraid your family will have to pay
for your recklessness.
Luckily, you came to your senses in time.
Once you've improved the crossbow
with black iron crystal,
I'll immediately release your family.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
I will do my best.
- Feifan.
- Feifan.
Xiukun. Jiangjuan.
Father. Father.
Father!
- Qiluo
- Your legs
Qiluo,
you're back.
I'm fine.
Don't worry about me.
Father,
it's my fault.
It's all my fault.
The King didn't
give you a hard time, did he?
No.
Feifan, when did you come back?
They said you betrayed Yannan.
I will never believe that.
Yes, Feifan.
What exactly happened during this time?
Did you have a tough time?
Why are you dressed in women's clothes?
Don't worry.
I'll get you out as soon as I can.
Master! Young Master!
Master!
Look at him.
Teach him a lesson.
Jun Jun
What is it?
Get your breath back.
Don't rush.
You know what?
You didn't succeed for a reason.
The main gate
of the first branch is open.
Someone saw Shao Qimin,
Jun Feifan's guard,
coming back with a girl.
A girl?
Shao Qimin is back
with a girl?
Yes.
Could it be that Jun Feifan
Father, calm down, remember?
There's no Jun Feifan in the world.
Is she human or a ghost?
I can tell at a glance.
Yujue, don't go by yourself!
Who is back home?
Well
Isn't you, Jun Qiluo, Miss Jun,
always in Qian City?
Have you recovered, back to being a woman?
Shao Qimin, listen up.
If you were a real man,
put down your sword!
How dare you!
Yujue, you have my back.
A man?
I'm a real man.
You investigated me?
Looks like you two not only
want to take the first branch's property,
but also schemed to overthrow Jun Feifan
and end my life.
Don't slander me here.
Your identity has been exposed.
Go find your nanny.
What do you want with us?
Jun Yujue,
I'm really worried about you.
It's one thing to lose a man before,
but if you can't even beat a woman,
how will you survive in the Royal Capital?
That's rude.
Qiluo,
now you've come back,
determined to replace Jun Feifan
and go against
the Jun family's ancestral rules?
Uncle,
let me give you some advice.
You're getting on in years.
Stop covering for your son
- and following him to mess around.
- You
If you ruin your reputation at your age,
how will you face the spirits
of the Jun ancestors?
Do you still think you're Jun Feifan?
A woman running the family business?
That's never been heard of before.
And never been seen.
So,
are you planning to use your glib tongue
to etch your name
into the Jun's hall of shame?
- And you've deceived us for so many years.
- Exactly.
You should've faced retribution by now.
Exactly!
I'll face my own retribution I deserve.
But Uncle, Jun Yujue,
don't forget,
I'll make you pay
for how you bullied my father
and took my shop.
Qimin,
don't let them back into the mansion.
- What?
- Qimin!
- How dare you!
- Don't touch me!
Are you showing off here?
Chancellor,
what can I do for you?
Do you know why Jun Yujue came here?
I don't know.
He said he saw Jun Qiluo return
to the Jun Mansion today with her guard!
That's impossible!
How could the King of Beixuan
have let her return?
Shouldn't I be asking you that?
Didn't you say Xuan Xu
threw her in Heavenly Prison,
and she couldn't come back alive?
Chancellor, calm down.
I'll go kill her now.
Hold on.
If she doesn't overturn the case,
keeping her alive won't hurt.
I'll show you how to deal with her.
♪Flowers fall in front of the courtyard♪
♪Seasons change as I look back♪
♪Longing lingers in my heart♪
(Whispers of Fragrance and Shadows)
♪I gaze at my reflection
and get lost in thought♪
♪Ripples shatter the twilight hues♪
♪The red mark on the brow
will turn into a scar over time♪
♪What I wish to keep,
I can't hold on to♪
♪Our love, like a moon in the mirror,
a flower in the water♪
♪Did you love me,
even for just a moment♪
♪When the dream ends,
stars vanish, and silence falls♪
♪Just let fate fade into the abyss♪
Please rest.
♪Our love is like thorns in my hand
and sand in my eyes♪
♪I only wish you'd feel
the pain of my scar♪
♪As the veil lifts♪
(Fire)
♪Scattered far away, with you not there♪
♪Our love, like a moon in the mirror,
a flower in the water♪
(Light Breeze and Clear Moon)
♪When the dream ends,
stars vanish, and silence falls♪
♪Just let fate fade into the abyss.
What else is there to fear♪
♪Our love is like thorns in my hand
and sand in my eyes♪
♪I only wish you'd feel
the pain of my scar♪
(Father,)
(I'll save you all, I swear.)
It's been so long.
Even his wounds have healed.
Why hasn't the Young Master moved on?
Maybe he still blames us
for saving him back then.
What's so strange? Let's go.
That's impossible.
Young Master, a message from the Palace.
The King summons you.
Okay.
(Report by Yu Ming, General Guide)
We were never meant to be together.
Could you please
let me go?
Qiluo!
Young Master! Don't!
Qiluo!
Young Master!
(Beixuan)
(Yannan)
Your Majesty, the Wolf Lord
seeks an audience.
Let him in.
Xu.
You've been the Wolf Lord
for over a month.
Some things need to be taken care of.
Now, I need to attack Yannan.
As the Wolf Lord,
you must take responsibility.
Clearly, there are peaceful solutions.
Why do you insist on war?
Peaceful solutions?
Your so-called peaceful solutions
is time-consuming and exhausting.
A battle can solve it swiftly.
Why waste so much effort?
Moreover, Baigong's heir is gone,
and Yannan has lost its helper.
If we don't attack now,
when will we?
But war burdens the people.
Whether it's Beixuan or Yannan,
the people are innocent.
In the end,
you're opposing me because of Jun Qiluo.
No, it's for Beixuan's
people and soldiers.
You are chosen as the Wolf Lord
to unite the Five Clans
and attack Yannan.
Now that you hold military power,
you're telling me
you can't lead the battle?
A month ago,
you received the seals
of the Luo, Xi, and Sun clans.
A few days ago, Su Yande
presented the Su Clan Seal.
If you want Xuan Clan Seal now,
I'll give it to you right now.
Now that you've gathered all the
military power of the Five Clans
and achieved their unification,
you can negotiate with the people,
set up trading posts,
and develop the economy.
If I propose setting up
trading posts
I'd first eliminate bandits
in the Uncontrollable.
Then send envoys
to negotiate with Yannan and Xixiang.
Do you know how much effort
and profit it'll cost
to convince the two Kings?
Zhao Guang, that sly fox
How much will he exploit us
to settle this?
A single war could solve this.
Why do we have to waste time
on this meaningless task?
No matter what,
the development and rivalry
between two regions
cannot come at the cost
of the people's lives.
Enough!
Nothing more to say.
I've made up my mind.
You have no choice
but to fight.
What do you mean?
Since you insist on attacking Yannan,
I'd like to relinquish this tally
and Wolf Lord position.
Please appoint someone else.
- You
- As I've said,
I won't let the people
of the two regions
suffer because of me.
If you insist on war,
this is my only way to keep my word.
Your Majesty, please don't get angry.
He's gotten too bold
and keeps defying me.
Does he think I won't cut off his head?
Alright then.
He won't fight,
but there are others who will!
Give the Tiger Tally to the Su Clan
and order Su Yande to lead the army
and attack Yannan!
♪When I decide to hold you in my arms♪
♪I bury all past matters deep inside♪
♪When you decided to turn around♪
♪Everything would be clear to us♪
♪Then the green, piece by piece♪
♪Becomes a shadow in my heart♪
♪Covering my scarred past♪
♪Filling my once-empty heart♪
♪I want the green, piece by piece♪
♪To fall in my heart
and turn into a star♪
♪Piecing together the Big Dipper
to guard you♪
♪Illuminating the way home♪
♪Then the green, piece by piece♪
♪Becomes a shadow in my heart♪
♪Covering my scarred past♪
♪Filling my once-empty heart♪
♪Then the green, piece by piece♪
♪Will blooming brightly at the borders♪
♪The melody from nearby♪
♪Allows you to camp in my heart♪
♪Allows you♪
♪To camp in my heart♪