#i hopeeeeee there will be a season 2!!!!! plsplsplspls

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translation: Young Blood/大宋少年志 bonus epilogue scene script

The open ending for Young Blood / 大宋少年志, while befitting of a drama about a group of passionate, young teenagers dedicated to each other and to fighting forces that threaten the peace of Northern Song, threw many for a loop when the drama finished airing last summer. Amidst much talk and excitement among both audiences and the production crew/main cast about a potential season two, Wang Juan, the scriptwriter, posted a bonus script of an epilogue scene on his weibo on 20/7/2019. According to him, if there is to be a season two, this would be the opening scene. :)

I have translated the script as well as subbed a short 30-second video of Zhou Yutong and Zhang Xincheng acting out some lines from this script in their interview with ChicBanana last year (embedded it below at the end of the post). :D Enjoy!!

original text by: Wang Juan 王倦 on weibo [LINK]

translated by: yt st / youtiaoshutiao @ tumblr

Scene Title: The End Yet The Beginning

Timing: Daytime

Location: Desolate Outskirts, Outdoors Scene

Characters: Entire Seventh Lodge, Miqin Mubei

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▲ In a desolate open field by the mountains, two horses trot along in line. Miqin Mubei, bound by a few rounds of metal chains is in front, and Zhao Jian is behind him.

▲ The horses are not moving quickly, and are leisurely moving ahead.

Miqin Mubei can't help but sound out: "I am willing to go for a spring walk alone with you, but we do have an important job on our shoulders, perhaps we can be faster."

▲ Zhao Jian casts him an indifferent glance, lazy to reply him.

▲ The clip-clop of galloping horses behind them grow louder as they near, the colour on Miqin Mubei's face changes, he turns his head.

▲ The other five persons of Seventh Lodge are catching up.

Miqin Mubei furrows his brow: "You were waiting for them?"

▲ The rest of Seventh Lodge stops far away, only Yuan Zhongxin, riding his horse, continues forward.

▲ Zhao Jian has already stopped her house, she turns around, and sees Yuan Zhongxin alone on horseback approaching her, while Wang Kuan and the rest wait from afar.

Yuan Zhongxin has a smile on his face: "Don't say that you let him go to rescue my father-in-law, this sort of thing, you aren't able to do it. With your personality, you would have directly taken him as hostage, and go to Western Xia to exchange him for Father-in-Law. Anyway this chap can't be killed, you might as well use him as a bargaining chip."

Miqin Mubei: "How can you loosely use the term 'Father-in-law'."

▲ Yuan Zhongxin ignores him, and continues looking at Zhao Jian.

Yuan Zhongxin: "There's a mission?"

Miqin Mubei: "Zhao Jian! This is a huge matter, you have to keep it a secret!"

Yuan Zhongxin to Zhao Jian: "Wait a moment."

▲ Yuan Zhongxin steers his horse towards Miqin Mubei, as he moves slightly closer, he leaps up and kicks Miqin Mubei off his horse. Yuan Zhongxin having conveniently gotten off his horse, walks in front of Miqin Mubei, and glares at him unwaveringly.

Yuan Zhongxin: "I won't forget to seek revenge for my brother. Do you believe, you will eventually die by my hands."

Miqin Mubei sneers: "I really don't believe it."

Yuan Zhongxin: "How about I be the banker, and you lay down a bet?"

Miqin Mubei returns Yuan Zhongxin's stare: "(My) life is the wager."

Yuan Zhongxin sighs: "You shouldn't have let me be the banker."

▲ Yuan Zhongxin once again turns his head to look at Zhao Jian. Ever since Yuan Zhongxin appeared, Zhao Jian has not said a single sentence. Instead, she just kept on watching him quietly, watching him as he rode his horse nearer, watching him as he leapt up and kicked Miqin Mubei, never stopping him, her eyes never leaving him.

Yuan Zhongxin: "Why are you looking at me like this?"

Zhao Jian: "I miss you a little."

▲ Yuan Zhongxin beams as he walks nearer, he stands next to his horse, holding on to the horse lead. Him and Zhao Jian look at each other, one looking up, the other looking down.

Yuan Zhongxin: "We've only been separated for just over a day but you already miss me, am I that great?"

Zhao Jian is still not at all bashful: "Mm."

Yuan Zhongxin's smile however disappears: "Then why did you leave?"

Zhao Jian: "Miqin Mubei suggested to work together with Da Song."

Yuan Zhongxin frowns: "Who agreed to it?!"

Zhao Jian: "Both the Emperor and the Bureau of Military Affairs thought it can work."

Yuan Zhongxin: "How would we work together?"

Miqin Mubei: "Zhao Jian!!"

▲ Zhao Jian doesn't even cast a glance in that direction, instead she continues gazing at Yuan Zhongxin, and opens her mouth to speak calmly.

Zhao Jian: "Assist Ning Lingge in killing Li Yuanhao."

▲ Yuan Zhongxin is slightly shocked, Miqin Mubei sighs resignedly.

Zhao Jian: "The emergency reports from the borders have come in, The Liao Emperor directed the Third Army of Liao with a hundred thousand skilled soldiers and invaded Western Xia. In this battle at Hequ, the Liao were totally defeated by Li Yuanhao. After defeat, the Emperor Liao almost became a prisoner. Ever since Li Yuanhao established his name, he has not had any losses at wars, if anyone can be considered as unrivalled in this era, it probably would be him. Everyone knows that Li Yuanhao's peace treaty this time is just for him to conserve energy and build up strength to make a comeback. When that time comes, Da Song won't be able to stop him, the Liao empire too. He is the most terrifying and scariest enemy, his lone shadow is enough to cover everyone else. Only by him dying would we be able to avoid future wars."

▲ Yuan Zhongxin thinks about it, and looks at Miqin Mubei.

Yuan Zhongxin: "We can trust him?"

Miqin Mubei: "Yuan Zhongxin, on the battleground, I've killed countless people, including your older brother."

▲ Flames of fire dance in Yuan Zhongxin's eyes.

Miqin Mubei: "But I am also prepared to die on the battleground, I am a soldier after all, it is my destiny to kill my enemies. But I've never hated any of my opponents, in fact on the contrary, I even respect your older brother quite a fair bit."

Yuan Zhongxin: "Alright, in the future I'll personally kill you myself, so that you can go and respect him in person."

Miqin Mubei: "The only people I truly hate, are my father and Li Yuanhao, if it weren't for the Crown Prince, I'd have died many times over... If I, MiqinMubei, can assist the Crown Prince in killing Li Yuanhao, and gaining solitary dominion over Da Xia, even if they strip me of my clan name, and I lose all my reputation and good standing, and die with no burial place, I'd endure it gladly."

▲ Miqin Mubei's eyes are filled with crazedness and sincerity.

Miqin Mubei: "Only with regards to this matter, I definitely will not lie to you all."

▲ Yuan Zhongxin stared at Miqin Mubei for a while, then turned his gaze to Zhao Jian.

Yuan Zhongxin: "Why did the Bureau of Military Affairs chose you to send him back to Western Xia?"

Zhao Jian: "My dad is in his hands, it's understandable that I'd rescue him and send him back, Western Xia wouldn't have suspicions."

Yuan Zhongxin: "Why didn't you tell us?"

Zhao Jian: "If the Seventh Lodge went together, it wouldn't be understandable or reasonable at all. Plus, killing Li Yuanhao, it's ten deaths with no chance of survival, what need is there to implicate you guys.

Yuan Zhongxin draws out the letter left behind that was tucked in his bosom: "If you really didn't want us to follow you here, you wouldn't have left this letter, and wouldn't have walked so slowly......"

Zhao Jian: "Because I remembered, back then when you were afraid of implicating me, you always did not dare to draw near to me. During those days, my heart was very pained. Back then, how I wished that you would tell me about all your troubles. The sky and earth turning upside down, the impermanence of life, I'm not afraid of all of these, I was only afraid of you avoiding me and not coming forward to approach me."

Yuan Zhongxin: "I'm sorry......"

Zhao Jian: "Hence I left behind this letter, hence I waited for you to chase after me, so that I can tell you everything, the suffering that I went through, I can't bear to let you taste it too......"

▲ Even though she is saying such words, Zhao Jian still speaks them calmly, her eyes still gazing at Yuan Zhongxin gently, almost as if she couldn't bear to blink at all.

Zhao Jian: "Wait for me to come back, okay."

Yuan Zhongxin: "Not okay. You just said that it's ten deaths with no chance of survival, how would you come back."

Zhao Jian: "If I think of you waiting for me, I will have the courage to tear open a pathway for survival."

Yuan Zhongxin: "You won't be able to chase me away anymore."

Zhao Jian sighs rather resignedly: "Yuan Zhongxin~~"

Yuan Zhongxin: “If it really is a path leading to death, and we don't die together, how regretful that would be.”

▲ Zhao Jian is stunned for a moment, but no longer opened her mouth to stop him.

Yuan Zhongxin: "In the past, I caused you to feel aggrieved and to suffer, this is what I owe you. I've only accompanied you for one day, how can I repay my debts fully." (stretches out his hand to hold Zhao Jian's hand) "Let's go together."

Zhao Jian: "Then how long would you take to repay it fully?"

Yuan Zhongxin: "This lifetime is definitely not enough......"

▲ The two of them gaze at each other, Miqin Mubei heaves a long sigh.

Miqin Mubei: "I feel that my own journey to getting married has many obstacles."

▲ Yuan Zhongxin and Zhao Jian have no spare time to look at him, they are fully focused on looking at each other.

▲ Seeing the two of them together and holding hands, the other four who were waiting far away slowly approach them on horseback.

Zhao Jian: "We must at least advise them to head back...... Eh?? Is Wang Kuan holding on to Xiaojing's hand?”

▲ Wang Kuan's and Xiaojing's two horses are shoulder-to-shoulder, very close to each other, steps in synch. Their two hands are linked together too.

Zhao Jian: "They're holding hands even while riding their horses?"

Yuan Zhongxin: "This entire journey, even if it meant that his horse's speed would slow, this chap refused to let go."

Zhao Jian: "Journeying together on horseback, it's not easy."

Wang Kuan is already close enough: "My horseriding skills are quite alright."

▲ Yuan Zhongxin and Zhao Jian glance at each other.

Yuan Zhongxin: "Everyone listen to me, the situation is actually like this......"

Wang Kuan: "I won't believe anything you say."

Yuan Zhongxin is speechless: "Wang Kuan......"

Wang Kuan: "The Seventh Lodge is one body, we won't abandon each other in life nor in death."

Xue Ying: "Wang Kuan made a guess just now, no matter for what reason, you two are definitely set on going to Western Xia, without my skills, what would you guys do."

Wei Yanei: "And me too, perhaps my smarts and my martial arts abilities lag slightly behind , but I'm so handsome, I'll definitely be greatly useful!"

▲ After he is done speaking, he discovers Xiaojing's expression of shock.

Wei Yanei: "Xiaojing, what expression is this, do you have doubts about me being handsome?"

▲ Xiaojing chooses to avoid the question and instead directly turns to Yuan Zhongxin.

Xiaojing: "Yuan Dage, Zhao Jiejie, Wang Dage said just now, if you don't agree, we will tie you up and leave, it's a four versus two situation, we are bound to win."

▲ Yuan Zhongxin looks helplessly towards Wang Kuan.

Yuan Zhongxin: "Wang Kuan, are you my fated nemesis in my life?"

Wang Kuan: "That would be an overkill/That would be using a person of great talent in an insignificant position."

Yuan Zhongxin looks to Zhao Jian: "He insults people without a single dirty word."

Zhao Jian to Wang Kuan: "You can bear to let Xiaojing face danger together with you?"

Wang Kuan looks at Xiaojing: "I can't bear it, but she wants to go. Even though I like her, I cannot act on my own initiative and make decisions on her behalf. No matter what the result is, I will always accompany her, if it really is the end, at least I will collapse in front of her."

Yuan Zhongxin looks at Zhao Jian: "There's no more room for discussion. Don't worry, as to what reason there is for us to journey west, we can definitely come up with a plan on the way there."

Zhao Jian smiles: "The Seventh Lodge is one body, we won't abandon each other in life nor in death............ Everyone, the path ahead of us, is really a path leading to death, then may I invite everyone to meet our deaths together with me."

▲ The next frame shows everyone's silhouettes as they head forward, Yuan Zhongxin and Zhao Jian are sharing one horse.

Zhao Jian's voiceover: "What about your own horse!"

Yuan Zhongxin's voiceover: "We'll share one horse."

Zhao Jian's voiceover: "Why!"

Yuan Zhongxin's voiceover: "I'm afraid you'll run off again."

Wei Yanei's voiceover: "Xiao Xue, are we really going to die, can we not die."

Xue Ying's voiceover: "Don't be a coward."

Wei Yanei's voiceover: "Let's be more auspicious, and strive to live."

Xue Ying's voiceover: "If I don't die, you won't die too."

Wei Yanei's voiceover: "Then you musn't die......"

Yuan Zhongxin's voiceover: "Heading towards death to live, for Zhao Jian, even if it's Western Xia, I'll trod and flatten it for you all to see."

Everyone: "Oh~~~~~~~~~~"

▲ Yuan Zhongxin cracks his whip, the horses start off.

Yuan Zhongxin: "Western Xia! Ning Lingge! Li Yuanhao! We're coming~~~~~~"

▲ Everyone's horses fly into a gallop as they rush off towards the horizon, heading directly towards the far distance, none of them turning their heads back.