Ashes to Crown
翘楚
将军之女楚朝为改变自己成为楚国世子萧珣夺权路上牺牲品的可悲命运，发现主动出击才是改变命运的唯一途径。在与命运一波三折的对抗中，她与谢家庶子谢燕来相识，并点亮了谢燕来原本灰暗阴鹜的人生，助谢燕来挣脱命运枷锁，从禁军小卒一步步成长为镇国大将军，楚朝与谢燕来合力成功阻止了萧珣的野心和计划。在本该逃离是非之地的途中，见到战火中百姓的苦难，楚朝毅然决然返回城内，助力小皇孙萧羽为帝，直至萧羽亲政。然而萧珣又引外敌来犯，为权欲不惜陷万民于水火。楚朝携手谢燕来与之殊死抵抗，领军浴血奋战，终于成功解除大楚内忧外患。至此，楚朝不仅改变了自己的命运，也让大楚千千万万百姓摆脱了战火离乱的颠沛命运。
DIALOGUE CLIPS (2563)
You have survived a brush with death.
How gratifying.
does your heart ache for her?
Then go die in her stead,
- Do it! - Stop!
Don't. The dagger is poisoned.
Think carefully
whether her life is worth yours.
No. Jiu, don't.
how a cornered beast breaks out of its cage.
how a cornered beast breaks out of its cage.
for failing to kill Xie Yanfang for you.
- Go. - Jiu, don't fall asleep.
I don't need you to kill him for me. Jiu.
We were of the same blood.
to join me on the road to the afterlife.
can we have a proper talk now?
- Chu Zhao. - Zhao, don't listen to him.
Do you want to save him? Zhao.
He came for you, and he is dying for you.
Do you really not want to save him?
You should.
yet you've ended up killing your most beloved.
Don't listen to him. I'm not afraid of death.