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[Go East]

[Episode 36]

[Princess's Mansion]

Longshuang Yueshu!

What are you doing?

-Without... -Step aside!

Longshuang Yueshu,

don't go too far!

Commander Mu, what makes you so angry?

How dare...

How dare you ask me to empty the chamber pot!

Why not?

I know why you asked me to serve you.

You hate me.

Back then, you hid in Huangsha Village.

I killed everyone in the village.

You want to get close to me.

Come on!

I'll grant your wish!

I'm not the one who wants to kill you.

It's Man in White.

I just want my throne back.

You actually told me what you really want.

Aren't you worried that I'll tell Viceroy Long?

You won't.

Why?

Are you willing to spend your whole life under Long Tuqi's command?

Are you trying to drive a wedge between us?

I'm loyal to Viceroy Long.

But what happened in the end?

He asked you to be my servant.

I'm a defenseless woman.

He wants someone to keep an eye on me.

But does that person have to be you?

Don't you think it occurred to him

that you don't want to demean yourself or be humiliated?

Or he doesn't care at all.

Think about it.

You've been loyal to Long Tuqi for so many years.

But what have you got in return?

Since Man in White entered the city,

Long Tuqi has listened to him in everything.

Man in White fears your rank and status.

He has always wanted to get rid of you.

Has Long Tuqi ever alienated Man in White for you?

Or you're the person

who has been alienated.

You're in charge of the Dragon Cavalry.

I have the people's support.

If we work together,

what will happen?

Do you think I can be easily fooled?

I'll tell Viceroy Long

every word you said.

He will ask me to kill you by that time.

It's easy to kill me.

Who can stop you now?

But it's not that easy to kill Man in White.

I'll give you a chance.

Let me show you

my sincerity in working with me.

What is this?

There's a camp of The Faceless

located ten miles east of the capital.

Man in White's best men

are in the camp.

I prepared a gift.

Please accept it.

You will need it in the future.

Where

did you get this map?

It's not your concern.

The tableware and the food are on the table.

It depends on you whether you want to eat.

Is the food...

poisonous?

You can send someone to verify it first.

It won't be too late to kill me if there's anything wrong.

But let me remind you.

This is a perfect chance to weaken Man in White.

It depends on you whether you can seize it.

Go find out

if there are members of The Faceless there.

Yes.

Commander Mu!

What did you find?

Go empty the princess's chamber pot now.

What?

M-Me?

But...

I haven't whipped you for a long time, right?

I'll go now.

According to the map,

I really found a camp of The Faceless.

About 50 people are there.

Take a team of the Dragon Cavalry's elite soldiers

to launch a sneak attack now.

Kill all of them.

Remember,

disguise as bandits.

Yes.

[Royal Court]

Mutu,

a camp of The Faceless was attacked.

Do you have anything to do with it?

The Dragon Cavalry

would never take action without my order.

What evidence do you have?

How dare you slander me!

The Faceless has many enemies.

You were attacked by bandits,

but you're blaming the Dragon Cavalry.

There has been no grudge between The Faceless and bandits.

Why would they do that?

Have you forgotten?

Bandits are thieves,

just like you.

Mutu.

You should know the consequences of deceiving me.

Please allow me to personally investigate if there's anyone

of the Dragon Cavalry missing.

Who do you think you are?

You want to frame the Dragon Cavalry.

I'm going to kill you!

Stop arguing!

How many times have I told you?

Longshuang Yueshu, that lowly woman, is still alive!

Instead of figuring out a way to get rid of her,

you're arguing here!

Mutu,

discipline your men well.

Otherwise, I will take back the Dragon Cavalry!

Yes.

As for The Faceless,

I'll give you some money as compensation.

Just consider this matter the doing of bandits.

Yes.

I'll take my leave.

Commander Mu, no need to stand on ceremony.

You leave too.

Yes.

I didn't expect your information to be so accurate.

The Faceless has always been mysterious.

Only Viceroy Long and Man in White

know the locations of the camps.

I'm very curious.

Princess,

how did you get that map?

Don't ask anything you shouldn't ask.

If I tell you everything,

there won't be any need for us to cooperate.

You have a point.

This is just the beginning,

yet you're so excited.

Then how do you plan to celebrate

the future victories?

Come on. A toast

for the good start.

It's a pleasure working with you.

When I first met you that day,

I thought you were just a weak woman.

But after getting along with you,

I found that you are

quite ambitious.

More surprisingly,

you actually can let bygones be bygones

and become friends with me, who you hate.

Who is your friend?

Although you're sitting here in front of me now,

I still want to kill you.

But I have no choice.

I need a helper to take the throne back.

I just chose you

over powerless Man in White.

I advise you to know your place.

Our collaboration is for mutual benefits.

After I ascend the throne,

you'll have your cavalries, and I'll have my people.

We'll stay out of each other's way.

I'll give you the fame and wealth you deserve.

But when you should bow your head,

I advise you to do that.

Your words are not pleasant to hear,

but you are right.

Princess,

when should we

take action next time?

I've asked the Dragon Cavalry to get ready.

We can launch a night attack anytime.

You're already making arrangements for me?

You go back first.

I'll let you know

when the time is right.

Okay.

You're the boss.

Princess,

goodbye.

San Niang.

Tell Yuan Mo...

Master.

I found this in the carriage.

I didn't see the person who put the letter in it.

[Let's talk in the private room of Quicksand Restaurant tomorrow]

Sir, please.

It's a pity that the explosion last time

didn't kill you.

So you want to kill me here?

I don't have the ability

or the mood.

You can rest assured and sit down.

I want to make a deal with you.

A deal?

You lost elite soldiers.

How are you feeling?

You did it.

I told you.

If I'm that capable,

you would have died long ago.

Your camp was destroyed by Mutu.

The people in the city are spreading the news.

It's just a camp.

There's nothing to be afraid of.

Really?

You've been the leader of The Faceless in the desert for decades.

You should hate the feeling of failure.

Did you ask me out

just to mock me?

Just cut to the point.

I want to kill Mutu.

Are you interested?

Why?

Do you hold a grudge against him?

I don't.

But the princess does.

Back then, Mutu killed everyone in the village where the princess was.

I promised the princess

I'll help her take revenge.

Good idea.

But I'm not interested.

Goodbye.

Goodbye forever.

What did you say?

Maybe I'll never see you again.

What a pity.

Come on.

Kill me.

If you kill me, you'll die sooner.

The camps of The Faceless are so hidden.

But Mutu managed to find one.

It means he has gained

very accurate information.

The city is now under the control of the Dragon Cavalry.

Members of The Faceless can't enter the city,

and the news can't be sent out.

It won't take long

for Mutu to destroy your camps

one by one.

In the end, The Faceless

can only be at the mercy of him.

I'm here because I have a way

to get rid of Mutu once and for all.

But you are pointing a knife at my neck.

Is it appropriate?

The Faceless killed your father.

Why should I believe that you will cooperate with me?

Because you and I both are pitiful guys having no choice.

When my parents were killed,

I was only six years old.

Come to think of it,

you were

only seven or eight years old at that time.

I believe you killed my parents

and joined The Faceless

because you had no choice.

Because no one is born evil.

You just wanted to survive.

Xiao'e told me about you.

You wandered around in the desert.

I lost my parents.

The root cause

is the rebellion started by Long Tuqi.

It disrupted the former peace.

Long Tuqi

is our common enemy.

You said

you want to make a deal.

Kill Mutu.

It's very simple.

You just need to do one thing for me.

Grain?

You all have grain?

Yes.

Yes.

It's Princess Longshuang.

It's Princess Longshuang!

The grain must be from Princess Longshuang.

Since she's back,

our lives will be easier.

Yes.

Yes. Our lives will be easier!

I asked you to guard the granary, but look what happened!

The granary?

What happened to the granary?

Early this morning,

every family in the capital received government grain.

Now everyone in the city is saying God bless Princess Longshuang.

As the commander of the Dragon Cavalry,

you don't know?

Viceroy Long,

I've been keeping an eye on the princess in Princess's Mansion these days.

I really don't know about this.

I have never ordered anyone

to open the granary to distribute grain.

I guess my subordinates opened the granary behind my back.

I failed to discipline them well.

Please punish me.

The Faceless was attacked last time.

You said bandits did it.

This time,

you want your subordinates to be the scapegoat.

Impressive.

Viceroy asked you to keep an eye on the princess.

You really are dedicated.

You don't even know the granary was robbed.

How can we believe you?

Now the person who wants to distribute grain the most in the city

is Princess Longshuang.

You've been keeping an eye on her for a long time.

Could it be...

she has persuaded you to support her?

He's slandering me.

I'm the commander of the Dragon Cavalry.

Why would I surrender to that bitch?

Viceroy Long,

I have something important to tell you.

Go ahead.

I saw with my own eyes

Commander Mu delivered a lot of gifts...

to Princess's Mansion a few days ago.

Mutu.

Is that true?

I wanted to bribe that bitch.

Commander Mu,

the situation will get worse if you continue to lie.

According to my observation,

recently, Commander Mu...

has changed his attitude towards Princess Longshuang.

He asked about her health and...

and often stayed in the princess's room

to drink and chat.

He's totally different from how he was before.

Everyone in Princess's Mansion can prove it.

I think it's strange,

so I came to tell you the truth.

Viceroy Long, w-when you punish me,

please show mercy.

Bastard!

-Enough! -You...

Mutu,

I'll only ask you one thing.

Did that bitch ask you

to open the granary and distribute grain?

He did it.

He set me up.

I launched a sneak attack on his camp,

so he set a trap to take revenge on me!

So it wasn't bandits who launched a sneak attack on my camp.

Guards!

Viceroy.

-Viceroy, it's not like that. -Take him away!

-Viceroy. -Put him in jail!

That's not true!

Viceroy, please spare my life!

I'm innocent!

Ah Bili.

You leave too.

Viceroy Long, thank you for not punishing me.

Viceroy Long,

I want to personally interrogate Mutu.

Give me one night.

I will find out the truth about the grain distribution.

Okay.

He passed out.

Can't you see?

Commander Mu, why are you so stubborn?

Tell me the truth as soon as possible,

so that I can report to Viceroy Long.

I was careless and fell into your trap.

I wouldn't call it a trap.

Put the saddle on the right horse.

I'm helping you relieve your pain.

If you had told me earlier

who ordered you to open the granary secretly,

I wouldn't have been so cruel to you.

It was you.

You secretly opened the granary.

Why are you so stubborn?

I confess!

I confess.

That bitch,

Princess Longshuang Yueshu, forced me to distribute grain.

Commander Mu,

do you know why

you end up like this?

Because you're stupid.

Since we both work for Viceroy Long,

let me teach you.

If you say the princess ordered you to do that,

you'll be sentenced to death for betraying Viceroy Long.

But if someone bribed you

and asked you to open the granary,

the matter's nature will be different.

Maybe Viceroy Long will show mercy

and spare your life.

You mean...

someone from Yong State?

Who?

Give me a name.

The Sifang Envoy,

Yuan Mo.

You mean

Yuan Mo, Yong State's Sifang Envoy,

couldn't bear to see some people of Yanle suffering from the shortage of clothes and food,

so he bribed you with a large sum of money and asked you to open the granary secretly

to distribute grain to them.

Yes or no?

Yes.

But I didn't receive bribes.

Don't worry about this.

You just need to tell me

if there really is a sum of money,

where would you put it?

If there...

really is a sum of money,

of course I'd put it...

in the basement of the backyard.

Okay.

Very good. Very honest.

Look.

You'll find a way out

if you view things

from a different perspective.

I'm really doing my best to help you.

You were a prestigious commander.

These subordinates don't want

to see you end up with the punishment

of the nine familial exterminations either.

Right?

Commander Mu.

Stamp your fingerprint and you can be free.

Release me now.

What?

Release me.

I told you

you're free.

Everyone in this world suffers.

Only ghosts can be free.

You did a good job.

My Lord,

Commander Mu always

beat or cursed us.

I... I'm a lowly person,

but I couldn't stand it either.

I had no choice but to...

To betray him.

This is not betrayal.

This is called turning over a new leaf.

Work for me from now on.

I won't treat you poorly.

Yes!

I'm willing to serve you.

I will do my best!

Ah Shilan,

I fulfilled my promise to you.

I finally killed Mutu

and avenged everyone in the village.

This is the money found in the basement

of Mutu's backyard after interrogating him last night.

We were wrong.

[The 20th year of Anping]

The real mastermind

is Yuan Mo, Yong State's Sifang Envoy.

These are the physical evidence.

Mutu...

was the witness.

He had been through a lot with me all these years.

I treated him well.

But he colluded with Yuan Mo and betrayed me

for such little money.

Maybe he committed suicide because he felt

too ashamed to face you.

Enough.

Don't mention this matter again.

Viceroy,

Yong State's Sifang Envoy

openly interfered with Yanle's court affairs,

bribed an official, and disturbed our people's lives.

Viceroy,

we can't let him off easily.

Yuan Mo.

In my opinion,

we should seal the Yong Embassy now

and arrest Yuan Mo.

No hurry.

He can't escape.

Right now, the Dragon Cavalry in the capital lacks a leader.

We should stabilize the morale first.

You made a great contribution by finding out the traitor.

What reward do you want?

I dare not ask for any reward.

I just want... to serve you aboveboard.

What do you mean by aboveboard?

I've led The Faceless as bandits for many years.

I've been tired of wandering in different states,

being despised, and hiding.

All these years, I've been loyal to you.

I found that you're very bold and resolute.

I'm willing to do anything for you in the future.

I just hope you can grant me a position,

so that I can prove my worth

in the royal court.

You have a point.

I admire your resourcefulness very much.

Now that Mutu is dead,

I'll let you lead the Dragon Cavalry.

What do you think?

The Dragon Cavalry should only be loyal to you.

Except you, no one else in Yanle

is qualified to lead the Dragon Cavalry.

Besides, I don't have the ability to lead an army.

I just hope

you can allow the remnants of The Faceless to enter the city

and be your bodyguards

to protect you every day.

In this way, we won't need to wander around

and we won't be considered as bandits anymore.

Since you want to serve me

aboveboard,

I appoint you as the Capital Governor.

You can go to the court to discuss with the officials.

The remnants of The Faceless can be free

to enter or exit the capital from today onwards.

They are at your disposal.

Thank you, Viceroy Long.

[Yong Embassy]

Mutu deserved it.

Ah Shu has fulfilled her wish.

I know you're always full of ideas.

But I didn't expect that

you managed to make Man in White work for you.

People like Man in White

don't have principles. They only care about benefits.

As long as the price offered is attractive enough,

he won't care who he works with.

Bad news, Sifang Envoy!

Man in White and his men have surrounded the Yong Embassy.

Stop!

Stop!

Stop right there!

After him!

Why did you break into the Yong Embassy

with so many people?

Yuan Mo, Yong State's Sifang Envoy,

you bribed Mutu, the commander of the Dragon Cavalry, with a large sum of money

and asked him to open the granary secretly. You violated Yanle's law.

Under the order of Viceroy Long,

I'm here to arrest you and put you in prison for interrogations.

He who has a mind to beat his dog

will easily find his stick.

The Yong Embassy had been uninhabited for a long time.

It smelt of mildew.

Finally, you guys came to live here.

But now, it's going to be closed again.

Yuan Mo,

did it occur to you that this would happen

when you came to me for cooperation?

You planned this

long ago, right?

I just played it by ear.

What a pity. You think you're smart.

You actually wanted me to help you.

You thought I would

get rid of Mutu as planned

and then be at your disposal.

The purpose of your trip

is not to get rid of Mutu.

Your targets are me,

Viceroy Long,

and Yanle's royal court.

You're the winner.

Whatever you say is right.

Guards.

Yes!

He works for you?

Put everyone in the Yong Embassy in jail.

They'll be punished later.

Stop!

I am Yong's Sifang Envoy.

Your behavior today

shows Yanle's disrespect to Yong.

Yong will not sit by and do nothing.

Yuan Mo,

you're finally on the same path as your father.

You like to meddle

in Yanle's affairs like your father, right?

Let's just

bury them in Yanle's sand.

Viceroy,

Yuan Mo can't die yet.

Why?

Yuan Mo and Longshuang Yueshu love each other.

If we keep Yuan Mo as a hostage,

Longshuang Yueshu will do anything you say.

In the name of Longshuang Yueshu,

you can gather the people.

Then you can make her announce in public

that she's willing to rule Yanle with you

and make her ask the people to submit to you.

We can kill him

when the time is right.

That's exactly what I want.

Draft a document

and ask that lowly woman to memorize every word.

Yes.

Move.

I said move!

Soldiers of the Dragon Cavalry, listen up.

All of you, retreat.

Yes.

What did you do to Yuan Mo?

Don't worry.

He'll live.

I can't believe the leader of The Faceless

has become the Capital Governor of Yanle.

Is there still law?

I should thank you for this.

If you hadn't come up with the idea of cooperating with Mutu

and hadn't asked Yuan Mo to contact me secretly,

I wouldn't have been able

to get rid of Mutu within such a short time

or put Yuan Mo in prison.

Yuan Mo is Yong State's Sifang Envoy.

He represents Yong.

Imprisoning Yuan Mo is equivalent to declaring war on Yong State!

So what?

Yong State is hundreds of miles away.

Even if they dare to attack us,

they'll be exhausted when they arrive.

I'll wait at ease for their exhausted army.

I'm sure they can't go back.

You're provoking Yong State for no reason.

You even want to start a war.

You're crueller than Long Tuqi!

Yes.

I'm cruel.

And now, I'm going to make Yuan Mo know

how cruel I am.

No.

What?

You don't want him to get hurt?

Don't hurt Yuan Mo.

I can promise you not to hurt him.

But before that,

you have to do something for me.

Why is Long Tuqi here?

So many people.

So many people.

Yes.

Silence, everyone!

Viceroy Long, please.

Citizens of Yanle,

I know

you've misunderstood me

all these years.

But for Yanle, I bit the bullet.

I've never defended myself.

Now, thanks to the late lord's blessing,

we've finally

taken back Princess Longshuang,

who had been missing for years.

Today, the princess is going to

explain to you and clear the misunderstanding.

Yuan Mo's life depends on you.

Princess, please.

Citizens of Yanle,

I am Longshuang Yueshu, the daughter of the late lord.

Since the establishment of Yanle,

Yanle's royal family

has seen 18 generations.

There's a rumor that

I'm the only one left in Yanle's royal family

and the royal bloodline is on the brink of extinction.

As the saying goes, life is unpredictable,

and those with virtue shall prevail.

It's not easy to govern the state.

Only by choosing someone virtuous and capable

to rule Yanle with me

can Yanle thrive again.

Ridiculous.

These words of extreme disloyalty

are from this rebel.

Long Tuqi slaughtered members of the royal family,

killed loyal officials,

and oppressed the people!

He's not moral

or virtuous!

How dare you!

Guards! Drag her away!

Drag her away!

He doesn't deserve to rule Yanle.

Citizens of Yanle,

if Long Tuqi stays alive,

we can never live a peaceful life.

Am I right?

-Yes! -Yes!

Overthrow Long Tuqi!

How dare you!

Are you trying to start a rebellion?

-Murder! -Murder!

Long Tuqi is dead.

Murder!

Long Tuqi...

Long Tuqi is dead.

Long Tuqi is dead.

The rebel, Long Tuqi, is dead.

Drop your weapons if you want to live.

Citizens of Yanle,

sorry for startling you.

I killed this rebel

in front of everyone

for Yanle's royal family.

I did it to end the oppression in Yanle

and restore Yanle to its rightful order.

He's right.

Golden seals. Two golden seals.

Why are there two golden seals?

They both have a golden seal.

I am the son of the late lord

and Princess Longshuang's elder brother,

Longshuang Xiuduo.

Is that true?

He's the prince?

I grew up in a courtyard outside the royal court.

But in my body,

I have the blood of the royal family.

Today, we enforced justice on behalf of Heaven.

We avenged our father

and killed the evil man for the people.

From today onwards,

Yanle will be ruled by the royal family again.

I, Longshuang Xiuduo,

will help my sister, Longshuang Yueshu,

rule Yanle again

and make your lives better.

We'll do our best for Yanle's peace

and prosperity.

-Great! -Great!

You shouldn't sit there.

I'm the only man left in the Longshuang family.

I am more qualified to sit here than you.

I checked the royal family tree.

Your name is not on it.

It's just a name.

I'll ask someone to add my name.

And it will be added before your name.

According to the etiquette of Yanle,

you're not qualified to be included in the royal family tree.

Why?

We both are Father's descendants.

I am your elder brother.

Why can't I?

Your mother was the Yue Clan's princess,

but my mother was a maid in the palace.

You were the apple of Father's eye from the moment you were born.

He cared about you so much.

But I was exiled.

I can't even be included in the royal family tree!

I don't believe it.

I can change

the royal family tree as I like.

God bless the lord!

We both are Father's descendants.

Just because of our different backgrounds,

our identities and lives were completely different.

When I saw the flower carriage,

I told myself that one day,

I'll sit in that flower carriage

and make everyone in Yanle see me.

For this,

I have endured hardships for 20 years.

Now,

no one can stop us anymore.

Ah Shu.

You did so many bad things

and killed so many people

just for this?

As long as I can achieve my goal,

killing a few people is nothing.

I'm very grateful that God made me become a member of The Faceless.

But you grew up in the courtyard in the capital.

How did you join The Faceless?

At that time, you were just over a month old.

Long Tuqi started a rebellion and hunted for members

of the royal family everywhere.

I went through a lot to have a narrow escape.

Who's there?

Show yourself!

Have you seen a couple riding horseback?

Tell me

and I'll make you a member of The Faceless.

Come.

You found them.

You do it.

You actually...

If it were not you in his arms,

maybe

I wouldn't have told The Faceless his whereabouts.

But he swapped you.

That's why you survived.

You didn't want me to live.

But this is also good now.

You can win people's support for me.

It can save me a lot of trouble.

Speaking of winning people's support,

you told Ah Shilan you're the prince, right?

That's why she believed

you would take revenge for her.

That's why she worked for you so devotedly!

I fulfilled my promise.

You didn't do it for Ah Shilan!

You killed Long Tuqi for your own selfish desire.

You killed him because you want to become Yanle's lord!

So what?

The result is the same.

What's important is that Long Tuqi is dead!

No one can stop me.

Now that you have taken control of Yanle

and got everything you want,

I only have one request.

Can you let Yuan Mo go?

Let him go back to Yong with the delegation.

I'll stay

as a hostage.

He's the one you love.

How can I imprison him forever?