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[Legend of Zang Hai]

[Episode 6]

First, we were haunted by Dowager Noble Consort Li.

Now again?

The late Emperor?

I didn't

see it coming.

Really?

Chu Huaiming.

Are you really competent

as an Imperial Astronomer?

My apologies, My Lord.

The coffin of the late Emperor

moved for no reason.

I have a theory for this.

Perhaps we should not have

relocated the coffin

of the Dowager.

Do you suggest

that I have to request the Emperor

to move back the Dowager?

My Lord.

Maybe

the feng shui was destroyed

when they were building the royal tomb.

The harm has been done.

But the top priority right now

is to find an excuse

to fix the problem.

It won't take long

before the Empress Dowager is buried in the royal tomb.

How about this?

We can secretly restore the coffin

of the late Emperor

under the pretext that the royal tomb is in disrepair.

However, it's a big deal

to repair the royal tomb.

I need approval from you, My Lord.

As we discussed earlier,

I still need

to bother the Emperor, don't I?

My Lord.

You just perfectly solved the problem

of burying the Empress Dowager.

If you propose

to repair the royal tomb at this very moment,

the Emperor would appreciate

your loyalty and grant the request.

If we don't do this,

once the rumor goes around

that we are haunted by the late Emperor, I'm afraid...

Finish the job.

No mistake is allowed.

Yes, My Lord.

It may raise suspicions

if I handle this task

in person.

We have to

find someone else.

This man should be equipped

with feng shui and geomancy.

Moreover,

to avoid the leak of the secret,

he must not have any connections

in the court.

My Lord.

I have a perfect candidate for this job.

Speak.

Zang Hai, the newly recruited aide.

He helped us

solve the problem

of relocating Dowager Noble Consort Li.

He is familiar with the layout of the royal tomb

and he knows feng shui and geomancy.

Most importantly, he is working for us

and totally clean.

He is the man we're looking for.

Zang Hai?

Is he suitable for this job?

My Lord.

You're blessed

to have such a rare talent working for you.

It's a great opportunity for him.

He deserves a reward

once he completes the task.

Chu Huaiming.

Offer him

some role in the Imperial Astronomical Bureau

and authorize him to supervise the repair work.

Remember,

don't mention it to anyone that he is working for us.

Yes, My Lord.

The Emperor hereby

appoints Zang Hai

as Assistant Supervisor of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau

to supervise the repair work of the royal tomb.

Please note.

I accept this appointment with pride.

Congratulations!

Zang Hai.

Your birth date is compatible with the late Emperor.

You know feng shui and geomancy well.

As a newly recruited aide,

you're trusted with such an important job.

There is a bright future ahead of you.

Thanks, sir.

Chu Huaiming said your birth date is compatible with the late Emperor?

They cannot wait

to see me buried together with the late Emperor.

Sinister plan!

I don't think

this idea was proposed

by a loser like Chu Huaiming.

Zang Hai.

You offended Yang Zhen. Now they are coming for you.

You have to accept the challenge.

But they are craving for your blood!

No way.

I should dress up myself

and come with you.

Master.

They won't kill me

if you come along with me?

I'm waiting

for their move.

Once they make the move,

there would be opportunities for me.

Only then I can turn the tide and win.

That's the only way to survive.

This is too dangerous.

You need a backup plan.

Master. Come on.

Sit.

The royal tomb repair takes three months.

I'm safe

during this period.

They may try to bury me

once the project is completed.

Master.

I need two favors from you.

[royal tomb, Xiaocang River]

[royal tomb, Xiaocang River]

The plan is actionable

but there is no guarantee that it would be successful.

I've been thinking about this.

This is

the only way to survive.

It's risky.

But I'd like

to take the chance.

What about the second favor?

Master.

It's been a while

since you demonstrated your talent.

Aren't you itching for a try?

Sir.

Sir.

Since you are here,

fix the problem

for the imperial court.

Zang Hai. What are you doing?

Sir.

I'm trying

to fix the haunting problem.

Sir. Please see this.

Watch closely.

Why so much water here?

The displacement of the late Emperor's coffin

is caused by underground water.

The underground water,

just like tide,

rises at night and declines in daytime.

The coffin

is made of Chinese giant redwood,

which is rare and soft.

It would float in water.

If the water rises high enough,

the coffin would escape from Dragon Stone

and float

around the palace.

Pushed

by water,

the coffin may knock against the rock door.

The guard made a mistake

after hearing the knock sound.

Rain stops in daytime.

Water would decline

and escape from the gap

of wooden doors.

As a result,

the coffin

is relocated here.

Sir. If you need evidence,

please check

the water stains

on the wall.

Of course I know

the rule of underground water movement.

It happens every day.

Why isn't the palace breached before?

As you know,

You River was diverted five years ago

and passing around the royal tomb.

It's normal in daytime.

But the river would rise

in the night.

As the chamber

is located in the very deep of the royal tomb,

it would no longer be safe from water

when the heavy rain lasts for days.

However,

the royal tomb project

is supposed to watertight.

There is no reason

that the chamber is flooded

with so much water.

Not to mention

floating the coffin.

Is it possible

that we missed the waterproofing process

in the royal tomb

after the diversion of You River?

What do you mean?

Sir.

Since I was appointed

as the Assistant Supervisor of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau,

it's my duty to figure out

how to repair the royal tomb.

Do you have any plans?

The diversion of You River

has caused the flooding issue.

We can do nothing about it.

There is only one solution to this.

Redo the waterproofing

process

in the chamber.

Fine.

Advice approved.

Do what you have to do.

Listen, everyone!

Follow the instructions of Mr. Zang.

Yes, sir.

Zang Hai.

Keep working.

Once the repair is done,

you would be rewarded generously.

Thanks, sir.

It turns out

the royal tomb is not haunted.

Dust to dust.

Ghost stories

are invented only to comfort us.

But I don't

understand one thing.

What, sir?

There should be water stains on the floor

when water declines.

It's supposed

to occur frequently.

Hasn't anyone

noticed this?

Yes. Someone mentioned about this.

But Mr. Chu didn't believe that guy

and punished him

hard instead.

That guy.

Ji Qun.

Ji Qun.

This is Mr. Zang.

Uncle Ji.

Zhinu.

Uncle Ji.

Zhinu.

How about your learning of the Mountain Viewing Skill?

Very well.

Come.

I have a gift for you.

This is called telescope.

You can use it to watch

mountains clearly

dozens of li from us.

Ji Qun.

You're back.

Sir.

Father.

It's a gift from Uncle Ji.

Good.

He is bothering me all day long,

saying he wants

to learn from you the technique

of Mountain Viewing.

It seems

that you would become

a Calendrical Official in the Five Offices

just like me.

I saw your name

in the roster of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau.

You were

the Calendrical Official in the Five Offices

of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau.

The workers told me

that you advised to Mr. Chu

the royal tomb may be breached by underground water.

Do you know that the displacement

of the late Emperor's coffin is caused by the water

and there is no such thing

like haunting?

If you say so,

sir.

My opinion

doesn't matter at all.

Sir.

Ji has an odd temper.

No need to get mad at him.

Burned in fire,

lime would never

deteriorate

even soaked in water.

To build the royal tomb,

we need one portion of lime

and three portions of sand and earth.

Then add glutinous rice to mix everything well.

The wall would remain strong

without repeated ramming.

This is Sanhe Earth.

For make sure boat

or wall waterproof,

we need to mix lime,

repeatedly pounded thick silk,

fine fabric,

tung oil and fish oil,

then add clarified lime water

and paper towel and finally apply the mixture to the connections.

It would be watertight for ages.

Do you mean

Zang Hai knows

that we cut corners when building the royal tomb?

We would never need extra waterproofing work

were it not for the diversion

of You River.

The court

has allocated a large amount of money

to build the royal tomb.

If they keep digging,

they would know

that you embezzled public funds for other purposes.

How about getting rid of him

before it is too late?

But my father appreciates his talent.

Your father is a decisive man.

He would not hesitate

to remove anyone that threatens you

no matter how he

appreciates the man's capability.

Sir. Please rest assured.

Let me take care of it.

We can get what we want

if you and Mr. Yang

could influence your father.

Not just ants.

Many bugs

hate the juice of Goat Peach Vine.

So if we add tung oil and fish oil

into the mixture

and apply to the connections between

the tile and coffin,

we can make sure the coffin waterproof

and bugproof.

You know this method, too?

A senior taught me this.

This is a method

once used by a friend

in the Imperial Astronomical Bureau.

The approach was

abandoned and used no more.

Why?

Maybe they consider

it old and useless.

Effective method

never gets old.

It is only updated

by different ingredients.

You sound like him.

Could you tell me more about your friend?

He is the former Imperial Astronomer

Kuai Duo.

Forgive my ignorance.

Never heard about him.

Where is he now?

Dead.

Like wind

or dust,

he's already vanished

from the earth.

Shame!

What about you?

Why are you reduced

to a tomb labor

from Calendrical Official in the Five Offices?

It is all because

of the degeneration

of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau.

They only serve the rich and powerful

and bully the weak these days.

What about you?

As a remarkable feng shui master,

why do you

work for someone like Chu Huaiming?

I don't work for him.

I work for myself.

[Seasonable Weather]

Sun rises and sets.

Lunar eclipses occur.

There is a time

for everything.

[Fortunate Telling]

My dear horses.

The tiger pee is so hard to get.

Enjoy it.

What's happened?

What's happened?

Sir.

The horses are scared by something.

They won't move.

What a stunning horse!

It knows how to communicate with human.

It's destiny.

Destiny!

Beautiful!

Beautiful!

Who are you?

How dare you disturb our master!

Are you blind?

I'm blind, indeed.

Stunning horse.

Invincible master.

I don't have the courage

to challenge your authority.

I wander across the country.

It's my pleasure

to meet a powerful man

on the first day in the capital city.

I can feel the intense energy

near the carriage.

Unstoppable energy is rushing in through the air.

However,

I've also noticed a dark force

hovering over the head of this powerful man.

I'm afraid something

bad might happen to you, sir.

Sir.

You...

Stop.

What are you talking about?

I should speak no more.

There is a plan

for everything in the world.

It's destiny.

The higher you climb,

the deeper you fall.

Nonsense!

I can cut your throat

right now.

Qu Jiao.

Let him be.

Move.

Move.

If you don't do something about it,

the fire of karma would consume you.

Your position would be threatened

and your life be at stake.

[Marquis of Pingjin's Mansion]

Sir.

Don't let his nonsense

get into your head.

I would make him disappear right now.

Bring him to me.

Yes, sir.

Since you are a fortune teller,

could you tell me

what would happen to you later?

Sir.

The rule goes

that fortune tellers cannot

predict the future for themselves.

Do you know

that what you said before gives me

enough reason to kill you?

I just speak from my heart

and tell you the truth.

I want to help you avert the risk.

Why would you kill me?

What did you say before?

There is a dark force over my head?

Something bad may happen to me?

You are a fraud

full of lies.

I wander across the country for years

and make a living by fortune telling.

I can earn enough to feed myself.

In addition, I've never met you before.

Why do I make up

something ominous

to offend you

and get myself killed?

Fine.

I give you a chance.

Yes.

Speak.

If your words make sense,

I will let you go.

If you try to fool me,

I can guarantee

that you will not get out of here alive.

Understood.

Understood.

If you need to see the future,

you have to

draw a fortune stick.

I can interpret

the result for you.

Sir. Which one?

The 24th Stick.

Sinister.

So be it.

Please hear me with patience.

We're just a mountain away from each other.

Why do I feel we're distanced like life and death?

You climb up high but always seek safety.

No peace is found in the mountain and bad luck comes in threes.

Sir.

The Fortune Stick shows

that there is a ghost standing in your way.

As a result,

the feng shui in your ancestral tombs has been destroyed.

More details, please.

Could you tell me

if you were involved

with something about your ancestral tombs?

This is the bad thing

I am talking about.

If the dead are disturbed

and trying to go against you,

you have to take actions about it.

Otherwise, your political career would be endangered.

Your son may be harmed.

You said you can

help me avert the risk.

How can you do that?

Please

fetch me some burning coals.

Give me

the Fortune Stick.

Thanks, sir.

I hereby summon the Spirit of the Nine Heavens,

Heaven Master,

and the Saint of the North Star

to purify the evil.

Do the magic!

Sir.

I've summoned

the holy spirits

to help you purify the evil.

Burn the stick

and see what may happen next.

What happened?

Why did the stick

jump out of fire?

Jumping out of fire?

Are you the fate

of fire?

When fire encounters fire,

change occurs.

Please see the stick.

Is there something different?

[The 46th Stick, Average]

The Stick...

Sir.

Marvelous!

Marvelous!

The 24th Stick

turns into the 46th Stick?

There's a turnaround.

The 46th Stick is "Average".

The fortune note says

"I've been thinking about how to defuse danger.

Don't come close to a sudden disaster.

I'm about to die, but I'm not yet dead.

A lucky star falls from the sky and comes to your aid".

Congratulations, sir!

Why?

The stick indicates

that there is a lucky star

coming to your aid.

He would reveal himself

on the verge of death.

You would know when the time comes.

Lucky star?

It seems

that I am no longer needed here.

Someone would help you defuse the crisis.

It's destiny.

Beautiful!

Beautiful!

Task completed.

Sir, it's destiny.

It's more difficult

for me to make a living out

of fortune telling than others.

If you are generous enough

to pay me some,

I could use the money to buy some wine...

Pay him.

Thanks, sir.

I wish you good luck

in your career.

[Fortune Sticks]

Sir.

Thanks.

Thanks.

[Fortune Telling]

The road is treacherous.

The bird flies alone from south to the northern nest.

I've seen you before.

We would meet again at the crossroads of life and death.

[The 24th Stick. Sinister]

Sir.

Please give me

the Fortune Stick.

Thanks.

[The 24th Stick. Sinister] Sir.

[The 46th Stick, Average]

Burn the stick

and see what may happen next.

[The 46th Stick, Average]

[The 24th Stick. Sinister]

[The 24th Stick. Sinister]

[Sinister]

Come.

Bring me the tile.

Stop.

No.

You're doing it all wrong.

You need to strain the Goat Peach Vine juice

through a sieve.

Like this.

Good to go.

The Dragon Stone

is powered

by the water from river.

Once water rises,

the door would

shut down permanently.

The project goes smoothly.

If everything goes right, the royal tomb

would be completed on time.

Zang Hai

is quite capable.

That's true.

However,

the Imperial Inspector

still knows the rumor

of the haunting late Emperor.

People begin to talk

and find someone to blame.

Idiots.

Trouble makers.

Let them talk.

Yes, sir.

But the problem is

your son is implicated

in the incident.

Zang Hai

has noticed that the coffin displacement

is caused by the failure of waterproofing work.

Someone is cutting corners.

I knew it's you.

You are so reckless

these days.

A new guy

can see through your dirty trick.

It's not me. Father.

The funds used to build the royal tomb

were embezzled by Mr. Cao

in the name of

building royal garden.

You knew this.

Has Zang Hai

discovered something else?

That's all

he knows.

He is a smart guy.

He's supposed to know

the Ministry of Works

is behind this.

If he is smart,

he should know

what to say

and what not.

Anyway,

there is

still a risk.

What's your suggestion?

Once the royal tomb is completed,

we need to reward Zang Hai for his hard work.

It's a supreme honor for him

to get buried with the late Emperor.

Mr. Chu checks his birth date.

He is the perfect candidate

for sacrifice.

You've discussed this, right?

Yes, sir.

Do it

as you discussed.

No mistake is allowed, understand?

Yes, sir.

Yes, Father.

Everyone,

the royal tomb

is completed.

- Yeah! - Yeah!

We make it!

We make it!

- Yeah! - Yeah!

Nice.

Come on.

It was so close.

- Sir. - It's been a while...

Tell us

why you know so much

at such a young age...

We can go home, finally...

Are you from a feng shui family?

No.

Since my parents died,

I worked with a craftsman for a few years,

who is good at

designing feng shui layout for buildings.

Impressive!

It takes at least

10 or 20 years

to learn such skills.

Everyone.

To Mr. Zang.

Fill your cups.

Another toast.

Let's get drunk tonight.

Okay.

Come on.

Everyone.

Listen.

Tomorrow, we have to

bury the Empress Dowager.

Drink responsibly tonight.

If you want to get drunk, let's do it another day.

No.

Let's do it tonight.

There is no such day

like today.

Come on.

Let's get drunk

tonight.

- Drink. - Drink.

Drink.

Drink.

Drink.

- Come on! - Come on!

Drink.

Drink.

Drink.

Mr. Chu arrives!

- Mr. Chu. - Mr. Chu.

- Mr. Chu. - Mr. Chu.

What a lively party!

Come on.

Fill me a cup.

You guys have been

working so hard for months.

The lords

are satisfied

with your efforts.

I would report to the lords

and apply rewards

for you.

Everyone would be rewarded.

- Yeah! - Yeah!

- Thanks, sir! - Thanks, sir!

Drink!

Thanks, sir.

Ji Qun.

Kong San.

Yin Ergou.

Han Yi.

Zhang Shu.

Sun Zheng.

Yuan Ju.

Li Jialiang.

Eight craftsmen totally.

I've reported to the Emperor

that your birth dates are compatible

with the late Emperor and Empress Dowager.

You're willing to get buried with the dead,

right?

Yes.

We're willing to sacrifice ourselves.

According to the rules, I have to ask again.

Any one to change their minds?

Speak now

and you would be pardoned for deceiving the Emperor.

Once I submit the report,

there is no room for regret.

Sir.

Could you

keep your promise?

Of course.

You have my word.

Mr. Chu.

Please keep your promise.

Help me

cure my daughter.

Don't forget to take care of my family.

Since you're willing

to sacrifice yourselves for the late Emperor and Empress Dowager,

the court would

grant a large amount of money

to your families.

Imperial Astronomical Bureau would remember you.

The court would remember you.

I, Chu Huaiming, would remember you.

Sir.

We're going to die soon.

We may get drunk and make fools of ourselves later.

Please leave.

You can

count on us.

No hurry.

One more thing.

Zang Hai. The Emperor has spoken.

Zang Hai, Assistant Supervisor of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau,

is hereby honored

for reinforcing

the royal tomb.

With incomparable talent

and compatible birth date,

you're ordered to sacrifice yourself

and reside in the royal tomb permanently.

Sir.

Sir.

Sir.

Duly noted.

I'm willing to sacrifice myself.

♪Conceal the ambition in my eyes♪

♪In my palm, I hold a dangerous desire♪

♪Turbulent waves hidden in my sleeves♪

♪Silent thunder echoes around♪

♪However cunning you are♪

♪I can see♪

♪Right through you♪

♪Schemes are my armor♪

♪Overt plans are my weapons♪

♪With restrained fury♪

♪I purge the world's corruption♪

♪The night is not dark♪

♪Because♪

♪My heart burns bright♪

♪I control the shifting clouds♪

♪I command the falling rain♪

♪The compass of the human soul is unpredictable♪

♪There will always be ups and downs♪

♪I hold the power of life and death♪

♪I grant and I take away♪

♪When faith burns like the scorching sun♪

♪I will sing aloud with you♪

♪I am the sowing season♪

♪I am the autumn harvest♪

♪I am the world♪

♪I am the people♪

♪And you are also me♪