Original subtitles

♪I'm just a common man under the sky♪

♪Among all living beings, they speak of my recklessness♪

♪Above the sky, my heart yearns♪

♪The light that these hands cannot hide♪

♪The justice gavel strikes and releases countless burdens♪

♪Looking back, it's the same old story♪

♪Time and space brought me to another yellowed page♪

♪Curious about the greed in the world♪

♪I tore the sky's curtain apart♪

♪The powerful words♪

♪Spilled this golden soup♪

♪It is not very firm♪

♪Standing here♪

♪I set the rules that shackle me♪

♪Learn to cure♪

♪Eradicating the diseases of this land♪

♪I am just a common man♪

♪I wanted to take things step by step♪

♪I am just a common man♪

♪Never want to be a confused fool♪

♪I am just a common man♪

♪Listening to the songs without dispute♪

♪Yet I always see the lonely souls♪

♪But I always rush ahead♪

♪Leaving my scribbles behind for future generations to study♪

♪The light that these hands cannot hide♪

♪The justice gavel strikes and releases countless burdens♪

♪Looking back, it's the same old story♪

♪Time and space brought me to another yellowed page♪

♪Sunlight pierces through♪

♪One comes and goes as one pleases♪

♪My Go board holds both sides♪

♪When I set the game, learn to see♪

♪Don't be a sore loser♪

♪So many lies and deceits♪

♪I can see through every play♪

♪May I live and die with the sun♪

=Guardians of the Dafeng=

=Episode 36=

But I met several soldiers from Chuzhou City before,

and I asked them.

None of them knew about Duke Zhenbei's massacre.

Their memories might've been altered,

or they might not even know

what they did.

But in any case,

this is not something a Fighter could do.

So,

Duke Zhenbei must have

top-level powerhouses from other factions helping him.

The Witcher's Sect?

Yes.

Back in the capital,

they worked with Kui.

I don't know what happened,

but I think their cooperation has terminated.

After all,

Kui wouldn't let Duke Zhenbei break through his limits.

Otherwise,

they wouldn't have tried to kill the Duchess.

What do you suggest?

Miaozhen,

I need you to get the word out

to Kui.

No problem.

My men are best at spreading news.

I'll stay and protect Mr. Zheng.

When you come back,

we'll go to Chuzhou together.

Sure.

(The Lost in the Wilderness)

Scouts reported back

that the core is in Chuzhou.

Good.

Pass my order.

(Mighty Bone) Gather all Kui troops.

(Lord Qingyan of Kui, 3rd-Rank Overlord)

Attack Chuzhou.

Attack Chuzhou!

Attack Chuzhou!

(Duke Zhenbei, Marshal of Chuzhou, 3rd Rank Fighter)

They've found out.

As expected.

We kept the bloodshed in Chuzhou for months.

That was good enough.

How much longer will it take to work?

Six hours.

Without Mu Nanzhi,

even if you take the core,

you can't reach the 2nd Rank.

We've found a remedy, haven't we?

Rest assured.

A promise is a promise.

I won't go back on my word.

Together,

it's win-win...

Your Grace.

The Mighty Bone, General of Kui, is

marching to Chuzhou with his troops.

However,

Zheng Xinghuai's whereabouts remain unknown.

After this war,

if I reach the 2nd Rank,

I can't care less about him.

Even if I fail, you'll still be safe.

Don't worry.

Are you confident

of winning, Your Grace?

It's time for the Dafeng to have a 2nd-Rank Fighter.

Over the years,

Kui and The Witcher's Sect have been too wild.

They don't give a hoot about us!

After this war,

Mount Tuotian will be leveled.

That chief of Kui will be butchered

for our soldiers to have a bite.

(Chuzhou)

How many times has that girl fallen?

That's the 8th.

How many times has that woman

visited that stall?

The same, the 8th.

How many times has that senior passed here?

Also the 8th.

The 8th.

They've all come eight times.

Excuse me.

Would you like some noodles?

The 8th, too!

Charge!

Kui's in sight!

2,000 steps away!

800 steps!

Fire!

Duke Zhenbei!

The invincible!

Duke Zhenbei!

The invincible!

Duke Zhenbei!

The invincible!

Duke Zhenbei!

The invincible!

Duke Zhenbei!

The invincible!

The invincible?

You're invincible, huh?

But not anymore

after I kill you!

How absurd.

Duke Zhenbei! The invincible!

What's going on?

Is Kui attacking Chuzhou?

How dare they invade Chuzhou!

Are they provoking an all-out war against us?

It's a hallucination!

The bloodshed!

The bloodshed!

Those animals!

380,000 people lived in Chuzhou!

All of them were killed!

The Dafeng has ruled the state for 600 years

but never witnessed such atrocities!

I'm going back to impeach Duke Huai.

I won't stop until death!

As a duke of the state,

how could he harm innocent civilians?

He deserves more than death.

More than death!

The bloodshed happened

in Chuzhou.

The core.

Attack!

How fragile!

Once my core is formed,

you'll all be as weak as ants.

Chuzhou

will enjoy forever peace!

Who is it?

How come?

This is

the core forged

by the people of Chuzhou.

Very well.

I can also command this sword.

Impossible.

Whoever you are,

the master of the Supreme Sword

can only be the Dafeng royalty.

Kui from the North

keeps invading our border

and harming our people.

This is

a once-in-a-lifetime chance to destroy them.

So

you massacred the civilians in Chuzhou?

They were worthless ants.

Blood will be shed to achieve greatness.

How about we join hands

and crush Kui?

After this war,

Chuzhou

will enjoy forever peace!

Pass.

I'm here to kill you.

Who exactly is he?

No idea.

Who is that?

Can't see it clearly.

Duke Zhenbei,

you shall die.

Duke Zhenbei,

in order to reach the 2nd Rank,

you killed 380,000 people of Chuzhou.

They all died because of you.

All of them respected you

and saw you as a hero for guarding the border.

But you had them trampled by the cavalry.

You colluded with The Witcher's Sect

and used their dark spell

to refine your Qi energy

and take others' lives.

Such extreme brutalities

are unforgivable.

Duke Zhenbei,

do you deserve your troops' support?

Do you deserve 380,000 people's respect?

Shut up!

You cold-blood animal!

Who are you?

How dare you defame me

and ruin my name!

Is... what he just said true?

Soldiers,

this is Kui's scheme!

They're trying to frame Duke Zhenbei!

To guard the border, he hasn't returned to the capital for decades.

He's a national hero!

Duke Zhenbei cannot die.

He's the soul of the Dafeng army.

The state needs him!

The people

need him!

Follow Duke Zhenbei to death!

Follow Duke Zhenbei to death!

Follow Duke Zhenbei to death!

Follow Duke Zhenbei to death!

Follow Duke Zhenbei to death!

Follow Duke Zhenbei to death!

The soul of the Supreme Sword

can judge people's characters

and read their minds.

If you have a clear conscience,

ask the sword

if it'll choose you.

I...

What am I seeing?

I must be hallucinated.

The Supreme Sword has left Duke Zhenbei.

Tell me.

Did he kill all the people of Chuzhou?

Did he slaughter all of them?

Impossible!

No way!

The evil will be

punished by heaven.

Duke Zhenbei,

you murdered all of them.

Did it ever cross your mind that...?

Shut up and act!

I can't hold it

for too long!

Your life ends now!

Now, I remember!

Duke Huai used us.

We did it.

We killed all those people!

We did it!

Kill him...

Kill Duke Zhenbei!

Kill Duke Zhenbei!

Kill him...!

Kill Duke Zhenbei!

Poor people of Chuzhou!

All of you

shouldn't have died!

Let's go!

How ironic.

We're fighting to the death

for a bunch of worthless ants.

Ironic?

Is it ironic to fight for ordinary people?

Without them,

how could you be a duke?

Whose duke would you be?

If you kill me,

Chuzhou will never regain peace.

I'll teach you something for the deceased.

You...

are also an ant.

Duke Zhenbei's energy is gone.

Enter the city first.

What happened in Chuzhou?

Let's go.

Let's go.

(No.)

(That chief of Kui can't be spared.)

(Or Chuzhou will never be safe.)

Wait here for me.

Xu Qi'an...

The chief of Kui?

Who is it?

Xu Qi'an?

Mr. Zheng,

thank you

for all that you did for Chuzhou.

Xu Qi'an!

Duke Zhenbei was killed!

Guardian Yang Yan is here

to escort Commissioner Zheng back

to lead Chuzhou!

Mr. Zheng.

Duke Zhenbei

is dead?

He was killed.

His body remains in Chuzhou.

Yes! Great!

Finally, he's dead!

We can go back!

We can go home!

Yes!

Gentlemen,

let's

go back.

Mr. Zheng,

let's go.

Sir...

I need

a minute of alone time.

Yes.

(Seven Days Later)

(The Lost in the Wilderness)

(The Lost in the Wilderness)

(Master,)

(are you still there?)

(Master?)

Mr. Xu,

you can't move.

Your veins and Qi were damaged.

You survived by sheer luck.

Without your two colleagues

transferring Qi forces to you day and night,

who knows if you'd survive?

My two colleagues?

Who are they?

They...

- Ningyan! - Ningyan!

- Ningyan! - Ningyan!

Thanks, guys.

Thanks for your work today.

I'll have to trouble you again to repair houses

on the west side tomorrow.

Sure. No problem.

It's our honor to participate

in rebuilding Chuzhou.

We'll

follow Winged Woman to death!

Master.

Didn't I tell you

not to come?

You'd hold back the work here.

Focus!

What's up?

Was that Copper Gong mean to you again?

Mr. Xu woke up.

The South?

So this Golden Silkworm...

Golden Gu.

Golden Gu.

Didn't you go to destroy The Witcher's Sect in Yunzhou?

Why turn to the South to rear the Golden Gu?

Long story.

On the day of your funeral,

we were overwhelmed with grief.

Some came up with this idea,

and others agreed.

On the spur of the moment,

we set out with no way

of coming back.

To avenge your death,

originally,

we meant to go to Yunzhou

to wipe out The Witcher's Sect.

Unexpectedly,

a tsunami struck,

plunging us

into the sea.

A vicious fish coveted our flesh

and attacked us fiercely.

The three of us

protected Mr. Yang with our lives

and fought back bravely.

Thanks to our superb skills,

we made a narrow escape.

After that,

we floated for one day...

two days...

three days...

and arrived at an unknown island.

Despite the tough environment,

we remained optimistic

and tried various ways to seek help.

We made smoke.

We banged gongs.

We used a carrier pigeon.

To gain food,

we battled with nature.

It was really hard

to survive on that island.

Finally,

two weeks later,

a fishing boat passed by.

It took us

to Yunzhou.

However,

when we got off,

(Yunzhou) we didn't end up in Yunzhou

(South) but in the South!

Somehow, we annoyed a local Gu Master

who went after us

for one day...

two days...

three days...

Unexpectedly,

the Gu led us back to our capital.

(Capital of the Dafeng)

But

as soon as we arrived,

Lord Wei said,

"Now that you're back,

there's no time to rest.

Go on to Chuzhou in the north.

Xu Qi'an is there waiting for you."

Ningyan is still alive!

We're sworn brothers

forever!

Let's go!

We're sworn brothers.

Forever!

(Chuzhou)

(Guangliang)

Sir.

Chuzhou was

barren and cold,

facing Kui's constant invasions.

But the locals were honest and kind.

I'm over 50 years old.

I spent half of my life guarding Chuzhou.

But now...

♪Out of fury, I wield my saber♪

♪To cut down injustice and triumph over evil♪

♪Across eternity, this realm feels like an endless night♪

♪Only my steadfast heart remains unchanged♪

♪Stars and constellations scattered like murky smoke♪

"Fame and wealth

are like a piece of paper

to turn to dust eventually."

♪Darkness disintegrates before me♪

History will

record this to warn future generations.

Also,

it'll write down Duke Zhenbei's atrocities,

leaving him to be condemned forever.

Will the court

convict Duke Zhenbei?

He might've been

a member of royalty

and a war hero,

but...

We have to fight for victory.

Mr. Xu.

It's not easy to convict Duke Zhenbei,

but there's a way we can try.

What way?

Return to the capital now

to seize the initiative.

Gain the majority's support

to conclude this case.

Chuzhou suffered huge losses.

It takes time for the city to recover.

It's too soon to go back.

Duke Zhenbei is dead,

but his crimes haven't been made public.

I heard Que Yongxiu had fled to avoid punishment.

He was Duke Huai's deputy

and one of the prime culprits in the bloodshed.

If he beats us to it to see His Majesty

and twists the facts,

trouble might arise.

As for the details of our plan,

we can discuss them

on the way back.

Commissioner Zheng is the main witness.

He has to go back with us.

But Chuzhou

can't be left unsupervised.

Someone has to take charge.

I can recommend a person.

Li Yuanhua.

He was Duke Zhenbei's right-hand man

and took part in the bloodshed, too.

He was controlled by The Witcher's Sect's dark spell

against his will.

Based on my observation,

he's honest and upright,

calm and collected.

More importantly,

he's led the troops here for years

and gained high prestige.

The truth dealt the army a heavy blow,

shaking the morale.

He stepped forward

to appease everyone

and deal with everything.

Also, he's the one

who's repairing the city with the troops

and restoring the morale.

General Li and I aren't close,

but I've heard of his integrity, kindness,

and prestige in the army.

He's suitable.

Guards.

Tell General Li to come here.

Yes.

Take care of the things

of the Breeze Hall.

Yes.

How's your condition?

I'm fine. I survived by luck.

You were severely injured.

You need to rest for three months.

Lord Wei sent us

to protect

the mission covertly.

Gold Gong Nangong said

during this trip,

you killed a chief of Kui on your own.

He looked like those being killed

by that thing in...

That evil object once sealed in Sangbo

is now inside me.

Don't worry.

He's fallen asleep.

He's not evil by nature.

He won't mess up my mind.

Does

Lord Wei know?

Yes.

Good.

Yan.

I'll reconfirm it with Lord Wei when I get back.

Tread carefully in the future.

Remember,

do not keep anything from us.

If you have doubts,

ask Lord Wei first.

Yes.

Sir,

bad news! Sir!

Sir, bad news!

What happened?

General Li

gave away all his properties

and killed himself in the army!

He only left this note.

(I'm guilty.)

"I'm guilty."

(10 Days Later)

(Wharf, Capital) There's a little fox

sitting on a slope.

As the swing swings,

petals fall like snow.

(Peace and Prosperity) April was always frostless.

Why are people heartbroken?

Farmers are busy with spring plowing.

We've arrived. You may come out.

Sighs and wails linger.

Deceased soldiers are coming home.

Silver Gong Xu,

I understand we have to go fast and light

without telling the court we're back,

but this is too tough.

Go ashore, sir.

Mr. Zheng.

Be careful.

(Peace and Prosperity)

Who are those people?

Why are there Guardians?

Did something bad happen in the capital?

As the swing swings,

petals fall like snow.

April was always frostless.

Why are people heartbroken?

Farmers are busy with spring plowing.

Sighs and wails linger.

Deceased soldiers are coming home.

(Shiqian Gate)

Go report to His Majesty.

The mission to investigate the case in Chuzhou

is back in the capital.

♪Heaven and earth gave birth to me♪

♪With determination, the wind can't sway the shadow♪

♪Errant thoughts entangle the dark world♪

♪Out of fury, I wield my saber♪

♪To cut down injustice and triumph over evil♪

♪Across eternity, this realm feels like an endless night♪

♪Only my steadfast heart remains unchanged♪

♪Stars and constellations scattered like murky smoke♪

♪Yet my resolute will shines through to dispel the peril♪

♪The tree longs for stillness, but the wind will not cease♪

♪Darkness disintegrates before me♪

♪Entwined with injustices again and again♪

♪Heaven and earth gave birth to me♪

♪With determination, the wind can't sway the shadow♪

♪Errant thoughts entangle the dark world♪

♪Out of fury, I wield my saber♪

♪To cut down injustice and triumph over evil♪

♪Across eternity, this realm feels like an endless night♪

♪Only my steadfast heart remains unchanged♪

♪Stars and constellations scattered like murky smoke♪

♪Yet my resolute will shines through to dispel the peril♪

♪The tree longs for stillness, but the wind will not cease♪

♪Darkness disintegrates before me♪

♪Entwined with injustices again and again♪

♪Across eternity, this realm feels like an endless night♪

♪Only my steadfast heart remains unchanged♪

♪Stars and constellations scattered like murky smoke♪

♪One's arrogance deserves execution♪

♪Slaughter all confusions♪

♪The moonlight illuminates the sky♪

♪Bringing justice back to the world♪

♪Demons and spirits♪

♪Born and perish as one♪

♪A resolve hangs high in my heart♪

♪Worlds apart, yet sharing the same origin♪