Original subtitles

♫ I'm a mortal under the sky ♫

♫ The masses speak of my arrogance ♫

♫ I aspire to fly high ♫

♫ My hands cannot conceal the light ♫

♫ Not everything will pass ♫

♫ Looking back, I can't change everything ♫

♫ I'll become a thing of the past ♫

♫ I'm curious about what you covet ♫

♫ Accidentally, I found out a secret ♫

♫ The politics upon my lips ♫

♫ Has overthrown it all ♫

♫ It's not steadfast ♫

♫ Standing right here ♫

♫ You follow the rules I made ♫

♫ Apply skills to cure diseases ♫

♫ Eradicate the maladies in this vast land ♫

♫ I am but a commoner ♫

♫ I intended to be steady step by step ♫

♫ I am but a commoner ♫

♫ I can tell what's true and what's false ♫

♫ I am but a commoner ♫

♫ I like music and hate intrigues ♫

♫ I used to see hills full of lonely souls ♫

♫ I feel regret for my recklessness ♫

♫ Leaving future generations to review my scribbles ♫

♫ My hands cannot conceal the light ♫

♫ Not everything will pass ♫

♫ Looking back, I can't change everything ♫

♫ I'll become a thing of the past ♫

♫ We only have one life, and take it easy ♫

♫ My chessboard involves two sides ♫

♫ As I lay out my strategy, you take a hint ♫

♫ When you feel regret, it's too late ♫

♫ So many tricks and lies ♫

♫ I witness what you've done ♫

♫ May we live and die together ♫

[Guardians of the Dafeng]

[Episode 29]

Simu.

Xu.

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I just happen to be passing by here.

You go ahead. I-I have nothing urgent.

You go ahead with your own things.

I'm not in a rush. I can just wait here.

Mother, why didn't you knock on the door?

I knocked.

Well, Madame… I just remembered I have something else to do.

- I will take my leave. - Simu.

- I came to bring you something. - There's really no need.

This is a family heirloom. It was given to me by my grandmother.

It's for my future daughter-in-law.

Thank you, Madame.

Cijiu, quickly put it on Miss Wang

to see if it fits her.

It fits her so well.

What a perfect match!

Cijiu, when it's time to exert effort, you must do so.

Well…

Indeed, as the Madame said, it fits so well.

It's truly a perfect match.

Yes, it does. It's a perfect match.

Then the two of you go on with your own things.

I remembered I still have something to do. I'll be going first.

You two go ahead.

So ever since…

ever since Heng Yuan came down the mountain,

I too decided to leave there.

As for the world below the mountain…

I thought that it was a place of justice and fairness.

I didn't expect it to be full of fallacies and abuses of power.

Many people have told me

that this is the way of the world.

I refuse to believe it.

I'm determined to deal with the evildoers

and rectify this filthy and corrupted world.

The world laughs at me for being too unruly and mad.

What harm is there in being unruly?

And what harm is there in being mad?

Good!

Life is but a few decades.

One should act spontaneously and enjoy life timely.

Miss, you're truly a chivalrous woman of the martial world.

You are open-minded and carefree.

Your character is genuinely authentic without pretense.

It makes me feel inferior.

What about you, Mr. Chu?

Why have you embarked on this martial path?

Why have I?

I started reading poetry at the age of four,

passed the imperial examinations at 12,

and became the top scholar at 18.

I was taught...

by Grand Preceptor Dongling.

What's going on with your lady?

Where is she at this critical moment?

My lady has always been one to act on impulse.

Right now, she might well be deep in drink and merriment.

If we keep waiting like this, it will soon be dark. No, we must act.

You too, hurry up.

Shameless!

I can't believe they murdered your teacher.

They are worse than beasts.

My teacher had a heart full of passion

and was determined to serve the nation and eradicate the evil.

Yet in the high officialdom of Dafeng,

bad habits have become the norm,

and corruption is rampant.

My teacher's last admonition to me before his death

was to stay away from the officialdom

and not to follow in his footsteps.

I thought I had no opportunity to serve my country

and wanted to resign and leave it all behind.

But I didn't expect

that she would appear.

It was her who taught me all my skills

and reignited my desire to serve my country.

Good!

Meeting a noble person is a godsend opportunity for you.

To make a friend like you with shared aspirations and beliefs

is also a godsend good fortune for me.

Well said.

You and I are indeed kindred spirits.

Cheers!

Mr. Chu, since our ambitions align,

I have a proposal.

Today, we're becoming sworn siblings. I dare not be imperious.

But considering that I am a few years older,

I take the liberty of being the elder brother.

Elder brother.

Younger sister.

I am Chu Yuanzhen.

I am Li Miaozhen.

- We become sworn siblings today. - We become sworn siblings today.

- We do not seek to be born at the same time, - We do not seek to be born at the same time,

- but seek to die at the same… - but seek to die at the same…

- time? - time?

Li Miaozhen.

Chu Yuanzhen.

Number Two of Earth Scroll,

Heaven Sect's Saintess.

Number Four of Earth Scroll,

Human Sect's Saint.

What a pity.

How ridiculous.

Thank you very much, sir.

No problem.

Miss Su Su, you look so beautiful dressed as a man.

All the documents are here. Please take your time to look.

If there is anything you need, please order me at any time.

Thank you.

So many?

I'm afraid all the information of officials since the founding of Dafeng is here.

Let's get started.

[Records of the Battle of Linyuan Pass]

Once we find the entourage roster, by process of elimination,

we can find out who that person is. [Another…]

Among the entourage, above the Gold Gongs,

one War Supervisor is dispatched to direct the battle.

War Supervisor?

Follow up.

So, it's him.

[Turned the Tide…]

What's the name?

[Harmonizing Human Relations]

What's wrong?

[Grand Scholar of the Eastern Pavilion]

[was beheaded.]

Miss Su Su?

My father…

My father has passed away.

From now on in this world, I will be alone.

It's been over a decade since you parted.

In your heart, there must be some expectations.

I'm sorry for your loss.

You still have your master and your lady. They care for you deeply.

They care for you deeply.

But I don't understand.

Even though years have gone by

and memories have faded,

I vaguely remember

the tender love of my parents in childhood

and how they loved each other.

I don't understand why my father

had to steal the secret treasure with others,

causing our family to be ruined.

My condolences.

[Stole the secret treasure…]

Since my father is willing to help Qi'an,

if you wish to pursue an official career in the future,

he will surely give you a helping hand.

It's not entirely so.

Like I have said, I want to serve as an official with integrity.

I certainly won't rely on your father's reputation.

Doing so would only make him look down on me even more.

Simu.

Rest assured.

The words I said today

are all from the bottom of my heart.

Even if there were doubts before,

since your heart is such, so is mine.

I will never let you down.

Xu.

Simu.

My lady,

we've arrived.

We've arrived so quickly.

Then…

Then…

Let us leave it at that for today.

Xu,

you should go back and rest early.

♫ Flowers in the courtyard bloom and wither ♫

♫ We've been growing over time ♫

I suddenly remember

that I seem to have left something at your place.

♫ Stars shine through the window eavesdropping on us ♫

♫ We laugh under the moon ♫

♫ Day and night your words ♫

What should we do then?

How about I deliver it to you tomorrow?

That won't do.

I need it tomorrow morning.

How about…

How about I go back to the Xu family with you and fetch it?

Well, since that's the case, we have no other choice.

♫ A hand to hold you ♫

♫ A man to understand you ♫

♫ A man who knows you're different ♫

My lady!

What? She's left again?

Yes, she's been back and forth seven or eight times.

Every time Miss Simu gets to the door,

she turns back to Xu's Mansion again for some reason.

That's so inappropriate!

Lingering outside late into the night is unacceptable!

Listen. Tomorrow, have her copy books at home.

Without my nod, she is not to go out.

Yes.

What did those two people in the backyard do?

They had been browsing through files.

I don't know what they were looking for.

However, as per your instructions,

I got the files back to the storage once it got dark and sent them away.

That's good then.

The Guardian and the cabinet do not interact after all.

To make it convenient for them is already the utmost kindness.

My lord, I understand.

After Simu returns, tell her to wait for me in the inner hall.

Yes.

Mr. Xu, I have found a blank space.

Thank you.

Then Mr. Xu…

- Help yourself - Thank you, Mr. Xu.

Mr. Xu, just now, Chief Minister summoned me, and that held me up for a bit.

This is the dossier I found earlier. See if it can help you.

- Thank you. - Well…

Help yourself.

Thank you.

- My lord, there is a blank here. - Alright.

Gentleman, come to me and show me the blanks you find.

It's ten taels of silver for each blank spot.

My lord.

My lord, here.

So far, all blanks are arranged linearly by time

with positions from low to high and without repetition.

As expected, these blanks belong to the same person.

And these dossiers clearly record the life trajectory of this person.

But his name was erased for some reason.

Who exactly is he?

I didn't expect that it would be time so soon.

Then I will go back.

Something happened?

It's so beautiful.

I didn't expect that today is the 15th day of the month.

Accompanied by the bright moon, it's worth it for both of us.

Why haven't you unsheathed your sword?

It's not the time yet.

In three years, in the struggle between Heaven Sect and Human Sect,

I'll use your blood to unsheathe this sword.

Then you have to be alive by that time.

- Let's do it again. - Sure.

Do it again?

Who are you, daring to act recklessly in the capital city of Dafeng?

It's not suitable for a fight today. Let's do this another day.

Anytime.

Trying to run?

The trajectory is finally clear.

In the tenth year of Yuanjing,

that person was the third scholar in the imperial examinations.

In the same year, he became the Note-taking Official.

In the 12th year of Yuanjing, he was appointed as a censor of the Censorate.

In the 15th year of Yuanjing,

he served as the supervisor office in the Battle of Linyuan Pass.

In the same year, he should have been rewarded for supervising the battle efficiently,

but the situation took a drastic turn for the worse.

He was somehow implicated and sentenced to beheading.

His subordinates, including Su Hang, were also purged.

This was the last time he appeared in files.

Who exactly was this person?

Why is his name left blank?

How audacious!

Alright, go ahead and speak.

Speak. How do you want me to scold you?

Tell me.

You are such an ingrate!

How dare you deceive me

and harbor outsiders without permission?

Now go and accept your punishment.

- Yes. - Scram!

Scram now!

- Mr. Wang, please calm down. - I must discipline him severely.

Please calm down. The fault isn't his.

I was too eager to solve the case.

So he helped me.

Haven't I helped you enough?

Yes, you have.

Everyone knows that cabinet has always been at odds with the Guardians.

That's right.

I recognize your desire to solve the case

and have already granted you the greatest convenience.

Can't you feel it?

Yes, you're right.

But still, you are not satisfied and would rather break the cabinet's rules.

Is this how you Guardians operate? Is it?

Please calm down, Mr. Wang.

Speaking of rules, please forgive my blunt words,

but I've already found the clues necessary to the case.

It was due to oversights by the Ministry of Personnel that caused the delay.

Nonsense!

Wait, what oversight has the cabinet made?

You're talking nonsense.

Believe it or not, I can charge you with framing someone.

Mr. Wang,

the dossiers recorded by the Ministry of Personnel concern the foundation of the country.

Shouldn't they be regularly audited and sorted out to address suspicions?

Of course.

Every dossier is audited by a designated person.

If they identify suspicions, they'll report to the cabinet at any time.

Okay. About the suspicions in these dossiers,

have they been reported?

What suspicions?

[War Supervisor] What…

[Censor of the Censorate]

[Third Scholar, Note-taking Official]

Mr. Wang, please calm down.

I have come today for a case.

I have no intention to oppose the Ministry of Personnel.

These few suspicions are precisely the key to the case.

If you could provide some guidance,

I shall undoubtedly keep your kindness in mind.

Sit down. Calm down.

- Just sit. - No, I will stand and listen.

- I told you to sit down. - Alright, I will sit and listen.

Is it Mr. Wei who asked you to investigate?

No. I am entrusted by someone.

Well…

How is the investigation going?

Let's talk about it when we get back.

Bro, what's the situation?

- Mr. Xu. - It's so late. Is there a problem with the Guardians?

Some hooligans caused trouble on South Street.

They even injured Gold Gong Nangong.

Someone managed to best Gold Gong Nangong?

I wonder who those heroes were.

Now, Gold Gong Nangong is furious.

She has gathered all the Guardians to search throughout the city,

saying she will turn the capital upside down to find those two people.

Are they male or female?

It's a male and a female joining hands.

Were you able to see their faces clearly?

It was dark. I didn't see clearly.

But one of them was wearing a short armor and holding a silver spear.

A silver spear?

I see. Continue the search.

Yes.

Well…

Shouldn't it…

Be her, right?

Number Two, where are you?

[Xu's Mansion]

We're here again.

It's getting late.

Why don't you go back to your room first?

In that case, then I have to…

Then, I'll head back to my home now.

Next time I see you,

I'll skewer you into a string of candied haw berries.

Sorry.

Simu, let me escort you home.

I think it's still early.

Well, couldn't you be gentler?

My aunt just had it fixed.

It hadn't even been two days before it'd been ruined by you like this.

Stop the nonsense.

I'll compensate you for it.

Why all the fuss exactly?

What happened?

I came across Number Four.

Number Four?

It's me.

Mr. Chu?

What's going on?

I'm hunted by the Guardians.

What happened?

It's a long story.

It's all thanks to Number Two.

I share a deep-seated hatred with his sect.

I hate that I didn't manage to slay him with my own hands.

He was lucky to have gotten away this time.

If I encounter him again next time,

I'll make sure he's beaten so badly that he cries

and begs on his knees.

It's over.

I told him about Heng Yuan.

What should I do now?

What should I do?

Why are you so talkative?

No, every time you come to my home,

you either beat my family or smash our furniture.

How do you expect me to explain this?

- Come on. Let's fight without my spear. - Wait.

- Let's fight. - Don't move.

Fortunately, I didn't say too much about Master.

For the next few days, just stay at my place.

That's good.

The leading Gold Gong is hard to deal with.

I'm afraid you have caused big trouble.

If Mr. Wei seeks accountability,

maybe Master doesn't even know how to respond.

Perhaps we can go to Number Three's elder brother.

He is a Guardian.

You mean Xu Qi'an?

Yes.

Xu Qi'an, there's something I need from you.

Reply quickly.

[Four]

Who is it?

It's nothing. Let's continue.

This person's career trajectory is clear.

Su Hang was implicated by him

and got purged because of something.

[Unknown] As long as we find this person's identity,

we will be able to know the secret behind Su Hang's death.

So who exactly is this person?

It's still unclear at the moment.

However, I speculate the incident that caused their downfall and misfortune

might be related to this.

Secret…

Treasure? [secret treasure]

All these blank spaces are most likely the same name.

But what's strange is

that I served in the same imperial court as this person,

yet I don't remember such a person at all.

Back then, I was in charge of the Ministry of Personnel.

My top job was to review the previous years' dossiers.

So, I didn't give up.

Instead, I changed my approach,

starting with the clues provided by time.

As expected, there was a discovery.

- The 17th year of Yuanjing? - That's right.

[17th year of Yuanjing] The last time a blank appeared

was the 17th year of Yuanjing.

I've perused the old histories and referred to letters.

Finally, it was in the dossiers of the Supreme Court

where I discovered a confidential file.

In the 17th year of Yuanjing,

a secret treasure in the palace was stolen.

What was this secret treasure?

The disappearance of a secret treasure in the palace is no trivial matter.

But It's not just me.

None of my colleagues have any recollection about it either.

No recollection again?

In the 17th year of Yuanjing,

did some other big events occur?

Battle of Linyuan Pass

Follow up.

[Linyuan Pass]

Are you saying that this person took advantage of the Battle of Linyuan Pass,

when the capital was vulnerable,

to steal the secret treasure?

I do not know whether these two incidents are related.

It could be a coincidence.

But at that time, I had already realized

that someone was deliberately concealing all this.

They made the Ministry of Personnel's dossiers to be blank without reason,

and others were completely unaware of it, making it untraceable.

Perhaps all this is not something that I, a mere Chief Minister, can handle.

If Mr. Wei hasn't ordered you to Mr. Wei,

I advise you not to delve too deeply.

The clues end here.

The identity of this person and what the lost secret treasure is remain unclear.

What could possibly be lost from the palace?

And who exactly is this nameless person?

All names have been erased.

Even if it were a writing error,

that couldn't be the case with all the dossiers, right?

Could it be that someone used some kind of secret technique

to deliberately erase this person's name?

I see.

That person first colluded with Su Hang to steal the palace's secret treasure.

Then, to evade pursuit, during the Battle of Linyuan Pass,

they used some kind of magic to erase their own traces.

So, finding out the origin of that technique

or what the secret treasure is is key to this case.

It's strange. Since this person has already stolen the secret treasure

and gone to great lengths to erase their traces,

why bother causing further complications

and taking the risk of being discovered

to first blow up Sangbo and then implant Shenshu into my body?

I'm just a lowly Guardian

and have nothing to do with what he did.

Hold on.

Or could it be that there is a connection?

There's something inside you that can help me nurture my severed arm.

What is it?

I only know that it was not originally in you.

Someone deliberately placed it here.

Could it be that the palace's secret treasure is not a physical object

but rather something that can be implanted into the body?

Maybe we should stop investigating.

Now I know my father is dead.

My purpose for this journey has been fulfilled.

To continue investigating does not hold much meaning.

How can this be acceptable?

Don't worry just yet. There must be more to this matter.

Xu Qi'an, you agree, right?

These past few days, I have not been able to sleep.

Only by seeing you does my heart feel much more at ease.

It's alright now.

Don't be scared.

Could it be that I am overthinking?

It's scared?

Who is it?

Stop!

People of the Heaven Domain?

My Buddhist name is Duku.

This time I come to meet Jian Zheng.

Jian Zheng does not welcome you. Dafeng welcomes you even less.

Go back to Heaven Domain.

Is this Dafeng's way of treating guests?

[Guardians]

They damaged two taverns and affected four shops, but there was not a single casualty.

but there was not a single casualty.

These two people did as they pleased and controlled themselves freely.

It seems their strength is not inferior to yours.

Mr. Wei, I request to increase manpower to hunt them down throughout the city.

In just a few hours…

Mr. Wei?

[Vajra's Wrathful Avatar]

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song credit

♫ One, two, three, four ♫

♫ The bright mirror is inlaid with frets ♫

♫ The night breeze goes with the time ♫

♫ Shallow dreams blow out my lantern ♫

♫ Looking back, illuminating the front door. The sound lingers in my ears ♫

♫ With me in this world ♫

♫ The long night is like near dawn ♫

♫ Don't bother asking how I've traveled here ♫

♫ In this world, I'm filled with passion and motivation ♫

♫ Wielding a sword, wearing a cloak, treading on dust ♫

♫ Each step brings a blast of wind ♫

♫ Stay away from the common world ♫

♫ Never to sink with it ♫

♫ Living care freely ♫

♫ Accommodating people with a smile ♫

♫ Want me to confound right and wrong ♫

♫ Forgive me, never ♫

♫ No matter who comes ♫

♫ I hold a great ambition ♫

♫ The weather is dry, the night is deep ♫

♫ Only me getting excited ♫

♫ Only pursue the fairness ♫

♫ Never bend to the officials ♫

♫ The profound mysteries in the Jianghu ♫

♫ With the chivalry and the youth as a weapon ♫

♫ The bright mirror is inlaid with frets ♫

♫ The night breeze goes with the time ♫

♫ Shallow dreams blow out my lantern ♫

♫ Looking back, illuminating the front door. The sound lingers in my ears ♫

♫ With me in this world ♫

♫ The long night is like near dawn ♫

♫ Don't bother asking how I've traveled here ♫

♫ In this world, I'm filled with passion and motivation ♫

♫ Wielding a sword, wearing a cloak, treading on dust ♫

♫ Each step brings a blast of wind ♫

r♫ Stay away from the common world ♫

♫ Never to sink with it ♫

♫ Living care freely ♫

♫ Accommodating people with a smile ♫

♫ Want me to confound right and wrong ♫

♫ Forgive me, never ♫

♫ No matter who comes ♫

♫ I hold a great ambition ♫

♫ The weather is dry, the night is deep ♫

♫ Only me getting excited ♫

♫ Only pursue the fairness ♫

♫ Never bend to the officials ♫

♫ The profound mysteries in the Jianghu ♫

♫ With the chivalry and the youth as a weapon ♫

♫ No matter who comes ♫

♫ I hold a great ambition ♫

♫ The weather is dry, the night is deep ♫

♫ Only me getting excited ♫

♫ Only pursue the fairness ♫

♫ Never bend to the officials ♫

♫ The profound mysteries in the Jianghu ♫

♫ The youth is born to be unrestrained ♫

♫ No matter who comes ♫

♫ I hold a great ambition ♫

♫ The weather is dry, the night is deep ♫

♫ Only me getting excited ♫

♫ Only pursue the fairness ♫

♫ Never bend to the officials ♫

♫ The profound mysteries in the Jianghu ♫

♫ The youth is born to be unrestrained ♫