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[Blood River]

[Based on the novel of the same name from Zhou Munan's Youth in Jianghu series]

[Available on fanqienovel.com & bkneng.com]

[Episode 19]

So this is a pharmacy too?

Which master is in charge here?

Me.

Who is she?

You?

Young lady,

get inside and help your master grind the herbs.

Stop making trouble out here.

May I ask, sir,

if your Fengmen point aches faintly

around 3 to 5 a.m. each day?

How did you know?

It must be from hard labor

when I was young,

so now I suffer.

That makes sense.

Then why does your Baihui point

throb without stopping

from 9 to 11 p.m.?

You did farm work back then,

but surely

you didn't damage your head doing it.

Hey...

If you leave this untreated,

I'm afraid

you'll be meeting the King of Hell.

Every word is spot-on!

Spot-on!

This physician is amazing!

You're a real miracle physician!

I've sought help for years,

spent so much time and effort,

all to cure

this body of mine.

But,

though I've had plenty of prescriptions,

nothing has helped.

Miracle physician, save me!

Please, save me!

You said you did manual work

when you were young.

After that,

did you rinse off?

Of course.

The well water there

is ice-cool.

After the heavy work,

I'd pour it over my head.

That felt great.

There it is.

Hot and cold colliding,

yin and yang clashing.

It's not an external illness,

but you hurt your insides.

I'll write you a prescription.

When you get home,

take it for forty-nine days,

and you'll be cured.

Thank you, miracle physician!

Thank you so much!

You're our clinic's

first customer

since we officially opened.

I won't charge you.

Thank you!

Much obliged!

Lady miracle physician,

what do you treat?

Sprains and fractures,

hard cases too.

In a word,

if you're not dead,

she can save you.

Then I want a consultation.

I'll be second.

Can you charge me less?

No consult fee.

Half off the medicine.

- Thanks, sir! - So kind!

Thank you, miracle physician!

Anyone seen today

pays no consult fee,

only half the herb cost.

Please come in!

What a good deed!

You're bleeding money...

Don't push.

Form a line.

What a true healer of the people!

Uncle Zhe.

Why the blank stare?

Back in my day,

I was a feared assassin.

How'd I end up

just lighting firecrackers?

So what do you want to do?

At least...

let me unveil the red cloth.

Uncle Zhe,

that idea

is a bit silly.

[He-Yu Clinic]

So many dishes.

What a spread today!

Well earned after a long day.

Hold on!

Physician Bai,

on a day this good,

say a few words.

All right then.

Here's to us:

may this day come every year,

with peace and health,

friends, feast, and drink!

Let's live

as happy, carefree wanderers!

Nice.

I like that.

No idea

if your words will come true,

but I'm downing

this drink first!

Cheers!

Cheers!

Cheers!

Come in!

Oh, you're having a meal?

Didn't you already

get your medicine today?

Why are you back?

They're here for me.

Good work today.

If we need it again,

I'll call you.

Not at all.

Happy to help.

That said,

the physician's got real skill.

I was hired to act,

but

she truly cured

what I had.

Forty-nine days,

not a day less.

I will!

I will!

- Thanks! - You saw through it already?

Thanks...

Not exactly.

He said he had a trick.

I didn't expect

this kind of trick.

Looks like

my father was right:

Su Changhe

is rotten to the core.

We'll take our leave.

Farewell.

Let's go.

Thanks!

See?

After today,

our He-Yu Clinic

will be known across Nan'an City

by everyone.

Some patients today were plants,

but tomorrow the real ones

will flood our door.

If it's just you two,

this clinic of ours

might shut in a day.

So you still need me!

Muyu.

Give it a cut.

Split this melon!

Not bad!

Straighter than Changhe's slices.

Muyu, you're a sword deity!

Our swords are so different in length.

How's that comparable?

Would a sword deity

use his blade to slice watermelon?

I'll go cook for you.

Su Muyu.

Miracle physician,

I've made a decision.

I'm taking a long trip.

Some things

need to be settled.

If not,

they'll be a knot in the heart.

Even if

you're happy

most days,

once you think of that hurdle,

your smile just vanishes.

Go!

As long as

you don't risk your life,

it's fine.

Thank you.

Since I've learned the hidden past,

I should do something for my family.

Yours isn't a killer's sword.

It's a sword that seeks justice.

Think it through.

From now on, be a swordsman,

not a killer.

At least...

for the time being,

I want a new role

to seek an answer.

What role?

Young master

of No-Sword City.

And what answer?

Wushuang City is peerless under heaven.

But in the Way of the Sword,

it can't claim "peerless"

before No-Sword City.

I see.

You want to...

challenge

Wushuang City!

[Song Yanhui of Wushuang City]

Yushu.

Are seeds really that tasty?

Master,

is sword practice that fun?

Sword practice isn't fun.

But I've trained since I was little.

If one day

I'm not allowed to train,

I'll feel

life has no meaning.

Master,

when will you start teaching me?

You're dropping the seeds?

No rush.

You're born gifted.

Every bit of carving

is critical.

My master once told me,

I was born for the sword.

I've trained hard for decades,

yet...

Li Hanyi, who came after me,

has become the Xueyue Sword Deity,

while I'm still stuck.

I'm running out of time.

Master,

you come to the lake every day

but do nothing.

Is there

some treasure in the lake?

Yes.

Master,

what's this?

This is the most precious treasure

of our Wushuang City,

the Peerless Sword Coffer.

Inside this case

are thirteen famed swords.

One is called Daming Vermilion Bird.

In the Register of Famous Swords,

it ranks second.

If it's "peerless",

why isn't it first?

First is the Emperor's sword.

Daming Vermilion Bird is the martial world's sword,

so it dares to claim "peerless".

Master.

Master,

where's the sword?

So it is.

I've trained for thirty years.

Today,

I tried opening it for the first time.

But in the end,

I wasn't the one it chose.

Heaven wills it.

Can't we

just open the coffer?

The coffer has a spirit.

Only when it meets the one it accepts

will it open and yield a blade.

Let me try.

But you've never trained with a sword.

Precisely because I haven't.

Maybe this coffer

likes a blank slate.

All right.

Master,

this sword...

is so beautiful!

This is the Peerless Coffer's

fabled Jade Ruyi.

Master,

just now, the coffer

really opened for me!

Yushu.

Yushu!

Seems at the end,

[Liu Yunqi of Wushuang City]

Wushuang City

can still be peerless.

Master.

Master.

Did the coffer open earlier?

Was it me who opened it?

Let me tell you a story.

Come.

When I was young,

I once loosed a sword strike.

That stroke

pierced the clouds

and burned red like dusk.

Even the southbound swallows

turned to look back.

After that,

my master

changed my name

to Song Yanhui.

Today,

I'll give you a new name too, okay?

Master.

What will you name me?

From now on,

you'll be called Wushuang.

Wushuang?

What about my surname?

No need for one.

Just Wushuang.

Hereafter when people think of the Peerless Coffer,

and speak of Wushuang City,

it will be because of you.

Because

you are Wushuang.

I believe in you.

You will achieve

what I could not.

All right.

Master.

I'll be Wushuang from now on!

Good.

I won't be gone long.

I'll be back soon.

You made so much food.

I really can't take it on the road.

Then leave the pastries

to me.

I'll take care of them.

I'd go with you,

but,

since you want to play

No-Sword City's young master for a while,

my identity at your side

would spoil the scene.

If he can't carry,

I'll handle.

Like you'd get the chance!

What's this?

I sent people to fetch it

from Villa of Famed Swords.

If you're challenging Wushuang City,

you'll need a fine blade.

She's right.

To keep your cover,

you can't use your umbrella sword,

nor a cheap iron one

you can buy anywhere.

This blade is called Crane Feather.

Crane as in white crane.

Feather as in plume.

Win at Wushuang City with it,

and your name will spread.

Consider it

as also making a name for me.

This must be pricey, right?

You bet.

It cost our clinic

three months' earnings.

This pricey gift

truly says a lot about your feelings.

Not bad.

I've got great taste.

A fine sword

and a beauty,

what a pair!

Besides,

one more item for you.

What's this?

It's my little pet.

Lend it to you for protection.

Take good care of it.

All right.

I won't let you down.

Looking at you now,

you do seem a roaming hero!

Maybe

he was meant to be one.

He's leaving.

So shouldn't you

head home too?

You're kicking me out already?

Well, it can't be helped.

I do need to go.

Those so-called "family" back in Blood River

are nothing compared to you.

They're not reliable at all.

Enough talk.

While everyone's still here,

let's polish off these pastries

together.

You can't finish them anyway.

Stake more!

Rest easy.

You'll all come out ahead.

[Tianxia House]

Sir,

right this way.

Boy, take the horse.

Coming!

This way, honored guest.

Our Tianxia House

can't match the fame

of Thousand-Gold Tower in Tianqi City,

Beauty Manor in Sangu City,

or Xiaoyao City of Qingzhou's Hundred Cities.

We rank last of the Four Great Casinos.

Besides,

unlike the other three

that serve

nobles and merchants,

our Tianxia House

mostly hosts

folk of the martial world.

That's the biggest difference.

Because

behind Tianxia House

stands

the famed city of arms,

the peerless Wushuang City.

Wushuang City...

You wish to reach Wushuang City?

Yes.

But to enter,

you need a Wushuang Token.

Right.

Ten li from here,

there's only one road

with a dozen checkpoints.

Each one checks your token

before you pass.

But...

that token's hard to get.

A friend said

there's a way here.

Naturally.

Name your price.

This is Tianxia House.

Nothing here

is sold.

Only...

gambled.

You need to wager

something valuable you have.

Win,

you take the token.

Lose,

your stake stays behind.

I'll bet.

- Big! - Small!

Very well!

This way, sir.

Here

is your table.

I'm no gambler.

But since I'm here,

I'll follow the house rules.

I have a 1,000-tael note.

Will that do?

As I said,

you must stake

something precious.

A banknote

plainly isn't it.

What we want is...

that stuff.

Sorry.

This sword

means a lot to me.

I do have a Dragon's Tear Pearl.

Would that count as rare?

Dragon's Tear Pearl...

It's said

this bead holds great power.

If one cultivates inner skill

wearing it day and night,

in half a year,

his body will undergo

marvelous changes.

Good eye, sir.

It is a fine piece.

Worth the wager.

How do you want to bet?

Tianxia House rules:

the guest decides.

We offer table games and beast bouts.

Which will you choose?

Are table games

the ones downstairs?

Yes.

Dominoes, Madiao Cards, Big/Small, and Cover-and-Guess.

And beast bouts

are our house's

signature specialty:

cockfights, dogfights, cricketfights,

and horse, pigeon, and dog races.

Take your pick.

Do you offer spider fights?

Eight-eyed wolf spiders.

Well informed, sir.

Then,

which one will you back?

Must I choose one from them?

Unless

there's another option.

I have a spider too.

I'll pit it against both.

If it wins,

I win.

How about it?

Eight-eyed wolf spider

is no common spider.

Your box

is barely half the size

of a wolf spider's.

How can one beat two?

Sir,

aren't you overconfident?

Then let's try.

Settled.

Hey, out.

What's this?

Go.

Oh...

This is a White-Ghost Spider!

The very one of legend

that can take on a hundred!

Then I won

the Wushuang Token, right?

You carry a peerless sword,

bear a Dragon's Tear Pearl,

and casually produce

a rare White-Ghost Spider.

Your birth must be uncommon.

With such standing,

why come to my house

for a Wushuang Token?

What's your aim

visiting here today?

I won.

Give me the token.

I followed your rules,

so please

follow yours.

Fine...

I'll take you to it.

Much obliged.

[Lord Haoyue of Tianxia House]

This way.

Master.

It's been ages

since anyone came in here.

I won at Tianxia House,

so I should get the token.

Yes.

The token is already yours.

But guests of your skill

are rare indeed.

Our house wishes

to know you better.

Do those behind the wall

wish to know me too?

As I expected,

you were really

extraordinary.

As I said,

the token

is already yours.

I'll take my leave.

As you wish.

Hero, wait!

Please wait!

Please wait!

What is it?

If someone stops you on the way,

just say

you ordered a Soul-Chasing Crossbow

from Yuexia Smithy in Wushuang City,

and you're here to pick it up.

Got it.

Poison on it.

What do you mean?

Planning a mutiny, are you?

I'm your Patriarch.

Careful.

He isn't poisoned.

What about Yumo and Changli?

Those who back you

have all been poisoned

and are now confined.

Su Luandan did this, didn't he?

I really underestimated him.

Eat your fill!

Okay!

In this heat, watermelon hits the spot!

Come share some!

But we have to...

No one is coming.

Get over here.

Eat with us.

Quick!

Today, eat all you want.

As much as you like, hear me?

Get me another slice.

So sweet.

Misters.

Misters!

This melon's really sweet!

Yeah.

Sure is!

This watermelon

was brought all the way

from Nan'an City.

So,

eat up.

Halt!

Who are you?

Daring breach Wushuang City's checkpoint?

Apologies.

You looked too busy to notice me just now,

so I took the liberty.

I have a Wushuang Token.

[Wushuang] I'm here

because I ordered a Soul-Chasing Crossbow

from Yuexia Smithy in Wushuang City.

I came to pick it up.

Not right.

What's not right?

Show the token first,

then step forward.

As it stands,

you passed three horse-lengths

before showing the token.

Out of order.

My apologies.

I'd like to pass now.

May I?

Can a dead man

still stand up?

Can a tree made into a boat

be planted back?

Can rice boiled to porridge

turn back to fried rice?

- No! - No!

Exactly!

No good!

Then, mister,

how should it be?

These three horse-lengths,

one thousand taels each.

Three horse-lengths,

that's three thousand total.

You're joking.

That Soul-Chasing Crossbow

isn't worth three thousand taels.

Even if I need it,

I wouldn't make

such a losing deal.

Wushuang City's famous across the land.

It's surely not short of three thousand taels.

Wushuang City isn't,

but I am!

Besides, you're veiled,

and won't even show your real face.

How do I know

what intent hides under that veil?

Sorry.

I've had a strange illness since childhood.

My face can't be in sunlight,

or it breaks out in red sores.

So I travel veiled.

Please understand.

All right then.

Out of pity,

three hundred taels.

Not a coin less!

Hand it over!

Move along.

We've struck gold this time.

- Sure have, look at that. - Come on.

Split it with me.

Wait!

What now?

You sighed just now.

What was that about?

I just felt sorry for you.

Wushuang City, once No.1 under heaven,

sets up all these checkpoints

just to squeeze travelers.

I've long admired

Wushuang City's renown.

But this experience today

really disappointed me.

"Once"?

Kid,

Wushuang City has always

been the top power.

Spouting nonsense here,

you're not afraid to die?

These days in the jianghu,

No.1 is Xueyue City.

That's not just

my opinion.

If you think Wushuang City is stronger,

then tell me,

who beat Ye Dingzhi by half a palm

and saved the realm?

Which of today's Five Sword Deities

is named after a city?

Who is the No.1 Spear Deity?

None of them hail from Wushuang City.

So why call Wushuang City No.1?

You brat...

Sitong,

return his banknote.

Senior...

Return it!

But...

Here.

Take it!

You're right.

Doing this is shameful.

However,

you insulted Wushuang City.

I can't let it slide.

Dare face me in a bout?

From Tianxia House to here,

Wushuang City has let me down.

So much I'd rather leave now.

Looks like without a lesson,

you'll never learn!

Heavenly Pass Spear!

Senior, no!

If someone dies here,

we'll also...

♪Like fate, winding with the tide♪

♪Who can ford this river of night?♪

♪Where's the far shore we chase all our lives?♪

♪Surrendering all hues for a glimmer of light♪

♪Through joy and sorrow♪

♪Still I can't let go♪

♪Longing keeps me awake at night♪

♪My heart no longer my own♪

♪No one can escape from love♪

♪How many hidden feelings♪

♪Sink in silence deep?♪

♪Searching through the endless nights♪

♪Struggling on the edge of love and pain♪

♪Shadows crossing shadows♪

♪Whose name hides in your eyes?♪

♪When the wind blows, ask not when I shall return♪

♪Ask not when I shall return♪

♪Like fate, winding with the tide♪

♪Who can ford this river of night?♪

♪Where's the far shore we chase all our lives?♪

♪Surrendering all hues for a glimmer of light♪

♪Through joy and sorrow♪

♪Still I can't let go♪

♪Longing keeps me awake at night♪

♪My heart no longer my own♪

♪No one can escape from love♪

♪My heart no longer my own♪

♪No one can escape from love♪