Original subtitles

(Adapted from webnovel of the same name by Zhou Munan)

(Great Journey of Teenagers Chapter of Bloodshed in Tianqi)

(Episode 3)

(Anyone who touches that unique feather of a phoenix will be killed!)

(He who fingers the reversed scale of a loong shall be terminated!)

(- Chapter Three of the Biography of Laozi and Hanfeizi, Volume 63 of Historical Records)

Isn't the Emperor ill?

Why at this moment?

Something serious is happening.

You found me, Sir.

Anyone who breaks into the palace

shall die.

(Jin Xuan) You're deeply poisoned, young monk.

Soundless.

Invincible.

You can use the Gentle-breath Palm?

Knowing too much will get you killed.

Got it.

Everyone in the capital has their own secret.

I promise I'll keep my mouth shut

and never see you again.

Don't push yourself.

Let me set you free.

Young monk.

Show me what you've got

when you still have the chance.

Xiao Se.

Xiao Se.

According to the rules of your Tianqi City,

the guests should start to arrive

four hours before the banquet begins.

But there is just 2 hours left.

Why haven't they come here?

My two brothers must have meddled in this.

Lord.

They all arrived

and nobody went to Lord Yong'an's place.

What about my seventh brother's place?

As you expected,

Crimson Lord also holds a feast at the Glyptic Pavilion

and it's also lively there like here.

It's much desolate at Lord Yong'an's place.

Only some rogues went there.

Welcome. We've got guests at last.

Mister Xiao.

Let me introduce my friend.

Sikong Qianluo, the daughter of Xueyue City Lord.

Ye Ruoyi, the daughter of the great general, Ye Xiaoying.

Lei Wujie, a disciple of the Sword Immortal.

Nice to meet you.

Jiujiudao, the head of Three Sects and Nineteen Residences.

People call him Master Jiu.

There is nothing he can't do in Tianqi.

(Jiujiudao)

You are flattering me.

I could make such petty achievements

all thanks to you.

This way, please.

Jiujiudao, the head of Three Sects and Nineteen Residences, has arrived.

Those people's presence can only show how weak he is

and will bring him no prestige.

It's an honor

to have you people here.

I propose a toast to you.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Let me bring them here by force.

No.

Though my brothers can play some tricks,

there are people

they can never manipulate.

Who?

See it yourself.

Who is that?

What a huge carriage!

(Mu Chunfeng, from the Mus of Qingzhou)

My guess was right. Who else could make

such a grand entrance but you?

Guys,

it's been a long time.

Mister Mu.

Thanks for coming.

Trust me, Mister Xiao.

Since I've come here,

all the businessmen in Tianqi will come.

Your Highness,

Mu Chunfeng has gone to Qianjin Terrace,

and it's made these merchants restless.

Should I go and call them back?

No need.

Merchants chase profit.

Let them go.

Tianqi is as vast

and unpredictable as the Jianghu.

From now on, you're on your own.

Since it's the Jianghu,

I too have my own forces.

Greetings, Lord.

Uncle.

The man you want to see

has arrived.

Grand Master.

State Preceptor.

(Grand Master Dong Zhu) It was necessary for you to be tempered outside.

You've grown better.

(Qi Tianchen) Let bygones be bygones.

You should understand your father's good intentions.

Please, gentlemen.

Since the senior courtiers all came here,

after a while,

the other officials of Tianqi

will follow them here.

That's not enough.

We are balancing in power now.

To win them,

we need one more person.

They went to my sixth brother's banquet, so what?

He is still deserted by my father.

If he is capable,

invite a eunuch who can represent my father's will.

Lord.

We have a situation.

Speak.

Eunuch Jin Xian went to the Gold Building.

So you let me tell Hua Jin to send an invitation to the palace

to sound out His Majesty's intention.

I heard that you had returned to Tianqi, so I came to take a look.

It doesn't represent the Emperor's will.

Ms. Ye, I hope you don't misunderstand.

Of course.

You have always steered clear of factional conflicts,

yet today you're here to support my modest event.

I fear rumors may spread in the days to come.

Haven't rumors spread enough already?

If I cared, I wouldn't have shown up at all.

What a bunch of opportunists.

The moment they heard Jin Xian had arrived, they all rushed over.

It is time.

Let the banquet begin.

We shall wait for my brothers.

How could they come here?

Do they think they haven't lost enough?

I know them too well.

My seventh brother fears

that the eunuch came with an imperial edict.

Since he comes,

my second brother will come, too.

Crimson Lord has arrived.

White Lord has arrived.

Are you going to be starved?

Why did you come so quickly?

Couldn't you wait for me?

Sixth brother.

Sixth brother.

The banquet begins.

Please.

I'm sure you can

guess his intention this time.

I thought he changed

based on his look before.

But seeing him right now,

he is still like an unbridled colt.

When we ate together last time,

we were still so young.

Only you

and my sixth brother didn't laugh at my blindness.

I remember that.

If the person on stage remembers as well,

he should invite us up for a drink.

Tang Lian lost his life because of us.

He won't be joining us for a drink.

Allow me

to make a toast.

Wh-what is the meaning of this?

This...

A mourning robe?

I lent it to him,

but I didn't expect he'd wear it in front of such a crowd!

Your Highness,

we should leave now.

All the officials

and the noble families of Tianqi are gathered here.

He won't dare to act recklessly.

If you could see this, you wouldn't say that.

The tension here is just as intense

as charging into Tai'an Hall.

Begin the sword dance.

The dew on the shallot leaves dries so easily.

Though it dries today, it falls again tomorrow.

Once a person passes away, when will they return?

Whose land is this burial ground?

Souls gather here, noble and lowly alike.

The messenger of death pushes us onward relentlessly.

Life offers little time to linger.

Though it dries today, it falls again tomorrow.

Once a person passes away, when will they return?

The dew on the shallot leaves dries so easily.

Though it dries today, it falls again tomorrow.

Once a person passes away, when will they return?

Though it dries today, it falls again tomorrow.

Once a person passes away,

when will they return?

I will fulfill your wish.

I will dye the city of Tianqi red with blood.

I am no match for him.

The final course.

Bean rice.

Grand Minister, you're from the South, correct?

Yes.

In my hometown,

people eat a bowl of bean rice after someone passes away.

It's a way to express our mourning for the deceased.

I only hope that after I die,

someone will have a bowl of bean rice for me.

Just the death of a commoner. Why make such a fuss?

How unlucky.

I'm not eating.

Xiao Se.

Xiao Se,

what do you mean by this?

In front of everyone, are you actually planning to kill me?

You think I wouldn't dare?

Your Highness, please hold your hand!

Step aside.

Today, he must apologize to Tang Lian.

The Emperor has arrived!

We welcome Your Majesty!

You're back.

I'm back.

Your illness...

It's cured.

Has someone passed away?

It's a friend of mine.

And this is the reason you raised a sword against your brothers?

Precisely because I understand the weight of brotherhood,

I must stir the stagnant waters of Tianqi.

And restore justice to the world.

Justice to the world, you say?

Such words sound like something the Son of Heaven would say.

It's been four years.

You haven't changed at all.

Now that you're back, you can do whatever you want.

But as a father,

how could I watch my children fight against each other?

What do you think?

Prepare to depart.

We bid farewell to the Emperor.

"You can do whatever you want"?

He wants to kill me.

Father, won't you stop him?

Your Highness, do not worry too much about the loss of this round.

This banquet was your idea.

In the end, it not only helped Xiao Chuhe's power,

but also made me lose face in front of Father.

The Emperor's intentions are hard to guess.

Perhaps he just wants to see you fighting against each other.

The more chaotic it gets,

the better he can see who the real power is.

I have something to present you, Your Highness.

Capturing this person means capturing the weakness of Xiao Se's faction.

Isn't this my half-brother?

Anhe didn't kill him,

but he fell into your hands.

I've heard of a sinister technique from Medicine Valley

called the "Medicine Puppet."

Once someone is poisoned,

they gain a hundred times the strength.

And they'll obey their master's commands.

Such a body

would make a good puppet.

Why not give it a try, Your Highness?

Jin Xuan,

you have such a poisonous heart.

I'll take my leave.

I've done as you said.

I've won over Jin Xuan.

What's the next step?

Wait.

Wait?

I can wait.

But the throne can't wait.

Your words sound like you're cursing your father's death.

However, the more unfilial you are,

the more I want to help you ascend the throne.