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[The Vendetta of An]

[Episode 13]

[Cangyue Tower]

Who are you?

Strange.

Yan Fengshan shouldn't be here this early.

I'm a cripple.

Who do you think I am?

[Cangyue Tower]

I, Gu Yu,

request to see

the regional commanders

of Long'an,

Beiting, Fanyang, and Zhenxi.

Yan Fengshan abducted me

to win you over.

But as you

can see now,

the Huben Army

could not even hold a cripple like me.

That alone proves

Yan Fengshan's strength is spent.

I came unarmed to see you.

I do not fear death.

I only fear

becoming the shame of Chang'an.

Before you all,

I will speak plainly.

I have handed the command

of the Baiwenhu Army to His Majesty.

If you refuse

to surrender your military seals,

that is rebellion.

You may kill me

right here.

But whether I live

or die

today,

my troops

will march with His Majesty to quell the rebellion.

The Tiemo people hate His Majesty and me

because when we join hands

on the battlefield,

we are not only strong

but also ruthless.

Yan Fengshan had the Baiwenhu Army ambushed.

Pangtou,

Qi,

Wei,

and Shan were all killed.

So in return, I left him

a mountain of corpses in Hidden Soldier Alley.

If you choose treason,

I will make sure you watch

with your own eyes

as every grown man in your households

is killed,

every woman exiled,

and every part of your garrisons

reduced to wasteland.

I, Gu Yu,

always

keep my word.

[Cangyue Tower]

At least for now,

the imperial court has avoided disaster.

Next,

everything rests on whether Huai'an's trap

can have Yan Fengshan killed.

Mother, all set.

Once I'm done with this one, place it in there too.

I searched everywhere for you.

I thought something had happened.

Those who should be dead are still alive.

I won't die yet.

How did it go?

Just as you ordered,

the Imperial Guards

closed nine of the twelve gates.

Only the three western gates remain open.

They also pushed the inspection posts

five li outward.

The travel pass you forged has appeared.

After passing inspection, he entered

through Yanping Gate.

How about the deployment?

Six full battalions are in place.

Xiao Wuyang has set out as well,

carrying that sword of his.

The rain

sounds different than usual.

Huai'an,

you must've been too tired.

Maybe.

I've waited

too long for this moment.

Greetings,

Your Majesty.

Five li outside the city,

the one carrying the travel pass you forged

was dressed in white, wearing a bamboo hat

with black gauze hanging from it.

It was confirmed.

That man was Yan Fengshan.

Our men

kept a close watch on him.

There were seven people with him,

all keeping

a careful distance.

Once he enters the city,

the signal flag will be raised,

and we will strike on the spot.

He is Yan Fengshan.

Will he come?

Your Majesty,

General Gu,

Mr. Xie Huai'an,

it's done.

Have you confirmed

it is Yan Fengshan?

The soldiers are examining the body.

We found this

on the horse.

Let me.

Give it to me.

She shed many tears.

General.

[Roster of Troop Rotations]

[Luo Sheng, Zhu Sancai, Yuchi Zhong]

[Zhang Bingchen, Xiao Anfu, Gao Changfeng]

Huai'an.

This is the list of everyone involved

in this operation.

It is time to face it.

Five li outside the city,

the man who passed inspection was Yan Fengshan.

But somewhere along the way,

Bai Wan was switched in.

That means

we had long been exposed,

and the men outside the city

had long been infiltrated by Huben members.

The three signal officers on the towers

knew it wasn't Yan Fengshan,

yet they raised the flags anyway,

because

they, too, were Huben members.

It is not hard to identify these people,

but the key lies

in Hidden Soldier Alley.

General,

Hidden Soldier Alley is empty.

Does it have another exit?

Residents of an entire ward,

thousands of people, have vanished.

There must be another way out.

It no longer matters.

What matters

is that Yan Fengshan has returned.

And with all the Huben guards

from Hidden Soldier Alley,

if he rallies them,

who do you think

he would want to strike at the most?

I should return to the palace.

Xiao Wuyang?

The greatest enemy

of our lives has appeared.

You may go on grieving,

but I am going to the palace to support His Majesty.

If I die,

I owe you one life for Hidden Soldier Alley.

I will repay it

in the next life.

With Yan Fengshan back,

I am prepared

to lose Chang'an,

but I have never prepared

for Chang'an to lose Gu Yu.

You cannot die.

Then I hope

that when we meet again,

I will see a Xie Huai'an

who has stood

back up.

You will.

Baiwenhu soldiers, hear my command!

Yes!

Follow me to the palace!

Protect His Majesty!

At most two hours from now,

the city will fall into chaos.

You should leave.

I never told her the truth.

I owed her too much.

At the very least,

I should see her off

as family.

Don't worry.

I know every skill

the Huben guards use.

They cannot kill me.

What happened to her

matters deeply

to me.

It matters to us too.

Huai'an, don't worry.

I will

keep him safe.

I will not let him

fall into Yan Fengshan's hands.

Go do what you must.

Thank you.

Now go.

Use it for protection.

Huai'an,

your white hair draws too much attention.

When you go out,

wear a bamboo hat

to cover it.

Huai'an,

you will come find us, right?

Do not face

Yan Fengshan alone.

When it's time to kill him,

bring the two of us with you.

I have not finished this road yet.

Of course

I'll need you both.

There was a scholar

named Han Ziling.

He asked me to give you

this letter.

He said he had

long admired you.

If anything happens to me,

please give this

to him.

Remember:

do not fail the expectations

of the scholars of this realm.

Live.

I will.

Now go.

Why did you return to Chang'an?

It was my fault.

It was my fault.

It was my fault.

Humans belong to heaven and earth.

Our souls come from the clouds,

our bodies return to the earth.

Heaven and earth leave traces on a person,

and those traces

can lead one back

to where they once walked.

Mother,

I did something bad!

Miss.

Oh dear.

I'm so sorry,

truly sorry.

Look at what you did.

It's all right.

He didn't do it on purpose.

I simply happened to pass by.

Miss, I'm really sorry.

Why don't you

come in and change into something clean?

We have

new clothes,

all clean.

They should

fit you well.

It's fine.

I insist.

It was my son's fault.

With your clothes dirty,

you must be uncomfortable.

- Come on. - Thank you.

We don't have much food to offer.

Please make do.

I've been living on cold, plain food along the way.

A bowl of hot noodles

is more than wonderful.

What is he doing at the door?

He's waiting for his father.

His father works as a ferryman in Nanwei Trough,

30 or 40 li from here.

It's not easy for him to come back,

but whenever he can find someone to take his place,

even if it means walking a whole day and night,

he'll come home to visit.

Some spend their whole lives walking,

just to make it home.

You too, miss?

I've lived in Chang'an for years.

Now I miss home.

Your father and mother

must be longing for you too.

To be missed by family

is a blessing.

I think I've heard that...

My husband once said

he had a ferryman companion.

The man said he fled

to Nanwei Trough with his little sister.

Then

his sister

was taken in by a family,

and he stayed behind,

working as a ferryman

while watching over her.

He kept watch for seven whole years.

I don't know what disaster

struck their family.

His sister was right beside him,

yet they couldn't reunite.

How bitter that must have been.

That man also told my husband

that having someone to worry about

was a kind of blessing,

just like you said.

Is that ferryman

still in Nanwei Trough?

No.

My husband said something happened,

and he left.

Let me light a lamp for my husband,

so he knows

my son and I are thinking of him.

Sir.

Miss, are you here to offer incense

or seek a divination?

I came to ask

for a naming slip.

Has a child been born at home?

Congratulations.

Is it a boy or a girl?

Please, have a seat.

It's not for a child.

It's for myself.

No one asks for a naming slip

at your age.

My family suffered a disaster when I was little.

I was separated from a family member for many years.

Recently, I found him again.

This naming slip

is to reclaim my true name

and restore my ties with him.

To spend half a lifetime adrift

and still find your family again

is no easy thing.

Fate parts people

but also brings them back together.

So, for this naming slip, I will write...

Do you still remember

your name after all these years?

My family name is Liu.

I've carried this amulet

for as long as I can remember.

I never understood its meaning,

but now I do.

My given name is written on it.

[Li]

A single character:

Li.

Then for the blessing,

I will write:

"May you find home again

and know lasting peace."

How does that sound?

Thank you, sir.

[Liu Li: May you find home again and know lasting peace.]

[Liu Li]

[Bai Wan]

[Liu Li]

Liu Li,

so you

came back to reunite with me?

[Liu Li]

Take care. Goodbye.

[Chen Zhiying of the Huben Army]

Can you promise that?

Of course I can.

Then will you write to me

to tell me you're safe?

Wherever you go,

write to me every year,

so I know

you're safe.

She's your sister,

yet you let her reunite with another family.

You've been a ferryman here

for seven years, three li from her home,

just to protect her from afar.

How long can you keep this up?

I don't know.

I only hope

she never remembers her past.

That night,

I hid behind the wall

and saw someone feeding you soup.

You were

surrounded by people

who cared for you.

At that moment,

I decided to leave you with that family.

I thought

that if I was careful enough,

you would live a safe life.

Liu Li,

I was wrong.

When the time comes, I will reunite

with you, Father, and Mother.

The four of us

will be together again.

[Incense]

Is it

a funeral?

The whole city is under martial law,

killings everywhere.

Even the city gates have changed hands several times.

And you...

You have to go through this on the very day

the court is thrown into chaos.

Everyone suffers.

Everyone suffers!

Sir,

please come in.

Do you need a memorial tablet made?

Who

is it for?

What should it say?

It is

for my late sister, Liu Li.

[Late Sister Liu Li]

General Fengshan.

[Yan Fengshan]

In this courtyard,

I can almost see the traces of my old friends.

When you have time, ask around at the brokerages.

If it can be bought,

buy this place.

It is indeed a fine courtyard.

Convenient for cooking.

I will go to the brokers tomorrow.

General...

The Liu family's child is buried here.

From this day on,

no one is allowed to set foot on this patch of land.

Understood.

General,

we have taken the Imperial City.

But

the 400 men we first sent

to assassinate Xiao Wuyang

were all lost.

We found no trace of him.

What about Gu Yu?

Gu Yu led

two 100-man Baiwenhu units

and tried to enter the Imperial City.

We surrounded them.

His men fought desperately

to break him out.

By the time they reached Yongchang Ward,

all the Baiwenhu soldiers had fallen,

and Gu Yu

disappeared.

Lock down the area surrounding the Imperial City,

stretching west to Guangde Ward, east to Xuanyang Ward,

and south to the outer streets

of Jingzhao Prefecture.

Both of them are injured.

If they want to hide,

it can only be within this area.

Find them.

Understood.

All 12 gates of Chang'an

are now under Huben guards' control.

Xiao Wuyang stationed the Wuyang Army

30 li outside the city,

but as you ordered,

the armies of the four regional commanders

set out ahead of schedule

and have now arrived near Chang'an.

Their forces outnumber the Wuyang Army

three to one

and have kept them in check.

Then that leaves

only the north.

Send a messenger to Tiemo

and have them hold back

the main Baiwenhu forces.

As long as they don't march south,

Chang'an is ours.

I will go.

Zhiying will handle it.

Wang Pu,

you carry a criminal record.

Now, where is White Hair?

He hasn't been found.

[Late Sister Liu Li]

White Hair!

Do you yield?

I will come back.

And when I do, I will kill you.

♪The wind never rests♪

♪How much pain does it scatter to nothing?♪

♪The rain knows no calm♪

♪How much love does it cool into silence?♪

♪All my life amid blades and shadows♪

♪I live beside life and death♪

♪In a landscape veiled in smoke and fire♪

♪I can only live under a hidden name♪

♪Even my sighs must fall softly♪

♪The heart is unsteady♪

♪How much hatred does it leave unnamed?♪

♪The dream will not end♪

♪How many lives does it bind to fate?♪

♪Bearing my family's fate♪

♪I can only stand firm♪

♪I let my vows ring true♪

♪So the common folk need not wander♪

♪I have faith in it♪

♪So I choose♪

♪To cut off the past, to part in life♪

♪Across thousands of li♪

♪Who makes me vanish without a word?♪

♪I seek refuge deep in the mountains♪

♪Playing a game that spans ten long years♪

♪At last I step out from every secret♪

♪Standing opposed to both grace and grievance♪

♪Without the slightest fear♪

♪Along the ancient road, I spur my horse♪

♪And ride away♪

♪So I choose to cut off the past♪

♪At sunset, beacon fires rise♪

♪But I fear no bloodshed♪

♪In the mortal world, I carry my pride♪

♪News reaches me from Chang'an♪

♪Along the way, I endure disgrace and set my schemes♪

♪My blade falls upon my foes♪

♪Then I leave the jianghu behind♪

♪Traveling to the ends of the earth♪

♪Disappearing into the wide world♪