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[Blood River]

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

[Episode 35]

There's a 50% chance

you'll be able to take Yong's life.

I do want to try.

But you'll die too.

I think that price

is not worth it.

Yeah.

Staying alive matters more.

I'm really angry right now, though.

Your miracle physician

wrecked our plan.

Plan?

You never told me

any plan of yours.

Before I went into seclusion,

I told them

not to act rashly.

Just keep the clinic open.

So why did keeping the clinic open

bring deadly trouble?

Sir,

It's all

just a misunderstanding.

Just some

sudden turns.

But now,

we're curious

whether...

you and Master Su

picked different allies.

Su Muyu doesn't know my choice.

He's still all in on the Prince of Langya.

I don't agree.

The Prince of Langya can give him

the help he wants

but not me.

Because I want to be No.1 in the jianghu.

From the first time I met you,

I knew,

Sir,

you were ambitious.

This is a truth-testing snake,

a gift sent to me

from Nanjue.

It carries a rare poison

that kills on contact.

Yet it's gentle by nature.

When you touch it

in ordinary times,

it won't react at all.

But if you touch it

while telling a lie,

it can sense

even the slightest change.

And it will snap at you.

Sir,

care to try?

Interesting.

Why did you and Master Su

choose differently?

Why not side with the Prince of Langya?

Just like you,

once you're high up,

the next step is reaching the peak.

Even with the Prince of Langya helping us,

Xueyue City stays No.1.

But if you

topple the Prince of Langya,

then Blood River

will become emperor of the jianghu.

Bold talk.

"Emperor of the jianghu"?

That's quite the arrogance.

If Su Muyu

blocks our plan,

would you kill him?

Kill Su Muyu?

Don't ask something so out of line.

That's costly.

It doesn't matter

who you will kill

or won't kill.

We share an enemy,

and that's enough.

Next,

I'll tell you

our plan.

I hope your plan

won't let me down.

My patience is limited.

Then we start

from His Majesty's accession.

[Qiushui Cottage]

Good wine.

It goes straight to the head.

Tonight,

you've drunk plenty.

Because I won't get drunk tonight.

Shameless as it sounds,

a by-any-means plan

to reach the goal.

But it suits me,

perfectly.

Then, Sir...

Tianqi City will be yours.

Changhe,

since you left seclusion,

you seem different.

Nonsense.

I've barely been out.

It's not about time.

You just look

harder to read.

Is it because of the Hell Palm?

That old man Mu said...

No need to worry.

I know what I'm doing.

When have I ever lied to you?

You have.

You said you'd found a great place,

no worries about food or drink.

And then,

you dragged me into Blood River.

Blame it on Su Muyu.

But look at you,

you're grown,

yet still like a kid,

rambling,

and worrying.

When will you stand on your own?

No matter.

As long as I'm here,

you can stay behind me.

So,

do we go find Muyu and the others?

No.

And don't tell them I'm out.

Tonight,

I'll take a good walk around Tianqi City.

Changhe,

we really don't tell Muyu?

He won't agree.

I have my plan.

Have you found where they are?

They pride themselves on hiding.

[The third courtyard on the east side] But my branch in Tianqi City

[of Sweetwater Lane in the south] also Mu by name.

And we're good at tracking.

Your Highness,

we've located Su Muyu

and their hideout.

Your Highness,

a report from General Dian Ye:

His Majesty has granted him authority

to sweep the city for the General's Residence assassins

and execute them on the spot.

Interesting.

But we just met

with Su Changhe

and strike them next,

isn't that a bit...

What Su Muyu does

isn't Su Changhe's to control.

Likewise, how can I control

what the Flying Tiger General

wants?

Give that hideout location

to my uncle,

and let him

do as he sees fit.

Understood.

Greetings, Your Highness.

Your Highness,

His Majesty requests your presence.

Su Muyu...

Reborn from the ashes,

you'll be more powerful!

Father!

Don't worry.

He's fine.

Father, you're acting tough here.

Miracle physician,

how is Uncle Zhe?

No big problem.

Good.

Many are coming.

Besides the Jinwu Guard,

other masters are heading this way.

You may take Su Muyu,

Uncle Zhe,

and the miracle physician first.

I'll stay and hold them off.

You alone

are too dangerous!

Right now,

the Patriarch is away,

and Master Su has fainted.

So, I call the shots in Blood River.

You should all listen to me.

Move now.

You guys,

help Su Muyu and Uncle Zhe up first.

Master Mu,

why not come with us?

If we all go,

they'll catch us fast.

I'll stay here

and stall them with a mist formation.

They'll think

we're all still in this place.

Rest easy.

I have ways to keep myself safe.

But...

Go now!

If you stay,

everyone will die!

Why aren't you leaving?

Because you said

your formation with my poisons

is peerless.

Wrong.

Me matching you

is peerless.

[He-Yu Clinic]

Master,

why are we back at the Clinic?

The most dangerous place

is the safest.

We'll rest here for now.

No idea how Mu Qingyang

is doing.

Don't worry.

He has many lifesaving tricks.

He should be fine.

Once no one's on your tail

and there's no threat left,

Yin the Tiger and I

will scout Ms. Wan'er's place.

Then we'll guard Su Muyu.

When he wakes,

we'll plan our next move.

Your game

has improved.

The last time

I played a match with you

was before Mother passed.

So many years have gone by.

Progress

is only right.

After all,

no one stands still.

People

and the game

must move forward.

True.

You now talk

much more than before.

Your moves on the board

are far bolder as well.

But on a wrong board,

if you keep playing,

you'll lose it all.

Well,

I'm not afraid to lose.

I fear having no chance to play.

You usually play

with my younger brothers.

But today's game

is the result of years

I kept pushing forward.

I fought to earn this.

If I hadn't fought,

perhaps,

you would've forgotten me.

There'd be no game today.

I understand

you have your calculations too.

You're gambling as well.

I'm done.

You may head back now.

I'm taking my leave.

After all, you're my first child.

When the dust settles,

I will...

grant you one chance to repent

and spare you a way to live.

It's a poison array.

Same as the one

outside the Clinic.

Seems this generation of their Mus

has youths worth admiring.

Grand-uncle Mu,

any way to break it?

Leave it to me.

Outside this array,

there's also a formation master.

Our poison array

won't last a stick of incense.

My skills will only slow you down.

You may go first.

How about

we toss a coin?

If the Peach Blossom side lands up,

it means

we'll leave here safely

and beat Yumo

to the first wedding at the Falling Stars Pavilion.

If it lands on the Sword side,

it means

we'll die here together...

and meet again

in the next life.

What wedding?

Don't fool around at a time like this!

Come on!

What's that?

It's called...

turning ill luck to good.

Looks like you're a sacrificed piece.

A sacrifice?

But I have someone at my side.

Sacrifices stand alone.

I don't.

Not only that,

I'll carve a bloody path...

for the one I love beside me.

Qingyang!

Xuewei!

It's Three Thousand Realms.

With fire, this toxin turns to mist.

Everyone, back three feet!

Cover your nose and mouth!

Qingyang!

You're not allowed to die.

If you die,

I won't agree

to your wedding at the Falling Stars Pavilion.

If...

I don't die...

then you'll say yes?

♪The slanting rain moistens a youthful chain♪

♪In a fleeting glance, I gather frost and regret♪

♪Upon the board, I wager my soul to chase the moon again♪

♪Snow in my heart, untouched through all these years...♪

Qingyang!

Qingyang!

Qingyang!

Qingyang!

Qingyang!

Don't cry...

♪Between gain and loss, I cling to what won't fade...♪

Qingyang!

Don't cry...

♪Thank heaven this white world walks with the passing days...♪

Qingyang...

Qingyang...

Qingyang...

I just wanted to make you smile.

Can't you talk right?

Ow...

Your poison!

Those who can do more, right?

I die!

The third thing of mine

is to tell Xuewei...

I like her.

And...

I've liked her for years.

♪In the end, all becomes but tales of the jianghu...♪

[Frost descends at bleak dawn, a soft drizzle stirs the breeze]

[Frost Descent today, the last of autumn]

[Prince of Langya's Residence]

Winter's coming.

Last night, a blaze broke out

in a south-side alley.

Where's Lianyue?

Tang Lianyue and the Spider Woman

left Tianqi City last night.

Seems those heirs

who escaped Doom Abyss

all slipped out to regroup outside.

Of course,

it could also be

someone lured them away on purpose.

So, Xueyue Sword Deity,

will you help me?

By my mother's wish,

I only protect you.

For anything else,

she said not to heed you.

[Under the Open Sky]

Someone is spreading

the puppet poison in Tianqi.

You should know

how terrible

the drugged puppet art is.

Of course I do.

But that poison

is deadly on the battlefield,

not in Tianqi City.

So, the poison

is just a feint.

They want to split our forces

and draw our eyes.

What truly matters now

is the Dragonseal Scroll.

Tell me,

what if

the Dragonseal Scroll appears

with my name on it,

and I refuse?

What will happen?

If the throne is unrightful,

any with dragon's blood

can claim it,

and the realm falls to chaos.

The Langya army in the south

is already locked in fierce battle.

And my father...

is at death's door.

Tianqi's main guardians

have all been redeployed.

Your health is this poor.

And the Imperial Assembly is near,

when all the generals and lords

will converge on Tianqi.

If someone steers it,

if chaos comes,

you won't hold it down.

Xueyue Sword Deity,

your first point

was exactly right.

Right now,

the Dragonseal Scroll

is the bigger problem

to solve.

But,

I've searched for years

and never found it.

So I'll wait for the day

they can't hold back.

They'll make a play at the Imperial Assembly.

I just need the chance

to intercept it

before it appears.

That's all.

So,

one thing you said

was off.

Listen,

here in Tianqi,

no matter when chaos breaks,

I, Xiao Ruofeng,

can always hold it down.

How's it going?

Where is Master Mu?

Ms. Wan'er's home is burned to the ground.

The Jinwu Guard

lines the whole lane.

They claim

all ones inside

were slain.

Then...

Master Mu and Miss Xuewei...

The guard is tight.

We found no chance to slip in,

so we saw no bodies.

Maybe,

it's planted news

to mislead us.

If they escaped,

they should've reached us by now!

A squad of soldiers

have surrounded this area too.

Are they Jinwu Guard too?

No.

Doesn't look like it.

I'm Jia Feng, Commander of the Inner Security Division.

By order of the Prince of Langya,

I'm here to protect you.

Under an investigation,

[Kind Heart, Skilled Hands]

I've completely sealed off

three nearby alleys.

Be it the Jinwu Guard and the Court of Judicial Review,

none of their men can set foot here.

If you're here to investigate,

I'll ask your Prince of Langya

for one person.

Name him.

The son of Li Xian, Deputy Commander

of the Jinwu Guard.

Understood.

I'll take my leave.

Su Muyu...

Last night,

Master Mu and Xuewei

stayed behind in that courtyard.

What's wrong?

A spider bit me...

What?

- Spider? - Spider?

- Spider... - Spider...

It's a tracking Spider.

Tracking Spider?

- Tracking Spider! - Tracking Spider!

Last time,

someone was bitten at Doom Abyss.

Was that you?

Yes.

I thought I was just unlucky.

- Run! - Now!

That way!

- Move! - Go!

Useless!

Tell the guards outside.

Run!

Got it!

Stay back!

Stay back!

Trying to run away?

Too late.

Spider Woman.

It's me.

Your signal arrow won't help now.

Everyone in this manor

has already been dealt with.

As expected of the Xuanwu Guardian from Tang Clan

and Blood River's Spider Woman,

you kill without a sound.

Come with me.

Confess everything.

Watch out!

Haze swept clear,

moon shines afar.

Everyone,

I'll go on ahead.

Dead?

What now?

He was struck by snake venom.

What do we do with the people here?

Don't kill me!

I'll send word for the Inner Security Division

to seal this place off.

Their identities are too sensitive.

For now, we can't let them

return to Tianqi.

[Flying Tiger General's Residence]

Your Highness.

Fengxi Manor was attacked.

The area was sealed

by Tang Lianyue.

Lord Haoyue was poisoned

and is dead.

Understood.

Your Highness doesn't seem to care.

Just a bunch of pieces.

Since they're pieces,

whose hand they fall into

makes no difference.

You may go.

Let them hold that hot potato

and really savor

what panic feels like.

Understood.

The Imperial Assembly is almost here.

Lords and generals

are filing into the capital.

Those who back us

will gather in Tianqi.

Plus that powerful item,

this will become the best chance

to wipe out all our enemies.

The time to draw blades at last...

is close now, Uncle.

You visited the palace last night.

Did he say anything?

It no longer matters what he said,

Uncle.

Since he didn't detain me at court,

it means he tacitly allows my moves.

He might even be waiting

for my duel with the Prince of Langya.

An overlooked prince

and a prince whose merit outshines the throne,

either way,

it's a deal

that costs him nothing.

My father

was suspicious by nature,

loving yet ruthless,

born to rule.

Yong...

I will always remember

the day my mother died,

the freezing palace,

the cold stares,

and those

fake sobs.

From that day on,

I began preparing

for this day to come.

I'll draw my sword to cut off

all injustice.

I'll take back

all that should be mine!

I will...

stand alone at the pinnacle!

[Still Waters]

The Jinwu Guard wouldn't leave the lane.

We staked out half a day for an opening.

With the Inner Security Division's help,

we slipped into the courtyard

and took all the important items

Master Mu had hidden in advance.

Still no bodies found?

No.

Only this.

Have the Inner Security Division men outside

send word to the Prince of Langya.

On cooperation,

I'll assist him with all my strength.

But aside from that,

Blood River has debts in Tianqi

to be paid in blood.

We will not leave

until they're settled.

If this runs against his plan,

tell him not to block us.

Understood.

What happened,

Muyu?

What exactly happened?

I just passed by Ms. Wan'er's place

and found the whole courtyard burned down.

And on my way back,

Men of the Inner Security Division were everywhere.

Did...

something happen?

That base was exposed last night.

We were attacked in the night.

Uncle Zhe had just used the Divine-Demon Nirvana Art

to finish healing me.

We couldn't fight

and had to withdraw.

Qingyang and Xuewei stayed to cover us,

and they didn't make it back.

What do you mean...

they didn't make it back?

Yu,

we used to treat

a partner's death

as something

we took for granted.

But now,

everything is different.

On the road to the Other Shore,

how many partners

will we lose?

What about Changhe?

Where is he?

I've already sent Yin the Tiger

to call him back.

This isn't the time for seclusion.

Yu,

the Patriarch is no longer in the chamber.

He's gone?

That means

he's completed training and left seclusion,

yet didn't return to us at once.

Where did he go?

Su Muyu,

has he ever acted on his own

without telling you?

In my memory,

only once.

When?

When he tried to kill the former patriarch

to seize the Dormant Dragon Sword.

Maybe

the Patriarch has other plans?

♪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♪