1 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:46,750 Miss Yun Weishan. 2 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:48,750 Please turn your face around. 3 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:03,000 You said it's contagious. 4 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:05,000 Then why is Miss Yun Weishan 5 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:06,560 staying in your room 6 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:08,360 instead of her own room? 7 00:02:10,030 --> 00:02:12,680 Why is she in my room? 8 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:13,440 Yeah. 9 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:14,800 I'm asking you. 10 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:18,400 You need to ask? 11 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:19,160 What do you mean? 12 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:22,400 Don't you know that my family has practiced medicine for generations? 13 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:24,840 Our Ziyun Detoxifying Cream 14 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:26,800 is always in short supply. 15 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:30,280 Miss Yun Weishan. 16 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:31,840 Please lift the quilt 17 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:33,280 and let me take a look. 18 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:40,560 How audacious you are! 19 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:42,520 You broke into my bedroom 20 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:44,070 and now want her to lift the quilt. 21 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:46,400 Do you know who we'll be in the future? 22 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:47,800 Forgive me. 23 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:01,560 Are you done? 24 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:06,120 We didn't marry into the Gong family to be humiliated by you guys! 25 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:08,120 Just wait and see. 26 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:11,960 Your limbs will be cut off and your eyes will be gouged out. 27 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:13,360 Apologies for the disrespect. 28 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:15,600 Please have a good rest inside. 29 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:17,960 Don't go out 30 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:19,400 until further notice. 31 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:42,680 You're in the clear. 32 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:17,829 Elders, good evening. 33 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:19,600 In an attack from our enemy, 34 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:23,720 the Sword Wielder and Young Lord Huanyu both died. 35 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:29,040 According to the rules of the Gong family, 36 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:31,160 the Council of Elders decided 37 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:34,800 to start Absent Inheritance instantly. 38 00:04:35,150 --> 00:04:36,240 The successor, 39 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:38,720 Gong Ziyu, the second son of the Yu Lineage, 40 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:40,150 is appointed the Sword Wielder, 41 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:41,720 effective immediately. 42 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:46,000 Drink it. 43 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:47,600 If you delay any longer, 44 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:49,480 it'll leave a scar on your face. 45 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:12,920 Dark is the sky. Yellow is the earth. 46 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:15,800 Lurking around are devils and demons. 47 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:20,800 Are you a Chi too? 48 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:25,400 I'm a Mei. 49 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:49,920 Ziyu. 50 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:52,920 Drink it. 51 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:02,560 Drunk Blood. 52 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:05,480 An anesthetic. 53 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:36,800 Wait. 54 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:48,560 Ziyu. 55 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:52,600 Maybe you don't know 56 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:56,040 what it means to get this tattoo, 57 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:00,000 and what you'll be faced with. 58 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:02,920 Listen carefully. 59 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:05,240 After the script is tattooed, 60 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:09,600 you'll be bound to Jiuchen Valley for life 61 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:13,560 and have to stay here until you die. 62 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:16,360 You'll live for the Gong family 63 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:19,720 and die for the Gong family. 64 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:39,880 Dad. 65 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:41,840 Let me scrub your back. 66 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:42,840 Okay. 67 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:45,480 Dad. 68 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:48,080 Why are there words on your back? 69 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:49,600 That's the duty 70 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:52,880 I need to fulfill as the Sword Wielder of the Gong family. 71 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:53,960 Understand? 72 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:30,640 Notify every post that we have 73 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:34,600 a new Sword Wielder now. 74 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:36,960 Let it be known far and wide. 75 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:38,080 Yes. 76 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:02,000 All the legitimate heirs of the Gong family 77 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:03,720 have been taking the Herb Elixir you made. 78 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:05,240 They should be immune to all poisons. 79 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:07,000 Why were my father and brother poisoned? 80 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:08,600 What has the Zhi Lineage done? 81 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:09,000 Ziyu. 82 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:10,600 Stop! 83 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:12,000 Yuanzhi. 84 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:16,720 You can't be rude to the Sword Wielder. 85 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:18,000 The Sword Wielder? 86 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:19,720 Him? 87 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:20,440 Yuanzhi! 88 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:22,080 Ridiculous. 89 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:25,320 Gong Ziyu doesn't deserve to be the Sword Wielder. 90 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:27,360 The next in line for that position 91 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:28,600 should be my brother, 92 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:29,480 Gong Shangjue! 93 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:33,080 The first Sword Wielder of the Gong family set two rules. 94 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:34,200 First, 95 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:36,480 the Gong family must always have a Sword Wielder. 96 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:38,440 Once the Sword Wielder dies, 97 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:40,360 his successor will take his place immediately. 98 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:41,320 Second, 99 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:44,440 if the Sword Wielder and his successor die together, 100 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:47,600 Absent Inheritance will be initiated. 101 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:50,080 Gong Shangjue is not in Jiuchen Valley. 102 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:52,000 According to the rules, 103 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:54,200 Gong Ziyu is the only one who's qualified 104 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:56,000 to be the Sword Wielder. 105 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:57,120 But Gong Ziyu is… 106 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:57,600 Enough! 107 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:02,480 Any objections 108 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:04,080 shall be dealt with after Shangjue returns. 109 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:18,240 Dad. 110 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:20,480 Can you teach me how to write my name? 111 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:20,960 Sure. 112 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:22,440 Give me your hand. 113 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:37,520 Keep going! 114 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:04,600 Brother. 115 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:09,720 Will you and Dad leave me too? 116 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:11,480 No. 117 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:14,840 I'll always be with you. 118 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:40,840 Young Master Ziyu. 119 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:47,240 Drunk as a skunk again. 120 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:48,120 Get in. 121 00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:07,720 Go back 122 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:09,440 and reflect in your room. 123 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:10,480 If 124 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:13,120 you keep being a useless good-for-nothing, 125 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:14,960 you won't have to stay in the Gong family anymore. 126 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:16,120 It's not like I want to stay here! 127 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:16,480 You… 128 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:18,480 Ziyu, where are you going? 129 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:20,640 Don't stop him. Let him go! 130 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:22,120 He'd better get as far away as he can 131 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:23,240 and never come back! 132 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:45,000 The Sword Wielder of the Gong family was killed? 133 00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:46,480 Are you sure? 134 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:48,600 Yes. 135 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:50,120 I've confirmed it. 136 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:51,720 Our assassins did it? 137 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:52,880 I'm not sure. 138 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:53,880 But 139 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:56,240 I don't think the assassins we sent out 140 00:14:56,840 --> 00:14:57,720 are capable enough 141 00:14:57,720 --> 00:14:59,480 to take him down in such a short time. 142 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:02,720 Besides, 143 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:04,760 the mission we gave them 144 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:06,760 is not to kill the Sword Wielder. 145 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:09,360 Maybe they got exposed 146 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:10,640 and had no choice but to kill him. 147 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:12,360 I got word 148 00:15:12,520 --> 00:15:14,240 that Miss Zheng Nanyi's cover was blown. 149 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:16,600 Gong Shangjue is headed to the Zheng family of Hunyuan 150 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:17,840 to look into it. 151 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:20,360 Have you taken care of it? 152 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:21,640 Rest assured. 153 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:23,360 It's all done. 154 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:25,600 No trace 155 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:27,200 is left behind. 156 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:30,120 Good. 157 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:31,000 The remaining Chis and Meis 158 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:34,000 must've made it into the Gong family. 159 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:38,120 Let's look forward to their performance. 160 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:48,640 Young Master Shangjue. 161 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:50,360 The entire mansion is empty. 162 00:15:50,520 --> 00:15:51,720 All the valuables are gone. 163 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:17,080 Did you stay here all night 164 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:19,480 or come early in the morning? 165 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:24,480 You're already the Sword Wielder. 166 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:27,760 There are a lot of things you need to do. 167 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:31,440 You can't fall apart. 168 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:35,600 I never wanted to be the Sword Wielder. 169 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:38,840 But… 170 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:49,600 Now that I'm already the Sword Wielder, 171 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:53,120 I can do whatever I want. 172 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:55,640 No one can stop me. 173 00:16:57,600 --> 00:16:59,040 What are you going to do? 174 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:03,480 Who found 175 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:05,280 my father and brother's bodies? 176 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:08,520 Lady Wuji. 177 00:17:12,310 --> 00:17:12,800 Let's go. 178 00:17:13,069 --> 00:17:14,200 I need to meet her. 179 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:24,480 Your father asked me 180 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:27,000 to give this to you. 181 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:32,480 Last month, he got a fine red fox pelt 182 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:35,440 and made a robe for your brother. 183 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:38,080 Then he used the remnant 184 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:40,640 to make this for you. 185 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:49,320 He said you like these exquisite things. 186 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:53,000 He was too shy to give it to you himself 187 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:54,640 so he asked me to do it. 188 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:04,400 Your father's bark was worse than his bite. 189 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:07,040 Actually, 190 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:10,200 he regretted being so harsh to you 191 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:13,280 because of the female assassin 192 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:16,000 but was too embarrassed to apologize to you. 193 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:20,320 Don't blame him. 194 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:22,240 Lady Wuji. 195 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:28,240 Can you tell me 196 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:32,760 what happened that night? 197 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:36,880 That night, 198 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:40,520 I was in your father's study 199 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:42,960 brewing tea for him. 200 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:45,240 Young Lord Huanyu 201 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:47,680 suddenly came in with a woman 202 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:48,720 whose hands were tied. 203 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:51,280 I got up and left. 204 00:18:58,160 --> 00:18:59,480 I went to the kitchen 205 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:01,560 to make supper for them. 206 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:03,520 After it was finished, 207 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:05,280 I returned to the yard 208 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:08,320 and heard a fierce fight. 209 00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:10,200 Through the window, 210 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:13,480 I saw three people fighting. 211 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:16,520 After a few loud thuds, 212 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:18,520 the room went dark. 213 00:19:19,040 --> 00:19:19,800 Then 214 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:21,320 it became quiet. 215 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:23,000 Lady Wuji. 216 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:24,920 Why didn't you call the guards? 217 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:26,000 I did. 218 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:27,800 But at that time, 219 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:30,040 there was no guard on duty in the yard. 220 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:32,000 That was strange. 221 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:35,200 The guardians should always be around to protect the Sword Wielder. 222 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:37,440 Seeing the candles go out 223 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:40,720 and the room plunged into darkness, 224 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:43,520 I rushed over immediately 225 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:45,160 and opened the door of the study. 226 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:49,720 I found the Sword Wielder, 227 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:51,480 Huanyu, 228 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:55,000 and that woman lying dead on the floor. 229 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:05,000 I met that female assassin once. 230 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:08,000 She wasn't good enough at martial arts 231 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:12,040 to kill both my father and brother. 232 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:13,760 I don't believe it. 233 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:15,960 But she used poison. 234 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:20,160 Maybe she managed it 235 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:21,960 by catching them unawares. 236 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:37,000 Lady Wuji, we shall leave. 237 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:40,320 Let's go 238 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:41,880 meet those two guardians. 239 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:53,880 That night, the Sword Wielder met Young Master Shangjue first. 240 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:55,400 Then Young Lord Huanyu suddenly came 241 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:56,800 and asked to see the Sword Wielder. 242 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:58,760 After the three of them talked for a while, 243 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:00,800 Young Master Shangjue left in a hurry. 244 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:02,720 Young Master Shangjue left Jiuchen Valley in the night. 245 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:04,200 The wedding is coming soon. 246 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:06,280 Why is he leaving? 247 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:07,800 Who do you mean? 248 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:09,480 Young Master Shangjue. 249 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:12,400 Young Lord Huanyu went to the prison to interrogate the female assassin 250 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:13,800 and brought her to the Sword Wielder. 251 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:16,920 He ordered me and the Green Jade Guardian to leave. 252 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:19,800 Young Lord Huanyu said he needed to discuss something important with the Sword Wielder 253 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:22,480 and asked me and Jin Yu to leave. 254 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:28,400 Do you think they were lying? 255 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:30,480 Then let's meet someone who doesn't lie. 256 00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:34,640 The dead don't lie. 257 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:44,480 Be careful. 258 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:46,320 The hairpin may be poisonous. 259 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:48,920 Something was wrong 260 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:50,720 with the Herb Elixir your father and brother took. 261 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:53,760 The Herb Elixir you take may not be safe either. 262 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:15,160 The gem on the hairpin is hollow. 263 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:17,080 The poison 264 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:19,240 was hidden in the gem. 265 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:27,680 The fingers of Father's right hand are purple. 266 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:31,000 It's obviously caused by poison. 267 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:34,000 But 268 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:35,520 how did my father and brother 269 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:38,000 come into contact with the poison? 270 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:41,320 Maybe something was hidden in the secret groove of the hairpin 271 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:43,720 and taken out by them. 272 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:46,920 Perhaps, during that process, 273 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:49,240 they were exposed to the deadly poison. 274 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:51,000 Secret groove? 275 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:53,320 Did you find anything in it? 276 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:56,000 It was empty when I found it. 277 00:22:56,960 --> 00:22:58,040 Maybe 278 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:01,000 Young Master Shangjue took away whatever was inside. 279 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:12,320 There is a burn on the female assassin's skin 280 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:13,800 which was left by poison. 281 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:15,000 But it didn't cause her death. 282 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:22,880 The cut that pierced through her chest 283 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:24,200 killed her. 284 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:28,040 How did she get on the bride list? 285 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:30,040 She was the second daughter of the Zheng family of Hunyuan, 286 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:31,320 Zheng Nanyi. 287 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:35,000 But we don't know if that identity 288 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:36,760 is true. 289 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:40,280 After the accident happened, 290 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:41,920 did you check the Ladies' Hostel? 291 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:44,320 I sent guards over in time. 292 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:45,960 All of them were in the house. 293 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:47,080 None of them had gone out. 294 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:48,480 But 295 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:51,000 two brides were poisoned. 296 00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:53,320 Who are they? 297 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:54,200 They're the two brides 298 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:56,080 who got the golden tokens. 299 00:23:56,920 --> 00:23:58,480 Jiang Lili and Yun Weishan. 300 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:04,320 Let's go. 301 00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:57,280 What brought you here at this early hour? 302 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:08,440 You think too much. 303 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:18,520 How can I help? 304 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:20,960 Since we're the same, 305 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:22,440 I think 306 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:25,480 I should be clear with you. 307 00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:27,880 Wait. We're not the same. 308 00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:29,920 I told you yesterday. 309 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:32,480 I'm a Mei. I'm superior to you. 310 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:36,880 In Wufeng, you must listen to your superiors. 311 00:25:37,080 --> 00:25:38,560 You must know that. 312 00:25:38,800 --> 00:25:39,680 I do. 313 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:42,320 I just didn't expect them 314 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:44,000 to plant a Mei 315 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:45,920 in the Gong family too. 316 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:48,080 Everything comes with a price. 317 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:50,960 With prices come sacrifices. 318 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:54,320 If Miss Zheng hadn't been exposed, 319 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:56,440 you would've been the one 320 00:25:57,040 --> 00:25:58,240 who was sacrificed. 321 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:04,960 Was she a Mei too? 322 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:06,760 She was too stupid 323 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:08,480 to be a Mei. 324 00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:11,480 So in the future, 325 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:12,880 the two of us 326 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:14,720 will carry out the mission together? 327 00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:16,560 Is there anyone else with us? 328 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:19,280 Crows gather together. 329 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:21,240 The eagle flies high alone. 330 00:26:22,440 --> 00:26:23,720 There is 331 00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:26,040 no "us". 332 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:28,680 And we won't do anything together. 333 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:32,280 I see. 334 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:37,240 Wait. 335 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:40,800 You went out by stealth last night. 336 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:42,760 What did you find? 337 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:45,920 I saved you. 338 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:48,000 The least you can do is tell me 339 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:49,640 who's dead. 340 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:53,720 How did you know someone died? 341 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:57,080 There are so many white lanterns in the air. 342 00:26:57,480 --> 00:27:00,400 And the servants have been bustling around with candles and funeral items. 343 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:02,040 I'm not blind. 344 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:03,560 I can guess. 345 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:07,040 The Sword Wielder and Young Lord Huanyu 346 00:27:07,640 --> 00:27:09,000 both died. 347 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:15,320 You killed them? 348 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:35,000 Physician, 349 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:40,320 what's the poison that's making her sick? 350 00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:41,680 It's complicated. 351 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:44,160 There seems to be more than one kind of poison. 352 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:55,640 Physician, 353 00:27:56,080 --> 00:27:57,560 is the rash on her face 354 00:27:57,560 --> 00:27:59,160 caused by poison too? 355 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:00,000 Yes. 356 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:01,560 It's a kind of strong poison 357 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:03,040 that takes effect very fast. 358 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:05,280 Miss Jiang is unconscious 359 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:07,000 and keeps slurring. 360 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:08,200 She might have been affected 361 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:10,720 by a poison that targets her mind. 362 00:28:11,760 --> 00:28:13,160 Is her life in danger? 363 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:15,040 I'm not sure of that. 364 00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:16,640 The rash on her face will heal 365 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:19,480 after she takes some detoxifying decoction. 366 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:20,920 But as to the poison 367 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:23,000 that makes her delirious, 368 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:24,320 I haven't figured out 369 00:28:24,400 --> 00:28:25,760 how to neutralize it yet. 370 00:28:26,240 --> 00:28:28,560 I have to consult Young Master Yuanzhi later. 371 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:32,720 Physician, the decoction is ready. 372 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:33,920 Send it over. 373 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:34,880 Yes. 374 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:35,760 Physician. 375 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:36,640 That decoction… 376 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:37,480 Well, 377 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:38,800 it's for Miss Yun Weishan, 378 00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:41,240 the girl who also got a golden token. 379 00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:43,560 She has the same rash on her face too. 380 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:48,400 I didn't kill them. 381 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:53,680 My mission is not to kill the Sword Wielder. 382 00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:55,440 Then what's your mission? 383 00:28:57,240 --> 00:28:58,960 I don't think 384 00:28:59,880 --> 00:29:01,720 we can talk about that. 385 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:03,960 We can't. 386 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:06,040 But I just want to help. 387 00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:07,960 If you act recklessly again 388 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:09,800 like you did yesterday, 389 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:11,880 I'll have to 390 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:14,720 clean up the mess for you. 391 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:17,080 If I know what your mission is, 392 00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:19,880 I may be able to cover for you. 393 00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:22,720 After all, 394 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:24,800 if you're exposed, 395 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:27,400 Miss Zheng Nanyi 396 00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:29,200 would've died for nothing. 397 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:36,760 Weishan, 398 00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:38,760 I mean no harm. 399 00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:40,400 Don't overthink it. 400 00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:46,640 Do you mind me calling you 401 00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:47,760 Weishan? 402 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:51,160 You don't feel sorry for Miss Zheng at all. 403 00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:53,960 You're just worried that if I'm exposed, 404 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:55,880 you can't stay hidden anymore. 405 00:29:57,720 --> 00:29:59,040 The Gong family will realize 406 00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:01,040 that there may be other assassins 407 00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:03,040 besides me. 408 00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:05,040 Am I right? 409 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:08,760 Look. 410 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:11,200 There is 411 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:13,400 an "us". 412 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:18,560 So, 413 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:22,480 we'd better work together. 414 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:24,720 I told you. 415 00:30:25,280 --> 00:30:27,560 Our missions are different. 416 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:30,640 You poisoned Miss Jiang's tea. 417 00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:32,920 You want to replace her. 418 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:35,720 Our missions should be the same. 419 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:38,800 Didn't Miss Jiang get the rash on her face 420 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:43,000 from your nail polish? 421 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:45,200 You saw it? 422 00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:46,560 I don't need to. 423 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:48,720 Isn't that the basic training in Wufeng? 424 00:30:49,080 --> 00:30:51,240 I could've made Miss Jiang a lunatic 425 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:54,000 without arousing any suspicion. 426 00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:56,560 But you suddenly showed up. 427 00:30:58,480 --> 00:31:00,200 If I'm right, 428 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:02,640 before long, 429 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:04,800 I'll have to clean up your mess again. 430 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:10,320 Physician, 431 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:12,920 is the poison the two girls suffer from 432 00:31:12,920 --> 00:31:14,400 related to the poison 433 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:15,640 that killed the Sword Wielder? 434 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:17,480 No. 435 00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:21,480 Thank you, Physician. 436 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:32,440 Since the poison making Miss Jiang sick 437 00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:34,960 is not the one that killed your father and brother, 438 00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:37,000 shall we still go to the Ladies' Hostel? 439 00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:40,200 You're already the Sword Wielder 440 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:41,320 and haven't chosen your bride yet. 441 00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:42,640 It's inappropriate 442 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:44,200 for you to go there. 443 00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:45,680 A clean hand wants no washing. 444 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:47,240 My hands are very clean. 445 00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:48,240 There's nothing to be afraid of. 446 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:49,080 You always… 447 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:03,080 The tea I gave Miss Jiang 448 00:32:03,080 --> 00:32:03,920 was not poisoned. 449 00:32:06,400 --> 00:32:07,400 Then it was the incense. 450 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:08,880 The incense was not poisonous either. 451 00:32:10,040 --> 00:32:13,560 But inhaling the incense after drinking the tea 452 00:32:14,280 --> 00:32:15,400 changed things. 453 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:19,800 At first, she'd just be delirious. 454 00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:24,240 A few days later, she'd start to mumble to herself 455 00:32:24,720 --> 00:32:26,080 as if she had dementia. 456 00:32:30,760 --> 00:32:32,760 As an assassin of Wufeng, 457 00:32:33,680 --> 00:32:35,200 you shouldn't 458 00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:37,920 have that look on your face. 459 00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:41,240 You're so soft-hearted. 460 00:32:41,720 --> 00:32:44,080 It'll cost you your life sooner or later. 461 00:32:47,160 --> 00:32:49,040 I don't hurt innocent people. 462 00:32:51,760 --> 00:32:53,280 You're so interesting, Weishan. 463 00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:57,040 Back to my incense and tea. 464 00:32:57,720 --> 00:33:01,160 Both of them are harmless when examined separately. 465 00:33:01,880 --> 00:33:03,320 Even if they get suspicious, 466 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:05,240 they can't find anything. 467 00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:07,520 I kindly reminded you 468 00:33:07,520 --> 00:33:08,560 that tea 469 00:33:08,560 --> 00:33:09,680 had been tampered with 470 00:33:09,680 --> 00:33:10,480 and you should not drink it, 471 00:33:10,720 --> 00:33:13,880 but you tried to be clever and ruined everything. 472 00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:15,480 Thanks to you, 473 00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:17,800 both the rash on Miss Jiang's face 474 00:33:18,040 --> 00:33:19,720 and your nail polish 475 00:33:20,320 --> 00:33:21,800 have become solid evidence. 476 00:33:23,920 --> 00:33:25,480 If I were you, 477 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:29,000 I'd wash it off now. 478 00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:43,720 Young Master Yuanzhi, you came to the clinic too. 479 00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:45,560 What are you here for? 480 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:46,680 Sword Wielder. 481 00:33:53,320 --> 00:33:54,240 Young Master Yuanzhi. 482 00:33:54,680 --> 00:33:55,800 According to the rules, 483 00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:57,320 you should greet 484 00:33:57,480 --> 00:33:58,760 the Sword Wielder. 485 00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:00,200 Who are you? 486 00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:03,600 How dare you tell me what to do? 487 00:34:06,520 --> 00:34:07,360 Jin Fan. 488 00:34:08,520 --> 00:34:11,150 He must have a good reason for not greeting me. 489 00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:13,080 Although I don't understand, 490 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:14,630 I won't force him. 491 00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:17,760 The Council of Elders will deal with him. 492 00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:24,440 Sword Wielder. 493 00:34:26,440 --> 00:34:27,800 No need for formalities. 494 00:34:29,480 --> 00:34:32,040 You specialize in making poisons and antidotes 495 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:35,400 and performed autopsies on my father and brother. 496 00:34:36,190 --> 00:34:37,480 Did you find anything? 497 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:40,480 They were killed by Ascension, 498 00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:42,800 a poison invented by the Gong family. 499 00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:45,760 That poison takes effect very quickly. Without timely detox, 500 00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:46,960 death is certain. 501 00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:49,520 So you mean 502 00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:51,440 it can be neutralized. 503 00:34:52,280 --> 00:34:52,920 Yes. 504 00:34:53,120 --> 00:34:54,280 But very hard. 505 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:55,400 Is it? 506 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:57,560 Since it was invented, 507 00:34:57,560 --> 00:34:59,840 no one taking it has ever been brought back to life. 508 00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:02,800 Ascension is deadly and spreads all over 509 00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:04,800 the victim's body via bloodstream. 510 00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:07,880 The window for detox is very short. 511 00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:10,960 How short? 512 00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:15,000 Within 200 heartbeats. 513 00:35:18,280 --> 00:35:20,000 Is it difficult 514 00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:22,000 to obtain such a lethal poison? 515 00:35:22,680 --> 00:35:24,000 Seems that you're 516 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:26,200 not very familiar with the Gong family's business. 517 00:35:26,560 --> 00:35:27,360 Ascension 518 00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:29,640 is sold at every post of the Gong family 519 00:35:29,640 --> 00:35:30,760 in and out of Jiuchen Valley. 520 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:32,480 Anyone can buy it. 521 00:35:33,080 --> 00:35:34,680 So you mean 522 00:35:35,440 --> 00:35:37,000 the poison called Ascension 523 00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:39,480 is hard to cure but easy to get. 524 00:35:39,840 --> 00:35:41,000 Young Master Yuanzhi. 525 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:42,040 Are there precautions 526 00:35:42,520 --> 00:35:43,320 one can take? 527 00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:52,480 I don't understand what you mean. 528 00:35:54,560 --> 00:35:56,000 Let me put it another way. 529 00:35:56,560 --> 00:35:58,560 Will someone who takes the Herb Elixir every day 530 00:35:59,120 --> 00:36:00,680 be affected by it? 531 00:36:07,320 --> 00:36:07,840 No. 532 00:36:07,840 --> 00:36:08,800 My father and brother 533 00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:10,360 took the Herb Elixir every day 534 00:36:10,360 --> 00:36:11,520 but were poisoned. 535 00:36:12,200 --> 00:36:13,880 Does that mean I can hold 536 00:36:14,160 --> 00:36:16,000 those who make the Herb Elixir accountable? 537 00:36:19,480 --> 00:36:21,560 Everyone in the Gong family, from elders to madams, 538 00:36:21,560 --> 00:36:24,080 has been taking the Herb Elixir and other tonics 539 00:36:24,080 --> 00:36:25,600 made by the Zhi Lineage for many years. 540 00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:27,400 Nothing had ever gone wrong. 541 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:30,280 You asked me why I came to the clinic. 542 00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:31,800 I came to check 543 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:33,160 if there is any problem 544 00:36:33,160 --> 00:36:34,280 with the Herb Elixir here. 545 00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:36,280 Is there? 546 00:36:39,640 --> 00:36:40,600 No. 547 00:36:40,760 --> 00:36:42,160 We're right back where we started. 548 00:36:43,360 --> 00:36:44,880 Why on earth 549 00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:47,040 were my father and brother poisoned? 550 00:36:48,480 --> 00:36:50,560 I'm in charge of making the Herb Elixir, 551 00:36:51,160 --> 00:36:53,280 but after sending it to different lineages, 552 00:36:53,280 --> 00:36:55,600 it's served by the servants of your own. 553 00:36:56,440 --> 00:36:57,560 Why don't you 554 00:36:57,560 --> 00:36:59,840 look into the servants of the Yu Lineage? 555 00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:02,520 Maybe you'll be surprised. 556 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:11,280 Of course I'll look into 557 00:37:12,400 --> 00:37:13,800 the servants of the Yu Lineage. 558 00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:16,400 You should do that. 559 00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:19,560 Besides, 560 00:37:19,680 --> 00:37:22,000 you were just appointed the Sword Wielder 561 00:37:22,680 --> 00:37:25,760 and made ungrounded accusations against the Zhi Lineage. 562 00:37:26,840 --> 00:37:28,000 How impressive. 563 00:37:31,080 --> 00:37:32,760 I'll find the evidence. 564 00:37:34,080 --> 00:37:35,280 Wait and see. 565 00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:45,000 The Sword Wielder and Young Lord Huanyu 566 00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:46,480 both died, 567 00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:47,640 so 568 00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:51,000 Absent Inheritance must have been initiated. 569 00:37:52,400 --> 00:37:53,520 Absent Inheritance? 570 00:37:55,920 --> 00:37:57,160 Didn't your Raven 571 00:37:57,200 --> 00:37:59,480 tell you about that? 572 00:38:02,040 --> 00:38:03,440 I'm just a Chi. 573 00:38:04,440 --> 00:38:06,000 Don't overestimate me. 574 00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:10,120 Your sudden humbleness 575 00:38:10,520 --> 00:38:12,320 took me by surprise. 576 00:38:16,800 --> 00:38:17,880 Absent Inheritance 577 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:20,120 is a rule of the Gong family 578 00:38:20,120 --> 00:38:21,800 set to tide it through crises. 579 00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:24,200 Basically, 580 00:38:24,680 --> 00:38:27,040 it makes sure that the Gong family and Jiuchen Valley 581 00:38:27,440 --> 00:38:29,480 always have a leader. 582 00:38:29,920 --> 00:38:32,480 If the Sword Wielder and the Young Lord both die, 583 00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:34,520 the next in line of succession 584 00:38:34,520 --> 00:38:36,480 in Jiuchen Valley 585 00:38:36,560 --> 00:38:38,960 will become the new Sword Wielder unconditionally. 586 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:42,840 So 587 00:38:43,120 --> 00:38:45,160 the Sword Wielder now 588 00:38:45,480 --> 00:38:47,320 should be Young Master Shangjue, 589 00:38:47,680 --> 00:38:48,800 Gong Shangjue. 590 00:38:50,680 --> 00:38:52,120 The current Sword Wielder 591 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:55,400 is the younger brother of Young Lord Huanyu, 592 00:38:55,960 --> 00:38:57,360 Gong Ziyu. 593 00:39:03,480 --> 00:39:05,840 Gong Shangjue left the Valley last night. 594 00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:08,120 He's not here. 595 00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:10,080 So according to the line of succession, 596 00:39:10,920 --> 00:39:13,400 Gong Ziyu took the position of the Sword Wielder. 597 00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:17,320 Sure enough. 598 00:39:17,960 --> 00:39:19,840 That's what Absent Inheritance means. 599 00:39:20,440 --> 00:39:22,800 The Gong family is a bunch of stubborn fools. 600 00:39:23,160 --> 00:39:24,440 Pedantic and absurd. 601 00:39:27,680 --> 00:39:28,800 Now that 602 00:39:28,960 --> 00:39:31,120 Gong Ziyu has become the new Sword Wielder, 603 00:39:31,560 --> 00:39:33,600 he'll choose a new bride. 604 00:39:34,480 --> 00:39:35,480 It seems 605 00:39:36,200 --> 00:39:38,000 that he's your new target now. 606 00:39:39,520 --> 00:39:41,280 After losing Gong Huanyu, 607 00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:43,920 you can't lose Gong Ziyu too. 608 00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:47,760 I wish you good luck. 609 00:39:48,760 --> 00:39:49,520 What about you? 610 00:39:50,520 --> 00:39:52,000 Don't you need good luck? 611 00:39:53,640 --> 00:39:55,960 Miss Jiang won't recover any time soon. 612 00:39:56,840 --> 00:39:57,880 Don't you need 613 00:39:57,880 --> 00:39:59,800 to get a golden token? 614 00:40:00,440 --> 00:40:01,920 Why do I need that? 615 00:40:02,680 --> 00:40:04,000 With a golden token, 616 00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:06,920 whether Gong Ziyu chooses you or me, 617 00:40:08,440 --> 00:40:10,520 our missions will be easier. 618 00:40:12,360 --> 00:40:14,480 I don't need Gong Ziyu to choose me. 619 00:40:15,640 --> 00:40:16,760 Besides, 620 00:40:17,760 --> 00:40:19,440 do you think I didn't get a golden token 621 00:40:20,400 --> 00:40:21,800 because I couldn't? 622 00:40:24,160 --> 00:40:27,640 Girls, you all need to take a bath tonight. 623 00:40:27,800 --> 00:40:29,160 Get up early tomorrow. 624 00:40:29,640 --> 00:40:31,080 Don't put on any makeup. 625 00:40:31,320 --> 00:40:32,560 Don't wear perfume. 626 00:40:32,760 --> 00:40:35,800 Be your true selves 627 00:40:35,880 --> 00:40:37,480 and wait to be summoned. 628 00:41:04,360 --> 00:41:05,040 Physician. 629 00:41:05,400 --> 00:41:06,680 Unpleasant body smell. 630 00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:08,000 Low body temperature. 631 00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:09,000 Heavy dampness. 632 00:41:43,960 --> 00:41:46,120 You gave up the golden token yourself? 633 00:41:48,000 --> 00:41:49,000 What else could it be? 634 00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:51,800 Your target is not the Sword Wielder. 635 00:41:56,000 --> 00:41:57,280 My target 636 00:41:57,920 --> 00:42:00,040 is much trickier than the Sword Wielder. 637 00:42:27,280 --> 00:42:28,400 The Zheng family of Hunyuan 638 00:42:28,400 --> 00:42:29,600 has moved away. 639 00:42:30,600 --> 00:42:32,760 Someone must've tipped them off. 640 00:42:33,320 --> 00:42:33,880 Besides, 641 00:42:34,360 --> 00:42:36,200 the matter Young Lord Huanyu asked me to investigate 642 00:42:36,520 --> 00:42:38,160 has not been leaked yet. 643 00:42:50,920 --> 00:42:51,840 Send it back 644 00:42:51,840 --> 00:42:52,960 to the Gong Residence as soon as possible. 645 00:42:53,200 --> 00:42:53,760 Yes. 646 00:42:54,440 --> 00:42:54,920 Hurry. 647 00:43:00,640 --> 00:43:02,320 Urgent message from the Gong Residence. 648 00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:15,800 Young Master Shangjue. 649 00:43:16,480 --> 00:43:17,280 Read it. 650 00:43:19,320 --> 00:43:20,080 Read it. 651 00:43:21,000 --> 00:43:21,840 Yes. 652 00:43:25,760 --> 00:43:28,440 Destiny can't be refused. 653 00:43:29,680 --> 00:43:32,440 The lineages need a head. 654 00:43:33,480 --> 00:43:34,800 The Council appointed 655 00:43:35,440 --> 00:43:36,200 Gong... 656 00:43:37,560 --> 00:43:38,480 Gong Ziyu 657 00:43:39,600 --> 00:43:40,600 as the new Sword Wielder. 658 00:43:50,160 --> 00:43:52,360 When Gong Huanyu was made the heir, 659 00:43:52,480 --> 00:43:53,760 I thought 660 00:43:54,480 --> 00:43:55,280 it was so unfair 661 00:43:55,480 --> 00:43:56,680 and still think so now. 662 00:43:57,640 --> 00:43:58,880 In my mind, 663 00:43:59,560 --> 00:44:00,480 you're the one 664 00:44:00,480 --> 00:44:03,480 who should be the Sword Wielder. 665 00:44:04,960 --> 00:44:07,840 Instead of what happened to the Gong family 666 00:44:09,120 --> 00:44:11,000 and how the late Sword Wielder 667 00:44:11,280 --> 00:44:12,680 died, 668 00:44:13,200 --> 00:44:15,000 you're concerned about 669 00:44:15,160 --> 00:44:17,040 who is the new Sword Wielder. 670 00:44:22,560 --> 00:44:24,000 In the future, 671 00:44:25,440 --> 00:44:27,600 don't say anything like that again. 672 00:44:28,840 --> 00:44:29,600 Sorry. 673 00:44:33,760 --> 00:44:35,280 My horse has run for days 674 00:44:35,840 --> 00:44:36,880 and is exhausted. 675 00:44:37,680 --> 00:44:39,880 Find me the fastest horse here. 676 00:44:40,120 --> 00:44:40,800 Yes. 677 00:45:11,760 --> 00:45:13,520 You can see through people. 678 00:45:14,360 --> 00:45:16,040 You're even more capable than I thought. 679 00:45:17,040 --> 00:45:18,440 You flatter me. 680 00:45:18,760 --> 00:45:20,520 I'm a Mei after all. 681 00:45:22,680 --> 00:45:23,840 Well, 682 00:45:24,040 --> 00:45:26,200 you're much smarter than I thought too. 683 00:45:27,320 --> 00:45:31,000 I thought you were stupid to carry out an assassination 684 00:45:31,520 --> 00:45:34,000 on the first night you arrived 685 00:45:34,120 --> 00:45:35,000 at the Gong Residence. 686 00:45:36,000 --> 00:45:37,480 But now that I think about it, 687 00:45:37,920 --> 00:45:39,640 you didn't act on a whim. 688 00:45:40,560 --> 00:45:41,480 When Gong Ziyu 689 00:45:41,480 --> 00:45:43,360 brought us out of the prison, 690 00:45:43,800 --> 00:45:45,360 you memorized the night patrol routes 691 00:45:45,360 --> 00:45:47,880 of the guards in the Gong Residence. 692 00:45:48,760 --> 00:45:49,840 The night before the wedding, 693 00:45:50,120 --> 00:45:51,920 all the ladies went to bed early. 694 00:45:52,600 --> 00:45:54,440 No one would disturb them. 695 00:45:54,880 --> 00:45:57,160 It was the perfect time for an assassination. 696 00:45:58,280 --> 00:46:00,400 If the Sword Wielder hadn't been killed, 697 00:46:00,640 --> 00:46:02,880 you wouldn't have been discovered. 698 00:46:04,840 --> 00:46:05,760 Besides, 699 00:46:06,320 --> 00:46:09,280 you deliberately ran away from other brides that night 700 00:46:09,760 --> 00:46:12,080 to attract the attention of Gong Ziyu, right? 701 00:46:14,960 --> 00:46:17,640 When he came to the prison for the first time, 702 00:46:18,120 --> 00:46:19,560 all he could see was me. 703 00:46:21,360 --> 00:46:22,680 You pretended to escape 704 00:46:22,920 --> 00:46:24,360 to let him chase after you. 705 00:46:24,880 --> 00:46:25,440 Then, 706 00:46:25,440 --> 00:46:27,800 you deliberately took his precious mask 707 00:46:28,000 --> 00:46:29,360 to make him come to you again. 708 00:46:30,920 --> 00:46:32,120 You're amazing. 709 00:46:34,000 --> 00:46:36,600 I'm not as calculating as you think. 710 00:46:37,520 --> 00:46:40,120 You think too highly of me, Miss Shangguan. 711 00:46:40,680 --> 00:46:41,520 I just don't want 712 00:46:41,520 --> 00:46:43,960 to meet my Raven empty-handed 713 00:46:44,440 --> 00:46:47,000 half a month later. 714 00:46:55,680 --> 00:46:57,000 No one wants that. 715 00:47:00,760 --> 00:47:02,400 No one dares. 716 00:47:07,640 --> 00:47:08,920 Drink this 717 00:47:10,200 --> 00:47:12,280 and you'll be a Chi. 718 00:47:35,480 --> 00:47:36,280 Don't chew. 719 00:47:38,840 --> 00:47:40,360 Swallow them. 720 00:47:49,080 --> 00:47:50,360 What are they? 721 00:47:51,360 --> 00:47:52,120 Eggs. 722 00:47:56,840 --> 00:47:58,440 Eggs of Bone-Gnawing Flies. 723 00:47:59,280 --> 00:48:01,000 They're also called Fortnight Flies. 724 00:48:02,160 --> 00:48:03,680 The poison made of them 725 00:48:03,960 --> 00:48:05,280 is called Death Oath. 726 00:48:06,680 --> 00:48:09,320 It means to be loyal to Wufeng until death. 727 00:48:10,920 --> 00:48:13,280 It's solely used on assassins of Wufeng. 728 00:48:15,000 --> 00:48:15,920 After drinking it, 729 00:48:17,160 --> 00:48:19,440 Bone-Gnawing Flies will live in your body. 730 00:48:20,760 --> 00:48:22,840 Usually, you won't feel them. 731 00:48:23,360 --> 00:48:25,000 But you need to take the antidote 732 00:48:26,720 --> 00:48:28,480 every half a month. 733 00:48:32,200 --> 00:48:33,520 I don't know when I can come back 734 00:48:34,280 --> 00:48:35,560 after entering the Gong Residence. 735 00:48:36,640 --> 00:48:38,840 Shouldn't you give me more antidote 736 00:48:38,960 --> 00:48:40,440 to Death Oath? 737 00:48:44,000 --> 00:48:45,160 Every half a month, 738 00:48:45,480 --> 00:48:48,000 someone from Wufeng will meet you 739 00:48:48,000 --> 00:48:49,200 in the town in Jiuchen Valley. 740 00:48:49,960 --> 00:48:50,840 If you have something to offer, 741 00:48:51,480 --> 00:48:52,400 you'll be given the antidote. 742 00:48:53,400 --> 00:48:55,160 No need to finish your words. 743 00:48:55,920 --> 00:48:57,800 I can definitely get the antidote. 744 00:48:57,960 --> 00:48:59,000 Don't worry. 745 00:49:01,280 --> 00:49:02,200 Besides, 746 00:49:03,480 --> 00:49:05,280 from a Chi to a Mei, 747 00:49:06,200 --> 00:49:08,880 I suffered more than one can imagine. 748 00:49:11,760 --> 00:49:13,360 I'm not afraid 749 00:49:14,560 --> 00:49:16,600 of those flies and bugs. 750 00:49:18,080 --> 00:49:20,280 No matter how painful the torture is, 751 00:49:21,440 --> 00:49:22,880 I can bear it. 752 00:49:25,320 --> 00:49:26,880 You can't. 753 00:49:30,400 --> 00:49:31,360 Trust me. 754 00:49:36,320 --> 00:49:37,880 You can't bear it. 755 00:49:40,600 --> 00:49:41,480 So, 756 00:49:41,880 --> 00:49:42,480 you must 757 00:49:42,480 --> 00:49:44,600 get important information 758 00:49:45,280 --> 00:49:46,480 before Fortnight Flies attack you. 759 00:49:48,480 --> 00:49:49,320 You can also 760 00:49:50,160 --> 00:49:52,040 do something that Wufeng deems satisfactory. 761 00:49:58,520 --> 00:49:59,440 Yun Weishan. 762 00:49:59,880 --> 00:50:01,000 Where are you going? 763 00:50:03,320 --> 00:50:05,880 I'm going to send out the information 764 00:50:06,000 --> 00:50:06,880 I gathered. 765 00:50:07,920 --> 00:50:09,400 How? 766 00:50:09,880 --> 00:50:11,960 I'll float lanterns down the river. 767 00:50:19,880 --> 00:50:20,920 Wait. 768 00:50:22,360 --> 00:50:23,400 River lanterns? 769 00:50:25,320 --> 00:50:27,200 In the broad daylight? 770 00:50:29,160 --> 00:50:30,200 Jin Fan. 771 00:50:30,320 --> 00:50:32,400 Get the lanterns out and search upstream. 772 00:50:32,480 --> 00:50:34,400 If you can't find anyone, come downstream to meet me. 773 00:50:34,600 --> 00:50:35,520 Downstream? 774 00:50:35,880 --> 00:50:37,480 Why are you going downstream? 775 00:50:47,920 --> 00:50:49,080 Miss. 776 00:50:49,440 --> 00:50:50,600 Miss. 777 00:50:51,000 --> 00:50:52,280 Miss Yun Weishan. 778 00:50:53,360 --> 00:50:54,480 Miss Yun Weishan. 779 00:51:29,280 --> 00:51:30,320 Yuan Weishan. 780 00:51:30,800 --> 00:51:32,000 It's really you. 781 00:51:40,160 --> 00:51:41,840 Instead of staying in your room, 782 00:51:42,000 --> 00:51:43,840 you're headed to the gate. 783 00:51:44,480 --> 00:51:45,640 What are you going to do? 784 00:51:46,880 --> 00:51:47,920 I want to leave. 785 00:51:51,080 --> 00:51:53,160 You tried to escape 786 00:51:53,160 --> 00:51:55,400 when I first brought you out of the prison. 787 00:51:56,480 --> 00:51:58,360 I thought you ran away 788 00:51:58,360 --> 00:51:59,480 just because you were scared. 789 00:52:01,080 --> 00:52:02,800 Now the assassin has been found. 790 00:52:02,800 --> 00:52:03,920 The dust has settled. 791 00:52:04,560 --> 00:52:06,000 But you still want to leave. 792 00:52:06,160 --> 00:52:07,360 Why? 793 00:52:09,480 --> 00:52:11,440 I never wanted to marry into the Gong family. 794 00:52:12,360 --> 00:52:13,800 Mother forced me to come here. 795 00:52:29,320 --> 00:52:30,080 Don't let her go. 796 00:52:31,480 --> 00:52:32,320 Sword Wielder. 797 00:52:32,320 --> 00:52:33,400 There are words written on the lantern. 798 00:52:41,880 --> 00:52:42,680 Yun Weishan. 799 00:52:43,560 --> 00:52:45,000 You wrote so many words on the lantern 800 00:52:45,440 --> 00:52:47,400 and floated it down the river. 801 00:52:47,400 --> 00:52:49,040 Did you plan 802 00:52:49,040 --> 00:52:50,080 to send messages out? 803 00:53:04,120 --> 00:53:06,080 I'll float lanterns down the river. 804 00:53:06,680 --> 00:53:08,760 Do you take the Gong family for fools? 805 00:53:09,560 --> 00:53:11,160 How to make sure the lanterns end in the right hands? 806 00:53:11,560 --> 00:53:13,000 If they're picked up halfway, 807 00:53:13,000 --> 00:53:15,160 the information on them will be seen. 808 00:53:15,880 --> 00:53:16,640 Yes. 809 00:53:17,600 --> 00:53:19,200 That's my plan. 810 00:53:22,160 --> 00:53:24,160 You didn't drink my tea. 811 00:53:24,800 --> 00:53:26,640 Why are you out of your mind 812 00:53:26,960 --> 00:53:28,440 like Miss Jiang? 813 00:53:28,800 --> 00:53:30,360 I mean, 814 00:53:32,680 --> 00:53:33,880 I'll expose myself. 815 00:53:36,080 --> 00:53:37,480 You were taught to do that too. 816 00:53:42,280 --> 00:53:43,400 I see. 817 00:53:43,840 --> 00:53:46,440 When we're faced with a crisis that may expose us, 818 00:53:46,560 --> 00:53:49,600 we leak insignificant information as a distraction 819 00:53:49,880 --> 00:53:52,760 to hide our true goals and identities. 820 00:53:53,040 --> 00:53:53,880 Yes. 821 00:53:55,000 --> 00:53:57,200 The Gong family is smart, 822 00:53:58,000 --> 00:54:00,600 but everyone will fall for that trick. 823 00:54:00,600 --> 00:54:03,200 Just like Miss Zheng exposed herself willingly. 824 00:54:03,640 --> 00:54:05,600 Once the Gong family believes 825 00:54:05,880 --> 00:54:08,360 that the assassin has been found, 826 00:54:08,680 --> 00:54:10,280 the true assassins, 827 00:54:10,280 --> 00:54:11,600 you and I, 828 00:54:11,600 --> 00:54:13,120 will be safe. 829 00:54:16,320 --> 00:54:17,040 Maybe Miss Zheng 830 00:54:17,040 --> 00:54:19,120 didn't expose herself willingly. 831 00:54:21,000 --> 00:54:22,520 For Wufeng, 832 00:54:23,560 --> 00:54:24,680 her death 833 00:54:25,840 --> 00:54:28,160 is just part of their plan. 834 00:54:29,320 --> 00:54:31,200 The death of every one of us 835 00:54:31,520 --> 00:54:34,680 is just a willing sacrifice they want. 836 00:54:36,040 --> 00:54:38,840 What if Zheng Nanyi was so selfless 837 00:54:39,320 --> 00:54:41,360 and sacrificed herself willingly? 838 00:54:44,360 --> 00:54:45,480 The mountain is steep. 839 00:54:45,480 --> 00:54:46,840 The river runs fast. 840 00:54:47,120 --> 00:54:48,640 Come back as soon as you're done. 841 00:54:49,000 --> 00:54:49,800 No. 842 00:54:51,400 --> 00:54:52,960 I'll go downstream. 843 00:54:57,160 --> 00:54:58,400 I see. 844 00:54:58,760 --> 00:55:02,080 Your target has always been the Sword Wielder 845 00:55:02,480 --> 00:55:03,920 instead of Gong Huanyu. 846 00:55:04,200 --> 00:55:05,360 Now, 847 00:55:05,360 --> 00:55:06,680 the Sword Wielder of the Gong family 848 00:55:07,000 --> 00:55:09,160 has become Gong Ziyu. 849 00:55:12,080 --> 00:55:14,920 Gong Ziyu seems to be a toff, 850 00:55:16,400 --> 00:55:18,880 but judging from what I observed, 851 00:55:19,640 --> 00:55:22,040 he's smarter than he appears. 852 00:55:22,480 --> 00:55:24,960 He'll follow the clue of Miss Jiang's poisoning 853 00:55:24,960 --> 00:55:26,360 to look into the other girls, 854 00:55:26,720 --> 00:55:29,640 especially me who was poisoned too. 855 00:55:31,160 --> 00:55:32,640 To come here, 856 00:55:33,120 --> 00:55:35,320 he'll have to walk up along the river. 857 00:55:37,640 --> 00:55:39,800 I want him to think that our meeting 858 00:55:40,680 --> 00:55:42,120 is by accident. 859 00:55:43,560 --> 00:55:45,920 You want him to think that he's destined 860 00:55:46,000 --> 00:55:47,640 to meet you, right? 861 00:55:51,200 --> 00:55:52,480 You're so smart. 862 00:55:52,920 --> 00:55:54,560 Why are you just a Chi? 863 00:55:57,600 --> 00:55:59,840 But all the information I have 864 00:56:00,520 --> 00:56:03,800 is about his brother's personality and preferences. 865 00:56:05,520 --> 00:56:06,880 This is the information 866 00:56:06,880 --> 00:56:07,960 we collected on Gong Huanyu. 867 00:56:12,000 --> 00:56:12,880 That's all? 868 00:56:13,200 --> 00:56:14,080 That's all. 869 00:56:14,400 --> 00:56:15,400 We tried our best. 870 00:56:18,040 --> 00:56:19,560 Irrelevant information is not included 871 00:56:19,560 --> 00:56:20,760 in it. 872 00:56:21,680 --> 00:56:24,200 For example, Gong Huanyu has a younger brother named Gong Ziyu. 873 00:56:25,320 --> 00:56:26,320 Gong Ziyu? 874 00:56:27,480 --> 00:56:28,760 Do you have his information? 875 00:56:29,000 --> 00:56:30,480 What kind of person is he? 876 00:56:31,840 --> 00:56:32,880 He's not important. 877 00:56:33,280 --> 00:56:35,480 You should focus on Gong Huanyu. 878 00:56:36,120 --> 00:56:38,000 Gong Huanyu is the Young Lord of the Gong family, 879 00:56:38,200 --> 00:56:39,800 which means he's the future Sword Wielder. 880 00:56:40,160 --> 00:56:41,480 Only from him 881 00:56:41,960 --> 00:56:43,440 can you get what you need. 882 00:56:46,000 --> 00:56:47,320 I know very little 883 00:56:47,480 --> 00:56:49,200 about Gong Ziyu. 884 00:56:51,560 --> 00:56:53,360 Gong Ziyu lost his mother at an early age. 885 00:56:54,000 --> 00:56:55,800 That's why he became 886 00:56:55,880 --> 00:56:57,040 a grumpy playboy. 887 00:56:58,040 --> 00:57:01,080 After he grew up, he spent all his time drinking and fooling around. 888 00:57:01,280 --> 00:57:02,480 He can't amount to much. 889 00:57:02,760 --> 00:57:06,200 Gong Ziyu and his father were not close. 890 00:57:06,880 --> 00:57:07,680 Seems that he's never 891 00:57:07,680 --> 00:57:09,480 gotten his father's approval. 892 00:57:09,640 --> 00:57:13,000 His father gave almost all his love 893 00:57:13,160 --> 00:57:15,000 to Gong Huanyu 894 00:57:15,000 --> 00:57:17,160 who was cleverer and better at martial arts. 895 00:57:18,320 --> 00:57:19,080 Father. 896 00:57:19,640 --> 00:57:21,120 I'm cold. 897 00:57:21,880 --> 00:57:22,800 You're so delicate. 898 00:57:22,800 --> 00:57:24,480 You don't deserve to be my son. 899 00:57:25,120 --> 00:57:26,200 Look at your brother. 900 00:57:26,440 --> 00:57:27,760 See how he practices martial arts. 901 00:57:33,680 --> 00:57:37,160 That's why Gong Ziyu gave up on himself. 902 00:57:37,800 --> 00:57:38,560 However, 903 00:57:39,080 --> 00:57:41,960 Gong Huanyu doted on him. 904 00:57:43,520 --> 00:57:45,800 I know what to write on the river lanterns. 905 00:57:48,800 --> 00:57:50,040 Is this river lantern yours? 906 00:57:51,680 --> 00:57:52,480 Yes. 907 00:57:55,000 --> 00:57:56,160 Miss Yun, you're so smart. 908 00:57:57,560 --> 00:57:59,560 You know that if someone discovers the lantern, 909 00:57:59,760 --> 00:58:01,520 they'll go upstream 910 00:58:01,880 --> 00:58:03,480 to find the person who floated it. 911 00:58:03,640 --> 00:58:05,480 So you went downstream on purpose 912 00:58:05,520 --> 00:58:07,000 and took a detour to go back. 913 00:58:08,080 --> 00:58:09,400 But do you know how many guards 914 00:58:09,400 --> 00:58:11,160 there are along the river? 915 00:58:11,160 --> 00:58:12,040 You may… 916 00:58:12,040 --> 00:58:12,640 You get me wrong. 917 00:58:13,000 --> 00:58:14,560 I just want to leave. 918 00:58:21,360 --> 00:58:22,320 Young Master Ziyu. 919 00:58:23,480 --> 00:58:24,560 I beg you. 920 00:58:26,400 --> 00:58:27,600 Please let me go. 921 00:58:28,400 --> 00:58:29,880 There have been rumors 922 00:58:30,000 --> 00:58:31,360 in the Gong Residence 923 00:58:31,840 --> 00:58:34,320 that Gong Ziyu is not a Gong. 924 00:58:34,920 --> 00:58:36,520 His mother, Lady Lan, 925 00:58:36,680 --> 00:58:38,520 had someone she loved 926 00:58:39,120 --> 00:58:40,520 before marrying into the Gong family. 927 00:58:41,280 --> 00:58:42,880 She missed him day and night 928 00:58:42,960 --> 00:58:45,040 and kept trying to escape. 929 00:58:45,640 --> 00:58:47,280 In the end, she died from depression. 930 00:58:58,560 --> 00:58:59,520 Father, 931 00:59:00,800 --> 00:59:02,440 I've got married. 932 00:59:03,840 --> 00:59:05,600 They gave me a lot of betrothal gifts. 933 00:59:06,480 --> 00:59:07,840 I think 934 00:59:08,320 --> 00:59:11,120 Mother doesn't have to work so hard 935 00:59:11,120 --> 00:59:13,000 to support our family anymore. 936 00:59:14,400 --> 00:59:15,360 Father, 937 00:59:16,000 --> 00:59:17,600 I know you've been feeling bad 938 00:59:18,880 --> 00:59:21,520 about not having a son to ennoble our family. 939 00:59:22,400 --> 00:59:23,960 You always said 940 00:59:24,280 --> 00:59:25,840 that I must marry a good man 941 00:59:26,680 --> 00:59:28,360 to show everyone in the town 942 00:59:29,080 --> 00:59:31,320 that the Yun family's daughter is blessed. 943 00:59:34,200 --> 00:59:35,480 But Father, 944 00:59:36,480 --> 00:59:39,000 I wasn't chosen by the Sword Wielder. 945 00:59:39,880 --> 00:59:42,400 Sorry to disappoint you. 946 00:59:43,320 --> 00:59:45,200 Is this really for your father? 947 00:59:53,640 --> 00:59:54,800 Let her go. 948 00:59:59,640 --> 01:00:01,480 No matter what your mission is, 949 01:00:01,760 --> 01:00:03,560 if you want to leave this courtyard, 950 01:00:03,760 --> 01:00:06,040 you must carefully avoid the guards' patrol route. 951 01:00:06,600 --> 01:00:08,160 I can draw it for you. 952 01:00:10,840 --> 01:00:13,760 Don't take the road on the east side. 953 01:00:14,840 --> 01:00:15,960 Yun Weishan. 954 01:00:16,120 --> 01:00:18,000 God help you if you lied to me.