1 00:01:31,050 --> 00:01:34,990 [Legend of the Magnate] 2 00:01:35,030 --> 00:01:37,940 [Episode 2] 3 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:41,479 Gods, deities, 4 00:01:41,509 --> 00:01:43,229 I prey for good luck. 5 00:01:43,229 --> 00:01:44,920 Let me win this game. 6 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,220 Bring me a fortune. 7 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:48,330 You'll all lose! 8 00:01:54,310 --> 00:01:54,920 Seven. 9 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:55,310 Seven? 10 00:01:55,310 --> 00:01:58,509 The Player takes the first tile, and the Banker the third. 11 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:03,920 Can't see it. 12 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:04,850 Do you see it now? 13 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:08,280 Were you just 14 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:09,560 tricked by that man? 15 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:11,680 Yes. 16 00:02:12,940 --> 00:02:15,200 He's a notorious bully in the local area. 17 00:02:19,910 --> 00:02:20,560 You lost. 18 00:02:23,030 --> 00:02:24,160 I got two same tiles. 19 00:02:24,710 --> 00:02:25,840 What does it matter? 20 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:27,310 Look carefully. 21 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:31,020 This is 10, 22 00:02:31,590 --> 00:02:33,340 and this is 11. 23 00:02:33,470 --> 00:02:34,960 You're the one who lost. 24 00:02:37,750 --> 00:02:38,840 That's not fair! 25 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:41,170 -That's not the rule! -Just admit defeat! 26 00:02:41,430 --> 00:02:42,160 The money... 27 00:02:44,030 --> 00:02:45,079 The higher score wins, 28 00:02:45,079 --> 00:02:46,410 and the lower one loses. 29 00:02:46,430 --> 00:02:48,230 No other restrictions, right? 30 00:02:48,710 --> 00:02:50,850 Who dares to refute it? 31 00:02:51,910 --> 00:02:52,470 Mister, 32 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:53,840 is this 33 00:02:53,870 --> 00:02:55,600 how you play it beyond the pass? 34 00:02:55,710 --> 00:02:57,620 I've never heard of such rules. 35 00:02:57,680 --> 00:02:58,400 Rules? 36 00:02:59,079 --> 00:03:00,190 There is only one rule beyond the pass. 37 00:03:00,190 --> 00:03:02,240 That is, the locals always win! 38 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:04,520 You'd better get your hands off. 39 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:05,340 Otherwise, 40 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:07,120 I'll break your fingers! 41 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:07,560 Look. 42 00:03:21,079 --> 00:03:22,480 It's a real gun, isn't it? 43 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:27,480 According to the rules beyond the pass, 44 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:29,170 would you say my bullets 45 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:30,610 can crush your cranium? 46 00:03:31,310 --> 00:03:31,910 What now? 47 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:34,079 I'm fearless. 48 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:38,560 Shoot me, I dare you. 49 00:03:39,030 --> 00:03:40,030 Pull the trigger! 50 00:03:53,079 --> 00:03:54,079 That's a real gun! 51 00:04:00,030 --> 00:04:01,360 Guess if I dare to shoot. 52 00:04:01,710 --> 00:04:02,370 Fancy a bet? 53 00:04:03,750 --> 00:04:05,670 I-I bet you wouldn't dare! 54 00:04:05,750 --> 00:04:06,810 You wouldn't dare! 55 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:09,960 Guys, 56 00:04:10,870 --> 00:04:13,000 are you on the Banker's side or the Player's? 57 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:14,030 Place your bets 58 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:15,240 before I pull the trigger. 59 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:17,600 The Player! 60 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:19,160 All in! 61 00:04:19,310 --> 00:04:22,390 Shoot! Shoot him! 62 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:23,430 Do it now! 63 00:04:24,980 --> 00:04:25,680 One. 64 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:32,720 Two. 65 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:38,220 Don't move! 66 00:04:45,510 --> 00:04:46,730 Mr. Li, 67 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:48,820 I've been waiting for you. 68 00:04:49,270 --> 00:04:50,730 They told me you were here. 69 00:04:52,870 --> 00:04:53,830 Yes. I'm here. 70 00:04:56,750 --> 00:04:57,270 Move! 71 00:05:01,310 --> 00:05:02,360 Get a move on! 72 00:05:08,270 --> 00:05:09,070 Commander Xu, 73 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:10,890 we couldn't find anything. 74 00:05:14,510 --> 00:05:15,800 You mean to keep 75 00:05:16,270 --> 00:05:17,800 that large sum of money to yourselves, 76 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:18,430 right? 77 00:05:19,310 --> 00:05:20,630 Everything beyond the pass 78 00:05:20,630 --> 00:05:21,960 belongs to the Emperor. 79 00:05:22,950 --> 00:05:24,000 You want to steal? 80 00:05:24,750 --> 00:05:25,750 That severe crime 81 00:05:25,750 --> 00:05:26,720 gives enough grounds 82 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:28,120 to execute both of you. 83 00:05:28,790 --> 00:05:29,850 Where is the money? 84 00:05:30,270 --> 00:05:30,830 Mom! 85 00:05:35,500 --> 00:05:36,360 I don't know. 86 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:38,050 I've never seen any! 87 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:40,250 Commander Xu, Commander Xu! 88 00:05:40,250 --> 00:05:41,850 Her husband was just buried. 89 00:05:41,950 --> 00:05:42,480 Please show some mercy... 90 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:43,740 You're against me too? 91 00:05:44,310 --> 00:05:45,790 Do you want to die or what? 92 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:47,950 Listen up! 93 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:49,630 This whole settlement will suffer 94 00:05:49,630 --> 00:05:51,360 if you don't hand in the money! 95 00:05:51,750 --> 00:05:53,390 I have many ways to make 96 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:55,940 a living person tell the truth. 97 00:05:56,870 --> 00:05:58,120 Tie them up and take them away. 98 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:00,050 A long interrogation awaits them. 99 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:01,320 Hands off! 100 00:06:01,950 --> 00:06:02,510 Hu! 101 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:03,950 Hu! 102 00:06:03,950 --> 00:06:05,750 Dig in the ground the house is on. 103 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:07,720 Dig up Su's grave too. 104 00:06:07,750 --> 00:06:09,160 See if anything is hidden there. 105 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:09,820 -Yes! -Yes! 106 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:37,220 Ms. Su, 107 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:39,650 let me know if there's anything 108 00:06:39,750 --> 00:06:40,610 I can help with. 109 00:06:42,070 --> 00:06:43,760 Please meet my good friend, 110 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:44,770 Mr. Gu, here. 111 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:46,460 As a local, he is very familiar 112 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:47,340 with Ningguta. 113 00:06:50,830 --> 00:06:51,750 I bought 300 horses 114 00:06:51,750 --> 00:06:53,150 from a local horse ranch. 115 00:06:53,159 --> 00:06:55,430 I need to transport them to the Central Plains. 116 00:06:55,430 --> 00:06:57,690 Mr. Gu, do you have any good suggestions? 117 00:06:58,560 --> 00:06:59,510 Why would you 118 00:07:00,190 --> 00:07:01,720 buy horses from this place? 119 00:07:02,370 --> 00:07:03,430 Those in Sichuan 120 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:05,480 and Yunnan have better stamina. 121 00:07:05,870 --> 00:07:07,200 Did you buy these horses 122 00:07:07,870 --> 00:07:08,600 for warfare? 123 00:07:12,570 --> 00:07:13,900 I wonder who you are. 124 00:07:14,270 --> 00:07:15,390 Are you sure 125 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:17,730 you want to know? 126 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:20,910 Well... 127 00:07:21,390 --> 00:07:22,480 You can hire a large ship 128 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:23,940 and transport them by sea. 129 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:26,800 The horses will be brought to the south. 130 00:07:26,870 --> 00:07:28,310 A sea journey will send them 131 00:07:28,310 --> 00:07:30,240 to the opposite direction, right? 132 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:32,680 You're sending horses to the south... 133 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:33,159 Are you... 134 00:07:33,159 --> 00:07:33,800 What? 135 00:07:36,750 --> 00:07:39,150 Mr. Gu, you can leave now if you feel scared. 136 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:43,950 You're a rebel. 137 00:07:44,430 --> 00:07:45,190 I'm an exile. 138 00:07:45,830 --> 00:07:47,360 I'm not afraid of anything. 139 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:50,240 Mr. Gu, 140 00:07:51,190 --> 00:07:53,480 Don't you want to help that mother and child? 141 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:54,390 That kid and you 142 00:07:55,190 --> 00:07:57,120 could take the same route as Ms. Su. 143 00:07:57,430 --> 00:07:59,430 Helping Ms. Su is helping yourself. 144 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:05,190 Ms. Su, where exactly are you 145 00:08:05,190 --> 00:08:06,070 sending these horses 146 00:08:06,070 --> 00:08:06,600 to? 147 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:09,000 Your job is to get them out of the city. 148 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:10,860 The rest is none of your business. 149 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:15,210 Fine. 150 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:15,830 Well, 151 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:17,960 I'll come up with something. 152 00:08:18,950 --> 00:08:19,720 Hold on. 153 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:34,240 Thank you so much, Mr. Gu. 154 00:08:44,150 --> 00:08:44,870 Ms. Su, 155 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:48,560 aren't you worried that he may leak the secret? 156 00:08:49,270 --> 00:08:50,440 He would've been shot many times 157 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:52,370 if I hadn't opened the door for him. 158 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:54,120 This man 159 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:56,560 is very intelligent. 160 00:08:59,830 --> 00:09:01,390 [Commander Xu's Mansion] 161 00:09:01,390 --> 00:09:03,750 I extend my best regards to you, Commander Xu. 162 00:09:03,750 --> 00:09:04,360 I'm humbly 163 00:09:05,030 --> 00:09:06,270 kowtowing to you. 164 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:10,670 It's freezing cold. 165 00:09:11,910 --> 00:09:13,240 What are you doing here? 166 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:15,240 At a friend's request, 167 00:09:15,630 --> 00:09:17,490 I need to transport some sea salt. 168 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:19,500 Where are you from? 169 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:20,770 Commander Xu, 170 00:09:21,030 --> 00:09:23,150 I'm from Pingyao, Shanxi Province. 171 00:09:24,150 --> 00:09:26,030 I've heard that Shanxi is the wealthiest province 172 00:09:26,030 --> 00:09:27,140 in the country. 173 00:09:27,910 --> 00:09:29,090 People there 174 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:30,120 are filthy rich. 175 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:31,960 If this "gate gift" 176 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:34,120 was presented by others, I'd gladly accept it. 177 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:34,960 But you... 178 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:37,960 Gu Pingyuan has been away for a long time. 179 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:39,020 Is he back yet? 180 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:40,120 He just came back. 181 00:09:40,270 --> 00:09:41,800 Then why didn't you tell me? 182 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:43,400 Get him here now! 183 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:44,030 Yes! 184 00:09:46,670 --> 00:09:47,470 Commander Xu, 185 00:09:47,540 --> 00:09:48,840 I shall take my leave. 186 00:09:57,360 --> 00:09:57,860 Sir... 187 00:10:00,270 --> 00:10:01,930 Where were you running off to? 188 00:10:02,670 --> 00:10:04,130 I wouldn't dare to run off. 189 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:07,080 I threw Su's wife 190 00:10:07,630 --> 00:10:08,740 and her kid 191 00:10:08,910 --> 00:10:10,170 to the dungeon. 192 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:12,120 I even had Su's dead body 193 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:13,270 dug up from the ground 194 00:10:13,270 --> 00:10:14,870 and searched several times. 195 00:10:15,270 --> 00:10:17,330 Where on earth did he hide the money? 196 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:18,950 I want you 197 00:10:19,550 --> 00:10:21,370 to dispose of this matter. 198 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:23,170 I'll talk to Su's widow. 199 00:10:23,510 --> 00:10:24,250 However, 200 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:26,180 she has lost her husband for good. 201 00:10:26,270 --> 00:10:27,270 How much shall we take 202 00:10:27,270 --> 00:10:29,000 from the money to be retrieved? 203 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:36,630 Before the New Year, I need to make a trip to Jilin 204 00:10:36,630 --> 00:10:38,080 to pay tribute to the brass. 205 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:39,670 I need a lot of money. 206 00:10:41,790 --> 00:10:43,390 Solve this problem in 3 days. 207 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:44,810 If you can't, next year, 208 00:10:45,510 --> 00:10:46,440 I'll send you to the mountain 209 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:47,570 to catch wild bears. 210 00:10:48,790 --> 00:10:49,270 Yes. 211 00:10:50,790 --> 00:10:52,960 About that Shanxi man who just talked to me, 212 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:55,020 go to his place and trick a few hundred 213 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:57,100 more silver taels out of his pocket. 214 00:10:57,100 --> 00:10:58,560 Otherwise, I won't let him 215 00:10:58,630 --> 00:11:00,630 take a single grain of sea salt away. 216 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:01,600 Got it. 217 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:49,320 Father. 218 00:11:52,270 --> 00:11:53,200 Make me some tea. 219 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:00,440 I'll get that. 220 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:01,100 Patriarch. 221 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:11,400 It's getting colder and colder. 222 00:12:12,390 --> 00:12:12,870 We've been stuck here 223 00:12:12,870 --> 00:12:14,000 for a couple of days. 224 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:17,060 Seems like a waste of time. 225 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:21,990 You think I'm not anxious? 226 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:25,160 Commander Xu 227 00:12:26,390 --> 00:12:28,380 is very greedy 228 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:29,250 for money. 229 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:32,200 Mr. Gu told me 230 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:34,290 200 to 300 taels of silver would do. 231 00:12:34,630 --> 00:12:36,440 To get Commander Xu's approval sooner, 232 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:38,170 I added one more hundred taels. 233 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:40,380 Unexpectedly, he declined my offer. 234 00:12:40,910 --> 00:12:41,910 What does he want then? 235 00:12:41,910 --> 00:12:42,370 Shall we 236 00:12:42,670 --> 00:12:44,130 give him an extra hundred? 237 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:48,210 No. 238 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:49,960 We can't keep offering him more 239 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:51,550 like adding oil to a lamp nonstop. 240 00:12:51,550 --> 00:12:52,440 Raising the amount 241 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:53,320 again and again 242 00:12:54,030 --> 00:12:55,960 will only make him force us to stay. 243 00:12:59,000 --> 00:12:59,510 I made 244 00:12:59,870 --> 00:13:01,400 a hasty move on this matter. 245 00:13:01,510 --> 00:13:02,570 We'll have to wait. 246 00:13:02,630 --> 00:13:03,890 When Mr. Gu comes here, 247 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:05,410 I'll ask him for advice. 248 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:07,080 Father, 249 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:09,270 didn't we already meet 250 00:13:09,630 --> 00:13:10,320 Mr. Gu once, 251 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:11,200 when we entered 252 00:13:11,270 --> 00:13:12,080 the city? 253 00:13:15,670 --> 00:13:17,120 How come I didn't know that? 254 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:18,520 He looked imposing. 255 00:13:18,790 --> 00:13:19,870 Last time he was here, 256 00:13:19,870 --> 00:13:21,270 he taught me how to heat up a brick stove. 257 00:13:21,270 --> 00:13:23,150 His image just popped up in my head. 258 00:13:23,150 --> 00:13:23,790 Oh, 259 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:26,510 you have such a great memory, don't you? 260 00:13:26,510 --> 00:13:28,750 But you should reflect on your behavior. 261 00:13:28,750 --> 00:13:29,910 you're a young lady. 262 00:13:30,670 --> 00:13:32,430 Talking to strangers eagerly 263 00:13:32,870 --> 00:13:34,470 is not exactly good manners. 264 00:13:37,790 --> 00:13:39,030 I'll go check on the horses. 265 00:13:39,030 --> 00:13:40,080 It's too cold now. 266 00:13:40,390 --> 00:13:41,850 They might need more food. 267 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:49,670 I'm going to bed, Father. 268 00:13:49,670 --> 00:13:51,510 Refill my cup before you leave! 269 00:14:01,670 --> 00:14:02,600 I wouldn't dare 270 00:14:02,630 --> 00:14:04,390 to do so without your order. 271 00:14:04,790 --> 00:14:06,550 I'd hate to look ill-mannered, 272 00:14:06,670 --> 00:14:08,400 disrespectful, and annoying. 273 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:13,740 My precious daughter, 274 00:14:13,750 --> 00:14:14,550 do you know 275 00:14:14,550 --> 00:14:15,610 what this place is? 276 00:14:16,750 --> 00:14:17,790 Ningguta. 277 00:14:18,030 --> 00:14:20,240 Who would stay here other than exiles? 278 00:14:20,630 --> 00:14:22,330 We must never drop our guard. 279 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:23,600 Let's 280 00:14:23,750 --> 00:14:25,590 just finish our business 281 00:14:25,630 --> 00:14:26,890 go home for New Year's. 282 00:14:27,930 --> 00:14:29,200 Why so nosy? 283 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:32,550 Father. 284 00:14:33,750 --> 00:14:34,750 Tell me... 285 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:37,550 Is Mr. Gu 286 00:14:38,270 --> 00:14:39,120 a bandit 287 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:42,200 who kills without mercy and eats human organs? 288 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:44,780 Like a gang leader? 289 00:14:45,910 --> 00:14:47,750 You've been listening to too many stories. 290 00:14:47,750 --> 00:14:49,880 Why don't you ask around for an answer? 291 00:14:51,030 --> 00:14:52,240 I'm having trouble dealing 292 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:53,440 with urgent matters. 293 00:14:54,030 --> 00:14:54,960 How do I have time 294 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,160 to ask others about such trivial stuff? 295 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:57,790 Go to bed. 296 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:11,030 Mr. Gu. 297 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:17,390 Hu, 298 00:15:17,510 --> 00:15:18,080 hurry. 299 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:23,600 Mrs. Su, 300 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:25,100 I've got Su's body 301 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:26,120 back 302 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:27,160 and buried it. 303 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:28,450 Don't worry. 304 00:15:28,910 --> 00:15:29,970 When spring comes, 305 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:32,020 I'll have his grave fixed, 306 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:33,560 and hire a stonemason 307 00:15:33,870 --> 00:15:35,600 to carve a proper stele for him. 308 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:38,560 Thank you for your kindness. 309 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:40,080 Mr. Gu, 310 00:15:40,630 --> 00:15:42,850 Commander Xu promised me 311 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:44,810 that if I told the truth, 312 00:15:45,390 --> 00:15:46,440 he would give my son 313 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:48,000 a job as a soldier, 314 00:15:48,960 --> 00:15:50,870 and buy me a house in the city. 315 00:15:53,150 --> 00:15:54,210 Did you agree to it? 316 00:15:54,870 --> 00:15:56,350 If a tiger told you 317 00:15:57,870 --> 00:15:59,410 it'd only eat your arms 318 00:15:59,910 --> 00:16:01,440 and leave your legs intact, 319 00:16:02,390 --> 00:16:03,590 would you believe it? 320 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:08,570 Commander Xu wishes 321 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:11,120 he could eat us 322 00:16:11,150 --> 00:16:12,440 alive. 323 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:16,200 You're insightful, Mrs. Su. 324 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:17,640 He has set a deadline. 325 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:19,690 How many days till that? 326 00:16:19,910 --> 00:16:20,440 Three. 327 00:16:21,630 --> 00:16:23,630 I'll get you out as soon as possible. 328 00:16:23,670 --> 00:16:24,930 You must hang in there. 329 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:27,600 Mr. Gu, 330 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:30,520 I'm begging you—just this once. 331 00:16:31,510 --> 00:16:33,620 Please take my child with you. 332 00:16:33,670 --> 00:16:35,480 -I'm begging you. Please. -Mom! 333 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:36,790 Please! 334 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:37,660 Please! 335 00:16:37,750 --> 00:16:39,080 I'm not going anywhere. 336 00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:40,150 Quiet down. 337 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:42,050 I just want to stay by your side! 338 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:43,840 I just want to stay by your side! 339 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:45,000 I'm begging you. 340 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:47,320 I'll kowtow to you, Mr. Gu! 341 00:16:47,390 --> 00:16:48,120 I only... 342 00:16:48,670 --> 00:16:50,320 I only ask for this one thing— 343 00:16:50,390 --> 00:16:52,790 please take my child with you. 344 00:16:58,200 --> 00:16:58,800 Mr. Chang! 345 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:00,900 Mr. Gu, 346 00:17:01,390 --> 00:17:02,720 thank heavens you're finally here. 347 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:03,380 Come, come. 348 00:17:04,270 --> 00:17:05,130 Please come in! 349 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:07,510 Were you exiled to Ningguta 350 00:17:07,510 --> 00:17:08,640 because you were a notorious bandit 351 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:10,750 or because you were a scholar who rebelled? 352 00:17:10,750 --> 00:17:11,920 Stop talking nonsense. 353 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:13,579 Pour the tea and step outside. 354 00:17:23,470 --> 00:17:24,160 Mr. Gu. 355 00:17:25,510 --> 00:17:26,960 Mr. Chang, how much did you offer Commander Xu 356 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:28,440 as a "gate gift" when you visited him last time? 357 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:30,310 Since I was desperate to get home, 358 00:17:30,350 --> 00:17:31,680 I offered him 400 taels. 359 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:33,510 But Commander Xu insisted 360 00:17:33,590 --> 00:17:35,070 Shanxi is the wealthiest province under heaven, 361 00:17:35,070 --> 00:17:36,110 and that amount just wouldn't cut it. 362 00:17:36,110 --> 00:17:38,110 The more you give, the worse it gets. 363 00:17:38,350 --> 00:17:40,110 It'll only make him think you're drowning in silver. 364 00:17:40,110 --> 00:17:41,370 Just tell me straight. 365 00:17:41,590 --> 00:17:43,000 If you're willing to help, 366 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:44,200 how much will it take? 367 00:17:44,750 --> 00:17:46,150 Sorry for the bluntness. 368 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:48,540 How about this? 369 00:17:49,270 --> 00:17:49,880 In 3 days, 370 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:51,490 I'll have 371 00:17:51,510 --> 00:17:53,000 the salt license stamped with the city's defense seal 372 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:54,000 delivered to you. 373 00:17:54,750 --> 00:17:55,680 As for the money, 374 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:57,030 it's no use to me here 375 00:17:57,030 --> 00:17:58,160 in Ningguta anyway. 376 00:17:59,110 --> 00:18:00,390 But I do have one matter 377 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:01,900 that I need your help with. 378 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:04,130 I'll tell you about it in a few days. 379 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:05,390 Mr. Gu, 380 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:07,730 if you can help me 381 00:18:07,830 --> 00:18:09,290 through this rough patch, 382 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:09,960 then 383 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:11,550 whatever you ask of me in the future, 384 00:18:11,550 --> 00:18:13,410 I'll give it everything I've got. 385 00:18:16,350 --> 00:18:17,000 Mr. Gu. 386 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:20,720 What is it? 387 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:23,380 Does Mr. Chang still have instructions to give? 388 00:18:23,590 --> 00:18:25,800 He has nothing more to say, 389 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:27,050 but I'd like 390 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:28,950 to ask you something—if that's alright? 391 00:18:28,950 --> 00:18:29,480 Go ahead. 392 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:32,400 How long have you been exiled? 393 00:18:34,070 --> 00:18:35,360 This coming New Year 394 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:37,080 will make it five full years. 395 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:38,000 I've heard this place 396 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:39,660 is full of outlaws and rebels, 397 00:18:39,790 --> 00:18:41,720 but you don't really seem like one. 398 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:46,600 I am an outlaw and a rebel. 399 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:50,040 I killed many people in the past. 400 00:18:50,790 --> 00:18:51,720 Wherever I went, 401 00:18:52,350 --> 00:18:53,680 nothing was left alive. 402 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:56,050 I didn't just kill them, 403 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:57,940 I tore out their sinews 404 00:18:58,750 --> 00:19:00,010 and drank their blood. 405 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:05,730 You must be lying. 406 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:08,350 You look like a scholar. 407 00:19:08,790 --> 00:19:09,720 If I were a thief or a rebel, 408 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:10,550 it would be better. 409 00:19:10,550 --> 00:19:11,350 Just kill me 410 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:12,480 so I don't have to 411 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:15,140 be stuck here in this useless, miserable state. 412 00:19:15,310 --> 00:19:17,110 A scholar is good for nothing. 413 00:19:17,270 --> 00:19:18,000 If possible, 414 00:19:18,030 --> 00:19:20,290 never come to this dreadful place again. 415 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:23,110 You think I'm afraid? 416 00:19:23,310 --> 00:19:25,440 I went with my father to deliver medicinal herbs to the western Mongolia. 417 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:26,960 It was spring when we got there. 418 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:28,350 Wolves were everywhere. 419 00:19:28,350 --> 00:19:29,550 We had to light torches 420 00:19:29,550 --> 00:19:30,550 and circle ourselves with fire to sleep, 421 00:19:30,550 --> 00:19:31,680 but I wasn't afraid. 422 00:19:34,030 --> 00:19:35,720 Sure, wolves were vicious, 423 00:19:36,030 --> 00:19:38,110 but still better than most people by a long shot. 424 00:19:38,110 --> 00:19:39,910 The cruelest thing under the sky 425 00:19:40,590 --> 00:19:41,650 is the human heart. 426 00:19:41,830 --> 00:19:43,210 Young though you are, 427 00:19:43,510 --> 00:19:45,090 you talk like some old man. 428 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:46,030 Do I? 429 00:19:47,750 --> 00:19:49,400 What crime did you commit to end up here? 430 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:51,350 You don't have to tell me if you don't want to. 431 00:19:51,350 --> 00:19:52,550 It's fine to tell you. 432 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:55,550 Back when I took the imperial exam... 433 00:19:55,550 --> 00:19:57,610 You mean the exam for the top scholar? 434 00:19:58,160 --> 00:19:58,590 Yes, 435 00:19:58,790 --> 00:20:00,310 the exam for the top scholar. 436 00:20:00,310 --> 00:20:01,590 Back when I took the imperial exam, 437 00:20:01,590 --> 00:20:04,160 someone outside the hall suddenly called my name, 438 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:06,030 saying my mother was seriously ill at home. 439 00:20:06,030 --> 00:20:07,110 How could I possibly concentrate 440 00:20:07,110 --> 00:20:08,240 after hearing that? 441 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:09,880 I turned in my paper in a rush, 442 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:10,800 ready to leave, 443 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:12,960 but there were strict rules in the examination hall. 444 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:14,720 I got into an argument with the officials. 445 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:15,240 They 446 00:20:15,590 --> 00:20:17,000 accused me of disrupting the exam hall, 447 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:17,750 arrested me, 448 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:19,260 and exiled me here. 449 00:20:19,340 --> 00:20:19,640 So 450 00:20:20,090 --> 00:20:21,430 you were framed? 451 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:24,650 I even asked around afterward. 452 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:26,810 My mother was perfectly fine in Anhui. 453 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:28,110 It's obvious that someone 454 00:20:28,110 --> 00:20:30,240 set me up during the examination hall. 455 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:31,920 These past five years, 456 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:33,310 I've thought about it day and night, 457 00:20:33,310 --> 00:20:35,240 but I still haven't figured it out. 458 00:20:37,110 --> 00:20:38,140 You're a good man. 459 00:20:38,590 --> 00:20:39,790 May heaven bless you. 460 00:20:39,790 --> 00:20:40,920 You'll get to the bottom of this. 461 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:41,920 You won't stay wrongly accused 462 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:43,310 your whole life without answers. 463 00:20:43,310 --> 00:20:43,960 Girl, 464 00:20:44,110 --> 00:20:45,440 where did you run off to? 465 00:20:45,750 --> 00:20:46,410 I'm coming! 466 00:20:48,310 --> 00:20:49,440 Let me ask you again: 467 00:20:50,270 --> 00:20:51,730 you must've suffered a lot 468 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:53,400 these five years, right? 469 00:20:55,270 --> 00:20:57,330 Compared to others, I've had it okay. 470 00:20:57,400 --> 00:20:58,270 That first year, 471 00:20:58,270 --> 00:21:00,160 I worked in the salt fields by the sea— 472 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:01,370 almost went blind. 473 00:21:02,030 --> 00:21:03,680 Later, I met someone who knew medicine 474 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:04,920 and helped nurse me back 475 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:05,960 to health. 476 00:21:08,750 --> 00:21:10,010 Is there anything else 477 00:21:10,310 --> 00:21:11,270 you want to ask? 478 00:21:13,110 --> 00:21:13,590 I... 479 00:21:14,150 --> 00:21:15,810 I... I have no more questions. 480 00:21:15,830 --> 00:21:17,090 My father was right. 481 00:21:17,310 --> 00:21:18,710 I'm terrible with words. 482 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:20,000 Whatever I say seems to hit a nerve. 483 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:21,000 Please don't be angry. 484 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:21,310 I... 485 00:21:23,030 --> 00:21:24,440 When will you be back in the Central Plains? 486 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:25,700 Come find us in Shanxi. 487 00:21:36,700 --> 00:21:41,160 [Military Horse Camp, Ningguta] 488 00:22:02,750 --> 00:22:03,880 These Russians 489 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:06,280 really know how to make weapons. 490 00:22:07,030 --> 00:22:08,370 If we could bring them over to the Great Qing 491 00:22:08,370 --> 00:22:10,170 to build guns and cannons for us, 492 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:11,920 we'd make a fortune. 493 00:22:12,270 --> 00:22:14,400 The southern war is intense right now. 494 00:22:14,550 --> 00:22:16,350 It's hard enough to buy weapons, 495 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:18,730 let alone manufacture them. 496 00:22:19,100 --> 00:22:19,950 After all, 497 00:22:20,030 --> 00:22:22,030 your Li family are still merchants. 498 00:22:25,220 --> 00:22:27,420 You're not afraid to follow the rebels? 499 00:22:28,310 --> 00:22:29,510 Of course I'm scared. 500 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:32,240 Good thing my dad told me 501 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:33,830 who you were before I came. 502 00:22:35,030 --> 00:22:36,960 Otherwise, I'd never have guessed 503 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:38,310 someone as stunning as you 504 00:22:38,310 --> 00:22:40,040 would be part of the rebellion. 505 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:42,490 There's another thing I'm puzzled about. 506 00:22:42,510 --> 00:22:43,640 My father's the type 507 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:45,550 who'd panic 508 00:22:45,590 --> 00:22:46,990 if a leaf fell on his head. 509 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:50,240 How on earth did he end up knowing someone like Ms. Su? 510 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:51,380 That's because 511 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:52,350 your family's business network 512 00:22:52,350 --> 00:22:53,510 spans the entire Yangtze River, from north to south, 513 00:22:53,510 --> 00:22:55,240 all thanks to me protecting it. 514 00:22:55,550 --> 00:22:56,270 Maybe your family does business 515 00:22:56,270 --> 00:22:57,800 south of the Yangtze River, 516 00:22:58,160 --> 00:22:59,560 but you think he's timid? 517 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:02,220 When it comes to money, 518 00:23:02,310 --> 00:23:05,570 even the most cautious merchants grow bolder than the sky. 519 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:06,960 I 520 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:09,860 Your friend should be here by now. 521 00:23:10,310 --> 00:23:11,440 Is Ms. Su here? 522 00:23:12,270 --> 00:23:13,030 Gu! 523 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:13,920 Come in! 524 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:18,330 Come in, come in. 525 00:23:24,110 --> 00:23:24,770 Have a seat. 526 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:34,720 Do you have a plan? 527 00:23:37,110 --> 00:23:38,400 I do have a plan. 528 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:39,940 However, 529 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:41,930 we need to settle something first. 530 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:44,030 Go ahead. 531 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:46,610 I'll naturally agree to what I can. 532 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:53,320 Getting out of Ningguta might be possible, 533 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:55,450 but after leaving the city, 534 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:57,550 what's your plan for getting away? 535 00:23:57,550 --> 00:23:58,810 I naturally have a way. 536 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:00,240 That won't do. 537 00:24:02,870 --> 00:24:03,440 You need to point me 538 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:04,550 to a reliable path. 539 00:24:05,310 --> 00:24:07,070 With these 300 warhorses of yours, 540 00:24:07,070 --> 00:24:08,150 it won't be easy 541 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:10,400 to get past any checkpoint once we leave the city. 542 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:10,790 Besides, 543 00:24:10,790 --> 00:24:12,240 I'm still carrying a child with me. 544 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:13,110 I can't just recklessly 545 00:24:13,110 --> 00:24:14,400 risk my life, can I? 546 00:24:18,830 --> 00:24:19,400 Gu, 547 00:24:19,590 --> 00:24:21,120 I think you're just afraid. 548 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:24,680 I risked my life to come to Ningguta. 549 00:24:25,310 --> 00:24:26,640 I'm not afraid of death. 550 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:28,000 It's just that 551 00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:30,680 I still have an elderly mother and brothers at home. 552 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:32,340 I can't drag them into trouble 553 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:34,920 because of my association with you. 554 00:24:36,110 --> 00:24:37,710 You need to make me trust you. 555 00:24:42,750 --> 00:24:43,550 Give it to him. 556 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:49,240 The defender of Liaoyang Fortress 557 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:50,070 are ours. 558 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:51,550 He has already prepared 559 00:24:51,550 --> 00:24:53,080 the official passes for us. 560 00:24:53,270 --> 00:24:55,550 We will pass through Shanhai Pass, enter Zhili, 561 00:24:55,550 --> 00:24:56,750 proceed to Shandong, 562 00:24:57,160 --> 00:24:59,220 and then take a ship back to the south. 563 00:25:00,830 --> 00:25:01,310 Good. 564 00:25:02,070 --> 00:25:03,070 That's fine then. 565 00:25:06,270 --> 00:25:07,480 Mr. Gu, it would be much better for you 566 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:08,740 to return south with me 567 00:25:08,950 --> 00:25:10,880 than to stay in the Central Plains. 568 00:25:11,550 --> 00:25:12,280 I won't be... 569 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:17,160 Rebel? 570 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:20,070 Is the word that scary? 571 00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:23,170 You'd rather stay here as a servant 572 00:25:23,590 --> 00:25:24,880 than serve me. 573 00:25:25,790 --> 00:25:27,270 Everyone has their own ambitions. 574 00:25:27,270 --> 00:25:27,980 Gu, 575 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:30,390 you're now an exile. 576 00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:32,080 Who would dare take you in 577 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:33,600 or offer you protection? 578 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:36,240 You want to study for the imperial exams, but you're ineligible. 579 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:37,270 You want to go into business, 580 00:25:37,270 --> 00:25:39,570 but you don't even have a registered household. 581 00:25:39,570 --> 00:25:41,830 Do you dare go home in your current state? 582 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:43,960 Though heaven and earth are vast, 583 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:45,820 there's no place for you to stand. 584 00:25:46,310 --> 00:25:48,260 If you're being honest with yourself, 585 00:25:48,260 --> 00:25:50,200 is it worth 586 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:52,140 living in the Central Plains 587 00:25:53,070 --> 00:25:55,130 like a fugitive, constantly in fear? 588 00:25:55,590 --> 00:25:56,350 To be honest, 589 00:25:57,350 --> 00:25:59,210 my elderly mother is weak and ill. 590 00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:01,200 If I stay here any longer, 591 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:03,070 I may never get the chance 592 00:26:03,070 --> 00:26:04,400 to see her one last time. 593 00:26:05,350 --> 00:26:07,750 I was humiliated at the examination hall back then. 594 00:26:07,750 --> 00:26:08,480 My grievance 595 00:26:08,790 --> 00:26:10,320 must also be investigated. 596 00:26:10,830 --> 00:26:12,960 How can a real man grow old here in vain? 597 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:18,450 If Ms. Su can help this time, 598 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:20,110 I, Gu Pingyuan, 599 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:23,200 will certainly repay you with eternal gratitude. 600 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:27,310 Alright. 601 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:30,480 I'll hold you to that, Mr. Gu. 602 00:26:33,830 --> 00:26:35,110 A small gift for our meeting. 603 00:26:35,110 --> 00:26:36,570 Keep it for self-defense. 604 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:51,070 Li Qin, 605 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:53,440 you're not married yet, are you? 606 00:26:53,510 --> 00:26:54,440 Of course not. 607 00:26:54,830 --> 00:26:55,830 That's good then. 608 00:26:56,270 --> 00:26:57,670 The girls in our Ningguta 609 00:26:58,160 --> 00:26:59,360 are quite something. 610 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:00,830 It would be a pity 611 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:02,310 if you didn't find a wife. 612 00:27:02,310 --> 00:27:04,040 What nonsense are you talking? 613 00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:05,300 What a brilliant plan! 614 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:07,450 -Come on. -Great! 615 00:27:07,450 --> 00:27:08,430 Follow me into the city, 616 00:27:08,430 --> 00:27:09,790 and I'll pick the best one for you. 617 00:27:09,790 --> 00:27:10,240 Wait, 618 00:27:10,270 --> 00:27:11,810 why does it have to be me? 619 00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:13,110 Who else could carry 620 00:27:13,110 --> 00:27:14,200 such a grand spectacle but you, 621 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:16,150 Young Master Li Qin of the Five Provinces Association? 622 00:27:16,150 --> 00:27:16,760 Wait, 623 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:19,170 does it really have to be me? 624 00:27:23,830 --> 00:27:24,510 Ladies! 625 00:27:25,030 --> 00:27:26,200 Ladies, come quickly! 626 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:28,400 Consort Yang, Xishi, Little Zhaojun! 627 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:32,720 Come quickly! 628 00:27:35,270 --> 00:27:36,270 They're coming! 629 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:38,590 Coming, coming! 630 00:27:39,310 --> 00:27:40,310 He's so handsome! 631 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:43,160 He's so handsome! 632 00:27:43,590 --> 00:27:44,740 He's so handsome! 633 00:27:44,790 --> 00:27:45,880 Ladies, please calm down. 634 00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:46,610 Listen to me, 635 00:27:46,870 --> 00:27:47,310 this is 636 00:27:47,510 --> 00:27:49,330 Young Master Li Qin, 637 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:52,660 the heir of the Five Provinces Association in the capital. 638 00:27:53,350 --> 00:27:55,400 Last night, he had a dream 639 00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:57,720 and insisted on choosing one of you 640 00:27:57,720 --> 00:27:59,110 to be his wife, 641 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:00,310 and even wants to take her back to the capital 642 00:28:00,310 --> 00:28:01,710 to be the young mistress. 643 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:03,400 Pick me! 644 00:28:05,070 --> 00:28:05,560 Calm down! 645 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:06,620 Calm down! Well... 646 00:28:08,350 --> 00:28:09,270 And me! 647 00:28:09,270 --> 00:28:10,240 Pick me! 648 00:28:10,310 --> 00:28:11,720 I, I, I... pick... 649 00:28:11,830 --> 00:28:13,830 Pick me! 650 00:28:14,310 --> 00:28:15,140 Pick me! 651 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:16,880 Choose me! He's chosen! 652 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:19,400 Great, this early in the morning, 653 00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:20,960 a good man is rushing in. 654 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:23,680 You really have no taste! 655 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:25,150 Why didn't you choose me? 656 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:26,000 Just go away. 657 00:28:26,110 --> 00:28:27,460 Go. 658 00:28:27,830 --> 00:28:28,550 Go! 659 00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:31,000 Miss, could you please get down first? 660 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:32,930 I won't get down. 661 00:28:37,270 --> 00:28:37,960 Zhaojun, 662 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:40,130 why don't you go back 663 00:28:40,310 --> 00:28:41,430 and freshen up? 664 00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:43,880 I'll be taking you to the capital tomorrow. 665 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:45,640 I'm not getting down. 666 00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:48,170 I... 667 00:28:59,790 --> 00:29:00,920 That's more like it. 668 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:02,260 Let me tell you, 669 00:29:02,310 --> 00:29:03,510 you're really lucky. 670 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:04,610 When I leave, 671 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:05,510 half the men in Ningguta 672 00:29:05,510 --> 00:29:06,510 will be 673 00:29:06,590 --> 00:29:07,680 crying their eyes out. 674 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:08,410 I suppose so. 675 00:29:09,510 --> 00:29:10,520 Mr. Li, 676 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:12,440 I'll go prepare the bridal chamber. 677 00:29:12,440 --> 00:29:13,040 Excuse me. 678 00:29:13,310 --> 00:29:14,110 See you later. 679 00:29:15,310 --> 00:29:17,030 I'll return the contract of indenture to her. 680 00:29:17,030 --> 00:29:17,560 Goodbye. 681 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:28,500 Thank you both. 682 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:30,720 Please get up. 683 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:54,540 I might as well die. 684 00:29:55,700 --> 00:29:57,360 Ah, a paradise of tenderness. 685 00:29:57,640 --> 00:29:59,640 It seems you're reluctant to leave. 686 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:01,640 Get lost! 687 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:20,240 [Happiness] 688 00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:20,830 Congratulations! 689 00:30:20,830 --> 00:30:22,310 Here comes the bride! 690 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:24,600 Here comes the bride! 691 00:30:25,350 --> 00:30:26,350 The bride is here! 692 00:30:27,070 --> 00:30:28,600 Congratulations! 693 00:30:32,550 --> 00:30:34,480 Let the newlyweds enter the bridal chamber. 694 00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:35,920 Enter the chamber. 695 00:30:36,030 --> 00:30:37,880 Good! 696 00:30:38,790 --> 00:30:39,720 -Come. -Please. 697 00:30:43,270 --> 00:30:44,330 Congratulations! 698 00:30:44,350 --> 00:30:45,750 Congratulations! 699 00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:03,040 Let me tell you some news. 700 00:31:03,750 --> 00:31:05,960 The young master of the Five Provinces Association in the capital 701 00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:07,760 is getting married in a brothel. 702 00:31:08,030 --> 00:31:09,350 And half the city's people 703 00:31:09,350 --> 00:31:10,480 are going to join in the fun. 704 00:31:10,480 --> 00:31:11,340 Anyone who goes 705 00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:12,730 gets silver as a reward. 706 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:14,000 It's a banquet 707 00:31:14,030 --> 00:31:15,160 with four plates and eight bowls, 708 00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:16,360 all-you-can-drink. 709 00:31:16,550 --> 00:31:17,480 I just came back. 710 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:21,010 I'm going in now 711 00:31:21,550 --> 00:31:22,830 to have a drink with him. 712 00:31:22,830 --> 00:31:23,660 You know, 713 00:31:23,960 --> 00:31:25,960 he lies down when he drinks too much. 714 00:31:26,240 --> 00:31:27,240 So, do you need... 715 00:31:36,310 --> 00:31:36,920 Sir. 716 00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:40,400 I think you're tired of 717 00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:41,680 your own life. 718 00:31:42,830 --> 00:31:44,690 No need to wait until next spring. 719 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:46,510 I'll throw you into the mountains right now 720 00:31:46,510 --> 00:31:47,510 to feed the bears. 721 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:50,260 Please calm down, Sir. 722 00:31:50,440 --> 00:31:51,680 Why are you so angry? 723 00:31:53,060 --> 00:31:54,350 I assigned you two tasks. 724 00:31:54,350 --> 00:31:55,750 Have you completed them? 725 00:31:56,200 --> 00:31:57,090 Speak. 726 00:31:58,350 --> 00:31:59,190 Sir, 727 00:32:00,110 --> 00:32:01,520 I've completed 728 00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:02,920 the two tasks you assigned me. 729 00:32:02,920 --> 00:32:03,920 Where's the money? 730 00:32:03,920 --> 00:32:05,920 I've spoken with the mother and son. 731 00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:06,830 They said 732 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:08,730 They said you're very merciful 733 00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:10,000 for asking only 50,000 taels. 734 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:11,070 They even said that 735 00:32:11,110 --> 00:32:12,160 if they could be returned to the Central Plains, 736 00:32:12,160 --> 00:32:13,390 they'd be willing to 737 00:32:13,510 --> 00:32:15,280 dutifully hand over 10,000. 738 00:32:19,310 --> 00:32:20,170 Did you promise 739 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:23,460 to actually set them free? 740 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:25,070 How many years remain 741 00:32:25,070 --> 00:32:26,400 on your sentence? 742 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:27,780 Ten more years. 743 00:32:28,350 --> 00:32:29,760 Get me the silver notes, 744 00:32:31,790 --> 00:32:33,250 and I'll reduce it by five. 745 00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:37,880 Really? 746 00:32:39,310 --> 00:32:41,480 You'll send me back to the Central Plains, 747 00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:43,140 just like that mother and son? 748 00:32:50,070 --> 00:32:51,270 You'll return alive. 749 00:32:54,640 --> 00:32:55,440 I understand. 750 00:32:56,640 --> 00:32:57,160 Sir, 751 00:32:58,510 --> 00:32:59,910 please enjoy your drink. 752 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:01,930 Before you finish this pot of wine, 753 00:33:02,270 --> 00:33:04,070 I'll bring you the silver notes. 754 00:33:21,880 --> 00:33:22,750 He trusts you. 755 00:33:23,990 --> 00:33:26,050 You must accept the child's respect. 756 00:33:29,790 --> 00:33:31,580 Every last one of us in Ningguta 757 00:33:32,030 --> 00:33:33,270 is greedy. 758 00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:35,090 We covet wealth, 759 00:33:35,240 --> 00:33:36,960 but more than that, we covet life itself. 760 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:39,270 Every one of us dreams of escaping this place. 761 00:33:39,270 --> 00:33:40,830 It's pathetic, and laughable. 762 00:33:40,830 --> 00:33:41,400 Gu, 763 00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:43,060 what about you? 764 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:45,260 How did you end up here? 765 00:33:45,790 --> 00:33:47,160 Do you want to go back? 766 00:34:00,410 --> 00:34:04,410 [Happiness] 767 00:34:29,320 --> 00:34:31,250 Move again and I'll shoot you dead. 768 00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:53,440 I'm determined to save them. 769 00:34:53,920 --> 00:34:54,620 Xu, 770 00:34:55,630 --> 00:34:56,510 I've been patient for five years 771 00:34:56,510 --> 00:34:57,560 just for this day. 772 00:34:58,090 --> 00:35:00,420 I was framed in the imperial examination. 773 00:35:00,460 --> 00:35:01,990 I must find out the truth. 774 00:35:04,280 --> 00:35:05,080 What's wrong? 775 00:35:06,230 --> 00:35:07,360 Are you going to cry? 776 00:35:07,590 --> 00:35:09,190 Do you have something to say? 777 00:35:11,110 --> 00:35:11,640 Alright, 778 00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:13,050 don't shout. 779 00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:15,030 My life is worthless. 780 00:35:15,030 --> 00:35:16,690 At worst, we'll die together. 781 00:35:19,670 --> 00:35:20,190 Gu, 782 00:35:20,710 --> 00:35:21,960 let them go. 783 00:35:22,400 --> 00:35:23,920 I don't want the money anymore. 784 00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:25,710 You've made more than enough over the years. 785 00:35:25,710 --> 00:35:27,850 You've driven so many people to their deaths. 786 00:35:27,850 --> 00:35:28,630 If you're planning to settle scores 787 00:35:28,630 --> 00:35:30,090 over what happened today, 788 00:35:30,550 --> 00:35:31,680 come after me alone. 789 00:35:31,760 --> 00:35:32,620 Remember that? 790 00:35:37,110 --> 00:35:38,150 Gu, 791 00:35:38,880 --> 00:35:39,560 fine. 792 00:35:40,840 --> 00:35:42,630 In over 200 years in Ningguta, 793 00:35:43,510 --> 00:35:46,150 I've never seen a convict dare to tie up an official. 794 00:35:46,150 --> 00:35:47,370 You won't escape. 795 00:35:48,590 --> 00:35:50,410 The next time we meet, 796 00:35:51,280 --> 00:35:52,990 I'll skin you alive! 797 00:35:58,000 --> 00:35:58,460 Come on. 798 00:35:59,000 --> 00:35:59,440 Heizi, 799 00:35:59,510 --> 00:36:00,840 tell the others to hurry up! 800 00:36:00,840 --> 00:36:01,400 Hurry up! 801 00:36:01,480 --> 00:36:02,010 Hurry up! 802 00:36:02,150 --> 00:36:02,680 Hurry up! 803 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:04,410 Hurry up! 804 00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:08,480 Here, there's one more package. 805 00:36:08,480 --> 00:36:08,960 Father, 806 00:36:09,390 --> 00:36:09,630 [Ningyuan Salt Merchant] 807 00:36:09,630 --> 00:36:11,090 I've checked all the salt. 808 00:36:11,280 --> 00:36:11,760 Good. 809 00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:13,370 Alright. 810 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:15,130 Get ready to go home. 811 00:36:15,360 --> 00:36:17,360 Tie it up; we're going home! 812 00:36:17,400 --> 00:36:18,480 Mount up. 813 00:36:23,110 --> 00:36:23,220 Hurry up! 814 00:36:23,220 --> 00:36:27,890 [A Tranquil Nation, A Contented People.] 815 00:36:38,880 --> 00:36:40,880 Congratulations on your marriage. 816 00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:45,160 Congratulations. 817 00:36:56,670 --> 00:36:58,670 You said you'd only take two people. 818 00:36:59,550 --> 00:37:01,360 I have to take both the mother and child. 819 00:37:01,360 --> 00:37:03,420 Whoever stays behind won't survive. 820 00:37:16,260 --> 00:37:20,130 [Ningguta] 821 00:37:38,840 --> 00:37:39,760 Someone! 822 00:37:39,940 --> 00:37:41,290 Someone! 823 00:37:45,710 --> 00:37:46,440 Someone! 824 00:37:52,010 --> 00:37:53,650 I'm going to kill him! 825 00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:56,280 I'll chop him into pieces! 826 00:37:56,840 --> 00:37:58,770 I'm going to kill him! 827 00:37:59,110 --> 00:38:01,800 Kill him! 828 00:38:04,000 --> 00:38:04,600 From here, 829 00:38:05,360 --> 00:38:06,360 if you keep going, 830 00:38:06,760 --> 00:38:08,090 you'll reach Liaoyang. 831 00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:09,520 This is where we part. 832 00:38:10,360 --> 00:38:11,820 You're not coming with us? 833 00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:15,670 Yesterday I gave that bastard Xu 834 00:38:15,670 --> 00:38:16,630 a real beating; 835 00:38:17,030 --> 00:38:18,690 he's not going to let it slide. 836 00:38:19,230 --> 00:38:20,430 If we stick together, 837 00:38:20,590 --> 00:38:22,550 none of us will make it out in the end. 838 00:38:22,550 --> 00:38:23,070 Gu. 839 00:38:24,480 --> 00:38:25,070 Mr. Li. 840 00:38:26,920 --> 00:38:28,050 If we manage to 841 00:38:28,150 --> 00:38:29,920 survive this by some stroke of luck, 842 00:38:29,920 --> 00:38:31,850 I'll see you in the Central Plains. 843 00:38:32,840 --> 00:38:33,320 Mr. Li. 844 00:38:33,880 --> 00:38:34,480 I'll leave 845 00:38:34,480 --> 00:38:36,280 Mrs. Su and her child in your care. 846 00:38:36,280 --> 00:38:37,010 Don't worry. 847 00:38:37,480 --> 00:38:39,010 I've arranged everything. 848 00:38:39,480 --> 00:38:40,320 I'll place the mother and child 849 00:38:40,320 --> 00:38:41,760 in a pharmacy in the capital. 850 00:38:41,760 --> 00:38:42,590 I'll buy them identities 851 00:38:42,590 --> 00:38:44,520 and let the child be an apprentice. 852 00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:46,360 The Li family has tens of thousands of workers 853 00:38:46,360 --> 00:38:47,630 across the north and south. 854 00:38:47,630 --> 00:38:49,760 What's two more people to worry about? 855 00:38:50,270 --> 00:38:50,790 Gu, 856 00:38:51,920 --> 00:38:52,720 I promise you. 857 00:38:58,480 --> 00:38:59,010 Don't go. 858 00:39:01,110 --> 00:39:02,510 Say something, will you? 859 00:39:02,840 --> 00:39:04,370 If Commander Xu catches up, 860 00:39:04,500 --> 00:39:05,630 you can protect him. 861 00:39:06,440 --> 00:39:08,900 If he goes off on his own now, he'll be killed. 862 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:10,730 A debt repaid is a debt cleared. 863 00:39:10,880 --> 00:39:12,440 I'm taking these two with me— 864 00:39:12,440 --> 00:39:13,770 that settles what I owe. 865 00:39:14,590 --> 00:39:15,920 If you want to protect him, 866 00:39:15,920 --> 00:39:17,580 then come with me to the South. 867 00:39:18,400 --> 00:39:19,330 I'll be on my way. 868 00:39:22,030 --> 00:39:22,880 Ms. Su. 869 00:39:23,110 --> 00:39:24,310 Mr. Gu, wait a moment. 870 00:39:31,440 --> 00:39:32,880 When I first arrived in Ningguta, 871 00:39:32,880 --> 00:39:34,410 I couldn't help but wonder— 872 00:39:34,590 --> 00:39:35,920 how could so many exiled prisoners 873 00:39:35,920 --> 00:39:36,920 be living out in the open 874 00:39:36,920 --> 00:39:38,650 with no one watching over them? 875 00:39:39,270 --> 00:39:40,670 Later, I figured it out. 876 00:39:41,590 --> 00:39:42,710 For hundreds of miles around, 877 00:39:42,710 --> 00:39:44,280 there's not a sign of human habitation. 878 00:39:44,280 --> 00:39:45,680 There's no way to escape. 879 00:39:46,320 --> 00:39:48,380 Where else could you possibly run to? 880 00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:49,930 Let fate decide. 881 00:39:51,670 --> 00:39:53,400 But if you agree to come South with me, 882 00:39:53,400 --> 00:39:55,460 I have a way to keep you safe and sound. 883 00:39:56,840 --> 00:39:57,800 If I stay in Ningguta, 884 00:39:57,800 --> 00:39:59,530 I still have a chance to go back. 885 00:39:59,670 --> 00:40:01,190 But if I become a rebel, 886 00:40:01,630 --> 00:40:02,550 then there's really no chance 887 00:40:02,550 --> 00:40:03,280 at all. 888 00:40:04,760 --> 00:40:06,130 Ms. Su, I appreciate 889 00:40:06,840 --> 00:40:08,040 the kindness, truly. 890 00:40:09,050 --> 00:40:10,180 Our debt is settled. 891 00:40:24,590 --> 00:40:25,050 Report! 892 00:40:25,550 --> 00:40:26,080 General, 893 00:40:26,370 --> 00:40:27,630 General, someone saw that Gu. 894 00:40:27,630 --> 00:40:29,070 He ran towards Shuangjia Mountain. 895 00:40:29,070 --> 00:40:30,200 Still trying to run? 896 00:40:30,550 --> 00:40:32,110 He's just a scholar; he won't get far. 897 00:40:32,110 --> 00:40:33,550 Everyone pick up the pace! 898 00:40:33,550 --> 00:40:34,890 I'm going to grind that bastard 899 00:40:34,890 --> 00:40:36,070 into the dirt. 900 00:42:19,560 --> 00:42:20,990 Search carefully! 901 00:42:24,230 --> 00:42:26,290 How far can he run with an arrow in him? 902 00:42:26,590 --> 00:42:27,520 Keep searching! 903 00:42:28,280 --> 00:42:30,230 Everyone search carefully! 904 00:42:30,390 --> 00:42:31,250 There's blood. 905 00:42:31,590 --> 00:42:32,430 Nobody move!