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[A Dream Within A Dream]

[Episode 6]

Chu Guihong was invited by Song Yude?

Yes.

They had a long talk in the study.

Seems like the Song family

is getting engaged in the fight for the throne.

If we don't get rid of this wild card—Song Yimeng,

she'll be a looming threat.

Your Highness,

that cunning Song Yimeng

has got you at her mercy...

So...

Yes, I can't kill her,

but it doesn't mean

I've got nothing up my sleeve.

Tell the Waning River Crescent that

it's time for them to prove their value.

[Laiyi House]

Scriptwriter,

where on earth can I find the method of weapon forging?

Any clues, please?

You can't fool me like this.

My Lady!

My Lady!

-My Lady! -My Lady!

Wake up, My Lady!

My Lady!

My Lady, what's wrong?

My Lady.

Don't scare me, My Lady.

Stop shaking me.

I'm really going to die if you keep this up.

That really gave me a fright.

My Lady, why are you

torturing yourself like this?

The Seventh Prince has left.

What's wrong, My Lady?

What if you hurt yourself?

General Chu just told you to take care of yourself.

He will be heartbroken to see you in this state.

You're right.

My vision of a carefree life

can't be ended here

by that Nan Heng!

Yingqiu,

Go sort out

my private savings.

Just you wait.

I am going all out

by spending big bucks.

[Blacksmith]

Big bucks? Forget about it.

Go away.

Sir,

please do us a favor.

I can pay you more if possible.

I'm rich.

Like, super rich.

It's not about money.

Miss,

in the Great Jing Dynasty,

steel forging is prohibited

except within the Qianyu Army.

Besides,

we can't make it. Really.

Please spare us.

Sir,

[Blacksmith]

you should at least give it a try.

I can raise my budget.

I really can't do it, Miss.

The method of weapon forging is a key plot.

Why didn't the scriptwriter

leave me any clues?

If I still can't find it,

Nan Heng will melt me down for sure.

Yingqiu, let's go

to the next one.

My Lady,

we've finished visiting all the blacksmiths across the city.

Didn't expect it

to be so tough to forge an iron sword

into a steel one.

Other than Lord Qianyu and Chu Guihong,

no one else knows this technique?

They really keep the core technology

absolutely confidential.

Go away.

How dare you sell the stolen good to me?

[Cuijin]

I'll report it to the officials!

Listen,

if I take it to the Waning River Crescent,

it will sell at a good price for sure.

Bah!

Go away.

Waning River Crescent?

Sir.

Excuse me.

Is the Waning River Crescent a black market?

Yes, so what?

What does it have to do with you?

Yes!

What a windfall!

Tell Mr. Shangguan—

the task is complete,

and the little fish has taken the bait.

Come on.

Please spare me some food.

I haven't had anything to eat for days.

Screw you!

Stinky beggar!

Miss!

You look gorgeous, Miss.

You ruined the mood!

Don't grope.

Miss, Miss.

Please give me some food.

Miss.

It's okay. Don't be afraid.

My Lady,

this place isn't meant for us.

How about we go back and ask

the Master to send someone here tomorrow?

No way!

Nan Heng gave me two days in total.

I must figure out a way tonight.

Follow me.

General,

we've checked it out.

The Nightwalkers are huge in number.

Their leader, Li Shiliu,

is said to be a ruthless kung-fu master.

Can we really pull it off

with these few people?

Don't worry.

100 elite soldiers will sneak in groups.

Stay alert tonight.

Don't give away your identities.

Yes.

Bro.

Bro!

Excuse me,

do you know the way to the Waning River Crescent's Hall?

[Po Yunlong, the Third Master of the Waning River Crescent]

Three taels of gold.

Here you are.

Thank you, bro.

Please get on the boat.

Let's go.

[Secret Report—Junior General Chu Guihong of Qianyu Army has led]

[dozens of Qianyu soldiers, attempting to sneak into the hall in disguise.]

[Shangguan He, the Second Master of the Waning River Crescent]

Isn't it just to kill a woman?

Why did you bother coming in person?

You go deal with Lady Song.

An important guest will come tonight.

I'm on another mission.

Any new information?

Do you need help?

No, thanks.

The hall is awash with big shots today.

Can't make a scene.

I can handle it alone.

You've got everything ready for it?

There's no way a weak woman

can escape.

However,

we, Waning River Crescent, never kill the old, the weak, women, or children.

How come this time...

Don't underestimate this woman.

It's an exception.

Exception?

Don't forget...

I know.

her background is special as the daughter of a big shot.

Do it outside the hall

and leave no evidence.

What a pity.

The beauty's life

is going to end here tonight.

Come on.

How fancy.

This is a big production.

The setting...

This production crew must be rich.

Let's go take a look.

If I had known there was

such an amazing place in this script,

I wouldn't have stayed in the Song Mansion only

to fight against Nan Heng!

This way, please.

Big, big, big.

[Big Fortune]

Big, big, big.

Yingqiu, let's go in

and take a look.

Big, big, big.

Big, big, big.

Six!

Yingqiu,

give me the wallet.

My Lady, don't join them.

Don't worry.

Give it to me.

This is the last bet.

The last bet!

What's wrong with you?

[Duan Shanhu, the Fourth Master of the Waning River Crescent]

Miss, you actually placed a bet on the Leopard!

How courageous!

Impressive!

H-Hold on.

Excuse me.

Does this Leopard mean

all three dices

revealing the same number?

[Leopard]

Yes.

That means

this can't be the Leopard no matter what,

right?

Smart.

That doesn't count!

That man bumped into me just now,

so I threw the wallet over here.

I need to do it again.

Miss,

the gambling rules—

no changes to the bet you place.

Bro,

the rules are rigid,

but people should be flexible.

If the rules are flexible,

people will be dead.

But...

Why?

I went through all the trouble by world-hopping

to get this money!

I already lost

before I got a chance to play!

No way.

I won't accept it.

I won't accept it!

Forget it.

I'm not Chingmy Yau.

Whatever.

No more daydreams.

Leopard.

It's the Leopard!

They were one and six just now!

T-This is impossible.

No way

it turned into the Leopard!

What happened?

[Six]

Three sixes?

[Leopard]

Did I see it right?

Is it the manifestation of the God of Gambling?

So I'm not Chingmy Yau,

but Chow Yun-fat!

Everyone,

thank you.

Thank you.

Yingqiu,

Hurry up.

Hurry.

Come on.

Who cheated?

[Clear Clouds & Autumn Moon]

Whatever.

Interesting.

Pass on my words.

I'll do it in person.

You,

playboy.

Yunlong,

you know me well.

I will

kill her.

Killing a beauty is an art.

Killing the beauty the client cares about is an even greater one.

Let me see

why he said

we couldn't underestimate this woman.

Remember

to keep it low-profile tonight.

Investigate the defense in the hall

and find out what they are up to.

Don't act rashly.

Don't worry, General.

We've been idle for a while,

planning to earn merit tonight.

Phantom dragon lurks in the black market.

Radiant lanterns illuminate the Nightwalkers.

♪ Phantom dragon lurks in the black market ♪

[Li Shiliu, Chief Master of the Waning River Crescent]

♪ Radiant lanterns illuminate the Nightwalkers ♪

♪ I ride on the wind of the waning river crescent ♪

♪ Hate the injustice in the world ♪

♪ Loyalty and righteousness weigh on both sides of the scale ♪

♪ Wield the knife to carve a rift in the hell ♪

♪ The waning river crescent sheds light over the old chess board ♪

♪ On the 32 sandalwood tables ♪

♪ The gamblers toss their bucks ♪

♪ Beneath the dice cup hide secret letters ♪

♪ The storyteller unfolds the story ♪

♪ The code is in the 13th line ♪

♪ I dip cold tea to write spy info ♪

♪ The ink seeps into the board ♪

Impressive kung fu.

So you're Li Shiliu?

You don't need to know that since you're gonna die.

My Lady,

where are we going now?

We've earned enough money.

Time to get down to business.

Let's go

to find the method of weapon forging.

The method of weapon forging?

Let's go.

Nice! Bravo!

What...

What's going on?

Everyone!

Today, we're gathering in the Waning River Crescent.

Is there going to be a show?

I secretly brought something

interesting from the border.

No rush to leave.

Let's take a look.

A top-grade good.

I'm sure you've never seen this before.

The bidding starts at 100 taels of gold!

Is anyone interested?

Stop bragging.

I've been in the capital for years.

Nothing can surprise me anymore!

Yeah.

This one is different.

It's worth 100 taels of gold.

Come on, take a look.

What is it? Let me see.

[Liu Jiao'er, Northern Dumb Girl]

Extraordinary!

Yeah!

A little beauty!

She's indeed worth this price!

What are they doing?

Don't you know, My Lady?

This is a dancer captured at the border.

It was prevalent in the capital a few years ago.

But since the Qianyu Army lost that battle,

the border market has been closed.

Such goods are rare now.

Goods...

Goods?

How can people be goods?

150 taels of gold!

200 taels of gold!

500 taels of gold!

I offer 1,000 taels of gold!

I

am Weichi Yan.

I'm really rich.

This girl might not

be worth much in the past.

But what's the situation now?

His Majesty has kept the Qianyu Army in the capital.

The trade has been cut off!

Rare stuff's worth big bucks!

1,000 taels of gold! Totally worth it!

1,000 is too high.

It's even enough to buy 100 maids.

Yes, too high.

Yes.

It's not worth it.

Jealous, huh?

This is the power of money.

Look at her pretty face!

The waist!

And the body!

This jerk.

Come on.

Here. Drink it.

Drink it!

Get lost!

What?

You bastard!

What a wretch.

Come on. Get up.

If someone forces you to drink again,

just hit him like this.

Got it?

It's okay. Don't worry.

I'm the heroine.

I have no say in the real world.

But the world of this script is my oyster.

Beat the heroine up!

Oh, God. Seriously?

Yingqiu, let's split up and run!

Follow me.

Help me.

Yes, sir.

Let's run.

Stop!

Stop there!

Come on.

Go after them!

They're over there!

This way.

Hurry up.

Excuse me.

Sorry.

Excuse me.

-Stop! -Make way!

Stop there!

General.

He's here not to kill anyone

but to test weapons, I think.

Tell our men

to retreat.

Alright, safe now.

Don't worry. They didn't catch up.

No need to thank me.

We're both

victims of the scriptwriter,

suffering from bad luck.

It's okay.

Are you okay?

Pay...

Pay for the 1,000 taels of gold

with your life!

How dare he kill people

in the Waning River Crescent?

Do it!

Kill Lady Song?

Kill that plutocrat.

What about Lady Song?

You do it.

Well, well,

you're leaving it to me now?

Why don't you go

eliminate all of them?

So they won't cause us any more trouble.

Okay.

Didn't the Chief tell us

not to kill irrelevant people?

Kill her!

W-Why is the Chief here?

The plan has changed.

Who are you?

Excuse me.

I'm just passing by.

You guys go on.

Kill her again!

Help!

Shangguan,

what does the Chief mean?

-He... -Something's off.

We'll talk about it later.

What on earth do you mean, sir?

15 minutes.

Do it after 15 minutes when I'm far away.

Understand?

Is he playing the role of a martial arts master?

Crazy man.

Kill her again!

Didn't you hear me?

Next time you kill someone,

remember to find a remote place.

Didn't I tell you not to make a scene?

I didn't.

It was you who came out of nowhere

and knocked him off.

What about the auction for that girl?

They even killed her.

No, she didn't die.

We saved that dancer.

The auction for the girl

was a shady trade made by the guest from outside.

None of our people knew it in advance.

We will make the pay for the audacity

to sell people in the Waning River Crescent.

Chief!

Chief!

What should we do with those plutocrats?

Sir!

Sir!

Where are you, sir?

Sir...

Sir!

Stop running!

I...

I finally caught up with you.

Were it not for you,

the dancer and I would have died.

Sir,

w-what's your name?

Where do you live?

Tell me everything.

I must repay you

for saving my life.

It's nothing.

Don't mention it.

Goodbye.

No way.

I need to know

who my savior is!

What a vicious beauty!

How dare she mess around with our chief?

How indecent!

Do it.

Heartbreak Needle.

One needle to end her life.

Get lost!

Sir.

What does he mean?

I-I got it!

The Chief means that

the weapon we use is too small

to kill her in one shot.

How about this one?

Tear-shedding Darts.

Make them cry for pain.

Come on.

Do it.

Sir!

Are you injured?

No.

Don't lie to me!

You're bleeding.

You definitely got hurt when you tried to save us.

I said no.

It's okay.

Sir, you...

You are good in every way

but a bit stubborn.

You didn't just stand by and see them kill us.

I can't leave you alone like this,

right?

Just let me take a look at your wound.

Let me see if you're okay.

It's late at night.

There are only you and me.

We'd better keep a distance.

Keep a distance? No!

My first priority now

is to take you to the clinic

and see if you're alright.

Seriously.

Let's go.

Do it.

What's wrong?

Just stretch a bit.

Well...

Now? Here?

A man should train day and night.

Besides, a master

usually practices martial arts at night.

Chief,

what secret are you hiding?

What is it this time?

Keep stretching.

This just never ends.

As expected,

you can't kill her.

Sir,

what

are we...

Don't get me wrong.

I'm not into you.

I didn't say anything.

Why are you two here?

Did I disturb you?

Chief?

The person who saved me

is your chief?

Yes.

That means

he owns the entire

Waning River Crescent?

Of course.

Who else is

this capable besides our chief?

Oh, my goodness.

I just got to know a really influential person!

Sirs,

come here.

Come over, please.

I have a few questions to ask about

your chief.

Do it.

Calm down, Yunlong.

The Chief told us

not to act rashly again.

I just want to ask a few questions.

Do you need a meeting for that?

Miss,

just a minute.

Dude, are you crazy?

How dare you try to kill the Chief's woman?

Lust can get one killed.

Get killed?

Miss, well...

He said you were cute.

Cute?

He's from the south.

He has an accent.

From the south?

What accent?

Do it.

Yunlong! Yunlong!

"Do it?" Is it the only thing

in your mind?

"Do it?"

Who are you going to fight?

Not fighting!

H-He said...

Chief Lady!

Right, guys?

Yes.

Chief Lady! Chief Lady!

You call me Chief Lady?

I'm not your Chief Lady.

I'm not.

Do it!

Yunlong! Yunlong!

Why is he dragged away?

Is your brother

a bit

out of his mind?

Yes.

Leave him alone.

Let's get down to business.

Business?

What business?

What is this?

Customer registration.

Customer registration?

Name, residence,

height, weight,

hobbies, quirks,

ideal partner.

Can you accept a masked man?

Can you accept an unsocial and boring man?

I've got it done as you said.

Keep every mouth shut.

Those plutocrats won't know what happened

when they wake up tomorrow.

Why did you

strike in the forest just now?

Because I wanted to confirm something.

What was it?

You can't kill Song Yimeng, right?

The Seventh Prince.

What are you trying to say?

I mean,

I'm the only Nightwalker

who knows your real identity.

Given our deep friendship,

why are you even hiding it from me?

I'm heartbroken.

Just do whatever I tell you to do.

Don't ask about anything else.

But I'm curious.

At first,

I just found it quite weird.

You are the Seventh Prince.

You could have wiped out a weak woman easily.

Why did you have to use

your trump card, Nightwalkers?

Or why did you have to do it yourself?

There's only one answer.

There must be some connection

between you and her.

When Song Yimeng's in danger,

you must go save her.

Just like when the plutocrat tried to kill her

and when Yunlong, Shanhu, and I attempted to assassinate her.

Am I

right?

I thought you'd only conclude it

as some romantic stuff.

I did think about it that way.

But I know you well.

Even if the ocean is upside down,

and heaven and earth converge,

you, the stubborn bachelor, will never

fall for or court any woman,

let alone give up your principle.

You know what?

I like smart people,

but I don't like people who are way too smart.

Three years ago,

I got you out of the celestial prison.

Three years later,

I can send you back as well.

Fine, fine.

I see.

My wretched life is in your hands,

alright?

What about Song Yimeng then?

How should we deal with her after tonight?

See?

You've been searching for the method of weapon forging for years,

yet making no progress.

Now the chance is right in front of you.

You never thought about using Song Yimeng

to steal it from Chu Guihong?

If you could come up with it,

don't you think I already did?

Song Yimeng is afraid of me.

But she is cunning

and can't be trusted.

A person who can't work for me

and knows too many of my secrets

will be a threat if I keep her alive.

You're wrong.

Song Yimeng is afraid of

[Grace & Elegance]

that stern and aloof Seventh Prince, Nan Heng.

But your current identity

is Li Shiliu, the chivalrous swordsman

who saved her from danger.

Since she's so mysterious

and on good terms with Chu Guihong,

and she may also know how Chu Guihong

and the Eighteenth Prince plan to fight for the throne,

you might as well get close to her as her savior

to investigate everything

and move step by step.

Isn't it good?

Look.

The traditional information recording

lacks categorization and summary.

It leads to low efficiency

and difficulty in pinpointing data.

It's different now.

Categorizing the data

[Name, Age, Family]

not only makes it so clear

but also archives everything

in an efficient way.

It's indeed so clear now!

A lady from an official family

is really something!

It's nothing.

Just a necessary skill in the workplace.

From now on,

you can use it to evaluate

each visitor's overall profile.

There are no other visitors.

You're the only one who can make our chief give up his principle.

Me?

But I just met your chief.

I don't even know his name.

Exactly.

This

is one of our chief's biggest problems.

He loves doing good deeds but never tells anyone his name.

Of course,

he has many other problems.

For example?

The Chief doesn't like women!

Don't listen to his gibberish.

There's no way the Chief doesn't like women!

He's swamped with

the gang's affairs every day,

so he doesn't have time to find himself a wife!

I'm begging you.

Stop messing around.

Thanks to our chief's dedication,

we can eat well

dress well,

and don't have to sleep rough

or struggle for our lives.

He's the one and only Chief Master who means so much

to each one of us.

That is Li Shiliu!

Pear pomegranate? (Sounds the same in Chinese.)

There's such an outstanding character in the script?

Why didn't I notice it before?

The client

asked the Chief

to kill you.

The client asked the Chief to kill

me...

So,

you brought me here on purpose.

It was a trap set by Nan Heng?

Miss Song,

our chief did receive

the Seventh Prince's commission to kill you.

But he is really deeply in love with you.

Otherwise, he

wouldn't have stopped us from killing you.

So,

you all want to kill me?

No.

Help!

Stop!

Help!

Miss! Miss!

Let me explain.

Don't get us wrong.

This is a misunderstanding.

Stop explaining.

What's the fuss?

Chief Master.

Did they bully you?

No, we didn't.

No, Chief.

We get along well with Miss Song.

Right, Miss Song?

Miss Song,

they are just some

vulgar folks of the martial world.

I hope you don't mind.

However,

we don't intend to participate in the court fights.

So, Miss Song, please don't tell anyone

about tonight's incident when you return home.

You mean

you will let me go?

Sir, don't worry.

You saved my life.

I won't cause you any trouble.

Rest assured.

Thank you then.

Yunlong, Shanhu.

Yes, Chief.

Escort Miss Song back.

No.

We have some guests from the army tonight.

Yunlong and Shanhu will go with me to wrap it up.

They're not available.

What about Huang and Li?

There's a shop in debt.

They have to do the dirty work.

What about Luo?

He's rushing home. His wife is about to give birth.

No one is available

throughout our Waning River Crescent?

You're available, Chief.

The beauty's way back

is treacherous.

It has to be you escorting her.

Maybe I should go home by myself.

No way.

We Nightwalkers are known for chivalry.

How can we let a weak woman like you

leave on your own?

Am I right,

Chief?

Please.

You might as well get close to her as her savior

to investigate everything

and move step by step.

Isn't it good?

Our chief did receive

the Seventh Prince's commission to kill you.

But he is really deeply in love with you.

Otherwise, he

wouldn't have stopped us from killing you.

-Well... -Miss Song.

You go first.

You go first.

Okay, I'll go first.

Yunlong and Shanhu told me everything.

What did they say?

They said...

They said you

received the mission to kill me.

But you definitely had no choice.

Right, sir?

Yeah.

Of course

I was forced to do so.

Those idiots.

Well,

you saved me in the end.

Sir,

although we haven't known each other for long,

I can tell that

you, Yunlong, and Shanhu are not bad guys.

You're all nice people.

You ended up working

as assassins for others

in the martial world

for some unknown reasons,

right?

What do you want to say, Miss Song?

I mean...

Sir,

although you let me go today,

based on what I know about Nan Heng,

he won't let you go for sure.

What's worse,

he will also go after your treasured Waning River Crescent

as well as your men.

So,

I have a suggestion.

I hope our kind "villagers"

share the same goal

and join hands

to fight that cruel "werewolf."

Okay?

"Werewolf"?

"Villagers"?

Well, you mean

you want me to join hands with you

to fight that high and mighty prince?

Yes, that's what I mean.

It's also for the sake

of your safety.

Why do you think

Nan Heng won't let me go?

Because he is a bad guy!

Bad guy, you know?

He kills without blinking an eye.

Sir, during all these years in the martial world,

you must have also heard of that.

He's just ambitious,

ruthless,

heartless,

doing all evil deeds,

framing loyal officials,

and hurting women.

Weren't it not for the script rule...

That's ridiculous.

Right?

You also think he's ridiculous, huh?

I just don't get it.

Why can someone like him

keep staying in that high position

and doing evil?

There's no justice!

Fine.

If Nan Heng were really

as evil as you said,

then tell me—

during the Jinyang Mutiny four years ago

when the Qianyu Army stepped aside and did nothing,

why would he lead

the Xuanjia Army to fight for seven days to quell the unrest?

Just for show?

Of course!

You never thought about

why he did this?

Why?

Because he coveted Jinyang's mine.

He misappropriated the government's funds

in the name of suppressing the unrest.

Fine.

How about this?

In the Battle of Tancheng five years ago,

the Xuanjia Army was trapped in Yangu Pass.

Chu Guihong was supposed to back them up,

yet he didn't do anything.

It was Nan Heng who led 2,000 Xuanjia soldiers

to fight a fierce battle for 49 days and successfully defend the pass.

What do you have to say about that?

Sir,

it was all because Nan Heng underestimated the enemy,

acted recklessly, and fell into their trap.

Otherwise, things wouldn't have gotten that worse.

Don't blame it on anyone else.

Fine.

Let's forget about them.

Ten years ago,

in the nationwide war against Dongshuo,

5,000 Xuanjia soldiers

confronted 40,000 elite Dongshuo soldiers.

Were it not for Nan Heng who charged

and beheaded the enemy general,

how could they have reversed the three months of consecutive defeats

and brought ten years of peace to the border?

What's wrong?

Sir, do you hear that?

Hear what?

How reckless Nan Heng was!

5,000 against 40,000.

Was he out of his mind?

He didn't coordinate and give orders at the back.

As a general, he charged at the front

to steal the show!

You know what, Mr. Li?

Nan Heng is...

He...

He might be somewhat insane.