1 00:01:31,129 --> 00:01:34,969 {\an8}[Legend of the Magnate] 2 00:01:35,060 --> 00:01:37,939 {\an8}[Episode 3] 3 00:01:40,349 --> 00:01:40,870 Hurry! 4 00:01:44,349 --> 00:01:44,950 Father! 5 00:01:45,478 --> 00:01:46,120 Father! 6 00:01:52,478 --> 00:01:53,200 Mr. Gu, 7 00:01:53,759 --> 00:01:54,560 you're awake. 8 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:56,680 I just removed the arrow for you. 9 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:58,150 It had barbs, 10 00:01:58,349 --> 00:02:00,280 but luckily it didn't hit the bone. 11 00:02:01,510 --> 00:02:02,120 Water. 12 00:02:03,430 --> 00:02:03,840 Yu'er. 13 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:04,349 Okay. 14 00:02:05,430 --> 00:02:07,310 My father said you can't drink water. 15 00:02:07,310 --> 00:02:07,680 Here, 16 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,879 take in some moisture; it'll make you feel better. 17 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:23,280 Why am I here? 18 00:02:25,030 --> 00:02:25,520 Yu'er, 19 00:02:26,870 --> 00:02:28,329 go outside and keep watch. 20 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:37,539 Mr. Gu, 21 00:02:38,030 --> 00:02:39,610 you took such a big risk 22 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:42,400 to help me get through this trouble. 23 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:44,560 Please accept my bow. 24 00:02:45,590 --> 00:02:46,439 We were 25 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:49,030 originally waiting for you at the entrance of Shuangjia Mountain, 26 00:02:49,030 --> 00:02:49,759 but Yu'er 27 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,000 insisted on meeting you at the foot of the mountain. 28 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:53,629 Thankfully we listened to her, 29 00:02:53,629 --> 00:02:55,629 otherwise we would have missed you. 30 00:02:55,629 --> 00:02:57,509 You're incredibly lucky. 31 00:02:57,710 --> 00:02:58,770 In this heavy snow, 32 00:02:59,079 --> 00:03:00,430 you turned into a popsicle 33 00:03:00,430 --> 00:03:01,590 in just half an hour. 34 00:03:02,909 --> 00:03:03,580 Mr. Chang, 35 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:06,800 I know you mean well, 36 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,120 but have you thought about the fact that 37 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,199 if they catch up and find out, 38 00:03:12,629 --> 00:03:13,759 it won't just be you— 39 00:03:14,189 --> 00:03:15,939 all your men below 40 00:03:16,590 --> 00:03:18,189 will be dragged down because of me too. 41 00:03:18,189 --> 00:03:20,960 I, Chang Si, have spent my whole life roaming the world. 42 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:22,680 Not to mention someone who's saved me, 43 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:24,150 even if we just met by chance, 44 00:03:24,150 --> 00:03:25,810 I can't leave them on the road. 45 00:03:29,870 --> 00:03:30,759 Don't worry. 46 00:03:31,079 --> 00:03:32,780 We'll leave at dawn 47 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:34,590 and travel without stopping. 48 00:03:34,590 --> 00:03:35,590 We should reach Songshan 49 00:03:35,590 --> 00:03:36,520 before dark. 50 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,000 They won't be able to catch up with us now. 51 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:40,400 They have elite cavalry. 52 00:03:41,310 --> 00:03:43,110 Even if we leave a night earlier, 53 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:45,120 within four hours, 54 00:03:45,590 --> 00:03:46,719 they could catch up. 55 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:51,000 In this snow, 56 00:03:51,710 --> 00:03:53,039 the tracks from the cart 57 00:03:53,979 --> 00:03:54,909 can't be erased. 58 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:27,009 Hurry, hurry! 59 00:04:35,310 --> 00:04:35,870 Don't move! 60 00:04:35,870 --> 00:04:36,509 Mr. Chang, 61 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:39,579 I have a way 62 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:42,639 that we can escape alive. 63 00:04:51,750 --> 00:04:52,829 Those behind, keep up! 64 00:04:52,829 --> 00:04:53,600 Hurry up! 65 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:17,240 Those in front, stop! 66 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:19,160 Stop! 67 00:05:21,269 --> 00:05:22,920 -Stop! -Stop! 68 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:24,000 Stop right there! 69 00:05:24,269 --> 00:05:25,509 Stop! Stop! 70 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:26,360 Stop! 71 00:05:27,189 --> 00:05:27,920 Follow them! 72 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:29,310 Dismount! 73 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:31,720 Stop! Stop! 74 00:05:32,110 --> 00:05:33,040 Surround them! 75 00:05:35,389 --> 00:05:36,189 Commander Xu. 76 00:05:37,269 --> 00:05:38,069 Commander Xu. 77 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:39,360 What's wrong? 78 00:05:47,139 --> 00:05:47,939 Commander Xu. 79 00:05:48,629 --> 00:05:49,629 Get out of the way! 80 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:54,430 Move aside! 81 00:05:55,870 --> 00:05:56,399 Make way! 82 00:06:11,949 --> 00:06:13,350 There's nothing in here. 83 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:14,750 Nothing here either. 84 00:06:14,750 --> 00:06:16,680 I don't have anything here either. 85 00:06:16,870 --> 00:06:17,480 Old man, 86 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:20,420 what's on the cart? 87 00:06:21,509 --> 00:06:22,310 It's big fish. 88 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:25,560 Where's the salt? 89 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:26,410 There's no salt. 90 00:06:26,410 --> 00:06:26,829 Go down and check. 91 00:06:26,829 --> 00:06:27,829 That's not right. 92 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:30,560 Could it be that you've colluded 93 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:32,290 to help the exiles escape? 94 00:06:32,629 --> 00:06:34,158 In my entire life, 95 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:35,360 I've never eaten anything bad 96 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:36,560 or done anything illegal. 97 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:39,870 People like us who navigate the world fear getting into trouble with the authorities. 98 00:06:39,870 --> 00:06:41,529 Who would dare help with this? 99 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:45,459 -I'm telling the truth. -Have you found him? 100 00:06:45,949 --> 00:06:46,560 No! 101 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:47,240 No! 102 00:06:47,750 --> 00:06:48,560 Impossible! 103 00:06:49,750 --> 00:06:51,769 How could two legs outrun four? 104 00:06:52,430 --> 00:06:53,120 We haven't seen anyone else 105 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:54,240 along the way. 106 00:06:56,158 --> 00:06:57,360 He must be in the cart. 107 00:06:58,069 --> 00:06:58,769 Sir. 108 00:08:03,949 --> 00:08:04,720 Do you know 109 00:08:04,750 --> 00:08:06,949 the consequences of harboring exiles? 110 00:08:07,170 --> 00:08:09,000 How many lives do I have 111 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:10,389 that I'd dare do such a thing? 112 00:08:10,389 --> 00:08:11,920 I'm telling you the truth. 113 00:08:17,829 --> 00:08:18,430 Sir, 114 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:19,720 we were supposed to 115 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:20,720 go to Jilin today. 116 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:22,389 How about we wait until you return 117 00:08:22,389 --> 00:08:23,920 and then search carefully? 118 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:37,129 Everyone, mount up! 119 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:44,600 Old man, 120 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:46,720 if we don't find this person, 121 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:48,250 I'll hold you responsible. 122 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:50,269 Don't think you can escape. 123 00:08:50,269 --> 00:08:51,799 I'm telling the truth, sir. 124 00:09:09,419 --> 00:09:10,330 Heizi, 125 00:09:10,870 --> 00:09:12,669 hurry up and get on the cart. 126 00:09:14,500 --> 00:09:15,899 Don't cause any trouble! 127 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:17,960 Heizi, 128 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:20,820 go to the top of the mountain ahead 129 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:22,070 and keep watch. 130 00:09:22,789 --> 00:09:24,250 If those people come back, 131 00:09:24,269 --> 00:09:25,669 send a signal immediately. 132 00:09:25,669 --> 00:09:26,600 Be careful. 133 00:09:26,629 --> 00:09:28,320 We can't afford to take any risks. 134 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:28,940 Got it. 135 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:44,480 Mr. Chang, 136 00:09:45,149 --> 00:09:46,350 to be on the safe side, 137 00:09:46,669 --> 00:09:48,669 let the cart that is filled with salt go first. 138 00:09:48,669 --> 00:09:49,629 Brothers, 139 00:09:49,669 --> 00:09:50,870 take out 140 00:09:50,909 --> 00:09:51,610 the cooking tools, 141 00:09:51,610 --> 00:09:52,789 break the ice, 142 00:09:53,029 --> 00:09:54,960 and pour the ice pieces into those three carts. 143 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:56,480 Take your flatbreads, 144 00:09:56,549 --> 00:09:57,549 soak them in sesame oil, 145 00:09:57,549 --> 00:09:59,029 tear them up, and put them in the baskets. 146 00:09:59,029 --> 00:10:01,120 Tie the ropes and put the baskets in the water. 147 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,320 After half an hour, pull the baskets up. 148 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:04,240 Catch the fish 149 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:05,850 and load them into the cart. 150 00:10:06,669 --> 00:10:08,529 The terrain here is flat and open. 151 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:10,370 You can't hide anyone here. 152 00:10:10,590 --> 00:10:12,519 We have no choice but to take a risk. 153 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:48,090 How did it go? 154 00:10:50,029 --> 00:10:51,029 Did you fool them? 155 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:54,519 Did you send out 156 00:10:55,789 --> 00:10:56,909 what I asked you to send? 157 00:10:56,909 --> 00:10:57,629 Don't worry. 158 00:10:57,629 --> 00:10:58,889 It's all taken care of. 159 00:10:59,440 --> 00:10:59,970 Let's go. 160 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:01,360 The salt license 161 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:03,080 has already been stamped with the city's official seal. 162 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:04,240 There's another thing 163 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:06,039 I need your help with, Mr. Chang. 164 00:11:09,990 --> 00:11:11,669 There's a bundle of ledgers outside. 165 00:11:11,669 --> 00:11:12,629 Send someone immediately to deliver it 166 00:11:12,629 --> 00:11:14,029 to the Military Governor of Jilin's residence. 167 00:11:14,029 --> 00:11:15,190 It's the life-saving letter. 168 00:11:15,190 --> 00:11:16,519 The sooner, the better. 169 00:11:16,879 --> 00:11:17,809 {\an8}[There's a bundle of ledgers outside. Send someone immediately to deliver it] 170 00:11:17,830 --> 00:11:18,799 {\an8}[to the Military Governor of Jilin's residence. The sooner the better.] 171 00:11:18,830 --> 00:11:22,289 {\an8}[Shuangjia Mountain] 172 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:27,100 {\an8}[For: The Military Governor of Jilin] 173 00:11:27,190 --> 00:11:30,309 {\an8}[Ningguta] 174 00:11:31,610 --> 00:11:34,340 {\an8}[Ningguta] 175 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:42,230 {\an8}[Military Governor of Jilin] 176 00:11:46,269 --> 00:11:47,360 Move faster! 177 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:49,960 -Put the box down gently. -Sir. 178 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:50,720 Sir. 179 00:11:51,629 --> 00:11:52,840 What's wrong? 180 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:53,360 Speak! 181 00:12:00,029 --> 00:12:01,690 Subordinate greets you, sir. 182 00:12:05,149 --> 00:12:06,600 I have committed a capital offense 183 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:08,769 for failing to meet you outside the city. 184 00:12:08,769 --> 00:12:10,649 {\an8}[The Military Governor of Jilin] 185 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:13,549 I have delayed for a day. 186 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:15,080 I had planned to head to Jilin 187 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:16,139 to pay my respects. 188 00:12:21,269 --> 00:12:22,029 What is this? 189 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:24,279 These are high-grade fox pelts. 190 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:25,509 These are tiger skins 191 00:12:25,509 --> 00:12:27,149 which were personally handpicked by me. 192 00:12:27,149 --> 00:12:28,669 Each one was shot clean through the eyes with a single arrow, 193 00:12:28,669 --> 00:12:30,929 leaving not a single scratch on the hide. 194 00:12:33,389 --> 00:12:34,159 What is this? 195 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:35,360 This is ginseng wine. 196 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:36,789 It's all wild mountain ginseng. 197 00:12:36,789 --> 00:12:38,389 I picked the best ones to soak 198 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:40,009 and made it for your health. 199 00:12:46,269 --> 00:12:46,840 Any more? 200 00:12:48,860 --> 00:12:50,059 There's more inside. 201 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:52,240 Quite a good haul. 202 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:54,840 Give it to him. 203 00:12:57,080 --> 00:12:57,600 {\an8}[Account of General's Mansion] 204 00:12:57,909 --> 00:12:58,429 Look. 205 00:12:58,460 --> 00:13:00,600 Are these accounts correct? 206 00:12:59,019 --> 00:13:01,769 {\an8}[Accounts of General's Mansion] [Made by Gu Pingyuan] 207 00:13:02,909 --> 00:13:03,710 What's wrong? 208 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:06,809 Don't you even recognize your own stuff anymore? 209 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:08,350 Sir, 210 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:09,750 those accusations 211 00:13:09,750 --> 00:13:10,440 were made by the prisoners. 212 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:11,870 It's all fabricated nonsense. 213 00:13:11,870 --> 00:13:13,909 I am completely loyal to you, General. 214 00:13:13,909 --> 00:13:14,750 The man who delivered the ledger 215 00:13:14,750 --> 00:13:16,009 also attached a note. 216 00:13:16,629 --> 00:13:19,120 It says you're corrupt and are abusing your power. 217 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:20,750 You've treated imperial prisoners 218 00:13:20,750 --> 00:13:22,000 like your personal slaves, 219 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:25,259 taking what you want and showing no regard for their lives. 220 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:26,960 If 221 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:28,610 I don't take action, 222 00:13:29,269 --> 00:13:31,559 he'll report it to the capital. 223 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:33,080 Gu Pingyuan 224 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:34,190 is one of your men. 225 00:13:34,450 --> 00:13:36,350 So I need you, my friend, 226 00:13:36,750 --> 00:13:37,809 to take off your hat 227 00:13:38,759 --> 00:13:40,080 and let me conduct a proper investigation. 228 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:40,860 Sir, 229 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:42,720 I swear this is absolutely false. 230 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:44,320 I am an officer appointed by the imperial court. 231 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:46,450 You can't believe the words of exiles. 232 00:13:49,509 --> 00:13:50,960 The note also accuses 233 00:13:51,669 --> 00:13:54,330 you of supplying horses to the southern rebels. 234 00:13:54,549 --> 00:13:55,080 That's 235 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:57,740 a crime punishable by the extermination of one's entire clan— 236 00:13:57,740 --> 00:13:59,830 even I could be implicated. 237 00:14:02,269 --> 00:14:03,240 Is there 238 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:04,389 any truth to this? 239 00:14:04,389 --> 00:14:05,049 None at all. 240 00:14:12,009 --> 00:14:14,509 By order of the Military Governor of Jilin, 241 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:17,669 Xu San, fourth-rank battalion commander of Ningguta, 242 00:14:17,669 --> 00:14:19,240 is found to be greedy by nature, 243 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:20,759 colluding with rebels 244 00:14:20,870 --> 00:14:22,509 and grossly derelict in duty, 245 00:14:22,509 --> 00:14:23,039 is hereby 246 00:14:23,230 --> 00:14:24,429 stripped of his rank, 247 00:14:24,629 --> 00:14:25,960 sentenced to 50 lashes, 248 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:29,080 and sent to the military horse camp for penal labor. 249 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:32,139 Xu San, fourth-rank battalion commander of Ningguta, 250 00:14:32,269 --> 00:14:33,960 is found to be greedy by nature, 251 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:35,580 colluding with rebels. 252 00:14:37,769 --> 00:14:45,690 {\an8}[Songshan Inn] 253 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:19,399 {\an8}[Capital Examination Hall, Xianfeng 5,1855] 254 00:15:19,549 --> 00:15:28,250 {\an8}[Zhigong Court] 255 00:15:26,220 --> 00:15:26,840 My friend, 256 00:15:27,159 --> 00:15:29,419 how do I get to Room 17 in the Xuan section? 257 00:15:29,870 --> 00:15:31,340 Don't wander around, 258 00:15:31,549 --> 00:15:33,669 or you'll get into trouble if the patrol sees you. 259 00:15:33,669 --> 00:15:35,269 I came from Huizhou to find a fellow townsman. 260 00:15:35,269 --> 00:15:36,120 When I left, 261 00:15:36,149 --> 00:15:36,750 his mother was barely 262 00:15:36,750 --> 00:15:37,809 holding on to life. 263 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:39,000 She asked me that when I found him, 264 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:40,269 I should make sure to call him back. 265 00:15:40,269 --> 00:15:41,200 This person's surname is Gu, 266 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:42,750 and his given name is Pingyuan. 267 00:15:42,750 --> 00:15:43,950 The patrol is coming! 268 00:15:53,759 --> 00:15:54,779 {\an8}[Zhigong Court] 269 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:57,960 I came from Huizhou to find a fellow townsman. 270 00:15:57,960 --> 00:15:58,789 When I left, 271 00:15:58,840 --> 00:15:59,440 his mother was barely 272 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:00,500 holding on to life. 273 00:16:00,580 --> 00:16:01,720 She asked me, when I find him, 274 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:02,870 to make sure I call him back. 275 00:16:02,870 --> 00:16:03,789 This person's surname is Gu, 276 00:16:03,789 --> 00:16:05,519 and his given name is Pingyuan. 277 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:07,120 I am Gu Pingyuan. 278 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:08,850 Who was looking for me just now? 279 00:16:09,909 --> 00:16:10,870 I am Gu Pingyuan. 280 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:12,320 I'm from Huizhou. 281 00:16:12,389 --> 00:16:12,720 Stop! 282 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:14,450 Who was looking for me just now? 283 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:16,470 I am Gu Pingyuan. 284 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:17,669 I'm from Huizhou. 285 00:16:17,669 --> 00:16:18,789 No talking in the examination hall! 286 00:16:18,789 --> 00:16:20,029 Was someone looking for me earlier? 287 00:16:20,029 --> 00:16:20,440 Go! 288 00:16:22,399 --> 00:16:23,580 I am Gu Pingyuan. 289 00:16:23,870 --> 00:16:25,909 The examination hall is filled with scholars. 290 00:16:25,909 --> 00:16:27,320 Could it be that you're arresting thieves? 291 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:28,629 My elderly mother is gravely ill at home. 292 00:16:28,629 --> 00:16:29,870 My heart is torn with grief. 293 00:16:29,870 --> 00:16:31,240 I need to turn in my exam paper. 294 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:32,970 I won't take this exam anymore. 295 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:36,159 Investigate! 296 00:16:36,250 --> 00:16:38,509 For creating a disturbance at the examination hall 297 00:16:38,509 --> 00:16:39,960 and vilifying his superiors, 298 00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:41,509 scholar Gu Pingyuan of Huizhou 299 00:16:41,509 --> 00:16:43,000 is sentenced to 50 blows 300 00:16:44,269 --> 00:16:46,080 and 15 years of exile in Ningguta 301 00:16:46,720 --> 00:16:49,370 for gross insubordination. 302 00:16:58,870 --> 00:16:59,669 -Go! -Go! 303 00:17:34,589 --> 00:17:35,960 You fool. 304 00:17:36,069 --> 00:17:37,640 Someone has set you up. 305 00:17:37,750 --> 00:17:39,380 But I heard it clearly. 306 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:40,480 His mother is so sick 307 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:42,140 that she's barely hanging on. 308 00:17:42,829 --> 00:17:44,470 He's so young 309 00:17:44,509 --> 00:17:45,960 and is exiled for 15 years. 310 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:47,109 What a shame. 311 00:17:47,109 --> 00:17:48,029 Who would want to harm him? 312 00:17:48,029 --> 00:17:48,880 How old is he? 313 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:50,309 He's getting caught up in this mess. 314 00:17:50,309 --> 00:17:51,400 Exactly. 315 00:18:05,069 --> 00:18:06,130 Why are you crying? 316 00:18:12,029 --> 00:18:12,829 I don't cry. 317 00:18:15,269 --> 00:18:17,130 You can still wipe your tears now. 318 00:18:18,309 --> 00:18:20,019 You scared us all. 319 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:21,549 You've been talking nonsense, 320 00:18:21,549 --> 00:18:22,349 shouting to fight one moment 321 00:18:22,349 --> 00:18:23,480 and to kill the next. 322 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:24,240 If someone didn't know better, 323 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:26,500 they'd think you were a mountain bandit. 324 00:18:30,269 --> 00:18:31,029 I'm thirsty. 325 00:18:32,309 --> 00:18:33,039 I'm thirsty. 326 00:18:57,289 --> 00:18:58,349 What are you doing? 327 00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:00,099 No, no, no. 328 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:01,400 Be good now. 329 00:19:02,269 --> 00:19:03,640 You've got a fever, 330 00:19:03,789 --> 00:19:05,720 plus that injury, is making it worse. 331 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:06,640 The cold water has drawn out 332 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:07,970 all the heat and toxins. 333 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:08,789 Father and I 334 00:19:08,789 --> 00:19:10,829 have been taking turns looking after you. 335 00:19:10,829 --> 00:19:11,710 The doctor said 336 00:19:11,829 --> 00:19:14,690 these next few days are critical for your recovery. 337 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:22,609 Let's not talk about this anymore. 338 00:19:22,750 --> 00:19:23,309 I... 339 00:19:24,109 --> 00:19:25,309 Let me tell you a joke. 340 00:19:29,509 --> 00:19:30,680 There was a man 341 00:19:30,829 --> 00:19:33,269 who did many good deeds in his life. 342 00:19:33,549 --> 00:19:34,849 After he died, 343 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:36,000 he met the King of Hell. 344 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:37,410 The King of Hell told him, 345 00:19:37,509 --> 00:19:38,400 "You can 346 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:40,509 choose whichever family you want to be reborn into; 347 00:19:40,509 --> 00:19:41,960 just pick whichever you like." 348 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:42,920 So he said, 349 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:46,440 "I want to be reborn into a family that's filthy rich, 350 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:47,609 no parents, 351 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:49,160 a sweet wife, pretty concubines, 352 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:50,400 a lifetime of peace and good fortune, 353 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:51,000 and a long, 354 00:19:51,269 --> 00:19:52,529 happy life at the end." 355 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:54,859 The King of Hell then said, 356 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:56,069 "Buddy, 357 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:57,589 if a place like that existed, 358 00:19:57,589 --> 00:19:58,410 I'd go myself 359 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:01,500 and let you take over as King of Hell. How's that sound?" 360 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:11,200 Not funny, is it? 361 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:28,880 If I get another life, 362 00:20:32,309 --> 00:20:33,589 I want to be like you— 363 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:37,240 ride with a band of horsemen, 364 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:40,180 skip all the studying. 365 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:49,740 Why are you suddenly talking about this? 366 00:20:50,750 --> 00:20:51,549 You won't die. 367 00:20:57,069 --> 00:20:57,670 Is that so? 368 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:05,579 Look at you, 369 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:09,460 always calling yourself a tough guy, 370 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:11,839 and now you're scared to death of dying. 371 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:14,720 I've spent my life 372 00:21:14,750 --> 00:21:15,880 traveling around with my father. 373 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:17,309 I've slept on cliff edges, 374 00:21:17,309 --> 00:21:18,349 run into wolf packs on the plains, 375 00:21:18,349 --> 00:21:19,609 but I was never scared. 376 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:25,920 Well… Maybe just a little at first, 377 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:27,779 but then I wasn't afraid anymore. 378 00:21:29,589 --> 00:21:31,309 If I really die, 379 00:21:33,549 --> 00:21:35,680 at least I've got you guys to cry for me, 380 00:21:36,589 --> 00:21:37,920 to bury me. 381 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:40,829 I'm not afraid. 382 00:21:42,309 --> 00:21:43,170 I'm not afraid. 383 00:22:16,549 --> 00:22:18,410 Let Gu Pingyuan die for all I care. 384 00:22:18,660 --> 00:22:21,109 Haven't we gotten into enough trouble already? 385 00:22:21,109 --> 00:22:22,589 Keeping an exile with us 386 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:25,380 is grounds for being confiscated and beheaded. 387 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:27,039 How could you be so reckless? 388 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:30,480 If it were up to me, 389 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:32,430 when we get to Shanhai Pass, 390 00:22:32,430 --> 00:22:33,109 we should find a village, 391 00:22:33,109 --> 00:22:33,910 find a family, 392 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:34,720 give them some money 393 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:35,680 and let them take care of him. 394 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:36,789 Whether he survives or not 395 00:22:36,789 --> 00:22:38,190 is no longer our concern. 396 00:22:39,349 --> 00:22:40,349 Right now, 397 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:42,160 he's seriously sick. 398 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:43,259 If we leave him, 399 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:44,960 he'll be doomed. 400 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:50,440 Then why must we take him with us? 401 00:22:55,789 --> 00:22:58,039 Why are you so angry? 402 00:23:02,029 --> 00:23:02,710 Heizi, 403 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:05,809 I'm getting old. 404 00:23:06,789 --> 00:23:07,809 In the future, 405 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:09,900 gather the brothers 406 00:23:10,309 --> 00:23:11,789 continue running the horse caravan. 407 00:23:11,789 --> 00:23:12,920 Remember one thing: 408 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:16,509 No matter how vast the sky and earth, 409 00:23:16,509 --> 00:23:18,970 nothing is more important than a human life. 410 00:23:19,309 --> 00:23:21,400 Heaven has the virtue of preserving life, 411 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:23,549 so even if you encounter a stranger who needs help, 412 00:23:23,549 --> 00:23:24,960 you should still help. 413 00:23:25,549 --> 00:23:26,349 Moreover, 414 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:28,119 he has done us a favor. 415 00:23:31,589 --> 00:23:32,589 If you're scared, 416 00:23:33,789 --> 00:23:34,920 you can leave first. 417 00:23:47,130 --> 00:23:51,339 {\an8}[Capital] 418 00:23:47,549 --> 00:23:50,200 It's dry today. 419 00:23:51,029 --> 00:23:52,349 The Young Master is back! 420 00:23:52,349 --> 00:23:53,759 The Young Master is back! 421 00:23:54,109 --> 00:23:54,960 Hurry up; go to the main room 422 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:55,789 and report to the Master! 423 00:23:55,789 --> 00:23:56,319 Let's go! 424 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:58,059 There will surely be a reward. 425 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:02,000 Young Master. 426 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:03,039 Young Master. 427 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:06,690 -Young Master! -Young Master! 428 00:24:07,029 --> 00:24:07,549 Young Master! 429 00:24:07,549 --> 00:24:08,349 Young Master. 430 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:09,730 Last month, the butler came back 431 00:24:09,730 --> 00:24:10,509 and said that 432 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:11,480 you had made a big deal 433 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:12,720 by yourself. 434 00:24:12,490 --> 00:24:15,980 {\an8}[Li Mansion] 435 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:14,750 Seeing you so full of confidence, 436 00:24:14,750 --> 00:24:16,400 I guess the deal was done. 437 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:18,240 Young Master, the Master requests your presence. 438 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:19,109 Go directly to the study to meet him. 439 00:24:19,109 --> 00:24:19,880 It looks so good! 440 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:20,680 Young Master Li Qin, 441 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:22,740 the Master is waiting for you inside. 442 00:24:29,069 --> 00:24:30,089 I have returned, Father. 443 00:24:30,089 --> 00:24:31,890 I pay my respects to you, Father. 444 00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:33,700 Come in. 445 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:44,680 Father. 446 00:24:45,509 --> 00:24:46,440 I have returned. 447 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:48,440 I pay my respects to you, Father. 448 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:50,569 Is everything settled? 449 00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:52,160 Yes. 450 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:54,750 Once the horse reaches Liaoyang, someone will take over. 451 00:24:54,750 --> 00:24:56,069 Ms. Su is returning south. 452 00:24:56,069 --> 00:24:56,750 I rushed back overnight 453 00:24:56,750 --> 00:24:57,859 this time. 454 00:24:57,960 --> 00:24:59,019 I know all about it. 455 00:24:59,950 --> 00:25:02,049 Ms. Su sent a letter through someone. 456 00:25:02,589 --> 00:25:04,519 The journey has been smooth so far. 457 00:25:05,460 --> 00:25:06,660 Ms. Su wrote a letter? 458 00:25:07,690 --> 00:25:09,089 What did she say about me? 459 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:10,490 What do you want to know? 460 00:25:12,970 --> 00:25:14,170 This time, I probably 461 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:16,339 didn't do anything wrong. 462 00:25:17,769 --> 00:25:19,700 It seems you did everything right. 463 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:22,660 Father, 464 00:25:23,109 --> 00:25:23,910 what's wrong? 465 00:25:28,910 --> 00:25:32,190 {\an8}[Merchant of the Capital, Li Wantang] 466 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:30,960 Why are you dealing with 467 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:31,930 runaway exiles? 468 00:25:32,589 --> 00:25:33,269 Do you know 469 00:25:33,309 --> 00:25:35,309 the Qing Dynasty's law regarding exiles? 470 00:25:35,309 --> 00:25:38,769 Harboring or concealing an exile is a crime equal to their own. 471 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:40,920 Our family is prosperous and powerful. 472 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:42,269 Many people are watching us, 473 00:25:42,269 --> 00:25:44,029 just waiting for us to get into trouble 474 00:25:44,029 --> 00:25:45,829 so they can attack us all at once. 475 00:25:47,309 --> 00:25:47,880 Father, 476 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:49,579 it's not as serious as you say. 477 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:50,880 Zhang Guangfa 478 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:51,880 bought a ginseng doll 479 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:53,539 and even brought back a child. 480 00:25:53,750 --> 00:25:54,789 I placed the mother and child, 481 00:25:54,789 --> 00:25:55,720 who were entrusted by my brother, 482 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:56,920 in our pharmacy, 483 00:25:57,750 --> 00:25:58,880 changed their names, 484 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:00,720 and let them work as apprentices while supporting them. 485 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:02,319 I wasn't talking about them. 486 00:26:02,349 --> 00:26:03,549 You mean Gu Pingyuan? 487 00:26:04,269 --> 00:26:04,920 Without that fellow, 488 00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:06,160 we wouldn't have made it back at all. 489 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:06,619 Father, 490 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:08,559 you haven't met that person, 491 00:26:08,750 --> 00:26:10,339 but I think he's 492 00:26:10,549 --> 00:26:11,200 a righteous 493 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:12,400 and responsible man. 494 00:26:12,789 --> 00:26:13,829 I just don't know 495 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:14,680 whether he made it out alive this time. 496 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:15,680 If he did survive, 497 00:26:16,269 --> 00:26:18,069 I would like to be friends with him. 498 00:26:18,069 --> 00:26:19,329 You want to be friends? 499 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:21,980 Why do you want to be friends with him? 500 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:24,059 He brought two people out at once. 501 00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:26,440 If the authorities investigate us, 502 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:28,440 our whole family could be ruined because of you! 503 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:29,269 But Ms. Su... 504 00:26:29,309 --> 00:26:30,640 Ms. Su does her thing, 505 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:32,279 and you should mind your own. 506 00:26:33,589 --> 00:26:34,789 If she wants to rebel, 507 00:26:35,029 --> 00:26:36,759 do you want to get involved too? 508 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:38,160 She went to buy warhorses, 509 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:39,690 and I told you to assist her. 510 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:41,400 Whether she can bring them in or not 511 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:42,349 is none of your concern. 512 00:26:42,349 --> 00:26:44,240 Why are you acting like you're so important, 513 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:45,839 even getting others to help? 514 00:26:46,349 --> 00:26:46,950 Father, 515 00:26:47,269 --> 00:26:48,920 whatever I do is wrong anyway. 516 00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:50,680 You're the wisest man under the heavens. 517 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:52,480 But it wasn't my idea to go there. 518 00:26:52,549 --> 00:26:53,460 It was you who told me 519 00:26:53,460 --> 00:26:54,480 to wait for Ms. Su. 520 00:26:54,789 --> 00:26:56,029 If Ms. Su is a rebel, 521 00:26:56,049 --> 00:26:56,779 what are you? 522 00:26:57,400 --> 00:26:58,859 And now you're blaming me? 523 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:07,900 What do you think of Ms. Su? 524 00:27:12,509 --> 00:27:13,369 She's a beauty, 525 00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:16,440 sure— 526 00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:19,029 but a cold, venomous one, 527 00:27:19,029 --> 00:27:19,759 like a snake. 528 00:27:21,069 --> 00:27:22,480 And her methods 529 00:27:23,130 --> 00:27:25,190 are ruthless enough to scare people. 530 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:28,279 I've traveled through half of the country. 531 00:27:29,069 --> 00:27:31,200 I've met all kinds of businesspeople. 532 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:33,160 She should be considered 533 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:34,759 the smartest one of them all. 534 00:27:35,369 --> 00:27:36,769 I dare not refuse to help, 535 00:27:37,349 --> 00:27:38,880 nor do I dare to provoke her. 536 00:27:40,269 --> 00:27:42,369 She is the calamity in my fate. 537 00:27:43,750 --> 00:27:44,240 Father, 538 00:27:45,549 --> 00:27:47,079 how did you come to know her? 539 00:27:47,339 --> 00:27:48,000 Why are you 540 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:49,460 trying so hard to help her? 541 00:27:50,269 --> 00:27:53,329 She is doing nothing more than enticing me with profit. 542 00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:55,019 Businessmen crave money, 543 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:56,400 scholars crave fame, 544 00:27:56,549 --> 00:27:58,069 and officials crave power. 545 00:27:58,069 --> 00:27:59,930 As long as someone wants something, 546 00:27:59,930 --> 00:28:01,589 it's like jumping off a cliff. 547 00:30:01,750 --> 00:30:03,750 Heaven really lent a hand this time. 548 00:30:03,750 --> 00:30:04,690 The heat toxins 549 00:30:04,750 --> 00:30:06,180 have all been reduced. 550 00:30:13,269 --> 00:30:13,720 Come. 551 00:30:21,349 --> 00:30:23,150 I've become as fragile as paper, 552 00:30:23,829 --> 00:30:25,680 and even drinking a mouthful of porridge takes effort. 553 00:30:25,680 --> 00:30:27,069 You're just recovering from a major injury. 554 00:30:27,069 --> 00:30:28,730 You'll gradually get better. 555 00:30:29,069 --> 00:30:30,549 To survive a great disaster 556 00:30:30,549 --> 00:30:32,079 is to be blessed afterward. 557 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:34,369 Mr. Chang, 558 00:30:35,089 --> 00:30:36,509 My life 559 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:38,589 was saved by you. 560 00:30:39,789 --> 00:30:42,190 I'll never forget that for as long as I live. 561 00:30:42,269 --> 00:30:43,700 I don't know if I'll ever get the chance 562 00:30:43,700 --> 00:30:44,539 to repay you. 563 00:30:44,789 --> 00:30:46,539 Don't talk about repayment. 564 00:30:46,829 --> 00:30:48,880 I have spent my whole life navigating the world. 565 00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:50,180 This is the last time 566 00:30:50,440 --> 00:30:51,640 I'll get to save you. 567 00:30:52,109 --> 00:30:53,710 It's a perfect ending for me. 568 00:30:54,309 --> 00:30:55,369 Where is Ms. Chang? 569 00:30:56,109 --> 00:30:58,309 These past few days, I've been in a daze. 570 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:00,740 But every time I woke up, 571 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:03,160 she was either brewing medicine 572 00:31:03,160 --> 00:31:05,420 or fetching water, wringing out cloths. 573 00:31:06,589 --> 00:31:08,319 For this worthless life of mine 574 00:31:08,789 --> 00:31:10,990 to receive such blessings is a miracle. 575 00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:13,039 I want to thank her properly. 576 00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:15,549 Let's not talk about her. 577 00:31:15,549 --> 00:31:16,720 Let's talk about you. 578 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:18,650 What are your plans for the future? 579 00:31:20,549 --> 00:31:21,309 I don't know. 580 00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:23,680 Everyone in my hometown 581 00:31:23,680 --> 00:31:25,519 knows I was stripped of my title 582 00:31:26,400 --> 00:31:27,420 and exiled. 583 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:30,970 I'm afraid if I suddenly show up, 584 00:31:32,069 --> 00:31:33,829 I'll draw the attention of the authorities. 585 00:31:33,829 --> 00:31:35,089 You should come with me 586 00:31:35,109 --> 00:31:36,039 back to Pingyao. 587 00:31:36,269 --> 00:31:37,190 I'm afraid it's not appropriate. 588 00:31:37,190 --> 00:31:37,720 Fine, 589 00:31:38,029 --> 00:31:39,029 just listen to me. 590 00:31:40,309 --> 00:31:42,079 Who else is in your family? 591 00:31:42,509 --> 00:31:43,839 I have an elderly mother 592 00:31:44,440 --> 00:31:45,700 and a younger brother. 593 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:47,690 There's also Teacher, Mr. Bai. 594 00:31:48,069 --> 00:31:49,150 Mr. Bai? 595 00:31:49,750 --> 00:31:51,210 Mr. Bai was very kind to me. 596 00:31:52,309 --> 00:31:53,680 He even promised his own daughter 597 00:31:53,680 --> 00:31:54,680 to me in marriage. 598 00:32:04,880 --> 00:32:05,349 Mr. Gu, 599 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:06,940 didn't you say 600 00:32:07,109 --> 00:32:08,490 you weren't married? 601 00:32:10,589 --> 00:32:12,119 Indeed. 602 00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:14,230 We had agreed to 603 00:32:14,309 --> 00:32:17,400 wait until after the imperial exam before discussing marriage. 604 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:18,349 I don't know 605 00:32:18,549 --> 00:32:19,809 what they're up to now. 606 00:32:30,750 --> 00:32:32,079 You should rest well 607 00:32:32,430 --> 00:32:33,240 and talk less. 608 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:34,839 It's bad for your health. 609 00:32:47,109 --> 00:32:48,240 Where are you going? 610 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:49,960 To deliver medicine. 611 00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:50,819 Sit down there. 612 00:32:52,720 --> 00:32:54,319 I have something to tell you. 613 00:33:02,549 --> 00:33:03,150 Yu'er, 614 00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:05,549 from now on, 615 00:33:06,109 --> 00:33:07,519 you don't need to 616 00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:09,490 take care of Mr. Gu anymore. 617 00:33:13,829 --> 00:33:14,359 Alright. 618 00:33:15,960 --> 00:33:17,619 I'll go wash the medicine pot. 619 00:33:17,789 --> 00:33:19,589 We don't need to find a doctor anymore. 620 00:33:19,589 --> 00:33:20,589 We can just throw him out on the street 621 00:33:20,589 --> 00:33:21,480 and we'll even save on rent. 622 00:33:21,480 --> 00:33:22,809 Stop talking nonsense! 623 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:23,410 Sit down! 624 00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:32,640 Aren't you the one who wants him to survive? 625 00:33:32,640 --> 00:33:34,769 You risked your life to bring him here. 626 00:33:35,029 --> 00:33:36,650 What I mean is, 627 00:33:38,549 --> 00:33:39,640 your body may be there, 628 00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:40,839 but your heart isn't. 629 00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:42,299 These days, 630 00:33:42,319 --> 00:33:44,750 you've been looking after him day and night. 631 00:33:44,750 --> 00:33:46,000 I've seen it all. 632 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:48,059 I'm reminding you, 633 00:33:48,430 --> 00:33:49,960 you're still a young lady, 634 00:33:50,789 --> 00:33:52,990 and haven't found a marriage match yet. 635 00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:54,519 I'm old now, 636 00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:57,240 and I can't navigate the world anymore. 637 00:33:57,240 --> 00:33:58,039 In the future, 638 00:33:58,349 --> 00:34:00,579 you need to marry properly. 639 00:34:01,109 --> 00:34:02,250 I don't have a son; 640 00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:04,170 I can only live with you. 641 00:34:04,720 --> 00:34:05,559 You can't 642 00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:07,869 marry an exiled criminal. 643 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:08,500 Father, 644 00:34:09,510 --> 00:34:10,349 I saved him 645 00:34:10,400 --> 00:34:12,030 not because I want to marry him, 646 00:34:12,030 --> 00:34:13,719 but because Mr. Gu is a good man 647 00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:15,130 and has helped us. 648 00:34:15,510 --> 00:34:16,360 I can't just 649 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:17,829 watch him die like this. 650 00:34:18,760 --> 00:34:20,480 Let alone he's an exiled criminal, 651 00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:22,409 even if he were a demon or a monster, 652 00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:24,880 I'd still save him today. 653 00:34:31,110 --> 00:34:31,820 It's hot. 654 00:34:38,889 --> 00:34:43,289 {\an8}[Yanmen Pass of Shanxi] 655 00:34:42,570 --> 00:34:43,769 We're almost home! 656 00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:45,300 Everyone, cheer up! 657 00:34:49,150 --> 00:34:49,900 Look. 658 00:34:50,110 --> 00:34:51,420 That's Yanmen Pass. 659 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:53,599 The storyteller used to mention 660 00:34:53,920 --> 00:34:55,070 Lord Yang with his golden blade, 661 00:34:55,070 --> 00:34:56,070 leading 7 wolves and 8 tigers 662 00:34:56,070 --> 00:34:56,960 to defend here. 663 00:34:57,590 --> 00:34:58,760 If it weren't for that treacherous official Pan Renmei 664 00:34:58,760 --> 00:35:00,550 deceiving the Double Dragon Society, 665 00:35:00,550 --> 00:35:01,400 how could a 666 00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:02,510 hero of such caliber 667 00:35:02,510 --> 00:35:04,550 have been driven to his death on this mountain? 668 00:35:04,550 --> 00:35:05,610 I really regret it. 669 00:35:06,440 --> 00:35:07,690 He died; 670 00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:09,090 why are you regretting? 671 00:35:09,630 --> 00:35:10,760 I've been following my father around, 672 00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:12,000 always traveling here and there. 673 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:13,260 I used to complain that 674 00:35:13,400 --> 00:35:16,030 when we listened to stories, we would only hear half of them. 675 00:35:16,030 --> 00:35:17,480 No matter how much we cared, 676 00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:18,539 we'd always leave. 677 00:35:18,630 --> 00:35:19,480 When we came back, 678 00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:21,190 either the storyteller had changed 679 00:35:21,190 --> 00:35:23,389 or they were telling a different story. 680 00:35:23,630 --> 00:35:24,880 Only that year, when the heavy rain 681 00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:26,190 and the horse gang couldn't move on 682 00:35:26,190 --> 00:35:27,400 was I able to listen to the entire story 683 00:35:27,400 --> 00:35:28,880 of "Legend of the Yang Family." 684 00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:30,019 Unfortunately, 685 00:35:30,630 --> 00:35:32,429 all the characters I liked died. 686 00:35:33,110 --> 00:35:34,670 But now, looking back, 687 00:35:35,070 --> 00:35:36,599 those were rare good times. 688 00:35:37,230 --> 00:35:37,840 Look, 689 00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:39,440 these past few days, 690 00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:40,900 my father's been so happy, 691 00:35:41,110 --> 00:35:43,969 and you've been here with me, talking and laughing. 692 00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:45,719 I wonder, 693 00:35:46,150 --> 00:35:48,030 when I look back on these days in the future, 694 00:35:48,030 --> 00:35:49,559 will I feel especially sad? 695 00:35:55,230 --> 00:35:56,400 You probably think I'm just rambling. 696 00:35:56,400 --> 00:35:58,230 My father always says I'm a daydreamer 697 00:35:58,230 --> 00:35:59,289 and never serious. 698 00:35:59,840 --> 00:36:02,170 I think what you're saying is quite right. 699 00:36:02,519 --> 00:36:03,710 The ancients often said, 700 00:36:03,710 --> 00:36:05,110 "Cherish the spring blossoms 701 00:36:05,110 --> 00:36:07,369 and never forget the joy in happy times." 702 00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:08,960 There aren't many 703 00:36:09,280 --> 00:36:11,210 moments of true happiness in life. 704 00:36:11,280 --> 00:36:13,110 The next time your father goes with the horse gang, 705 00:36:13,110 --> 00:36:14,230 I want to follow him, 706 00:36:14,230 --> 00:36:15,630 and learn a bit about business. 707 00:36:15,630 --> 00:36:16,690 My father said that 708 00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:17,760 you're a scholar, 709 00:36:18,320 --> 00:36:20,590 meant to take the imperial exams and become an official. 710 00:36:20,590 --> 00:36:22,050 Business is a lowly trade. 711 00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:23,880 Me, becoming a top scholar? 712 00:36:23,880 --> 00:36:25,800 I've already been stripped of my title. 713 00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:26,440 I'll never have the qualifications 714 00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:28,239 to be a scholar in this lifetime. 715 00:36:28,960 --> 00:36:30,880 In this world, there are scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants. 716 00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:31,840 But who says a merchant 717 00:36:31,840 --> 00:36:33,300 is any less than a scholar? 718 00:36:34,280 --> 00:36:35,510 Do you think that if I beg your father 719 00:36:35,510 --> 00:36:36,590 to take me as his student 720 00:36:36,590 --> 00:36:37,760 and teach me about business, 721 00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:38,619 he would agree? 722 00:36:39,030 --> 00:36:41,000 My father would surely be delighted. 723 00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:42,070 If he won't teach you, 724 00:36:42,070 --> 00:36:42,780 I can! 725 00:36:47,030 --> 00:36:47,699 Brother Gu. 726 00:36:49,590 --> 00:36:50,960 Let me ask you something. 727 00:36:50,960 --> 00:36:51,489 Go ahead. 728 00:36:53,230 --> 00:36:55,019 You escaped and traveled so far 729 00:36:55,130 --> 00:36:55,730 just to 730 00:36:55,760 --> 00:36:57,489 learn business from my father? 731 00:36:58,280 --> 00:36:59,400 If I said yes, 732 00:36:59,630 --> 00:37:00,889 I would be lying to you. 733 00:37:01,710 --> 00:37:02,739 The truth is 734 00:37:06,510 --> 00:37:08,590 that all these hardships I've been through 735 00:37:08,590 --> 00:37:09,639 are too strange. 736 00:37:10,320 --> 00:37:12,719 I still can't figure out why they happened. 737 00:37:12,880 --> 00:37:14,079 But in this lifetime, 738 00:37:14,150 --> 00:37:15,610 even if it costs me my life, 739 00:37:15,670 --> 00:37:17,070 I must find out the truth. 740 00:37:18,670 --> 00:37:19,190 What? 741 00:37:20,110 --> 00:37:21,119 When I was a child, 742 00:37:21,280 --> 00:37:22,880 my father left for the imperial examination 743 00:37:22,880 --> 00:37:24,010 and never returned. 744 00:37:24,710 --> 00:37:25,760 When it was my turn to go to the capital 745 00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:26,840 for the examination, 746 00:37:26,840 --> 00:37:28,190 my mother repeatedly urged me 747 00:37:28,190 --> 00:37:29,110 to do whatever it takes 748 00:37:29,110 --> 00:37:31,239 to find out what happened to my father. 749 00:37:31,280 --> 00:37:32,150 I went to the capital 750 00:37:32,150 --> 00:37:33,710 and searched everywhere without success. 751 00:37:33,710 --> 00:37:34,369 After that, 752 00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:37,519 something went wrong in the examination hall. 753 00:37:37,670 --> 00:37:40,030 I always feel there's a hand behind all this, 754 00:37:40,030 --> 00:37:41,110 an invisible hand 755 00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:44,480 striking deadly blows at both my father and me. 756 00:37:44,869 --> 00:37:46,190 As for the rights and wrongs 757 00:37:46,190 --> 00:37:47,519 of what truly happened, 758 00:37:47,570 --> 00:37:48,480 if I hadn't escaped 759 00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:49,570 and remained in Ningguta, 760 00:37:49,570 --> 00:37:52,000 I could have racked my brains forever to no avail. 761 00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:54,130 Then where will you uncover the truth? 762 00:37:54,800 --> 00:37:55,510 At first, I only thought of 763 00:37:55,510 --> 00:37:58,070 escaping first and worrying about the rest later. 764 00:37:58,070 --> 00:37:59,400 But now, truly an exile, 765 00:37:59,760 --> 00:38:01,650 I find the world vast yet there's nowhere to run. 766 00:38:01,650 --> 00:38:03,369 I'm truly caught between a rock 767 00:38:03,369 --> 00:38:04,300 and a hard place. 768 00:38:05,190 --> 00:38:05,840 Gu, 769 00:38:07,190 --> 00:38:08,190 you're a good man. 770 00:38:08,840 --> 00:38:11,230 There are paths everywhere for people to travel. 771 00:38:11,230 --> 00:38:12,800 Perhaps you should settle here for now. 772 00:38:12,800 --> 00:38:13,960 and learn some business? 773 00:38:13,960 --> 00:38:15,400 Wait until the imperial court grants amnesty, 774 00:38:15,400 --> 00:38:16,739 then it won't be too late to move on. 775 00:38:16,739 --> 00:38:18,269 Why sigh and lament so much? 776 00:38:19,320 --> 00:38:20,119 You're right. 777 00:38:20,550 --> 00:38:22,150 My scholarly bitterness 778 00:38:22,230 --> 00:38:23,230 is showing again. 779 00:38:23,510 --> 00:38:25,309 Prepare to go down the mountain! 780 00:38:26,400 --> 00:38:27,460 We're almost home. 781 00:38:28,940 --> 00:38:33,500 {\an8}[Yingxun Pavilion] 782 00:38:33,949 --> 00:38:37,460 {\an8}[Pingyao, Shanxi] 783 00:38:37,530 --> 00:38:40,010 {\an8}[Yingxun Pavilion] 784 00:38:45,510 --> 00:38:46,900 Long time no see, Mr. Chang. 785 00:38:46,900 --> 00:38:48,230 Where have you been making your fortune? 786 00:38:48,230 --> 00:38:49,829 Making money, making money. 787 00:38:50,690 --> 00:38:51,840 Heizi, you're back! 788 00:38:52,829 --> 00:38:53,880 Hello, Mr. Chang! 789 00:38:54,510 --> 00:38:55,489 Hello. 790 00:38:57,800 --> 00:38:59,280 Happy early New Year, Mr. Chang. 791 00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:01,079 Wish you prosperity, Mr. Chang. 792 00:39:02,630 --> 00:39:03,960 May you prosper, Mr. Chang. 793 00:39:03,960 --> 00:39:05,150 Wishing you prosperity! 794 00:39:05,150 --> 00:39:07,550 Mr. Chang, wish you wealth and prosperity. 795 00:39:09,630 --> 00:39:10,960 Mr. Chang, you're back! 796 00:39:12,130 --> 00:39:12,800 Mr. Chang, 797 00:39:12,880 --> 00:39:14,809 it's been a while since we last met. 798 00:39:18,389 --> 00:39:19,269 {\an8}[Bandit's Bane] 799 00:39:21,880 --> 00:39:23,679 Haven't you seen silver before? 800 00:39:25,190 --> 00:39:27,239 My goodness, look at that mountain of silver! 801 00:39:27,239 --> 00:39:28,750 It must weigh thousands of catties. 802 00:39:28,449 --> 00:39:31,050 {\an8}[Proprietor of Taiyufeng, Wang Tiangui] 803 00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:30,670 No wonder it's called Bandit's Bane. 804 00:39:30,670 --> 00:39:32,469 Who on earth could move all that? 805 00:39:33,280 --> 00:39:35,500 This is Wang Tiangui's draft bank. 806 00:39:35,590 --> 00:39:36,320 The most heartless bastard 807 00:39:36,320 --> 00:39:37,840 in all of Pingyao. 808 00:39:38,150 --> 00:39:39,139 If it weren't for him, 809 00:39:39,139 --> 00:39:40,070 my father wouldn't have ended up 810 00:39:40,070 --> 00:39:41,630 exiled to that freezing wasteland. 811 00:39:41,630 --> 00:39:42,159 Let's go. 812 00:39:43,659 --> 00:39:44,440 What happened to Mr. Chang? 813 00:39:44,440 --> 00:39:45,369 What's going on? 814 00:39:46,070 --> 00:39:46,760 Two years ago, my father 815 00:39:46,760 --> 00:39:48,920 had already decided to stop traveling around. 816 00:39:48,920 --> 00:39:50,210 He bought a house 817 00:39:50,320 --> 00:39:52,000 and leased two acres of government salt fields. 818 00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:52,630 Wang Tiangui 819 00:39:52,630 --> 00:39:53,949 heard it form someone 820 00:39:54,150 --> 00:39:54,670 that 821 00:39:54,840 --> 00:39:56,039 our house 822 00:39:56,070 --> 00:39:58,070 was built on the dragon's head of Pingyao County, 823 00:39:58,070 --> 00:39:59,190 the most prosperous location. 824 00:39:59,190 --> 00:40:00,030 He tried to buy it several times, 825 00:40:00,030 --> 00:40:01,320 but my father refused to sell. 826 00:40:01,320 --> 00:40:02,550 So he instigated that scoundrel Li 827 00:40:02,550 --> 00:40:03,730 to file a complaint at the government office. 828 00:40:03,730 --> 00:40:04,360 The county magistrate 829 00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:05,619 was also bribed by him. 830 00:40:05,670 --> 00:40:06,880 The case was shelved without ever being heard, 831 00:40:06,880 --> 00:40:08,139 and they sealed off our salt fields. 832 00:40:08,139 --> 00:40:10,030 They said we couldn't sell any salt until the case was settled. 833 00:40:10,030 --> 00:40:12,030 It nearly ruined our entire family. 834 00:40:20,960 --> 00:40:21,880 Butler, 835 00:40:27,550 --> 00:40:29,289 Mr. Chang has returned? 836 00:40:29,630 --> 00:40:31,929 Four salt carts returned first yesterday. 837 00:40:30,260 --> 00:40:33,400 {\an8}[Butler of Prince Pingyao's Mansion] 838 00:40:32,070 --> 00:40:33,539 He just went over there. 839 00:40:34,070 --> 00:40:36,739 I saw a 840 00:40:37,070 --> 00:40:38,250 young man 841 00:40:38,320 --> 00:40:39,710 among the horse gang, 842 00:40:41,800 --> 00:40:44,150 who looked unfamiliar. 843 00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:46,829 Go check it out. 844 00:40:49,590 --> 00:40:50,570 Mr. Gu! 845 00:40:51,630 --> 00:40:53,829 Take a look at my courtyard house. 846 00:40:53,920 --> 00:40:55,409 It's the best quadrangle 847 00:40:55,920 --> 00:40:57,110 in all of Pingyao. 848 00:40:57,630 --> 00:40:58,420 Great feng shui, 849 00:40:58,420 --> 00:40:59,619 gathers good energy. 850 00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:01,559 Show off your skills. 851 00:41:03,670 --> 00:41:04,550 This is the reception hall. 852 00:41:04,550 --> 00:41:04,880 Go. 853 00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:06,800 Let me take you inside for a look. 854 00:41:08,900 --> 00:41:09,670 Mr. Gu. 855 00:41:10,070 --> 00:41:11,599 This is the back courtyard. 856 00:41:16,789 --> 00:41:17,530 Mr. Chang. 857 00:41:18,030 --> 00:41:19,079 Please try 858 00:41:19,159 --> 00:41:20,969 this freshly opened aged wine. 859 00:41:24,150 --> 00:41:24,760 Good wine. 860 00:41:25,670 --> 00:41:26,579 Come, smell it. 861 00:41:28,070 --> 00:41:30,030 In our Shanxi tradition, when a daughter is born, 862 00:41:30,030 --> 00:41:31,920 we bury fifty pounds of wine. 863 00:41:32,070 --> 00:41:33,480 We dig it up and drink it on her wedding day— 864 00:41:33,480 --> 00:41:35,269 it's called "Daughter's Red." 865 00:41:35,630 --> 00:41:37,429 For a son, it's "Scholar's Red." 866 00:41:38,280 --> 00:41:39,489 These jars here 867 00:41:39,670 --> 00:41:41,960 are the finest goods, 868 00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:43,800 brewed from the top distillery in Pingyao. 869 00:41:43,800 --> 00:41:45,130 Let's enjoy it tonight. 870 00:41:45,590 --> 00:41:47,070 I want to see you all under the table by the end of it! 871 00:41:47,070 --> 00:41:47,940 Yes, Mr. Chang. 872 00:41:48,000 --> 00:41:48,630 Thank you, Mr. Chang. 873 00:41:48,030 --> 00:41:49,590 {\an8}[Chang] 874 00:41:48,920 --> 00:41:49,670 Thank you, Mr. Chang. 875 00:41:49,670 --> 00:41:50,110 Come. 876 00:41:50,110 --> 00:41:51,119 Come, brothers. 877 00:41:53,670 --> 00:41:55,199 This is the back courtyard. 878 00:41:55,710 --> 00:41:57,199 This is the main house, 879 00:41:57,230 --> 00:41:58,559 the master's position, 880 00:41:58,760 --> 00:41:59,800 where the male owner lives. 881 00:41:59,800 --> 00:42:01,070 This is the west wing, 882 00:42:01,710 --> 00:42:02,769 where Yu'er lives. 883 00:42:03,480 --> 00:42:04,400 And this east side 884 00:42:04,400 --> 00:42:05,460 is the raised area, 885 00:42:05,480 --> 00:42:07,809 a place for drinking tea and socializing. 886 00:42:09,030 --> 00:42:09,510 Heizi. 887 00:42:11,920 --> 00:42:12,880 Did you pay for the salt? 888 00:42:12,880 --> 00:42:13,610 Don't worry, 889 00:42:13,670 --> 00:42:15,280 I've settled all payments and brought back the money. 890 00:42:15,280 --> 00:42:16,800 Quickly prepare the red envelopes. 891 00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:17,630 Early tomorrow morning, 892 00:42:17,630 --> 00:42:19,889 everyone will be going home for New Year. 893 00:42:19,929 --> 00:42:21,030 Add one more measure. 894 00:42:21,030 --> 00:42:21,840 Everyone 895 00:42:21,960 --> 00:42:23,360 gets an extra 10 percent. 896 00:42:25,150 --> 00:42:26,090 But I'm afraid 897 00:42:26,400 --> 00:42:26,840 it's still not enough 898 00:42:26,840 --> 00:42:28,840 to repay Wang Tiangui's bank money. 899 00:42:29,710 --> 00:42:31,710 Where there are people, there is money. 900 00:42:31,710 --> 00:42:33,440 Everyone has followed us through ice and snow, 901 00:42:33,440 --> 00:42:34,900 living in fear for so long. 902 00:42:35,280 --> 00:42:38,090 It doesn't matter if we get less ourselves. 903 00:42:38,360 --> 00:42:38,889 Alright. 904 00:42:39,849 --> 00:42:40,760 Don't stop me! 905 00:42:41,840 --> 00:42:42,869 Is old Chang here? 906 00:42:42,960 --> 00:42:43,889 I'm telling you, 907 00:42:43,960 --> 00:42:45,110 tell him to come out right now 908 00:42:45,110 --> 00:42:46,400 and return my salt field! 909 00:42:46,400 --> 00:42:47,329 What's going on? 910 00:42:48,000 --> 00:42:48,599 Mr. Chang, 911 00:42:48,710 --> 00:42:49,480 it's Li Laizi and... 912 00:42:49,480 --> 00:42:51,030 Wang Tiangui's bank butler. 913 00:42:51,030 --> 00:42:52,760 I'll drive them away right now. 914 00:42:53,230 --> 00:42:54,510 New Year is coming soon. 915 00:42:54,510 --> 00:42:56,769 How can we drive people away at this time? 916 00:42:57,880 --> 00:42:58,510 Be polite 917 00:42:58,710 --> 00:42:59,670 and invite them in. 918 00:42:59,670 --> 00:43:00,070 Alright.