1 00:01:30,230 --> 00:01:32,896 [Episode 3] 2 00:01:44,384 --> 00:01:46,144 What a lovely young lady. 3 00:01:46,144 --> 00:01:47,504 Fine jade suits you. 4 00:01:47,504 --> 00:01:48,584 Why not try this one? 5 00:02:03,424 --> 00:02:05,304 You don't look like you're from Shazhou. 6 00:02:05,304 --> 00:02:06,784 May I have your name? 7 00:02:06,784 --> 00:02:09,425 I'm Shen Zhi Shu, here looking for a friend. 8 00:02:09,425 --> 00:02:11,224 What does your friend look like? 9 00:02:11,224 --> 00:02:12,224 Let me help you. 10 00:02:12,906 --> 00:02:13,906 He's a young man 11 00:02:13,906 --> 00:02:15,065 with a capital accent. 12 00:02:15,065 --> 00:02:17,585 He's slightly less handsome than me, 13 00:02:17,585 --> 00:02:19,585 a notch below me in grace, 14 00:02:19,585 --> 00:02:22,984 and a tiny bit shorter than me. 15 00:02:22,984 --> 00:02:23,984 Mr. Shen. 16 00:02:25,984 --> 00:02:29,025 Huang, I've finally found you. 17 00:02:30,625 --> 00:02:33,544 From the capital to Shazhou, you've been keeping busy. 18 00:02:37,185 --> 00:02:40,065 Huang, they're driving me crazy. 19 00:02:40,065 --> 00:02:41,465 I've braved the elements, 20 00:02:41,465 --> 00:02:43,384 crossing mountains and rivers. 21 00:02:43,384 --> 00:02:44,384 Finally... 22 00:02:45,345 --> 00:02:47,065 You found a beauty here. 23 00:02:48,504 --> 00:02:49,585 Why are you here? 24 00:02:49,585 --> 00:02:52,625 Young Master knew you'd arrive now and sent me over. 25 00:02:52,625 --> 00:02:53,625 Wait. 26 00:02:57,625 --> 00:02:58,745 Where is that beauty? 27 00:03:31,105 --> 00:03:34,104 You didn't escape from the dungeon, did you? 28 00:03:34,104 --> 00:03:36,745 An ordinary dungeon can't hold me. 29 00:03:36,745 --> 00:03:39,905 The Ding family is searching the whole city for you. 30 00:03:39,905 --> 00:03:42,585 Yet look how bold you are. Why are you here? 31 00:03:47,905 --> 00:03:49,345 To solve your urgent problem. 32 00:03:55,905 --> 00:03:58,704 You? How? 33 00:03:58,704 --> 00:04:00,465 The Heihu Crew owns Jiuyou City. 34 00:04:01,384 --> 00:04:03,264 I know you're investigating the arms 35 00:04:03,264 --> 00:04:06,104 and posing as a wealthy Beijian merchant to approach Ding Chong. 36 00:04:06,104 --> 00:04:07,944 You're here to obtain evidence 37 00:04:07,944 --> 00:04:12,185 of their collusion with officials in arms trafficking. 38 00:04:12,185 --> 00:04:15,344 And I know this place inside out 39 00:04:15,344 --> 00:04:16,785 because I grew up here. 40 00:04:16,785 --> 00:04:19,024 I've already uncovered all that. 41 00:04:19,024 --> 00:04:21,144 You're of no use to me now. 42 00:04:21,144 --> 00:04:22,225 On the contrary, 43 00:04:22,225 --> 00:04:24,425 you can't take the Imperial Exam as a fugitive. 44 00:04:24,425 --> 00:04:27,144 It should be you who needs my help. 45 00:04:33,504 --> 00:04:36,985 Please forgive my ignorance. I should have known better. 46 00:04:37,824 --> 00:04:41,464 Now I've become a fugitive, banned from the Imperial Exam. 47 00:04:41,464 --> 00:04:43,666 The official rank matters little. 48 00:04:43,666 --> 00:04:46,425 But I can't lose my right to take the exam. 49 00:04:46,425 --> 00:04:48,305 I believe you are a good official 50 00:04:48,305 --> 00:04:49,584 since you're investigating it. 51 00:04:50,225 --> 00:04:51,824 You need a guide, 52 00:04:51,824 --> 00:04:52,904 and I need a way out. 53 00:04:53,745 --> 00:04:55,824 We each take what we need. 54 00:04:55,824 --> 00:04:58,305 You will put an end to the corruption in Shazhou 55 00:04:58,305 --> 00:05:00,464 as well as clear my name. 56 00:05:00,464 --> 00:05:01,745 You make a valid point. 57 00:05:03,305 --> 00:05:05,425 But I can't get you into the city. 58 00:05:05,425 --> 00:05:07,065 I only have one travel permit, 59 00:05:07,065 --> 00:05:09,545 which I bought at a high price from Ding Chong. 60 00:05:09,545 --> 00:05:10,545 What a coincidence. 61 00:05:12,464 --> 00:05:13,625 I also have one. 62 00:05:19,145 --> 00:05:22,065 You're so good at picking pockets. 63 00:05:22,786 --> 00:05:25,024 Have you honed such a skill since childhood? 64 00:05:26,704 --> 00:05:27,785 It's for survival. 65 00:05:36,344 --> 00:05:39,264 Since you can forge it, why steal mine? 66 00:05:44,384 --> 00:05:47,024 Jiuyou City opens up every seven days. 67 00:05:47,024 --> 00:05:48,665 To prevent counterfeiting, 68 00:05:48,665 --> 00:05:52,665 they draw a different pattern on the permit every seven days. 69 00:06:03,384 --> 00:06:05,464 You are so multi-talented. 70 00:06:08,985 --> 00:06:10,464 You are a skilled martial artist. 71 00:06:11,584 --> 00:06:15,105 I will keep the genuine travel permit. 72 00:06:18,985 --> 00:06:20,264 Giving me the fake one? 73 00:06:20,865 --> 00:06:23,144 You always keep a way out for yourself. 74 00:06:31,105 --> 00:06:33,785 It's time. Let's go. 75 00:06:36,144 --> 00:06:37,625 Everyone in Shazhou 76 00:06:37,625 --> 00:06:38,745 complies with the Heihu Crew. 77 00:06:39,625 --> 00:06:41,504 This place is devoid of justice. 78 00:06:41,504 --> 00:06:43,426 Murder and arson happen all the time. 79 00:06:43,426 --> 00:06:46,024 Those are merchants who couldn't pay protection fees. 80 00:06:46,944 --> 00:06:48,305 See the green light in the skeleton? 81 00:06:48,944 --> 00:06:51,785 The Heihu Crew makes those people's skulls into everlasting lamps. 82 00:06:51,785 --> 00:06:52,824 The deeper the resentment... 83 00:06:52,824 --> 00:06:54,144 Keep up. 84 00:06:54,144 --> 00:06:55,144 The brighter the glow. 85 00:06:55,944 --> 00:06:58,384 Sneaking in with a travel permit from seven days ago? 86 00:07:06,745 --> 00:07:07,745 Get in. 87 00:07:11,425 --> 00:07:12,425 Get in. 88 00:07:30,264 --> 00:07:31,264 Go on. 89 00:07:35,665 --> 00:07:36,665 Get in. 90 00:07:47,144 --> 00:07:48,504 Come on, guys. 91 00:07:48,504 --> 00:07:50,504 Someone is selling trade permits. 92 00:07:50,504 --> 00:07:52,105 Don't miss out on it. 93 00:07:52,105 --> 00:07:53,785 Let's go. Hurry. 94 00:07:55,106 --> 00:07:57,545 Trade permits are issued by the imperial court 95 00:07:57,545 --> 00:07:59,704 and verified and filed by the prefects. 96 00:07:59,704 --> 00:08:02,545 They are only for veteran merchants with outstanding reputations. 97 00:08:03,545 --> 00:08:04,944 How do they have them? 98 00:08:06,824 --> 00:08:11,425 Even strictly controlled items like salt and iron are openly sold here. 99 00:08:11,425 --> 00:08:12,824 Let alone a piece of paper. 100 00:08:13,545 --> 00:08:16,504 Ding Chong is insatiable, auctioning the trade permits 101 00:08:16,504 --> 00:08:17,704 to extremely high prices. 102 00:08:18,745 --> 00:08:22,185 The Yan family offended him and had their papers withheld for six months. 103 00:08:22,185 --> 00:08:25,745 It took them two chests of gold to redeem those trade permits. 104 00:08:25,745 --> 00:08:27,144 The court opened border trade 105 00:08:27,144 --> 00:08:28,985 to benefit the border people, 106 00:08:28,985 --> 00:08:31,464 but the parasites are amassing wealth through it. 107 00:08:56,185 --> 00:08:59,185 You won't find such quality elsewhere. All good stuff. 108 00:09:00,665 --> 00:09:03,624 Take a look. All good stuff. 109 00:09:09,385 --> 00:09:11,145 Why isn't anyone dealing arms? 110 00:09:12,905 --> 00:09:15,344 It's a serious matter, involving the military. 111 00:09:15,344 --> 00:09:17,785 Even Ding Chong wouldn't dare do it openly. 112 00:09:17,785 --> 00:09:20,944 His backer in the military is probably even more cautious. 113 00:09:21,704 --> 00:09:22,704 Mr. He. 114 00:09:24,704 --> 00:09:28,305 What would you do without me as your guide? 115 00:09:28,305 --> 00:09:29,824 I have my own ways. 116 00:09:31,105 --> 00:09:33,665 But seeing you so confident, 117 00:09:33,665 --> 00:09:36,824 I'd like to know your plan. 118 00:09:36,824 --> 00:09:37,824 Follow me. 119 00:09:49,905 --> 00:09:51,305 Walking the path with a lamp, 120 00:09:51,305 --> 00:09:54,145 is it light or dark? 121 00:09:56,185 --> 00:09:58,025 With mist obscuring the way, 122 00:09:58,025 --> 00:09:59,704 I follow the crowd, 123 00:09:59,704 --> 00:10:01,025 not speaking of light or dark. 124 00:10:03,824 --> 00:10:04,824 Miss Meng. 125 00:10:06,104 --> 00:10:10,624 The young man you brought this time is far better than those previous ones. 126 00:10:14,065 --> 00:10:15,744 But he looks so grumpy. 127 00:10:15,744 --> 00:10:18,104 Anyone would think he's a debt collector. 128 00:10:19,425 --> 00:10:21,224 He doesn't just look grumpy. 129 00:10:21,224 --> 00:10:22,464 He has a bad temper. 130 00:10:23,224 --> 00:10:24,905 Arrogant and conceited, 131 00:10:24,905 --> 00:10:26,744 looking down on everyone, 132 00:10:26,744 --> 00:10:27,785 and self-important. 133 00:10:31,104 --> 00:10:34,624 My distinguished guest, what would you like to inquire about? 134 00:10:34,624 --> 00:10:36,305 There is nothing 135 00:10:36,305 --> 00:10:38,344 I don't know about Shazhou. 136 00:10:41,145 --> 00:10:44,744 I want to buy arms from the Heihu Crew. Can you show us the way? 137 00:10:45,864 --> 00:10:48,665 He even found out the arms are with the Heihu Crew. 138 00:10:52,545 --> 00:10:53,905 Arms trade 139 00:10:56,065 --> 00:10:57,584 is a dangerous line of work. 140 00:11:10,185 --> 00:11:12,905 Forget it. I'll look elsewhere. 141 00:11:14,825 --> 00:11:17,025 You do have a bad temper. 142 00:11:17,025 --> 00:11:19,305 I'll show you the way right now. 143 00:11:27,744 --> 00:11:31,065 As they say, money makes the world go around. 144 00:11:31,065 --> 00:11:34,065 It's more like, "The native always has the edge." 145 00:11:34,065 --> 00:11:36,545 Without me, we don't know what you would... 146 00:11:37,425 --> 00:11:38,425 We're here. 147 00:11:47,385 --> 00:11:49,665 Mr. Feng gave instructions long ago. 148 00:11:49,665 --> 00:11:52,624 If you mind your own business in Jiuyou City, 149 00:11:52,624 --> 00:11:54,185 you're an honored guest. 150 00:11:54,185 --> 00:11:57,065 But if you act suspiciously and plot anything, 151 00:11:58,385 --> 00:11:59,785 we'll send you on your way. 152 00:12:09,624 --> 00:12:11,505 Are you fine, Miss Meng? 153 00:12:30,065 --> 00:12:31,344 Are you fine, Mr. He? 154 00:12:33,944 --> 00:12:35,984 What a fine guide you found, Miss Meng. 155 00:12:35,984 --> 00:12:38,224 He certainly pointed us to a unique path. 156 00:12:38,224 --> 00:12:39,505 Stop being sarcastic. 157 00:12:40,824 --> 00:12:44,025 You had to mention the arms trade and gave us away. 158 00:13:05,905 --> 00:13:07,265 This cave is sealed shut. 159 00:13:09,745 --> 00:13:12,385 We're not going to die here, right? 160 00:13:12,385 --> 00:13:15,464 Since I brought you here, I won't let anything happen to you. 161 00:13:17,864 --> 00:13:18,864 What's that sound? 162 00:13:33,425 --> 00:13:34,425 Be careful. 163 00:13:35,785 --> 00:13:37,265 The banded krait is deadly. 164 00:13:45,584 --> 00:13:47,025 A master like you 165 00:13:48,344 --> 00:13:49,425 is afraid of a little snake? 166 00:13:50,464 --> 00:13:51,505 Of course not. 167 00:13:52,584 --> 00:13:54,425 I'm afraid of its venom. 168 00:13:54,425 --> 00:13:55,425 Well, I'm not. 169 00:14:20,625 --> 00:14:23,065 You have so many tricks up your sleeve. 170 00:14:24,265 --> 00:14:25,984 You promised to keep me safe. 171 00:14:29,185 --> 00:14:30,385 I'm counting on you. 172 00:14:54,145 --> 00:14:55,145 Low on phosphorus powder. 173 00:14:56,145 --> 00:14:57,145 Talisman paper. 174 00:15:26,265 --> 00:15:27,265 Let's go. 175 00:15:33,824 --> 00:15:34,824 There's a draft. 176 00:16:00,824 --> 00:16:01,824 Cheers. 177 00:16:01,824 --> 00:16:02,824 - Cheers. - Cheers. 178 00:16:09,265 --> 00:16:11,624 Luckily, my buddy Ding Chong is one step ahead. 179 00:16:11,624 --> 00:16:15,104 That He fellow posed as a rich merchant to spy on us. 180 00:16:15,744 --> 00:16:17,624 I bet he has a death wish. 181 00:16:17,624 --> 00:16:20,624 Exactly. He thinks he's so capable. 182 00:16:20,624 --> 00:16:24,425 He didn't know Governor Ding had already looked into them. 183 00:16:24,425 --> 00:16:28,065 Those two should be dead in the snake pit by now. 184 00:16:28,065 --> 00:16:30,104 Of course. 185 00:16:30,104 --> 00:16:33,065 No one has ever come out of there alive. 186 00:16:34,065 --> 00:16:38,385 They want to infiltrate us? Let them come. We'll bury them here. 187 00:16:38,385 --> 00:16:39,385 Buddies. 188 00:16:39,385 --> 00:16:42,305 The snake pit connects underground to the Heihu Crew. 189 00:16:42,305 --> 00:16:44,224 It saved us quite a bit of effort. 190 00:16:45,265 --> 00:16:48,025 That scar-face is Feng Lu, the leader of the Heihu Crew. 191 00:16:49,344 --> 00:16:52,505 They have numbers. We can only outwit them. 192 00:16:52,505 --> 00:16:53,984 Capture the leader first. 193 00:16:58,984 --> 00:17:01,984 Guys, keep drinking. 194 00:17:01,984 --> 00:17:03,745 - Yeah! - Yeah! 195 00:17:28,465 --> 00:17:30,225 Is there a fire? 196 00:17:49,465 --> 00:17:52,904 Master, I think I saw him. 197 00:17:52,904 --> 00:17:53,904 Who? 198 00:17:55,065 --> 00:17:56,065 Who is it? 199 00:17:56,065 --> 00:17:57,065 Don't move. 200 00:17:58,745 --> 00:17:59,745 Master. 201 00:18:01,785 --> 00:18:04,584 Come closer if you want your master dead. 202 00:18:06,945 --> 00:18:09,985 Young man, I know you're investigating the arms. 203 00:18:11,384 --> 00:18:14,505 But going against the Heihu Crew is going against Governor Ding. 204 00:18:14,505 --> 00:18:17,584 The consequences are more than you can bear. 205 00:18:17,584 --> 00:18:18,584 Mr. Feng. 206 00:18:19,945 --> 00:18:22,025 Be it the Heihu Crew or Ding Chong, 207 00:18:22,705 --> 00:18:24,785 do you really think I care? 208 00:18:45,465 --> 00:18:46,624 Salt, medicinal herbs, 209 00:18:46,624 --> 00:18:47,785 tea, porcelain... 210 00:18:47,785 --> 00:18:49,904 Here are the transaction details of Jiuyou City. 211 00:18:50,545 --> 00:18:54,344 The profit from porcelain alone accounts for a year's tax revenue of Shazhou. 212 00:18:57,504 --> 00:18:59,065 [Distribution of spoils] 213 00:18:59,065 --> 00:19:00,384 The division of the spoils is quite clear. 214 00:19:01,225 --> 00:19:03,344 One share each for the Heihu Crew and Ding Chong, 215 00:19:03,344 --> 00:19:04,664 and the last one just says 216 00:19:04,664 --> 00:19:06,305 "for military". 217 00:19:07,265 --> 00:19:10,184 Too afraid to write down that person's name? 218 00:19:10,184 --> 00:19:12,065 You're so rampant in arms trading. 219 00:19:12,065 --> 00:19:16,184 I imagine the person colluding with you has a high rank in the army. 220 00:19:18,065 --> 00:19:20,624 Just the two of you want to interrogate me? 221 00:19:25,424 --> 00:19:27,305 Confess now. 222 00:19:27,305 --> 00:19:29,664 Why don't you figure it out yourself? 223 00:19:32,785 --> 00:19:34,424 Since we've found the ledger, 224 00:19:34,424 --> 00:19:36,705 naturally it's all your doing. 225 00:19:38,824 --> 00:19:42,465 Feng Lu set up registration fees for the women's exam without permission, 226 00:19:42,465 --> 00:19:44,025 manipulated the Jiuyou City market, 227 00:19:44,025 --> 00:19:45,945 selling trade permits, 228 00:19:45,945 --> 00:19:47,664 extorting the merchants... 229 00:19:47,664 --> 00:19:49,265 Stop talking nonsense! 230 00:19:49,265 --> 00:19:51,104 I didn't do any of that. 231 00:19:51,104 --> 00:19:52,864 I only kill people. 232 00:19:52,864 --> 00:19:54,705 Feng Lu alone trafficked arms 233 00:19:54,705 --> 00:19:55,864 with military personnel. 234 00:19:56,584 --> 00:19:58,664 I don't even know where the military camp is. 235 00:19:58,664 --> 00:19:59,664 It was Wang... 236 00:20:02,745 --> 00:20:03,824 Wang Qi. 237 00:20:04,465 --> 00:20:06,265 The military governor of Shazhou. 238 00:20:06,265 --> 00:20:08,265 He's been here for years and has some prestige. 239 00:20:08,265 --> 00:20:11,104 He's been stationed here since the previous reign 240 00:20:11,104 --> 00:20:13,824 and has made great achievements with General Gao Meng. 241 00:20:14,505 --> 00:20:16,344 Throughout those years of duty 242 00:20:16,344 --> 00:20:19,184 with so many subordinates to support, 243 00:20:19,184 --> 00:20:22,705 he's probably just a businessman now, rather than a general. 244 00:20:22,705 --> 00:20:26,144 It seems you have a deep understanding of humans' greedy nature. 245 00:20:26,144 --> 00:20:29,945 So Mr. Feng bribed Wang Qi. 246 00:20:29,945 --> 00:20:31,785 I said I didn't do anything. 247 00:20:31,785 --> 00:20:33,424 Who doesn't want money these days? 248 00:20:34,584 --> 00:20:37,864 Who'd turn down a profitable business like arms trading? 249 00:20:37,864 --> 00:20:41,824 Wang Qi and Ding Chong go way back. 250 00:20:41,824 --> 00:20:43,705 Ding Chong told Wang Qi, 251 00:20:43,705 --> 00:20:50,424 "Even the sturdiest armor can't withstand the arrow of gold." 252 00:20:50,424 --> 00:20:53,065 [Testimony] Here is the testimony you just gave. 253 00:20:53,864 --> 00:20:56,145 Sign and put your handprint if there's no problem. 254 00:20:56,145 --> 00:20:57,384 I can't read. 255 00:20:58,864 --> 00:21:01,144 [Feng Lu] I just signed it for you. Take it. 256 00:21:02,985 --> 00:21:04,785 Come on, put your handprint. 257 00:21:12,904 --> 00:21:17,265 You act with such decisiveness, rivaling even the Ministry of Justice. 258 00:21:17,265 --> 00:21:18,265 Mr. He. 259 00:21:18,904 --> 00:21:20,265 We have the testimony. 260 00:21:20,265 --> 00:21:22,065 All we need is the arms ledger. 261 00:21:23,785 --> 00:21:25,745 Who bought the arms from you? 262 00:21:25,745 --> 00:21:28,144 Where is the real arms ledger? 263 00:21:28,144 --> 00:21:30,104 I don't know the buyers. 264 00:21:30,104 --> 00:21:32,305 I've never seen the arms ledger. 265 00:21:32,305 --> 00:21:34,184 Our Heihu Crew is just a courier. 266 00:21:34,824 --> 00:21:38,065 We deliver goods for money, hand to hand. 267 00:21:38,065 --> 00:21:40,945 Still trying to protect Ding Chong at this point? 268 00:21:40,945 --> 00:21:42,344 If you're in trouble, 269 00:21:42,344 --> 00:21:45,104 the first thing he'll do is kill you. 270 00:21:45,104 --> 00:21:46,344 Once you're dead, 271 00:21:46,344 --> 00:21:48,584 he will slaughter all your buddies. 272 00:21:48,584 --> 00:21:50,664 He can easily find ten other helpers like you. 273 00:21:58,584 --> 00:22:00,344 Greetings, Governor Ding. 274 00:22:00,344 --> 00:22:02,225 Governor Ding, someone caught our master. 275 00:22:02,225 --> 00:22:03,945 Please save him. 276 00:22:03,945 --> 00:22:06,664 - Is everyone here? - Yes. 277 00:22:06,664 --> 00:22:10,144 Good. Charge with me. 278 00:22:10,144 --> 00:22:13,785 Alright, guys. Charge in to save our master! 279 00:22:13,785 --> 00:22:15,305 - Charge in! - Let's go! 280 00:22:27,824 --> 00:22:28,824 Sixth Master! 281 00:22:31,705 --> 00:22:34,505 The Heihu Crew trafficked arms 282 00:22:34,505 --> 00:22:35,864 and committed heinous crimes. 283 00:22:35,864 --> 00:22:39,785 Today, I'm here to annihilate them, carrying out heaven's justice. 284 00:22:39,785 --> 00:22:41,065 Spare no one. 285 00:22:42,824 --> 00:22:43,824 Master. 286 00:22:44,465 --> 00:22:48,664 That traitor Ding Chong brought troops to encircle us. 287 00:22:48,664 --> 00:22:51,144 Our guys are either dead or injured. 288 00:22:51,144 --> 00:22:53,624 Ding Chong came even faster than I thought. 289 00:22:55,265 --> 00:22:57,104 My buddies. 290 00:22:58,225 --> 00:23:01,065 Ding Chong, you filthy traitor! 291 00:23:01,065 --> 00:23:02,705 I'm going to kill him! 292 00:23:02,705 --> 00:23:05,424 Hand over the real ledger, and I'll spare your life. 293 00:23:06,065 --> 00:23:07,824 It's under my bed. 294 00:23:09,065 --> 00:23:10,144 Let me go. 295 00:23:22,785 --> 00:23:24,184 He has some backbone. 296 00:23:27,904 --> 00:23:29,144 Why did Ding Chong come? 297 00:23:39,466 --> 00:23:42,705 You personally delivered the order for Lord Xu. 298 00:23:42,705 --> 00:23:45,265 I am truly flattered. 299 00:23:47,505 --> 00:23:49,066 Lord Xu sent me here 300 00:23:49,066 --> 00:23:51,945 to save your life for old time's sake. 301 00:23:52,624 --> 00:23:54,864 I am dull-witted. Please enlighten me. 302 00:23:59,265 --> 00:24:03,864 The court has sent secret envoys to Shazhou to investigate the arms trafficking. 303 00:24:05,144 --> 00:24:06,945 Could it be that He fellow? 304 00:24:08,785 --> 00:24:10,225 Lord Xu said 305 00:24:10,225 --> 00:24:12,305 that if you want to come out unscathed, 306 00:24:12,305 --> 00:24:14,545 you'd better get rid of the Heihu Crew soon. 307 00:24:18,945 --> 00:24:23,305 Then you can pin everything on them. 308 00:24:23,305 --> 00:24:26,705 After all, dead men can't cry out their grievances. 309 00:24:29,864 --> 00:24:31,584 Lord Xu is far-sighted. 310 00:24:32,505 --> 00:24:35,144 I share the very same view as him. 311 00:24:35,945 --> 00:24:37,505 I'll handle it immediately. 312 00:25:14,664 --> 00:25:16,065 Ding Chong! 313 00:25:31,265 --> 00:25:33,864 Three years ago, you injured your leg. 314 00:25:33,864 --> 00:25:38,384 If I hadn't carried you from Qingzhou to Shazhou, 315 00:25:38,384 --> 00:25:40,785 the wolves would have eaten you up. 316 00:25:43,466 --> 00:25:47,305 All these years, I've treated you like a brother. 317 00:25:48,144 --> 00:25:52,065 But you killed all of my buddies. 318 00:25:52,065 --> 00:25:55,144 Feng, if you're my brother, just do me this favor. 319 00:25:55,745 --> 00:25:58,785 You have to die for me to live. 320 00:25:58,785 --> 00:26:00,265 Ding Chong! 321 00:26:12,584 --> 00:26:16,025 - Surround this place. Leave no one alive. - Understood. 322 00:26:16,025 --> 00:26:17,025 Stop, all of you. 323 00:26:20,664 --> 00:26:22,065 Mr. Shen. 324 00:26:22,065 --> 00:26:23,904 The Heihu Crew is steeped in evil. 325 00:26:23,904 --> 00:26:26,065 I've executed their leader Feng Lu. 326 00:26:27,745 --> 00:26:28,745 Cousin. 327 00:26:29,425 --> 00:26:31,785 Are you hurt? 328 00:26:31,785 --> 00:26:33,184 I'm fine. 329 00:26:33,184 --> 00:26:34,305 How dare you, Ding Chong! 330 00:26:34,305 --> 00:26:36,664 Your crimes are monstrous. Surrender now! 331 00:26:36,664 --> 00:26:37,664 Seize him. 332 00:26:40,824 --> 00:26:41,824 Mr. Shen. 333 00:26:41,824 --> 00:26:43,225 Is there some misunderstanding? 334 00:26:43,225 --> 00:26:44,225 Huang Bo. 335 00:26:46,584 --> 00:26:47,904 Ding Chong, 336 00:26:47,904 --> 00:26:49,384 as a court official, 337 00:26:49,384 --> 00:26:52,424 you colluded with the Heihu Crew to traffic arms for personal gain 338 00:26:52,424 --> 00:26:54,025 and killed witnesses. 339 00:26:54,785 --> 00:26:56,025 Killing you ten times 340 00:26:56,025 --> 00:26:58,624 still wouldn't quell the people's hatred. 341 00:26:58,624 --> 00:26:59,624 Who are you? 342 00:27:00,344 --> 00:27:02,785 I can see you hold a high position. 343 00:27:03,424 --> 00:27:05,424 All crows are equally black. 344 00:27:05,424 --> 00:27:07,305 Why must we give each other a hard time? 345 00:27:07,305 --> 00:27:09,745 Tell me what you want. 346 00:27:09,745 --> 00:27:12,745 Let me go, and I'll give you 10,000 taels of gold. 347 00:27:12,745 --> 00:27:15,745 No amount of gold can redeem your sin. 348 00:27:15,745 --> 00:27:17,424 Ding Chong has been arrested. 349 00:27:17,424 --> 00:27:18,985 Before it gets out of control, 350 00:27:18,985 --> 00:27:22,705 lay down your weapons, and you still get to atone for your crimes. 351 00:27:22,705 --> 00:27:25,904 But if you continue to resist, you'll be considered his accomplice. 352 00:27:25,904 --> 00:27:26,904 Hurry up. 353 00:27:29,305 --> 00:27:32,384 Take Ding Chong and the others back for interrogation. 354 00:27:32,384 --> 00:27:33,824 Locate the arms. 355 00:27:35,785 --> 00:27:37,265 Mr. Shen. 356 00:27:37,265 --> 00:27:38,265 Mr. Shen. 357 00:27:40,624 --> 00:27:41,624 Protect the young master. 358 00:27:53,664 --> 00:27:55,225 Huang Bo, get that person. 359 00:27:55,225 --> 00:27:56,225 Understood. 360 00:28:01,785 --> 00:28:04,864 Such penetration. It must be forged from refined iron. 361 00:28:04,864 --> 00:28:07,424 The same material as the army's smuggled arrows. 362 00:28:07,424 --> 00:28:10,184 Are they melting down the arms to reforge weaponry? 363 00:28:10,184 --> 00:28:13,384 Only an insider could kill Ding Chong at the perfect time. 364 00:28:13,384 --> 00:28:15,065 In that real arms ledger, 365 00:28:15,065 --> 00:28:17,505 a huge quantity of arms is unaccounted for. 366 00:28:17,505 --> 00:28:21,184 That person in black is probably connected to the arms buyer. 367 00:28:26,664 --> 00:28:28,745 The pattern is quite distinctive. 368 00:28:31,785 --> 00:28:34,624 We must look into this person and the crossbow bolt. 369 00:28:34,624 --> 00:28:35,624 Governor. 370 00:28:40,545 --> 00:28:41,545 Governor. 371 00:28:41,545 --> 00:28:42,545 Take him away. 372 00:28:45,226 --> 00:28:46,226 Take everyone back. 373 00:28:46,226 --> 00:28:48,104 - Let me go! - Leave no one behind. 374 00:28:48,104 --> 00:28:50,104 - Move. - Governor. 375 00:28:50,104 --> 00:28:51,104 - Move. - Move. 376 00:29:07,785 --> 00:29:11,025 Ding Chong is dead. You are no longer a fugitive. 377 00:29:11,025 --> 00:29:13,465 I'll have Mr. Shen redocument your dossier 378 00:29:13,465 --> 00:29:14,705 for the Imperial Exam. 379 00:29:16,985 --> 00:29:20,025 Now, we're finally even. 380 00:29:33,305 --> 00:29:35,305 Run. They're here to confiscate everything. 381 00:29:38,305 --> 00:29:39,305 Put it here. 382 00:29:43,384 --> 00:29:44,384 Hurry up. 383 00:29:55,465 --> 00:29:56,904 Mother, what's going on? 384 00:29:56,904 --> 00:29:57,904 Keep it down. 385 00:30:00,065 --> 00:30:01,144 Your uncle is dead. 386 00:30:01,144 --> 00:30:03,184 People are getting arrested everywhere. 387 00:30:03,184 --> 00:30:05,265 Change into these and come with me. 388 00:30:05,904 --> 00:30:09,384 This is hideous. I won't wear it. 389 00:30:09,384 --> 00:30:10,465 I'd rather die. 390 00:30:12,384 --> 00:30:13,864 Do as I say or you'll die. 391 00:30:15,904 --> 00:30:16,904 Put it on. 392 00:30:20,945 --> 00:30:21,945 Hurry. 393 00:30:24,904 --> 00:30:26,545 It stinks. 394 00:30:26,545 --> 00:30:28,025 We're running out of time! Hurry! 395 00:30:34,624 --> 00:30:35,624 Hurry. 396 00:30:35,624 --> 00:30:37,424 Alright. 397 00:30:46,745 --> 00:30:47,745 Your Majesty. 398 00:30:47,745 --> 00:30:50,584 Wang Qi and the generals in Shazhou have been arrested. 399 00:30:50,584 --> 00:30:52,506 Evidence and testimonies have been stored. 400 00:30:52,506 --> 00:30:55,785 Seal the news and escort them secretly back to the capital. 401 00:30:55,785 --> 00:30:58,785 - Must keep this from the Left Chancellor. - Understood. 402 00:30:58,785 --> 00:30:59,824 Your Majesty. 403 00:30:59,824 --> 00:31:01,505 Ding Chong's gang has been wiped out. 404 00:31:01,505 --> 00:31:04,584 His properties in Jiuyou City have all been sealed. 405 00:31:04,584 --> 00:31:06,745 All involved merchants have been punished 406 00:31:06,745 --> 00:31:08,265 according to the law. 407 00:31:08,265 --> 00:31:10,225 It was a huge success. 408 00:31:10,225 --> 00:31:12,424 Your Majesty, we should head back to the capital. 409 00:31:12,424 --> 00:31:15,184 Lord Xu's deadline is only three days away. 410 00:31:15,184 --> 00:31:17,104 Are you telling me to obey him? 411 00:31:17,104 --> 00:31:19,505 I wouldn't dare. We follow Your Majesty's orders. 412 00:31:21,505 --> 00:31:24,664 Your father, Grand Tutor Shen, is going to supervise the Provincial Exam. 413 00:31:24,664 --> 00:31:25,945 He should be here soon. 414 00:31:26,745 --> 00:31:29,864 I need to discuss the matters with him in detail. 415 00:31:29,864 --> 00:31:31,864 After that, we'll depart overnight. 416 00:31:31,864 --> 00:31:33,824 Then we'll surely arrive in time. 417 00:31:37,344 --> 00:31:39,144 And keep a close eye 418 00:31:39,144 --> 00:31:41,785 on Meng Ting Hui's grade in the Imperial Exam. 419 00:31:42,584 --> 00:31:45,904 Your Majesty, have you taken a fancy to her? 420 00:31:45,904 --> 00:31:46,904 Taken a fancy? 421 00:31:49,584 --> 00:31:51,265 She swindles, cheats, 422 00:31:51,265 --> 00:31:53,104 plays tricks, and acts like a rogue. 423 00:31:53,904 --> 00:31:54,945 It's hard not to be impressed. 424 00:31:54,945 --> 00:31:57,705 Your Majesty's intention is fully understood. 425 00:31:57,705 --> 00:31:59,344 I will certainly 426 00:31:59,344 --> 00:32:02,184 prevent such a hooligan from entering the court. 427 00:32:03,545 --> 00:32:06,904 Huang, you're really getting better at guessing His Majesty's intentions. 428 00:32:06,904 --> 00:32:08,344 I've been serving His Majesty for years. 429 00:32:09,384 --> 00:32:11,384 I mean to say that her street wisdom 430 00:32:11,384 --> 00:32:14,226 sometimes works better than high principles in court. 431 00:32:14,226 --> 00:32:17,225 His Majesty fancies her. Don't you understand? 432 00:32:17,225 --> 00:32:20,265 Huang Bo, do you remember this place? 433 00:32:20,265 --> 00:32:22,025 Ten years ago, there was a great drought 434 00:32:22,025 --> 00:32:23,384 where sandstorms raged. 435 00:32:23,384 --> 00:32:24,545 To fix the sand, 436 00:32:24,545 --> 00:32:26,584 Your Majesty brought people to plant poplars. 437 00:32:26,584 --> 00:32:28,584 Now, the desert has given way to greenery. 438 00:32:28,584 --> 00:32:30,225 Every time I come to Shazhou, 439 00:32:30,225 --> 00:32:32,705 the things I experience get more thrilling. 440 00:32:33,384 --> 00:32:36,624 Do you remember the girl who stole my jade pendant? 441 00:32:52,144 --> 00:32:54,705 Yes, I remember her. She was coerced. 442 00:32:55,465 --> 00:32:56,705 Because of her, 443 00:32:56,705 --> 00:32:59,505 Your Majesty took down the child trafficking gang. 444 00:33:34,424 --> 00:33:35,545 Xiang, have this. 445 00:33:46,265 --> 00:33:47,465 Let's go. 446 00:33:47,465 --> 00:33:48,545 Where to? 447 00:33:48,545 --> 00:33:49,945 Bofeng. 448 00:33:49,945 --> 00:33:52,225 I heard Bofeng is a new restaurant in Shazhou. 449 00:33:52,225 --> 00:33:54,305 The lamb noodles are a local specialty. 450 00:33:54,305 --> 00:33:56,226 I'd been observing a vegetarian diet on your behalf 451 00:33:56,226 --> 00:33:57,344 before I traveled all the way here. 452 00:33:57,344 --> 00:34:00,025 I have starved so much that I've lost weight. 453 00:34:00,025 --> 00:34:01,705 How come I don't see it? 454 00:34:17,545 --> 00:34:20,184 Master, Ding Chong and Feng Lu are dead. 455 00:34:20,184 --> 00:34:23,385 Those greedy Ning Empire lackeys have become useless. 456 00:34:23,385 --> 00:34:24,505 I don't care if they died. 457 00:34:24,505 --> 00:34:27,545 Master, we may have acquired some weapons over the years, 458 00:34:27,545 --> 00:34:29,345 but it's far from enough. 459 00:34:29,345 --> 00:34:33,025 Now that we've lost this channel, we may have to find another way. 460 00:34:33,025 --> 00:34:35,825 Our top priority is to hide our tracks. 461 00:34:35,825 --> 00:34:38,385 No one shall discover who we are. 462 00:34:38,385 --> 00:34:39,385 Understood. 463 00:34:40,104 --> 00:34:43,584 I think the days of the Ning Empire are numbered. 464 00:35:06,985 --> 00:35:08,345 Fire! 465 00:35:08,345 --> 00:35:10,304 Guards. Put out the fire! 466 00:35:10,304 --> 00:35:11,385 Meng, it's me. 467 00:35:13,905 --> 00:35:16,425 Fu Zhi, what are you doing? 468 00:35:16,425 --> 00:35:18,224 Luck hasn't been on our side. 469 00:35:18,224 --> 00:35:19,425 I'm repelling your bad luck. 470 00:35:20,184 --> 00:35:21,184 Repelling my bad luck? 471 00:35:21,784 --> 00:35:23,985 Meng, you're amazing. 472 00:35:23,985 --> 00:35:26,465 Shazhou is finally going to see justice done. 473 00:35:26,465 --> 00:35:29,184 It's just that Jiang Mei Er disappeared. 474 00:35:29,184 --> 00:35:30,425 She got off easy. 475 00:35:30,425 --> 00:35:32,065 Heaven will deal with the wicked. 476 00:35:32,065 --> 00:35:35,025 Fu Zhi, can you take this away first? 477 00:35:35,025 --> 00:35:36,825 I have good news for you. 478 00:35:36,825 --> 00:35:38,584 Bofeng is finally mine. 479 00:35:38,584 --> 00:35:39,784 Business is booming. 480 00:35:39,784 --> 00:35:41,425 Xi Er and Hai Tang are overwhelmed. 481 00:35:41,425 --> 00:35:43,545 My father canceled that awful engagement. 482 00:35:43,545 --> 00:35:45,825 You should see my stepmother's face. 483 00:35:45,825 --> 00:35:47,744 She looked like she had swallowed a hundred flies. 484 00:35:49,905 --> 00:35:52,425 I'll go to Bofeng with you and wait for Mr. He. 485 00:35:53,065 --> 00:35:54,624 He's holding my dossier. 486 00:35:54,624 --> 00:35:56,825 I can't be at ease until I get it back. 487 00:35:56,825 --> 00:35:59,304 - Right. - Take it away. 488 00:35:59,304 --> 00:36:01,744 No way. We're removing bad luck. 489 00:36:04,425 --> 00:36:06,425 Come on, left hand. 490 00:36:07,065 --> 00:36:08,425 Right hand. 491 00:36:08,425 --> 00:36:09,664 Left foot. 492 00:36:09,664 --> 00:36:10,664 Turn around. 493 00:36:12,345 --> 00:36:13,385 Fu Zhi. 494 00:36:46,945 --> 00:36:47,945 My dossier. 495 00:36:57,985 --> 00:36:59,545 Shouldn't you buy me a meal? 496 00:37:19,025 --> 00:37:21,425 To enjoy lamb noodles, drink the soup first. 497 00:37:21,425 --> 00:37:24,184 Warm soup really whets the appetite. 498 00:37:29,545 --> 00:37:32,264 Okay, I'll try. 499 00:38:10,664 --> 00:38:14,184 I've come to Shazhou before, but I never knew this delicacy. 500 00:38:14,184 --> 00:38:16,825 Try this, a Shazhou specialty. 501 00:38:17,985 --> 00:38:19,664 You've been here before? 502 00:38:22,784 --> 00:38:25,704 I came in a hurry and didn't have time for sightseeing. 503 00:38:26,505 --> 00:38:29,304 We had a rough start, but now we know each other. 504 00:38:29,304 --> 00:38:32,545 I brought your dossier. One bowl of noodles is not enough. 505 00:38:32,545 --> 00:38:34,465 I'm returning to the capital soon. 506 00:38:34,465 --> 00:38:37,304 I wonder if you'd be willing to show me around. 507 00:38:38,664 --> 00:38:40,304 The Provincial Exam is imminent. 508 00:38:40,304 --> 00:38:41,545 Every second counts. 509 00:38:42,865 --> 00:38:44,304 I need to study. 510 00:38:44,304 --> 00:38:47,025 Without the dossier, how are you... 511 00:38:56,584 --> 00:38:58,304 You're quite something. 512 00:39:00,624 --> 00:39:01,624 Where should we go? 513 00:39:02,784 --> 00:39:04,224 Can you ride a horse? 514 00:39:25,905 --> 00:39:28,784 Miss Meng, your riding is truly impressive. 515 00:39:28,784 --> 00:39:30,945 Galloping across the vast desert 516 00:39:30,945 --> 00:39:32,264 feels so free. 517 00:39:33,025 --> 00:39:34,624 You're brave, resourceful, 518 00:39:34,624 --> 00:39:36,704 and full of life wisdom. 519 00:39:36,704 --> 00:39:39,825 I'm curious about your upbringing. 520 00:39:46,784 --> 00:39:48,184 I had no parents 521 00:39:49,704 --> 00:39:51,104 and was abducted by traffickers. 522 00:39:51,905 --> 00:39:53,784 They taught me to steal and cheat 523 00:39:54,385 --> 00:39:55,545 to make money for them. 524 00:39:56,744 --> 00:40:00,945 My "bravery and resourcefulness" are only necessities for survival. 525 00:40:03,545 --> 00:40:06,104 A beating would be getting off easy. 526 00:40:07,545 --> 00:40:10,425 I could have died. 527 00:40:35,224 --> 00:40:38,505 You little brat, you want to kill me? 528 00:40:49,865 --> 00:40:51,865 Xiang, run! 529 00:40:57,224 --> 00:40:59,584 Miss Meng, what's on your mind? 530 00:41:05,224 --> 00:41:06,385 Just the past. 531 00:41:08,825 --> 00:41:11,584 Shazhou is a place of bright sunshine, 532 00:41:12,744 --> 00:41:13,905 yet lacks justice. 533 00:41:15,465 --> 00:41:16,744 Officials do nothing. 534 00:41:17,385 --> 00:41:19,144 I'm taking the Imperial Exam 535 00:41:19,144 --> 00:41:20,945 not only to protect myself, 536 00:41:20,945 --> 00:41:22,065 but also to hold power, 537 00:41:22,665 --> 00:41:25,545 so that the wicked can't oppress the common people. 538 00:41:26,905 --> 00:41:28,264 You have a great ambition. 539 00:41:29,624 --> 00:41:31,104 I can offer you a shortcut. 540 00:41:31,104 --> 00:41:35,065 My uncle, Grand Tutor Shen, is coming to preside over the exam. 541 00:41:35,065 --> 00:41:38,104 Why don't we ask Mr. Shen to introduce you? 542 00:41:38,104 --> 00:41:41,184 Everyone knows Grand Tutor Shen is a man of integrity. 543 00:41:42,545 --> 00:41:44,744 But you offered to introduce me to him. 544 00:41:45,905 --> 00:41:49,264 Why does it sound like you're setting me up? 545 00:41:50,466 --> 00:41:52,985 When it comes to setting people up, you're the expert. 546 00:41:54,224 --> 00:41:58,144 It's just that you helped me take down the corrupt officials and the gang. 547 00:41:58,985 --> 00:42:01,664 I have no way to repay you, so I'll lend you a hand. 548 00:42:03,345 --> 00:42:04,584 Look at that tree. 549 00:42:04,584 --> 00:42:07,065 It knows how to grow by leaning on the dune. 550 00:42:07,065 --> 00:42:09,945 That's why they grow much taller than the poplars. 551 00:42:11,144 --> 00:42:14,825 Sometimes going with the flow is the way to break the deadlock. 552 00:42:16,224 --> 00:42:20,465 The way of survival in the desert isn't about who's taller, 553 00:42:20,465 --> 00:42:22,304 but whose roots are deeper. 554 00:42:23,584 --> 00:42:25,545 I know my place. 555 00:42:25,545 --> 00:42:28,665 Having a friend like you in the capital 556 00:42:28,665 --> 00:42:30,304 would be adding wings to a tiger. 557 00:42:31,184 --> 00:42:32,744 But I prefer to make it all by myself. 558 00:42:33,345 --> 00:42:34,505 May everything go 559 00:42:35,945 --> 00:42:37,184 as you wish, then. 560 00:42:42,425 --> 00:42:43,505 To the rightful owner. 561 00:42:44,385 --> 00:42:47,385 Consider this a thank-you gift for helping me solve the case. 562 00:42:49,185 --> 00:42:51,825 We've finally settled our accounts. 563 00:42:52,784 --> 00:42:54,104 Don't put me in debt again. 564 00:43:02,825 --> 00:43:03,825 Miss Meng. 565 00:43:05,825 --> 00:43:06,825 Until we meet again. 566 00:43:07,825 --> 00:43:10,744 If we're meant to meet again, we will.