1 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:19,600 SUI 2 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:20,640 XIE 3 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:21,960 All soldiers, hear my command. 4 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:25,480 Bring me Prince Changxin's head. 5 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:28,160 Charge! 6 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:29,680 Kill! 7 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:36,520 Kill! 8 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:48,040 Charge! 9 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:50,920 Kill! 10 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:02,560 Commander Li. 11 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:20,320 All soldiers, hear my command. 12 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:24,920 Prince Changxin's main force has begun the assault on the city. 13 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:26,800 You must follow me. 14 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:28,440 We strike directly at the rear of the Chongzhou army. 15 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:29,840 We take out the Prince directly! 16 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:31,200 -Yes! -Yes! 17 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:34,000 Commander Li, wounded as you are, don't fight them head-on. 18 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:36,360 Leave this to us. We'll handle it. 19 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:41,680 If this life of mine can save more people, 20 00:01:43,320 --> 00:01:44,960 then dying would be worth it. 21 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:51,000 Mr. Jin. 22 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:55,720 You… Lord! 23 00:01:57,560 --> 00:01:58,880 Commander Zhuo, 24 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:01,160 take him somewhere safe and take good care of him. 25 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:03,040 Taking out the rebel headquarters, 26 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:03,960 we'll handle that. 27 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:07,640 Mrs. Fan, we'll go with you. 28 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:10,160 -We'll go with you. -We'll go with you. 29 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:13,080 We'll go with you. 30 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:48,000 ADAPTED FROM THE NOVEL ZHU YU BY TUAN ZI LAI XI ON JJWXC.NET 31 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:01,360 He Jingyuan's army. Why are they here? 32 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,080 Stop them. Don't let them disrupt our formation. 33 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:05,120 -Yes, sir. -Follow me! 34 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:07,280 Move. 35 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:23,920 Report from the front. 36 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:26,040 We've made it onto the city wall, but casualties are heavy. 37 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:27,240 We need reinforcements urgently. 38 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:28,840 Good. Go at once. 39 00:05:58,680 --> 00:05:59,920 Yan Zheng. 40 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:11,880 I knew you'd come. 41 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:13,600 Stay behind me. Keep close. 42 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:19,560 I'm not hiding behind anyone. 43 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:22,680 Prince Changxin, Sui Yuanqing, take your pick. 44 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:29,560 I'll take Prince Changxin. You be careful. 45 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:56,880 HE 46 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:40,920 Big brother! 47 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:56,040 Then die together. 48 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:06,240 Man Di! 49 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:10,400 Sui Yuanqing! I'll kill you! 50 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:17,520 -Little brother… -Man Di. 51 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:19,520 -Man Di. -Man Di. 52 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:21,240 -Man Di. -Man Di. 53 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:22,560 Man Di. 54 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:23,560 Man Di. 55 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:25,320 Yuanqing, 56 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:26,760 lead the troops to attack the city now. 57 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:30,800 Man Di. 58 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:32,360 Man Di. 59 00:08:36,799 --> 00:08:37,720 Man Di. 60 00:08:38,799 --> 00:08:40,240 -Man Di! -Man Di! 61 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:41,919 Man Di! 62 00:08:42,919 --> 00:08:45,160 Man Di! 63 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:46,520 Man Di! 64 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:49,280 You little whelp of the Xie family, 65 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:51,200 did you really think you could win? 66 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:52,640 Look at the smoke signals behind me. 67 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:56,920 The Chongzhou forces have already breached Lucheng. 68 00:08:57,440 --> 00:09:00,040 Today, let's see where you run. 69 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:03,360 Xie Wu. 70 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:06,040 -Stay behind and protect Changyu. -Yes, sir. 71 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:08,160 Hyah! 72 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:10,800 You little Xie brat, where do you think you're going? 73 00:09:24,680 --> 00:09:26,080 Now that's strange. 74 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:28,280 A lowly soldier like you dares to stand in my way? 75 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:30,520 Killing an old rebel like you? 76 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:31,800 I alone am enough! 77 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:33,600 Arrogant child. 78 00:09:33,680 --> 00:09:35,800 When I was leading armies and slaughtering enemies, 79 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:38,040 you were still playing in the mud. 80 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:54,720 Good lad. 81 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:57,120 Following that Xie whelp is a waste of your talent. 82 00:09:57,880 --> 00:09:59,280 Why not come with me instead? 83 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,280 In this life, my name is Xie. 84 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:04,400 Not "dog". 85 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:05,920 You ungrateful wretch. 86 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:20,080 You're skilled with a short blade, yet your strikes are heavy and powerful. 87 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:22,240 Use less brute force. Go with the flow. 88 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:48,800 On the battlefield, 89 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:51,560 an enemy's attacks shift in an instant. 90 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:55,560 Predictable patterns are easily read. 91 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:57,560 Once they see through you, you lose your composure. 92 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:12,120 Charge! 93 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:30,360 You think these little tricks can beat me? 94 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:33,120 Kill me. 95 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:36,000 Make it quick. 96 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:40,160 Tie him up. Take him back. 97 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:41,160 Yes. 98 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:56,680 What is He Jingyuan to you? 99 00:11:57,440 --> 00:11:59,640 He's the commander of our Jizhou army. 100 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:02,800 This blade technique of yours, 101 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:05,360 it was created by the two tiger generals of the Wei clan back in the day. 102 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:07,600 But Wei Qilin is already dead. 103 00:12:07,680 --> 00:12:09,840 Only He Jingyuan still knows it. 104 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:11,920 How did you come to inherit his true teachings? 105 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:14,600 You know the sworn brother of General He? 106 00:12:14,680 --> 00:12:17,920 The great traitor Wei Qilin, who doesn't know him? 107 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:19,280 Who hasn't heard of him? 108 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:34,760 Once I've taken you captive, 109 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:36,520 while He Jingyuan's still clinging to life, 110 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:38,400 I'll negotiate a deal with him. 111 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:19,760 Please, send troops to rescue them immediately. 112 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:47,320 SUI 113 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:53,760 JIZHOU PREFECTURAL OFFICE 114 00:13:59,920 --> 00:14:01,160 Such a fine young lady… 115 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:04,000 How did you get so badly hurt? 116 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:14,520 I didn't mean to hide who I was. 117 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:17,360 Are you… 118 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:19,480 angry? 119 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:26,600 Back at the military camp, 120 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:28,680 I knew your identity wasn't simple. 121 00:14:29,720 --> 00:14:30,880 But I never imagined 122 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:33,440 you were the most noble Grand Princess… 123 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:37,200 and that you would treat my wounds. 124 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:42,680 I used to think my status was noble, 125 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:45,240 that marrying for the country 126 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:47,720 would be the greatest sacrifice of my life. 127 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:50,960 But only after coming to the battlefield did I realize, 128 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:53,400 what is a Grand Princess, really? 129 00:14:57,760 --> 00:14:59,240 Today, killing the rebel prince, 130 00:14:59,960 --> 00:15:01,840 that honor was earned by your own hands. 131 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:03,520 With Prince Changxin dead, 132 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:05,880 both court and people will be shocked. 133 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:08,840 Your name will be remembered by everyone in Dayin, 134 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:10,720 recorded by the historians. 135 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:21,680 I bow to you 136 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:23,800 as the Grand Princess 137 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:26,320 and as myself, Qi Shu, with gratitude. 138 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:30,920 Changyu. Rest well. 139 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:37,040 I used to think… 140 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:39,720 that as long as I had a kind heart… 141 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:43,840 I could protect those around me. 142 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:50,800 But only after parting in life and death did I realize… 143 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:54,520 my soft mercy 144 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:57,360 only pushes more people into desperate straits. 145 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:00,280 -Sister! -I'm here. 146 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:01,640 -I'm here. -Big Brother. 147 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:02,800 I'm here. 148 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:05,400 Look how brave I was. 149 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:08,680 I didn't…I didn't flinch. 150 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:17,960 Man Di! 151 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:22,800 Adoptive Father was right. 152 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:25,600 On the battlefield, 153 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:28,360 you fight or you die. 154 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:29,880 General He. 155 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:31,760 General He is on the tower. 156 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:33,400 Hurry. 157 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:48,720 General, we've won. 158 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:51,600 General. 159 00:16:57,720 --> 00:16:58,560 General. 160 00:17:04,520 --> 00:17:05,599 General. 161 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:13,599 General! 162 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:16,200 General! 163 00:17:17,839 --> 00:17:19,640 If I had known this earlier… 164 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:23,040 If I had killed Prince Changxin sooner… 165 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:27,800 General He and the others wouldn't have… 166 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:33,040 General He's death… 167 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:35,760 is not your fault. 168 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:42,160 Changyu. 169 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:45,120 He was like you. 170 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:50,520 Both of you fought to protect your own land. 171 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:54,600 Your Highness, Miss Fan, Commander Li requests an audience. 172 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:00,720 Come in. 173 00:18:01,360 --> 00:18:02,280 Changyu, 174 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:04,800 rest well. 175 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:06,360 I'll take my leave now. 176 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:17,120 Commander Li, 177 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:19,560 you're all heroes. 178 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:22,480 Rest and recover well. 179 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:45,000 Commander Li. 180 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:47,120 Commander Fan played the heroic stunt. 181 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:50,080 Finally got what you wanted. 182 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:55,960 You were too badly wounded at the time. 183 00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:58,120 I knocked you out… 184 00:18:59,360 --> 00:19:00,600 because I was afraid you'd play the hero 185 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:03,240 and throw your life away for nothing. 186 00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:05,800 I'd rather have died outside the city walls that day 187 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:09,080 than be knocked out 188 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:12,120 and have everyone tell me the battle was over. 189 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:15,280 To have no chance at all 190 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:17,040 to avenge my master, 191 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:20,640 just living on, a complete joke. 192 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:23,640 If the prized student General He trained 193 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:26,800 had died senselessly out of pride, 194 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:29,520 that would have been the real joke. 195 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:44,680 I came this time… 196 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:49,320 to fulfill my master's final wish. 197 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:55,360 TO BROTHER HE 198 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:57,960 From now on, there's no need for us to meet again. 199 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:35,240 "Brother He…" 200 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:36,200 "The Chan…" 201 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:42,160 "And… live…10,000…" 202 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:46,880 "I've survived until now only thanks to Brother He's help. 203 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:52,440 My sole wish was to reveal the truth for countless innocent souls of Jinzhou. 204 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:56,240 Now that the Chancellor has issued another kill order." 205 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:00,960 And here, someone "cannot continue living, 206 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:04,680 nor do I wish to make things difficult for Brother He." 207 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:06,880 QILIN 208 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:09,080 Qilin cannot continue living, 209 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:12,160 nor do I wish to make things difficult for Brother He. 210 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:14,960 My wife and I will end our lives ourselves. 211 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:19,880 That we have lived an extra 16 years 212 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:22,440 is already great fortune. 213 00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:25,880 "I beg Brother He, please protect the lives 214 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:28,480 of our two young daughters." 215 00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:30,440 Sister. 216 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:33,160 Sister. 217 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:36,720 Dan, 218 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:39,200 pretend you never saw this letter today. 219 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:41,080 Don't tell anyone. 220 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:44,560 Leave the letter here. 221 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:46,040 You can go back now. 222 00:21:46,760 --> 00:21:47,880 Got it, Sister. 223 00:21:55,640 --> 00:21:58,040 You know the sworn brother of General He? 224 00:21:58,120 --> 00:22:01,360 The great traitor Wei Qilin, who doesn't know him? 225 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:02,680 Who hasn't heard of him? 226 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:09,240 "The great traitor, Wei Qili. 227 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:13,280 Held the grain, with no delivery. 228 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:17,720 Doomed a hundred thousand souls to end." 229 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:18,960 My father is Wei… 230 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:22,600 Wei Qilin? 231 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:25,080 The great traitor Wei Qilin? 232 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:26,160 No. 233 00:22:27,360 --> 00:22:28,200 No. 234 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:30,920 If my father were a traitor who harmed the country, 235 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:34,000 how could my mother ever forgive him? 236 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:39,240 But what really happened? 237 00:22:41,120 --> 00:22:45,880 Crown Prince Chengde and General Xie Linshan 238 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:47,840 guarded the border, 239 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:50,080 fighting bloody battles on the battlefield. 240 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:53,720 The great traitor Wei Qilin colluded with the Northern Jue, 241 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:55,920 preventing the army's grain from arriving. 242 00:22:56,000 --> 00:23:01,720 A hundred thousand soldiers starved for five days and five nights. 243 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:05,840 The great traitor Wei Qilin, who doesn't know him? 244 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:08,040 Who hasn't heard of him? 245 00:23:08,120 --> 00:23:12,560 "The great traitor, Wei Qilin. 246 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:17,240 Held the grain, with no delivery. 247 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:21,400 Doomed a hundred thousand souls to end. 248 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:25,360 Jinzhou's tragedy, soldiers' pain. 249 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:29,640 Starved the prince till death's domain. 250 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:30,560 -General…" -Fan Changyu! 251 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:35,200 Stop. Come here. 252 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:45,240 Have you figured out why? 253 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:47,880 Mother, 254 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:52,200 I won't play the "great traitor" game anymore. 255 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:55,640 Good girl, Changyu. 256 00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:00,160 In this world, 257 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:02,800 how many people 258 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:06,800 can truly tell loyalty from treachery, right from wrong? 259 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:11,240 "The great traitor, Wei Qilin." 260 00:24:20,360 --> 00:24:21,280 Not true. 261 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:23,840 Father isn't a traitor. 262 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:28,560 It's not like that. 263 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:31,360 It's not like that. 264 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:32,920 It's not true! 265 00:24:39,160 --> 00:24:40,160 It's me. 266 00:24:50,840 --> 00:24:51,800 Does it hurt? 267 00:24:57,280 --> 00:24:58,320 Sui Yuanqing… 268 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:01,640 Is he dead? 269 00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:05,480 He got away. 270 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:08,600 Your Highness, I'm here to save you. Quick, take the heir and leave. 271 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:11,720 Hyah! 272 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:15,440 Let's go. 273 00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:36,880 He'll die sooner or later. 274 00:25:39,360 --> 00:25:41,800 I'll bring his head back to Lin'an 275 00:25:41,880 --> 00:25:43,600 and offer it in sacrifice to fellow villagers. 276 00:25:47,360 --> 00:25:48,480 Okay. 277 00:25:49,480 --> 00:25:50,560 Does it hurt a lot? 278 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:54,200 Just a flesh wound. 279 00:25:57,800 --> 00:25:59,720 How is General Wu? 280 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:01,680 His shoulder bone was broken. 281 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:03,160 But luckily, he's strong. 282 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:04,840 No danger to his life. 283 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:08,360 It's just, he might never be able to lift a blade again. 284 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:12,480 He did it all to protect me. 285 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:17,680 Twice on the battlefield, he risked his life to save me. 286 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:21,600 He's my lifesaver. 287 00:26:22,360 --> 00:26:23,480 Today, 288 00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:26,360 if he hadn't blocked that spear from Prince Changxin, 289 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:27,480 I'd be dead. 290 00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:31,960 In this world, 291 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:35,000 no one has the right to make you die. 292 00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:44,400 I've been having nightmares all night. 293 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:47,640 In my dreams, it's either Man Di's face… 294 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:51,560 or the faces of the soldiers. 295 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:54,840 They die in my dreams, over and over again. 296 00:26:58,120 --> 00:26:59,440 And every time… 297 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:03,800 Every time, I can't save them. 298 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:19,800 Was the Battle of Jinzhou 17 years ago… 299 00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:23,280 this brutal as well? 300 00:27:25,360 --> 00:27:26,480 The Battle of Jinzhou… 301 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:29,760 was even worse. 302 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:32,640 Seventeen years ago, 303 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:35,480 my father fought the Northern Jue army for months. 304 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:39,520 But because the grain never arrived, reinforcements never came, 305 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:41,960 his men, too exhausted to resist, lost the battle. 306 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:44,480 The Northern Jue swept through. 307 00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:47,000 Hundreds of thousands of lives were treated like dirt. 308 00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:50,440 My father was hung from the city wall. 309 00:27:57,960 --> 00:27:59,040 Then… 310 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:01,680 then the one who transported the grain back then, 311 00:28:03,320 --> 00:28:04,440 Wei Qilin, 312 00:28:05,280 --> 00:28:06,520 did he really… 313 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:10,160 cause the deaths of so many people? 314 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:15,520 Could there be another truth hidden? 315 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:17,800 Wei Qilin, 316 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:21,760 back then, he was Wei Yan's most trusted right-hand man. 317 00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:25,040 He also fought alongside my father. 318 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:27,320 He was a man of loyalty and honor. 319 00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:28,840 But later… 320 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:35,040 in the eyes of the Yanzhou army, he became the greatest traitor of Dayin. 321 00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:41,320 Why do you suddenly ask about this? 322 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:45,120 Fan Changyu, say it. 323 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:48,920 Telling him the truth is the right thing. 324 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:52,840 Even if he turns against you because of it, that’s what is right. 325 00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:54,960 Say it. 326 00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:56,520 Changyu. 327 00:28:58,360 --> 00:28:59,240 I wanted to ask. 328 00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:04,480 When will General He's funeral be held? 329 00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:08,560 Six days from now. 330 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:12,560 General He's seventh-day rite will be held together with my father's commemoration. 331 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:19,280 It's almost fated, you could say. 332 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:22,040 On this very day 17 years ago, 333 00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:24,760 my father fell in battle at Jinzhou. 334 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:28,320 Every year at this time, the generals of the Xie family, 335 00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:32,960 no matter where they are, return to pay respects to my father. 336 00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:35,560 Then, when the time comes, 337 00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:39,080 I'd also like to offer incense to General Xie. 338 00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:40,760 May I? 339 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:44,000 Sure. 340 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:56,120 FUNERAL CORTEGE OF HE JINGYUAN LOYAL AND UPRIGHT GENERAL OF DAYIN 341 00:29:56,200 --> 00:29:59,800 VIRTUE COMMANDS LOYALTY 342 00:29:59,880 --> 00:30:01,480 MEMORIAL OFFERING 343 00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:02,400 Wenkan, 344 00:30:03,120 --> 00:30:05,280 you've followed me 345 00:30:05,360 --> 00:30:06,960 since you were a child. 346 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:10,320 You are my most accomplished student. 347 00:30:11,760 --> 00:30:15,040 The reason I kept you by my side 348 00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:18,440 is because the court is treacherous, full of shifting tides. 349 00:30:18,520 --> 00:30:20,320 Li and Wei play with power. 350 00:30:21,960 --> 00:30:24,440 I didn't want you to be seduced by them, 351 00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:27,680 to become a pawn in someone else's schemes. 352 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:30,560 What I hope for 353 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:33,560 is a pure servant of Dayin. 354 00:30:38,040 --> 00:30:41,280 And one more thing, the Fan sisters. 355 00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:43,080 After I'm gone, 356 00:30:43,840 --> 00:30:47,120 I hope you will treat them with sincerity. 357 00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:52,640 Only then can I rest in peace. 358 00:30:57,560 --> 00:30:59,920 Commander Li, this is a funeral banner sent by Chancellor Wei. 359 00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:04,080 LOYAL NAME REACHES THE SUN NOBLE SPIRIT COMMANDS AWE 360 00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:05,240 Commander Li, 361 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:07,640 this is a funeral banner sent by Grand Tutor Li. 362 00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:11,280 BLOOD-BATHED SPIRITS ETERNAL IN THE ANNALS 363 00:31:12,520 --> 00:31:15,240 Sir, which one shall we hang? 364 00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:33,840 So you've decided to help the Grand Tutor go against the Wei faction? 365 00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:58,320 Huai'an will surely carry on my teacher's will. 366 00:31:59,520 --> 00:32:01,600 I will not let down the soldiers and people of Dayin who gave their lives. 367 00:32:08,440 --> 00:32:10,800 INK-WASHING PAVILION 368 00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:43,920 Cousin, 369 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:45,520 please. 370 00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:55,200 LIU WAN'ER, DAUGHTER OF A CONCUBINE FROM A BRANCH FAMILY RELATED TO PRINCESS CHANGXIN 371 00:32:58,320 --> 00:32:59,440 Mother said… 372 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:03,240 said Cousin's injuries aren't light. 373 00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:05,200 These tonics help… 374 00:33:05,880 --> 00:33:07,880 help wounds heal. 375 00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:11,880 She also said… said Father has confirmed, 376 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:13,960 the Marquis of Wu'an isn't paying attention to this place. 377 00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:15,920 She asks Cousin to rest here… 378 00:33:17,840 --> 00:33:18,920 and recover peacefully. 379 00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:28,280 Why are you shaking so much? 380 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:30,360 Afraid of your cousin? 381 00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:50,240 Cousin… 382 00:33:54,560 --> 00:33:55,680 Careful. It's hot. 383 00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:03,200 Bland food does not suit me. 384 00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:05,400 How about you 385 00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:07,440 drink it for me? 386 00:34:09,239 --> 00:34:10,120 I… 387 00:34:15,560 --> 00:34:16,520 Cousin, 388 00:34:17,239 --> 00:34:18,440 you need to flee. 389 00:34:19,320 --> 00:34:22,159 Father heard that the Marquis of Wu'an is coming to capture you personally. 390 00:34:22,679 --> 00:34:25,520 He's afraid that after the city falls, our entire family will be executed. 391 00:34:26,120 --> 00:34:27,480 He already put poison in the soup. 392 00:34:28,120 --> 00:34:30,520 Said he'd take your head to surrender. 393 00:34:30,600 --> 00:34:31,600 I'm sorry… 394 00:34:32,639 --> 00:34:34,080 I didn't want to harm you. 395 00:34:38,199 --> 00:34:40,159 Thank you for telling me. 396 00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:13,400 Father. 397 00:35:14,040 --> 00:35:14,920 Mother. 398 00:35:17,160 --> 00:35:19,720 Why did you kill my parents? 399 00:35:20,520 --> 00:35:23,480 With your skills, you could have escaped. 400 00:35:23,560 --> 00:35:26,320 You could have just run away. 401 00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:28,640 Why did you have to kill them? 402 00:35:29,600 --> 00:35:32,000 They were going to take my head to surrender. 403 00:35:32,720 --> 00:35:34,200 Why shouldn't I kill them? 404 00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:42,480 They're not worth your tears. 405 00:35:43,800 --> 00:35:45,880 In their hearts, you were never that important. 406 00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:50,560 Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent you to bring me that poisoned soup. 407 00:35:52,560 --> 00:35:53,600 Now… 408 00:35:55,120 --> 00:35:56,040 you're free. 409 00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:24,680 Cousin, take me with you. 410 00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:26,280 My family is all dead. 411 00:36:26,360 --> 00:36:28,440 I don't know where I should go anymore. 412 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:33,000 I killed your whole family, 413 00:36:33,080 --> 00:36:34,800 and you still want to come with me? 414 00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:36,800 I'm begging you. 415 00:36:36,880 --> 00:36:38,920 Take me with you. Please? 416 00:36:44,560 --> 00:36:46,760 What a lovely, delicate flower you are. 417 00:36:48,400 --> 00:36:50,360 But why is it that some flowers, like you, 418 00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:52,600 can only cling and depend, 419 00:36:53,880 --> 00:36:55,080 unable to live a moment 420 00:36:55,680 --> 00:36:57,000 without someone to hold onto, 421 00:36:58,640 --> 00:36:59,840 while others 422 00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:02,360 grow on their own, 423 00:37:03,560 --> 00:37:04,960 covered in thorns, 424 00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:08,680 making people both love and hate them? 425 00:38:42,440 --> 00:38:45,320 Master, last night, the heir slaughtered the entire Liu family. 426 00:38:47,960 --> 00:38:49,040 So what if he did? 427 00:38:49,560 --> 00:38:50,880 Nothing to make a fuss about. 428 00:38:52,080 --> 00:38:54,080 -Where is he? -In the study. 429 00:38:57,440 --> 00:38:58,280 Yuanqing. 430 00:38:59,680 --> 00:39:01,680 -Yuanqing. -Brother. 431 00:39:02,200 --> 00:39:03,320 I finally found you. 432 00:39:05,280 --> 00:39:07,880 How are you? How is Mother? 433 00:39:12,120 --> 00:39:13,040 Brother. 434 00:39:14,400 --> 00:39:15,680 Am I really… 435 00:39:16,680 --> 00:39:18,120 really not as good as Xie Zheng? 436 00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:20,440 Is that why I lost one after another? 437 00:39:21,080 --> 00:39:22,520 Is that why I got Father killed? 438 00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:26,320 In my heart, 439 00:39:27,040 --> 00:39:30,120 you are the most formidable person in this world. 440 00:39:31,320 --> 00:39:34,040 That Xie Zheng just got lucky and won a few battles. 441 00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:36,280 But our cause isn't lost yet. 442 00:39:36,880 --> 00:39:38,200 We still have a chance. 443 00:39:39,240 --> 00:39:40,360 The cause? 444 00:39:42,520 --> 00:39:43,880 Empty and illusory. 445 00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:47,480 Ever since the late king misled my father, 446 00:39:47,560 --> 00:39:49,280 he's been chasing some grand cause. 447 00:39:49,360 --> 00:39:50,480 And in the end? 448 00:39:50,560 --> 00:39:51,600 Nothing but emptiness. 449 00:39:52,840 --> 00:39:54,560 I don't believe in any damn cause. 450 00:39:54,640 --> 00:39:56,440 What do I care who is at the throne? 451 00:39:59,120 --> 00:40:02,400 How can we, the Sui family, just give up like this? 452 00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:05,960 Xie Zheng has all the advantages, timing, position, and support. 453 00:40:06,720 --> 00:40:08,480 Are you too afraid to revenge against him? 454 00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:10,920 Though my body is weak, 455 00:40:11,640 --> 00:40:14,960 I'll still fight to my last breath in the death battle with them. 456 00:40:15,040 --> 00:40:16,240 What about you? 457 00:40:16,840 --> 00:40:18,680 A true man walks between heaven and earth. 458 00:40:19,280 --> 00:40:20,840 How can you live on without even fighting? 459 00:40:21,600 --> 00:40:24,720 If you can't win, then that's fate. 460 00:40:26,920 --> 00:40:29,440 But today, you're like rotten mud. 461 00:40:29,520 --> 00:40:31,960 Is this how you honor Father's soul? 462 00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:35,960 Do you even know who killed him? 463 00:40:38,120 --> 00:40:39,200 Not Xie Zheng? 464 00:40:39,280 --> 00:40:42,160 It was Fan Changyu. 465 00:40:46,200 --> 00:40:47,480 Fan Changyu. 466 00:40:50,520 --> 00:40:51,400 Fan Changyu! 467 00:40:52,880 --> 00:40:53,920 Her again. 468 00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:55,280 That pig-slaughtering woman. 469 00:40:55,880 --> 00:40:57,680 How dare she? 470 00:40:59,960 --> 00:41:00,800 Brother, 471 00:41:00,880 --> 00:41:02,000 I want revenge! 472 00:41:05,360 --> 00:41:06,520 Go ahead. 473 00:41:06,600 --> 00:41:08,520 Whatever you do, I support you. 474 00:41:09,440 --> 00:41:10,800 Mother will be in my care along the way. 475 00:41:10,880 --> 00:41:12,320 You just go kill Fan Changyu, 476 00:41:12,920 --> 00:41:14,760 to honor Father's spirit in heaven. 477 00:44:05,360 --> 00:44:08,520 NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS FILM 478 00:44:08,600 --> 00:44:09,480 Subtitle translation by: Wanjiao Song