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[Episode 14]

Only He Bo and his death soldiers

can enter or exit this secret tunnel.

Where exactly this tunnel leads

and what dangers lie ahead are unknown.

You sure?

Thank you again, Moon Envoy,

for helping me.

Once I go inside,

you should leave immediately.

Lest you and Hanshui Palace get involved.

Brother Zhan,

please be very careful.

Greetings, He Bo.

Rise.

[Soaring to the Heavens]

Those people from the Yunying Sect... have they not succeeded yet?

He Bo, they have already returned.

[Soaring to the Heavens]

Tang Sect and Shengyun Stronghold

have fought over the Chang Hong Bi.

I thought it was

due to the long-standing feud between them.

It turns out

the Tang Sect was acting on your orders.

He Bo,

you ordered your subordinates

to challenge every major sect.

Any sect leader who refused to be driven by you

ended up killed by you.

You have been so calculating

all for the sake of

dominating the martial world, right?

Since you know the fate of those stubborn fools, Chief Jiao,

you should understand that

sparing your life

is already an act of great mercy.

You...

You dare to dream of unifying the martial world,

but why

do you not dare to show your true face,

Jing Yi Ming?

I heard you spent years

studying this sword technique.

Yet, it only took me seven days

to find the weakness of it.

It seems the famous Shengyun Stronghold

will fall into ruin under your leadership.

Enough talk. Kill me if you want to.

You are a renowned figure.

It would be a pity to kill you.

With the birthday banquet approaching,

I will give you two choices.

First,

persuade those old fogies,

and make them willing to serve under me.

Second, you become like them.

Be a walking dead,

and eliminate those stubborn fools

one by one.

Which path do you choose?

It's entirely up to you,

Chief Jiao.

What if I choose neither?

What can you do to me?

It seems Chief Jiao has made his choice.

Once you ingest this Yemotian Poison,

there is no turning back.

Once it enters your body, it seeps into the heart and mind,

and will cause constant hallucinations.

From now on, you will only obey the sound of the bell.

Even if I order you to kill yourself, you will not hesitate.

What an ingenious drug.

Its antidote is the poison itself.

Only by taking Yemotian Poison again

can the hallucinations be suppressed.

A short cure that rots the mind.

Each dose leaves you more witless than before.

A few days ago, he disguised himself as me and went to the island.

He tricked my brothers into drinking the poison.

The poison isn't lethal,

but it makes one lose their mind and suffer hallucinations.

Where did you hide the Yicheng magistrate?

You are truly determined to work for Zhi Hua.

Where did you hide the Yicheng magistrate?

Bai Yu Tang,

don't take a step you cannot undo.

Then I shall find him myself.

Be quiet.

Jiao Chao Gui,

you should think this through.

A great leader of Shengyun Stronghold.

Is this how you want to end?

With no honor?

Zhan Zhao,

I know why you're here.

You are here to save her.

I've long heard the Southern Knight's skill is unmatched.

I'd like to test that for myself.

If you can defeat me today,

you may take her with you.

Zhan Zhao.

You learned it from the swordsman, Xia Yu Qi.

His swordsmanship is almost unrivaled,

but there are still a few flaws.

He Bo,

the outcome of our duel has been decided.

Continue?

Zhan Zhao,

what do you think of my Dragon Roar Swordplay?

You may have stolen techniques from countless masters.

But you know the moves,

not the meaning behind them.

Do you think you can dominate the martial world this way?

How ridiculous.

Where did you learn these skills?

From my Zhan family.

Jing Yi Ming.

Still hiding the tricks of your own sect?

The world is full of heroes.

Each with their own unique skills.

Even if you spend ten lifetimes,

you can't steal every sect's unique skills

for yourself.

Everyone, kill Zhan Zhao!

[Soaring to the Heavens]

The Zhanlu Sword.

Hurry up. Search every inch of this place!

Yes.

Check over there.

Brother Zhan, come with me.

This way.

Miss Huo.

Any news of Brother Zhan?

Still inside the secret tunnel.

I knew you'd be troubled, so I came to tell you this.

He's been in there for so long.

Can't wait.

Don't go. Brother Zhan wouldn't let you act rashly either.

But I'm afraid he's in danger.

Wait for the time it takes an incense stick to burn.

If he doesn't come out,

I'll go with you to save him.

Brother Zhan.

How did you get here?

Was that Moon Envoy?

Yes.

Where is she?

Let's go. We should head back first.

Zhao Hui, we have confirmed

that Jing Yi Ming has been using Zhongxiao Pavilion

to buy off officials for Lord of Xiangyang

and win over martial world figures.

The crime he committed

was the high treason for subverting the realm.

I came here this time

specifically to bring him to justice.

My appearance at his house tonight

was also to search for evidence.

I see.

I am staying at his house.

Besides wanting to investigate during the birthday banquet,

I am also truly worried

that Yue Hua might choose this time

to seek revenge on Jing Yi Ming.

By the way,

I've been at his house for days now.

I have found some clues.

I don't know if it'll help your investigation.

Tell me.

Ever since I moved into his place,

Jing Yi Ming has had a small courtyard guarded day and night.

Whenever I got close to that courtyard,

I could always smell a faint medicinal scent.

What's wrong? By the look of you,

you already know who's locked in there.

We do.

But that matter

isn't related to your family's case.

So we won't go into the details.

Zhao Hui,

besides that courtyard,

is there anything else suspicious there?

Yes.

That day, I saw Jing Yi Ming take a girl covered in wounds into his bedroom.

It reminded me of what happened to Xiao Yun,

so I kept a close watch.

That night, I saw Jing Yi Ming leave,

so I went inside to have a look.

Those beasts.

Thank you.

I'm just applying medicine for you.

Mrs. Jing,

even though I am usually

locked away in that secret chamber,

I still know

that you are not like him.

I can often hear you

quarreling with him.

You always pray for his victims.

Burn paper for them too.

You try to persuade him to stop.

Even if he beats you for it,

you have never stopped.

I beg you, Mrs. Jing.

Give me a pot of poisoned alcohol.

I want to kill him myself

to avenge my elder brother.

Don't.

Give up that idea immediately.

If you fail, you will surely die.

Even if I die,

I must try.

To tell you the truth,

you are not the first person he has locked up.

Over the years,

I have seen too many girls

who would risk their lives to take his life.

But in the end,

they were just rolled in straw mats

and thrown into a mass grave.

Once your life is gone,

how can you talk about revenge?

The time has not yet come.

All you can do now

is wait.

Chief Jing.

I was afraid you would have scars,

so I told her to apply medicine for you.

Yet you ungrateful wretch. Try to kill me?

Let go!

"The time has not yet come"? Then tell me,

when will the time come?

It has been ten years.

You have committed enough sins in these years.

Let Yu Lian go.

No more sins.

Or you will pay for what you've done!

Pay?

If there were any justice, I would have paid ten years ago.

When I ordered Su Yi Zhou to set your Bawang Manor against Linyuan Sect.

When your whole house was put to the sword.

That was on me.

But now,

am I not standing here perfectly fine?

Rest assured.

I will find someone to treat you well.

At that time, I couldn't rescue Mrs. Jing

and that girl named Yu Lian.

I think since I knew she was locked up in Jing's secret chamber,

I'll definitely have a chance to rescue her.

So Yu Lian

is the witness who saw He Bo's true face.

So, the conflict between Bawang Manor and Linyuan Sect back then

was actually orchestrated by Jing Yi Ming.

In that case, his scheme was set in motion ten years ago.

That means

Mrs. Jing must know a lot of things too.

She can also be a witness.

At this point,

we finally have a lead.

Zhao Hui.

There's something I can't hide from you.

In the secret chamber,

I saw Zhanlu Sword.

Jing Yi Ming must have fought with your father.

So Jing Yi Ming really did kill my father.

It's not just your father.

I think every weapon

displayed in that chamber

has a life behind it.

Jing Yi Ming also wants to use the banquet

to force all sects to serve Lord of Xiangyang.

It's too dangerous for you at Jing's house.

Find a way to get out quickly.

No, Brother Zhan.

I must stay at Jing's house.

Firstly, it's for Yue Hua.

Secondly,

since you're investigating Jing,

someone needs to stay inside

to help you find clues.

Zhao Hui,

be very careful back at Jing's house.

If anything goes wrong,

find a way to get out immediately.

Don't worry, Brother Zhan.

I'll keep a close eye out

for Yue Hua's whereabouts.

If there's any news,

I'll inform you immediately.

Okay.

Farewell.

No wonder Brother Ding risked his life to stay at Jing's house.

He even thought of handing the suspect to the authorities.

That is truly admirable.

If my family's blood was on that man's hands,

I wouldn't let anyone else strike the blow.

I fear

that the path Yue Hua wants to take

is exactly the one you mentioned.

Miss Huo,

when we first met, you said you knew

the young master of Tang Sect.

How close is your friendship?

We've known each other since childhood. We're best friends.

Since you are close friends,

then he must be chivalrous,

just like you.

Of course.

He is kind by nature,

and would never get involved in the Tang Sect's dirty dealings.

Zhan,

why do you ask about him all of a sudden?

I want to ask him for a favor.

Bai Yu Tang is acting so strangely

because his two sworn brothers haven't been cured of the poison.

I suspect

Zhi Hua is using the antidote as a threat,

forcing Bai Yu Tang to act against his conscience.

But tonight,

Jing Yi Ming said

there is no antidote for Yemotian Poison.

So, you mean...

you want Xiao Tang to make an antidote?

For now, we can only try.

No problem.

The Tang Sect's base is in Xiangyang.

I'll go find him tomorrow.

Xiao Tang has always studied these poisons.

I'm sure he can help.

Tell him I'm grateful.

That Zhi Hua...

How dare he toy with Brother Bai like that.

Once this is over, I'll teach him a lesson.

And that Rat Bai too.

That Rat Bai is also despicable.

He didn't tell us about such a serious matter.

He doesn't treat us as friends at all.

If you hadn't noticed the signs,

wouldn't we have delayed saving those two brothers?

And we fell for Zhi Hua's scheme. Divided us for nothing.

Before we deal with Zhi Hua,

we should teach that Rat Bai a lesson first.

You're right.

But for now,

let's not rush to punish Rat Bai.

The priority now

is to rescue Yu Lian before the banquet.

We need her to testify against He Bo.

Understood.

That way, we can prevent that banquet's trap.

If Brother Bai can't find the magistrate, he'll surely come back to find us.

He'll definitely be in a foul mood again.

His mouth is

even sharper than a blade.

His words cut straight to the heart.

Then let's prepare some fish for him.

That should shut him up and stop his nagging.

It's actually quite strange.

The two of you are opposites.

You're a cat who doesn't like fish,

while he's a mouse

who can't live a day without it.

Didn't you say

that Zhongxiao Pavilion

already had extra guards?

How did Zhan Zhao get in?

Zhi Hua.

Didn't you say you'd take

full responsibility for arranging the guards?

How do you explain this?

Chief, I am still investigating the matter.

What's there to investigate?

That Bai Yu Tang must be working with them from the inside

to help them sneak in.

You thought you were clever

by turning Bai Yu Tang to our side.

You thought you could lead everyone,

but you're the one being played.

Chief.

Zhan Zhao knows your plan for the banquet.

He will surely try to sabotage it.

I request permission

to eliminate this major threat

before the birthday banquet begins.

You? eliminate him?

I heard even father only fought him to a draw.

You say you want to eliminate him?

Fine. I will leave this matter to you.

- Yes. - You must eliminate Zhan Zhao...

before the birthday banquet.

Father. On my way back,

I saw that Ding lad.

He reeked of alcohol, as if he had just returned from a tavern.

He was drunk?

But I wonder,

is he truly drunk,

or is he just faking it?

We lost Jiao Chao Gui.

Those old fogies won't give in so easily.

They need a bit of a warning.

In that case,

I'll let them see clearly what happened to the Ding family.

I'll let them know

the consequences of opposing me.

Keep Ding Zhao Hui alive for now.

At the birthday banquet,

I'll make an example of him.

His death will send a message.

- Zhan. - You're awake.

Why didn't you sleep a bit longer?

My thoughts keep me from resting.

I want to go to Tang Sect as soon as possible.

Once we have the antidote, I'm sure Brother Bai will return.

I'll rely on you then.

I saw the candlelight in your room stayed lit all night.

You're also thinking about the rescue?

Yes.

I have a preliminary plan.

But with only a few of us,

it won't be enough.

Why did you want to see me?

I have many affairs in Hanshui Palace.

If there's nothing urgent,

I'll take my leave.

I want to rescue Yu Lian

and the girls from Zhongxiao Pavilion.

I wonder if you could introduce me, Moon Envoy,

to meet Granny Hanshui.

You want Granny to help you?

Granny will not help you.

She may pity the girls of Zhongxiao Pavilion,

but she would never risk

the entire Hanshui Palace. Not in her nature.

Furthermore, Zhongxiao Pavilion is heavily guarded now.

Zhi Hua is waiting for a chance to kill you.

Under such circumstances,

how do you plan to save them?

Even if there is only a glimmer of hope,

I must give it my best shot.

Don't move, please!

Don't move!

Careful! Careful!

One step on a Love Bug sprout, another on a Blood-Withered Grass!

[Tang Tian Hao, Young Master of the Tang Sect] My treasures wrong you somehow?

Come out! Don't step on them! Careful, careful!

I've brought you a very novel poison.

I'm sure you've never seen it.

Despite having examined countless poisons,

I have rarely seen such an exquisite one.

Brilliant.

Can you make an antidote?

Three months.

Three days. If I needed three months,

I, the Young Master of Tang Sect,

would be nothing but a fraud.

I knew you would have no problem, Young Master of Tang Sect.

Ling Long.

I can make its antidote,

but I don't want to.

Unless you give me an explanation,

I will never help you.

What explanation?

I'm asking you.

After you fled the wedding, why did you go to Xiao Zhao instead of me?

You have no idea

how he boasted in that letter.

And another thing.

You and Zhan Zhao only met by chance.

Why did you go off to roam the world with him?

You didn't even think to come and see me.

Roam the world?

Zhan Zhao and I were solving a case.

We were very busy.

You went through life and death together.

Doesn't that mean he'll soon

be as important to you as I am, your childhood friend--

Enough.

Saving lives is more important.

Besides, I'm not here for Zhan Zhao today.

- I'm here for Bai Yu Tang. - What?

Now there is a Bai Yu Tang? Why is it so complicated?

What's going on in that head of yours?

In your mind,

is everything I do for the sake of romance?

Can't it be for justice?

Let's talk business.

The Yemotian Poison matter

concerns many lives.

Developing its antidote is no laughing matter.

Fine.

I really want to help you.

I'm just worried that

if my uncle finds out about this, he'll be very unhappy.

Wasn't your uncle's position as Chief passed down to him by your father?

You, a young master. Afraid of him?

Actually, I...

Didn't you always complain to me about his actions before?

Now that you've grown up,

you should have your own opinions.

Developing the antidote

is the first step in standing up to him.

Me, standing up to him?

With just my skills?

No way.

Could it be that you can't make the antidote?

You said three days.

Bragging.

Three days it is.

I will not go back on my word.

Brother Zhan, I understand your plan.

I just thought of someone

who might share my thoughts

and could help us.

But right now,

the Jing family has halted all birthday banquet preparations.

It seems they're going all out to kill you

to eliminate any future trouble.

Brother Zhan, you have no chance to sneak in.

Zhao Hui, don't worry.

Make sure to protect yourself first.

If you sense any danger,

you must leave immediately.

Alright. I'll head back then.

Did Zhan Zhao go in?

Yes. Should we strike now?

Wait.

Wait a little longer.

Zhan.

Xiao Tang has agreed to work on the antidote.

It's crawling with Zhi Hua's men outside. We must leave now.

Brother Bai.

Give me that corrupt official.

We know all

about Zhi Hua threatening you.

There is no antidote for Yemotian Poison.

Don't let Zhi Hua manipulate you.

Give him to me.