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(Zhan Zhao Adventures)

(Episode 35)

Zhou Ji Liang was sentenced to death?

Did Zhan Zhao tell you that?

He lied to you.

Zhou Ji Liang wasn't sentenced to death.

He was exiled instead.

Take a moment and think.

If he was really the one who killed your family,

why would he only get exiled?

Zhou Ji Liang wasn't exiled

because of your family's case.

It was because

he used to be a bandit years ago.

Everything I'm telling you

is backed up by official records.

Back then, there were two Yaksha?

Nobody came forward to testify.

So, the officials couldn't confirm

which Yaksha

killed my parents and sister.

Did something come to mind?

Now, you're the only one who can testify about this case.

You need to really think about

whether

you've ever seen the Yaksha's real face

ten years ago.

Mom!

Dad!

Dad!

Back then, you must've seen his face.

Try to remember.

Back then, he must've taken off his mask

right in front of you.

Do you remember now?

Zhan Zhao, what are you trying to do?

I can't believe you'd do this.

It just proves

you're the Yaksha from back then.

And he is the witness who saw you commit the crime.

Guards!

Take Zhan Zhao into custody!

Who dares?

I've got the official token right here. Who dares to act up?

I've got the imperial decree right here.

I've been ordered to take charge of Xiangzhou for now

to investigate old cases.

The Yaksha case

has been unsolved for ten years.

I swear to close this case for the court and the emperor.

Zhan Zhao,

you're the main suspect in the Yaksha case.

If you're a criminal,

how can you use the official token?

Guards!

You dare hold a court official hostage?

You're just bluffing.

I bet you won't actually do it.

Zhan Zhao wouldn't dare.

But Yaksha would!

When Zhi Er came to me,

she'd already told me everything.

If it weren't for my brother's case,

you wouldn't be stuck in this mess now.

It's not like you're completely on your own.

Unless, you're done helping me.

I even brought the Five Rats from Xiankong Island

to help you, the Imperial Cat.

Are you still not satisfied?

How's your situation going?

You want to know?

Then, tell me what happened with Zhu Zi.

Sorry.

I can't be totally honest about this.

I don't want to say more.

Those schemers in court always play both sides.

Once you take down Prince Xiangyang,

they probably won't keep pushing Zhu Zi's family's case.

If all else fails, just send him to Xiankong Island.

I'll keep an eye on him for you.

Last night, we followed the gold.

We ended up at one of Prince Xiangyang's gardens.

There's a Chongxiao Tower inside which felt off.

If it weren't for what happened at Zhongxiao Courtyard

and your warning,

I'd have gone in to check it out myself.

I really owe it to your two sworn brothers this time.

Where are they now? I haven't even thanked them in person yet.

They're staying at an inn for now.

I'll take you to see them when we get a chance.

Any word on Ling Long?

It's a weird situation.

This morning,

I heard the eldest daughter of Linglong Manor is getting married.

The wedding is set for tomorrow.

Bring it along.

At the lucky hour,

the newlyweds will set out!

All of you may leave.

Ling Long.

If we could turn back to a few months ago,

and I could bring you into the Shao family as my bride,

I would've been over the moon.

But now,

even though this marriage of ours isn't exactly one

where we love each other,

it is still fate, at least.

Since you were born into the Huo family,

you were destined to marry into the Shao family today.

No matter how stubborn you are,

you can't fight fate.

Isn't that right?

Go on, say it.

What are you all plotting?

Why are you after another gold mine?

So, your father already told you everything.

Since you've decided to get married

and accepted being the Mountain Ghost,

you should serve the prince well.

Don't ask about things you shouldn't know.

Think of it as trying to carve a way out for your Huo family.

Come on.

Drink this wedding wine.

Only then is the ceremony complete.

Why is there only one scroll?

It's just a wedding in name only.

Do you expect to get all the missing scrolls in one go?

Don't you think this deal is way too easy for your Huo family?

This is the fourth level of the manual.

With your family's first three levels,

that's enough for you to unlock the Linglong Eye and serve the prince.

As for the rest of the missing scrolls,

when the prince sees your loyalty,

he'll give them to you.

Just as I thought.

You really can't make a gentleman's agreement

with people like you.

You say

only by serving Prince Xiangyang

will the Huo family have a future.

Why does that sound so ridiculous to me?

Right now, you're already surrounded on all sides.

How are you so sure that your grand plan will ever succeed?

Since we're all in the same boat now,

why talk down your own future like it's hopeless?

Or are you still clinging to some other fantasy?

You think there's another way besides serving the prince?

Or you could choose to give up these missing scrolls

and go tell Zhan Zhao and Bai Yu Tang about your Mountain Ghost identity.

Then, keep working with them to investigate the gold mine case

before throwing your whole Huo family into prison one by one

and personally destroying Linglong Manor's century-old reputation.

Is that really the path you want?

Yes.

That's exactly the path I chose.

This isn't just my own decision.

This is something everyone in the Huo family agreed on together.

You treat the Linglong Manual as some priceless treasure

so you assume the Huo family is just as greedy as you.

You think we'll stop at nothing to get all the missing scrolls back.

But you're wrong.

Now that we've got the fourth level of the manual,

the Huo family will pick a proper day

and destroy these scrolls in front of all the heroes ourselves.

As for the rest,

do whatever you want with them.

You assume

the Huo family can't let go of our reputation in the martial world.

You think once we're on your pirate ship,

we're yours to control.

But you never thought

that when I returned to the Huo family,

my father begged me to leave.

Because he wanted to fight alongside my brother

and risk everything to get out of your control.

They don't even care about their own lives.

Why would they care about reputation now?

Finding the Wanshan County gold mine for you

was the Huo family's mistake.

Everyone in the Huo family

is willing to pay for that mistake.

Fine.

The Huo family.

So, Ling Long.

You risked everything to enter the Shao family

just so I'd remove the guards from Linglong Manor.

I guess they've already escaped from Xiangyang City.

Huo Tian Xing would never let you enter the Shao family alone.

Of course, Father didn't want that.

But I promised him I'd walk out of the Shao family alive.

Your swordsmanship isn't nearly as impressive as your big talk.

Didn't Zhan Zhao and Bai Yu Tang teach you a couple of moves?

This move is from Zhan Zhao.

And this one is from Bai Yu Tang.

Hope you're ready for them.

And this is another move I created from the Huo family's martial arts.

What do you think?

Where did the Huo family run off to?

Huo Ling Long.

You really did disappoint me after all.

If you dare take one step out of this bridal room today,

I swear I'll make sure the Huo family dies a cruel death!

I always keep my word!

Prince Xiangyang really is despicable.

He actually used the Huo family's manual and the lives of the entire clan

to force them to serve him.

At first, my father thought Prince Xiangyang

just wanted to live a life of luxury.

But in recent years, his actions have gotten more and more out of control.

That was when my father realized what he was really after.

But by then, the Huo family had already made a huge mistake.

There was no turning back.

It wasn't until recently

that Lord Xiangyang forced my father to find another gold mine for him.

My father finally made up his mind.

Prince Xiangyang wanted to find another gold mine?

My father didn't want to help him do evil anymore, so he refused.

Prince Xiangyang

ordered Shao Ji Zu to surround the Huo family

and forced me to go back and get married.

This is the gold mine map of Wanshan County.

My father wanted to show

the Huo family's sincerity in making up for our mistakes.

Oh, right.

This is a prescription from the Baihua Sect. Take a look at it.

See if it cures "At First Sight".

"At First Sight" is a cold, yin-type poison.

Cold poison belongs to the water element.

Of the twelve herbs in this prescription,

half are hot and belong to the fire element.

The other half is extracted from highly toxic substances.

This Baihua Sect prescription looks workable to me.

But to be safe,

we should check with Xiao Tang first before using it.

Don't worry. I've already sent him a copy.

Let's wait for his reply.

I wonder what's hidden in that Chongxiao Tower you mentioned.

I need to check it out.

That's a base I discovered.

No way I'm letting you go alone.

Ling Long. You didn't get hurt badly, did you?

Want to go together?

Of course, we're going together.

This is the Chongxiao Tower I told you about.

Those Ironblood Guards move in groups of eight.

They patrol the garden back and forth.

Every 15 minutes,

they come down from the tower and patrol downstairs once.

Get up.

It's an urgent report from Wanshan County.

Dong Jun and Zhan Zhao's negotiations failed.

He's already planning his next move in secret.

Get up.

Tell me

what you plan to do next

about the Huo family situation.

The Song people really can't be trusted to get things done.

How are outsiders getting in here?

Master. Commander Shao.

The guests by the Moonbright Lake in the garden

ran into Zhan Zhao and his group.

It's Dong Jun?

These people...

They must've followed the gold transport team inside.

What are you waiting for?

I've already met these three.

We absolutely can't let them live.

The emperor of Song

absolutely cannot find out about our deal.

Those idiots outside

can't hold them off at all.

I'll report tonight's events honestly.

I'll submit a report to the Qing emperor and end our deal with you.

You lot

still dream of Xia helping you seize the throne.

Keep dreaming!

Your Highness,

I'll take my men down right away.

Even if I risk my life,

I'll stop them no matter what.

You take the guests and leave first.

First, you should deal with your wound.

Remove all the guards

at the entrance.

Didn't you hear me?

Remove the guards.

Open the Chongxiao Tower door.

Yes.

The two of us should just sit in the tea room for a bit.

I'll make sure you're safe tonight.

This is a trap.

Should we go in or not?

There are Western Xia people here.

I have a bad feeling about this.

I'm afraid Prince Xiangyang is using gold mines

to make a deal with the Western Xia people.

What are we waiting for then?

If the old King of Xiangyang is opening the door for guests,

how could we possibly not show up?

It's kerosene.

Zhan Zhao!

Zhan Zhao! Ling Long!

Zhan!

Zhan!

Ling Long!

Bai Yu Tang!

Bai Yu Tang!

Zhan Zhao!

Ling Long!

Zhan Zhao!

Ling Long!

Zhan!

Bai Yu Tang!

Zhan Zhao!

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

Ling Long!

Ling Long!

Ling Long!

Zhan, find me by following my voice.

- Ling Long! - Ling Long!

Black iron?

- Ling Long! - Ling Long!

Move aside.

Ling Long.

Behind the stone wall.

Zhan Zhao, let's fall back.

Go.

Don't look at me like that.

I didn't want to tie you up either.

But I had no choice.

You and my young master are working together?

After all these years of friendship, you and he both lied to me.

Do you know the truth about my family's case?

Tell me what really happened back then.

We didn't team up to lie to you.

I don't know the truth either.

But I believe in Zhan's character.

I think whatever he does is for your own good.

Hiding the truth from back then. You call that doing what's best for me?

I've already seen the case file from back then.

My young master lied to me!

Zhan. Bai.

Weren't you guys going to look for Huo?

Where's Huo?

We went to the inn and passed a message to my two sworn brothers.

She was pretty badly hurt

so she stayed at the inn.

Young Master.

Are you hurt?

Young Master, can you let me go first?

I won't run off.

I'll go help Zhao Zhi Er.

What are you afraid of?

Ever since Zhou Ji Liang showed up,

you've been on guard and wouldn't let him see me.

Now you won't let me see the case file.

I'm already 14 years old.

Stop treating me like a little kid.

I want to know the truth.

I've already seen the case file.

I can't believe you are a liar, just like Zhou Ji Liang said.

You lied to me for ten whole years!

Zhu Zi, I'm sorry.

Zhao Zhi Er.

I need to talk to you about something.

Zhan Zhao

left empty-handed.

He definitely won't give up easily.

We need to make sure

that no one wants to hear

or believe him.

The people who were sent out

have finished their tasks.

Those who returned can now join the Huo family matter.

Since Huo Ling Long made her choice,

she has to pay the price for it.

Remember this.

When you do things,

stay sharp.

Put more thought into it.

Those people with Zhan Zhao...

I'm leaving them to you.

I need to figure out a way

to calm the Western Xia side.

I understand, Father.

Then,

with the gold mine gone.

How are you planning to handle the Western Xia people?

Have Dong Jun come up for a chat.

Yes.

Zhan.

The Ming Zhu family massacre case has spread throughout Xiangzhou.

All the officials know about it.

They're all waiting and watching

for Yaksha's verdict

and for the authorities' stance.

They won't and don't dare send troops for you.

Lord Zhan, I've already sent someone

to send news about the Western Xia people here back to the capital.

Don't worry. Once the capital gets the news,

they'll definitely send troops.

You won't be left alone.

I'm afraid it might be too late.

Thanks for yesterday.

You've been looking after Ming Zhu Er.

Making you tie him up like this must've been tough for you.

I'm heading out to take care of something.

I, Dong Jun, greet Your Highness.

I heard about what happened in the capital

and guessed it was Your Highness's doing.

Luckily, Your Highness stepped in.

Otherwise, my memorial probably wouldn't have made a ripple.

The old Dong Jun

would never say all these fancy compliments.

About the failed negotiation with Zhan Zhao,

I didn't tell you earlier

because I didn't want to worry Your Highness.

I'm always on the same page as Your Highness.

If we want to get rid of Zhan Zhao,

we have to blow up this whole Yaksha situation.

His Majesty needs to know

that the people of the world should only put their faith in the court,

not in Yaksha.

I've already ordered Zhou Ji Liang to recruit more people.

After all that thinking,

you came up with a move

I've already played myself?

Last time, Your Highness mentioned

the funds raised by Wanshan County could solve our urgent problems.

How is the grand plan coming along now?

Do you still need help from the county?

No need.

So if Your Highness ever needs Wanshan County in the future...

That won't be necessary.

Come.

His Highness actually promised to cede land

in exchange for troops from Western Xia?

Your Highness.

Those Western Xia people are insatiable.

They can't be trusted at all.

Once their troops cross our border, our people will suffer terribly.

There'll be rivers of blood.

If this deal goes through,

Lord Hu deserves the most credit.

If it weren't for

the real silver and gold from Wanshan County,

I probably couldn't have convinced those Western Xia people.

Back then, no matter how defiant He Bo was,

he wouldn't have dared talk to me like you do today.

I've put up with you again and again

because I value your abilities.

But you keep messing up.

You lost the gold mine

and exposed Chongxiao Tower!