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(Zhan Zhao Adventures)

(Episode 36)

When you first pledged your loyalty to me,

you kept insisting

that after ten years of hard study,

you refused to let your talents go to waste in the imperial court.

But now, it seems your skills

are only good enough to run a small place like Wanshan County.

I even wonder

if you could only protect the gold mine and Wanshan County

because luck played a part in it.

When you lose the gold mine,

your and Wanshan County's fate is already sealed.

Then, what can you do to save Wanshan County?

If you can die for your people of Wanshan County,

wouldn't that make you famous as Justice Hu?

Take it.

Take it.

Your Highness,

I've always been loyal to you.

I'd never betray you!

Your Highness!

Zhan Zhao only said he was heading out on business but didn't say where?

- He didn't. - That's odd.

He just used Soaring Crane yesterday,

but acted as if nothing had happened after.

The more he acts like this, the more I feel something's off.

I need to go meet up with Ling Long.

Hurry and find Xiao Tang

to ask him about the antidote.

Brother Bai, go now. I'll stay here with Ming Zhu Er.

I haven't seen this person.

Zhan,

from now on,

you'd better not use Soaring Crane anymore.

All right.

I came here without telling the two of them.

Brother Tang, I hope you'll be frank with me.

Just tell me honestly.

How much time do I have left?

I can't say for sure.

Ling Long showed me the Baihua Sect's recipe.

This formula can detoxify the poison,

but it still needs a special catalyst.

It boosts the power of the fire poison,

triggering an attack on the cold poison.

Zhao Zhi Er.

Zhao Zhi Er, you tied me up way too tight.

My arms are about to break.

Zhao Zhi Er. Loosen it up a bit, will you?

I can barely breathe here.

Have some water.

I don't want any. Untie me.

Zhao Zhi Er,

Zhao Zhi Er, come back!

I'm being serious here!

Zhao Zhi Er!

Go check it out.

Yaksha!

It's Lord Yaksha.

Lord Yaksha!

- Lord Yaksha! - Lord Yaksha!

Lord Yaksha!

Why didn't you leave him for me?

He should've been hanged on Wanshan County's execution platform,

to pay for his crimes against the Xiuluo Sect.

Stop wasting time.

If you mess up the master's important business,

you'll end up just like Hu Xiao Chen.

My men have been busy this whole time.

Gathering people takes time.

Let Lord Hu's people pay his debts for him.

His Wanshan County

has finally fallen into my hands.

- Did they leave? - Did you really see Yaksha?

Really. Just now, he was standing right up there on the city wall.

I heard that Lord Yaksha led his men

and killed a bunch of criminals in the capital.

- Everyone, move aside! - Move!

- All of you, move! - Move! Stand to the side!

Move!

Did any of you see the attacker's face?

Who exactly is Yaksha?

Speak.

Yaksha never kills the wrong person. They deserved it.

They deserved it!

Lord Yaksha never kills the wrong person!

They must've done something evil. He got what he deserved!

He got what he deserved!

Aren't they just some low-ranking city guards?

What evil could they have done?

You couldn't find out what crime they committed

but Yaksha knows exactly.

Yaksha is just bringing them to justice.

Lord Yaksha did nothing wrong!

Lord Yaksha did nothing wrong!

If you talk nonsense again,

I'll drag you to the authorities for questioning.

Lord Yaksha did nothing wrong!

Lord Yaksha did nothing wrong!

Disperse!

- Everyone, disperse! - Move along!

All of you, move along!

Move along! Everyone, get out of here!

All of you, move along!

Move along! Everyone, get out of here!

Prince Xiangyang killed Hu Xiao Chen

to cut off his ties to the gold mine case.

Since he committed the crime using Yaksha's name,

he'll only get more reckless from now on.

His next target

is probably the Huo family.

If they want to find the Huo family's whereabouts, it's not hard.

I have to get back to my father and brother.

Ling Long, things are pretty urgent right now.

We might not be able to help you right now.

Don't worry. I can ask the Tang Sect for help.

But the people of Wanshan County are tied to the gold mine case.

If Prince Xiangyang wants everything to go smoothly,

I'm afraid he'll target the people of Wanshan County.

Prince Xiangyang's move is meant to keep us in check.

Once we rush to Wanshan County to save people,

he'll take the chance

to escort the Western Xia people out.

Leave the Western Xia people to me.

I'll go help my two sworn brothers.

The Five Rats may come from humble backgrounds,

and they're not officials,

but they still care about justice.

They would never let Prince Xiangyang get away with betraying the country.

Don't worry. If the Western Xia people slip up,

we'll definitely step in and stop them.

All right.

We'll split up into three groups. I'll head to Wanshan County.

I know what you guys are worried about.

I've already talked to Brother Tang.

He gave me an acupuncture treatment

and suppressed my "At First Sight" poison.

Brother Tang said, as long as I don't use Soaring Crane again,

I can make it until the day I'm cured.

Cured?

He said the Baihua Sect's remedy uses Naiheyin as a catalyst.

It can cure the poison.

Lord Zhan.

Lord Zhan.

- Ming Zhu Er was taken away by Zhou Ji Liang's men. - What?

Lord Zhan. He asked me to pass on a message to you.

Your feud with Zhou Ji Liang will be settled in Wanshan County.

Lord Chu doesn't know the situation in Wanshan County.

It'll be hard to convince him to send troops to help.

What if we use the mine map as proof?

Can we convince the imperial envoy?

You keep the mine map for now.

I've got my own way to break the siege of Wanshan County.

Don't worry, everyone.

Giddy up!

It has been so long. Why hasn't anything happened?

Second Brother, stay calm.

This road is the only way out of Chongxiao Tower.

These Western Xia people aren't going to just fly away.

Looks like they split up into two groups to confuse us.

To escort the Western Xia people,

Prince Xiangyang definitely won't just use small fry.

Whichever route Chief Zhong is guarding, that's the one we follow.

I doubt it's that simple.

Maybe Prince Xiangyang

is doing the opposite.

Split up. We should follow both routes.

These people

always listened to Hu Xiao Chen the most.

They gave you trouble every step of your investigation.

These lives

are my little gift to you.

Where are Ming Zhu Er and the other villagers?

Giddy up!

Giddy up!

It's as I expected.

You are just pretending to be strong.

When my men caught him,

he didn't even fight back.

He wanted to see me and wanted the truth.

I've known him for a long time.

Tell me, should I help him get his wish?

I'm the one you hate.

Ming Zhu Er and the villagers are innocent.

Let them go.

As for what happened ten years ago,

I'll give you the answers you want.

Innocent?

Everyone in Wanshan County was an accomplice to Hu Xiao Chen.

Who here is really innocent?

Zhan Zhao, have you forgotten the rules I set as Yaksha

is to wipe out evil to the very end?

Today, these criminals

are already being taken to

the altar at Baozhu Mountain.

If you want to save them,

there's only one way.

I want to hear you say

who really killed his whole family back then.

If you get even one word wrong,

I'll use this cold firework as a signal to notify my men

to act immediately.

They'll use the lives of everyone in Wanshan County

as a living sacrifice for my Xiuluo Sect.

You captured me yourself.

Because of you, I was exiled for ten years.

So why is it that you and that Ming family kid

got through all of this without a scratch,

while I have to suffer for ten years?

It's Bailong Powder.

You must have seen this poison before.

That Ming family...

The reason I've kept tangling with you for so long

was to wear out every last bit of strength you have left

and destroy the people

you want to protect one by one.

Today,

whether it's the villagers or that Ming family kid,

you won't save a single one.

What are you laughing at?

You can still laugh at a time like this?

I'm laughing because your tricks haven't changed in ten years.

All you ever do is evil.

I'm laughing at you,

hiding behind my mask,

thinking people actually respect you.

Today, only one of us will walk out of Wanshan County alive.

From now on, Yaksha's rules

will be set by me alone.

Yaksha exists because of me.

You don't

get to decide his rules.

It's almost time.

They should be here soon.

Lord Chu, you've been determined to investigate the Ming family case.

All you really want is to pin the blame on Lord Zhan.

This case doesn't need to be investigated any further.

Here's Lord Zhan's confession.

You can go arrest him directly.

That group of Yaksha you saw inside Xiangyang City was just a distraction.

The real Yaksha is in Wanshan County.

Lord Chu, go on, hurry.

Now you get to taste what Bailong Powder feels like.

This is payback from the Ming family.

Didn't you just say

you wanted me to tell Ming Zhu Er the truth myself?

Well, you won't have to say another word.

Never open your mouth again.

It couldn't have been you.

You didn't kill them, did you?

Back then, I was trying to catch Zhou Ji Liang,

but I lost control for a moment

and started the fire.

Why?

Why didn't you kill me along with them back then?

I'd rather have died with my family than end up like this.

This sword strike

is to put an end to the past.

I won't live much longer anyway.

You can consider your parents

and your sister avenged.

Lord Chu,

the people of Wanshan County

are locked up on Baozhu Mountain.

Although I wanted to catch Yaksha above all else,

I'm not a fool who can't tell right from wrong.

Was the Ming family case

really your doing?

Yaksha's crimes

all started because of me.

So, let me be the one to end it.

Ming Zhu Er

deserves to live.

Lord Chu,

you already have my confession in hand,

and you know I can't escape.

I wonder if you could give me a few more hours?

There's something I still need to do.

What are we waiting for?

Let's go. We'll head to Baozhu Mountain.

Good boy. When I get home, I'll make you something delicious.

Dad! Mom!

Mom!

Dad.

Mom.

Sister.

I only realized today

that for the past ten years,

I've been hating the wrong person all along.

I wanted to avenge you all,

but...

My Lord.

Commander Shao.

We just received word.

Both teams have succeeded.

The people outside the garden have been lured far enough away.

Father, let's save this move for when I return.

All right.

Father,

your tea has gone cold.

You should get a fresh cup.

Miss.

Miss.

Miss.

They outnumbered us.

We got separated.

Master, they're over there.

Go, hurry!

Just as I thought.

Prince Xiangyang still trusts his son the most.

I must keep a close eye on you.

Giddy up!

Bai Yu Tang,

your two sworn brothers are already trapped by my men.

You're all alone now. Why stick your nose in someone else's business?

Your master might very well have struck a deal with Western Xia.

If you let that person go back today,

The elite Western Xia troops will soon march right in

and you call this meddling?

Some way to repay a favor when you can't even tell right from wrong.

Aren't you afraid all the heroes will laugh at you?

If I stop you now,

the debt I owe him for saving my stronghold will be settled.

Sorry.

Today, I, Zhong Xiong, won't back down.

Fine.

If I can get Chief Zhong to stop serving blindly today, it'll be worth it.

Let's settle this in three moves.

How about it?

Dad, are you all right?

I'm fine.

- Where's Great-Aunt? - She was sent to the Yiyun Sect.

She's safe now. Don't worry.

Are there more pursuers?

Do you still have the mine map?

Dad.

We're not at that point yet.

We agreed before, after Zhan Zhao and I caught Prince Xiangyang,

then you and my brother would confess.

But now, I...

There's no time, Ling Long.

You're not just protecting Feng Er and me but all of Linglong Manor.

This is the closest place to Yincheng.

Use the mine map to bring the soldiers here.

Dad.

Ling Long, don't worry!

All the Tang Sect disciples will help guard the Huo family for you.

Go now.

Hurry, go!

- Dad. - Go!

Your debt to Prince Xiangyang is settled today, Chief Zhong.

From now on, don't pledge your loyalty anymore.

Giddy up!

Zhong Xiong can't hold out much longer. Take everyone and intercept him.

Go!

Everyone, follow me!

Stop Bai Yu Tang!

Yes!

Giddy up!

You sent everyone away. What about me?

Is this your foolproof plan?

A bunch of idiots.

I really don't get it.

Why would the Emperor make deals with idiots like you?

Why aren't you joining your men to block him?

You don't even have the guts to fight him.

You're no match for him.

All your master's followers are just as clueless as you.

I don't think he's meant to be emperor at all.

Still, he keeps dreaming

and wants us, the Western Xia people, to help you.

- You... - The deal is backed by official documents.

Once the papers reach Western Xia,

your life won't mean a thing to the King of Western Xia.

Giddy up!

Giddy up!

No one

dares to talk to my dad like that.

Not even you.

Giddy up!

Are you feeling better?

Don't worry.

How's it going?

I've searched everywhere,

but I didn't find a thing.

If they dared kill that Western Xia man,

it means Prince Xiangyang's deal with Western Xia

definitely has paperwork to prove it.

Fourth Brother.

Come here. How did you get so badly hurt?

The group I was following

was full of experts.

If Second Brother hadn't shown up in time,

I'd be dead by now.

Second Brother, what about your group?

The ones I followed were just regular soldiers.

Once they realized they'd been exposed, they didn't dare fight head-on.

They scattered and ran.

Brother Han.

Brother Jiang.

Where did those two groups end up?

The group Fourth Brother tracked headed toward Dengcheng.

The ones I was after all fled to Nanzhang County.

Nanzhang County.

Let's split up.

- Each of us takes a group. - Are you sure you're up for this?

Things are urgent right now.

Once they get past those two counties,

they'll reach the border market where Song and Western Xia trade.

If the goods make it into the market,

it'll be hard to track them down.

Second Brother, take Fourth Brother back to the inn to recover first.

I also need you to go to West Bridge Crossing

and pick up the people from Xiankong Island.

Make sure you bring the Naiheyin Pill to me.

Don't worry.

You head to Nanzhang County. Be extra careful.