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(The tassel crowns the knight. The sword is snow white.)

(In the silver saddle, he rides like a shooting star.)

(He kills a man within ten steps. Invincible he is all the way ahead.)

(He would leave once it's done. No trace of him is to be found.)

=Sword Snow Stride= (Season 1)

=Episode 3=

Your Highness.

Where are your people?

They are of no help

in the brothel.

I asked them to leave.

Your Highness,

is this the divine horse you just got?

No.

Just an aged horse.

We have plenty of

good horses at the mansion.

Do you want to change one?

I'm used to it.

Alright.

Then I won't talk nonsense.

Let's go now.

Your Highness, why not get on the horse?

It doesn't allow me to ride.

Are you in a rush?

No.

Alright,

I haven't been back for three years.

Let's take our time

and walk around.

Come on.

Jiang Ni, keep up.

(Tingchao Pavilion)

Did you catch any fish?

I've caught several.

That's enough.

Go back to your room.

No, I can't.

We're eating grilled fish tonight.

You guys

may leave now.

Not you.

Stay here.

Son, look.

There are abundant water plants over there.

There must be a lot of fish.

Go fishing over there.

Really?

I never lied to you.

Alright.

Sit down.

Thank you

for these three years.

My Lord, you have already said thank you.

That's not enough.

I've been thinking that

I should give you something.

Meat is fine.

Streaky pork will be the best.

Do you really want to

be a horseman for the rest of your life?

As long as you want,

North Liang can help you

to get back to your business

and reproduce the mien of Jian Jiuhuang.

My Lord, to be honest,

I've thought about it.

I've had this

with me during these years.

I always felt like I couldn't let go of my old self.

I've messed with myself for years

without much peace.

Then, let your sword come out of the box.

After the three-year travel with Young Master,

I've got

my inner peace.

My Lord, you happen to be here,

please

bear witness for me.

Jian Jiuhuang

was already dead

on the city wall.

From now on,

I'm just Old Huang by Young Master's side.

Tell me when the fish are grilled.

His Highness is back!

Don't let him see you.

He is lustful.

I heard that he has taken

a lot of girls back to his mansion.

He looks handsome.

It's not a bad choice.

This servant also looks cute.

So pretty.

Where does this cute boy come from?

You don't understand.

But he doesn't look manly.

What's wrong with your eyes?

How can a man be so pretty like me?

We're going to a brothel.

It's not appropriate to say you're a girl.

Your Highness, you're back!

It's been years.

All the girls are missing you all the time.

Don't talk too much.

Lead the horse to the backyard.

Go.

I finished it.

That's fast.

You're pretty like Old Huang.

We have no fruit now.

I don't need to go in.

Then you're

the fruit.

Come on.

What?

What do you mean?

I'll pay you, OK?

(Lingzhou Zijin Brothel)

(Zijin Brothel) What game is His Highness playing?

He even brings two girls here.

How dare you

gossip about His Highness?

I'm sorry.

How much do these cost?

A dozen taels, I guess.

A dozen?

These are cheap ones.

Your Highness,

the new belle is here.

What's your name?

(Belle of Zijin Brothel Yu Youwei)

Yu Youwei.

Nice name.

How honored I am

to meet

Your Highness here today.

You know who I am?

General Chu told me.

Your Highness,

her sword dance is famous.

You can't see her waist if not the dance.

Then,

Miss Yu, please.

I can dance

two kinds of sword dance.

One is

for the

common people.

What about the other one?

The other

is only

for my lover.

Why?

Because the latter one

is pretty flirtatious.

That's great.

If Your Highness can come with me to the backyard,

then I can dance

to Your Highness alone.

Let's go

and see how flirtatious it is.

Double blades?

It's not common.

The tea is freshly brewed.

Your Highness, do you wanna try it?

No.

I just want to see your dance.

The flirtatious one.

West Chu's Sword Dance?

It's sharpened?

(Chu)

You shouldn't have made use of the dance.

The Halberd Troops of West Chu

outside Lingzhou City tried to kill me.

What you did would only

remind me of West Chu's Sword Dance.

Assassination doesn't need to be so complicated.

Are you from the Chu?

Why do you want to kill me?

Xu Xiao wiped out the Chu.

Who else should I kill?

That's not a right way to talk about it.

That was a national war between Liyang and West Chu,

not a private feud.

Even if Xu Xiao had not led the troops,

someone else would have wiped out West Chu as well.

If you want to take revenge,

you should go to Liyang's royal family.

There is no reason for you to keep targeting my family.

That's not only a national war.

Then what else do you think it is?

If the Great Chu was defeated,

we could surrender.

But what did Xu Xiao do?

He led his troops into the palace

and killed His Majesty and the Empress!

Not only that,

hundreds of people in the palace all didn't survive,

even the young princess was beheaded!

Is she highly skilled in martial arts?

She can't do martial arts.

Just sword dance.

That's good.

Please take Jiang Ni here.

Wait!

Even if I can't kill you,

I will never let myself be humiliated!

Can you wait for a moment?

Until that person comes.

Why should I go?

You can ask him yourself.

Did he get horny?

It's really an assassination!

Look!

Even the girl in the brothel

can't stand such a rascal like you.

That's the common wish!

She danced West Chu's Sword Dance.

You're from the Chu?

Show her

your dagger.

She is about to kill herself.

Don't bother.

I can do it myself.

Wait a second!

Since you know West Chu's Sword Dance,

you must not be a civilian, are you?

My father was an official.

My mother was the sword servant.

Then you must know this dagger.

Divine Token?

You said

the young princess was beheaded.

Have you ever seen her head?

What do you mean?

Xu Xiao spread the rumor of the beheading.

The Princess is not dead.

She's standing right here.

Have you ever seen the Empress of West Chu?

You're really…?

They say I look like my mother.

It seems to be true now.

I'm Jiang Ni,

princess of the conquered nation.

Your Highness!

(Mansion of Lord of North Liang)

Your Highness.

You're back.

I'll go make the tea now.

No hurry.

Find her a room.

Your Highness, where did you

get this confidante from?

Yu Youwei,

the belle of Zijin Brothel.

Settle her down first.

Yes.

(Wutong House)

Where is my python whip?

Is it this one?

Yes.

How is this room?

Not bad.

What do you think?

It's good as long as you like it.

Bedding should be replaced with new ones.

OK.

I'll ask them to prepare it.

She looks to be smiling all day.

She is the one with the deepest thoughts.

Let's get in.

Your Highness, please.

Don't call me that.

I'm Jiang Ni.

There is no princess after our nation fell.

I know you have something to ask.

Let's talk inside.

General Chu, why are you still kneeling in my courtyard?

You're not going back to your battalion?

Your Highness, please just call me Fatty Lushan.

I don't dare to.

If I call you that again,

I won't know

which assassin you'll take me to again.

Your Highness,

I really didn't know that Yu Youwei was an assassin!

General Chu, you should go back.

I have no official rank

nor military position.

I feel embarrassed

to have a third-ranking officer kneel in my courtyard.

I'm willing to be punished.

(Ruide Hall)

You'd better think twice.

It's not late to leave now.

I put Your Highness in danger.

I should take punishment.

But it was never planned by me.

I can tell nothing else

even if Your Highness kills me.

Really?

Let me kill you then.

Just ask whatever you want to know.

They all said

Xu Xiao had killed everyone in the palace.

And…

And…

And beheaded me?

Was it not Xu Xiao?

Back then,

the capital city of Chu was captured by Xu Xiao,

but his men

never killed prisoners or hurt civilians.

However, it was not only the North Liang army that entered the city.

Some of the bigwigs of Liyang

were also waiting to rush into the palace.

What did they want to do?

The royal concubines of Chu.

The noble status

made them more excited.

What a batch of rascals!

It was Xu Xiao

who closed the palace gate

before anyone else

to prevent others from entering.

But he was not the Emperor of Liyang,

so he couldn't hold back for long.

Then my father

begged to die,

and everyone in the palace

was willing to die with him.

(Palace of West Chu) (Xuanzheng Hall)

Xu Xiao promised to keep me alive.

(Juvenile Jiang Ni) Don't look back.

(Juvenile Jiang Ni)

Look forward.

After that day,

the Princess of West Chu died.

Only Jiang Ni is left.

You have been here

among all these years?

Where else can I go?

Have you

never thought of revenge?

I was little back then

and couldn't remember everything.

I just remember

my father stroked my head

and told me to live well.

I see.

What else do you want to ask?

Are you…?

What's that mincement about?

Go ahead.

Are you like the two girls just now?

Like what?

You are all Xu Fengnian's…?

I'm not that kind of maid!

Xu Fengnian didn't…?

He has more than 20 maids

and never touched any of us.

But the rumors said…

The rumors said

Xu Fengnian is a womanizer.

The rumors also said that I was dead.

Alright.

(Ruide Hall)

Dead?

I…

I am still breathing.

My Lord,

the news that

His Highness is whipping General Chu

has been spread.

At the door came many generals

to ask for a meeting.

I won't meet them.

Then…

Then

what about His Highness?

Let him do it.

But

I'm afraid General Chu

can't hang in there anymore.

Let's talk about you.

Are you still killing Xu Fengnian?

Your accomplices

are also in Lingzhou.

For the sake of Chu,

I'll find a chance for you to escape and join them.

I don't have accomplices.

Then how did you enter Zijin Brothel

and how did you become the new belle?

I don't know.

Never mind.

I really don't know.

I have been watched among the years

and only dancing.

They told me to prepare for assassinating Xu Fengnian

and avenging Chu.

Who are they?

I asked before.

They never answered me.

Where were you locked?

It was a big yard

with heavy guard.

I've never left there

so I don't know where it is.

But I could hear chanting sometimes.

What about the people who took you there?

They left.

They just told me to wait for Xu Fengnian.

Sounds like

you're just a puppet.

Do you know Chu Lushan?

Never heard of him.

Then why did he

take Xu Fengnian to you?

(Ruide Hall)

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

General Ning Emei from Fengzi Battalion

shows greetings to Your Highness.

I know you.

You led the troops to pick me up.

Your Highness,

why are you whipping General Chu?

Are you greeting me or questioning me?

I don't dare to.

I just wonder why.

He took me to the brothel

and I met an assassination.

Can that be a reason?

Has General Chu admitted

that he planned it?

Would you admit it if it were you?

Then, is there any evidence?

No, so what?

It's unreasonable to impose lynching

without evidence.

I remember you were with

your halberd last time.

You don't bring it with you?

I don't dare to meet Your Highness with that.

It's better to take it with you when negotiating.

North Liang has its own laws

which don't depend on the weapon

nor superiority and inferiority.

There are laws

and there is no superiority.

Nice speaking.

Your Highness flattered me.

I'm speaking bluntly.

Do you know that even Xu Xiao

doesn't dare to speak to me like that?

Who do you think you are?

I'm Ning Emei, Military General

from Fengzi Battalion.

Alright,

I bear you in mind.

The laws won't work. What to do?

Your Highness, please think twice.

Think about what?

If you let the army down,

no rule will work in the three states.

When the time comes,

can Your Highness still be able to be in charge of Xu's army?

Guard!

Take this rebel to prison!

Whether it's planned by Chu Lushan or not,

your assassination

is not that easy.

You were only taught with sword dance

but no fighting skills.

If they really wanted you to kill Xu Fengnian,

that's

unreasonable.

What do they want then?

Xu Fengnian was also assassinated

by Chu people on his way back.

Was it related to my assassination?

I don't know.

But I feel that this is not done yet.

It's fine as long as Your Highness is not involved.

I told you not to call me that again.

I'm leaving.

Please don't get angry.

I'm not angry.

I need to work.

The books in his room

need to be dried every month.

So annoying.

My Lord,

His Highness is sending Ning Emei

to the prison.

Alright.

His Highness

told the maid to send a message to the gate.

What is it?

His Highness said

Ning Emei came to negotiate

and is in prison now.

If anyone of you still wants to help Chu Lushan,

don't kneel here

and come directly in.

(Xu Xiao's Adopted Son Chen Zhibao)

My Lord,

Chen Zhibao is here.

Now

he is heading to His Highness.

I got it.

It's cold.

Alright,

I'll change it right now.

His Highness,

Chen Zhibao is coming.

White Chen?

You know him?

Chen Zhibao, War Immortal in White.

Xu Xiao's henchman.

The top general in North Liang

and the top one of the Adopted Six.

The backbone of North Liang.

It's said that

he is the only one capable to take over

North Liang after Xu Xiao.

Sounds like there is nothing to do with me.

You're also well-known.

Chen Zhibao is the hope of North Liang

and you are the shame of North Liang.

You're both famous.

Have some tea

and wait for White Chen.

(Ruide Hall)

Don't stand in the way.

I can't even see him.

You're also here to persuade me?

Chu Lushan is

the general I look down upon the most.

I have told them

that one day

I will send him to hell.

If you really want to kill him,

I can do it for you.

The problem is,

do you really want to kill him?

What is it?

Head.

The person who gave your portrait out

and sent the belle

to the brothel.

Who is it?

A military officer.

You don't know him.

Only an officer

can make such big trouble?

That's interesting.

He is the most brutal

and ridiculous one among the generals.

But this devil happens to be

most loyal to you.

I guess you whipped him

just to show the North Liang army.

In that way,

if someone wants to harm you,

the first choice to draw over

is the resentful Chu Lushan.

And you're also waiting.

The one who comes to save him

may be the murderer

who planned to kill you.

What a coincidence.

You're here now.

That's a harsh whip.

It's hard for him

to suffer for you.

Your Highness, please whip hard

later when you punish me.

It has to be hard enough

to be believed by others.

If you want to fish,

the bait must be put enough.

Your Highness.

Let's have a word alone.

They all say

you should be the one

to take over North Liang.

In contrast,

I, the son of Lord of North Liang,

am treated as a joke by others.

What do you think?

Didn't you ask for a talk?

Why don't you speak?

Did you question the belle?

She grew up being raised in a mansion,

practicing sword dance every day

just to stab me with that sword.

She doesn't know

who raised her.

She was just sent there.

Kill her.

No way.

She is pretty.

You can go meet her.

Maybe you will like her.

The assassination outside the city

and the sword dance

were just to make you suspect that a rebel is hiding in the army.

You already fell into the trap

when you used Chu Lushan to find him out.

Once you feel suspicious,

the army will be in a mess.

Kill that belle,

together with the officer's head,

so that the whole matter can be over.

Over?

That means no more investigation?

We should keep on investigating,

but on the surface,

this is over.

So, that officer

was not the murderer.

Just to end it on the surface,

he was beheaded.

He broke the military law

and had long been sentenced to death.

He had been sentenced to death

but he died now

just to end this up?

How many endings like this are you hiding?

There are internal and external problems.

The three states of North Liang

can't be in a mess.

That's why you, Chen Zhibao,

are the backbone of North Liang.

Yes,

I am.

I just told you

that the belle is pretty.

I'm reluctant to kill her.

What to do now?

♪ The flower of pain ♪

♪ Blooms in my heart ♪

♪ I made a bet with the dawn ♪

♪ That you'll answer ♪

♪ Forgive this tragic end ♪

♪ Moved by the moment we met ♪

♪ In spite of thunder and lightning ♪

♪ In spite of my falling ♪

♪ When we are apart ♪

♪ I'll collapse ♪

♪ Capture an image of the memory ♪

♪ After all these ups and downs ♪

♪ The vanity ♪

♪ Who will open it again ♪

♪ It's worth it ♪

♪ It's enough ♪

♪ Drowned in sadness ♪

♪ Just to see through ♪

♪ I will whisper love to you ♪

♪ For a lifetime ♪

♪ End the worry in the world ♪

♪ It's worth it ♪

♪ I'll be there for you all my life ♪

♪ After the moments of beauty ♪

♪ You are my reason to be ♪

♪ If there is a way ♪

♪ To start over ♪

♪ Will you still remember me ♪