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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 5=

Look at the lake.

Is it beautiful?

The landscape falls into the lake.

The cloud is like crystal-clear frost.

It is

the best view in the world indeed.

It's not beautiful now.

It's beautiful with fish.

Where is the fish food?

Look!

Fish!

The golden scales break the blue sky.

It's more beautiful now.

It's not superlative.

The view at the center of the lake is spectacular.

(Tingchao Pavilion)

(Propitious Omens)

(Imposing and Magnificent)

(Li Yishan, military counselor)

(Imposing and Magnificent)

(Propitious Omens)

Stop here.

What to do now?

Spread the fish food.

Don't be so stingy.

This is the best view.

Don't you take a look?

You are from the Lin family in Hedong, right?

Yes.

I trust you

about the assassination,

but people gossip.

Your family has to do something

to reassure North Liang.

Mr. Lin?

Your Highness, you have a big appetite indeed.

Why are you acting like a different person now?

Things change,

but I'm still who I am.

So, you've been acting.

If not,

how would you let your guard down?

If you don't let your guard down,

how would I have the chance to be alone with you?

You want to kill me?

Yes.

I came here just to kill you.

What about Miss Fan?

I met her on the way here.

It's a godsend.

That slash of her sword

made you less defensive.

What will happen if you kill me?

If you die,

there will be no future for the army of Xu!

That's it?

That's it.

I read sage books

to serve the people.

I'm willing to kill the culprit for my country.

Are you not afraid that she is a master of martial arts?

I'll take a chance!

You won.

That girl can't fight at all.

You won't

be able to live if you kill me.

What's there to be afraid

to die for my country?

Miss Fan will die, too.

Those who came here with you

will all die.

For the great cause,

one has no fear for sacrifice!

Do they know

that you will sacrifice them?

I'll make amends to them

in the hell!

I know you can't fight,

but I learned swordsmanship from an early age.

Xu Fengnian.

That smile you just had

should be your last smile

in your life.

I smile

because I finally figure out

the purpose of the three assassinations,

and

who's behind all this.

What are you talking about?

No one orders me to kill you.

You are a pawn.

How would a pawn know who is playing chess?

Xu Fengnian.

What a pity.

I'm a good swimmer.

Just die under the water!

I couldn't be happier.

I'm not going to save you.

(Chu Kuangnu, bladesman from North Mang)

I

Want to eat meat.

Thanks for coming down to save me.

Who...

Who wants to save you?

I want to see how you die.

I must let you down.

What is that thing at the bottom of the lake?

I call him Old Hunk under the Lake.

Is it a person or a monster?

I guess it's a person.

No way.

How can a man live underwater?

In the first place,

he has strong internal force.

You know

people with strong internal force have longer breathing intervals.

He still needs air.

There are fish in the lake.

But he's not a fish.

He eats living fish

and rips the swim bladder from the fish's belly.

There's air inside the swim bladder.

That's how he stays alive.

There's not much air.

With strong internal force, he doesn't need much air.

He kills a few more fish every day

and just gets through it.

Then when did you find him?

I fell into the lake when I was a child.

He saved my life.

Later, I often threw hot food

into the lake to feed him.

Gradually,

we got familiar.

So, you planned

where to park the boat?

Yeah.

You gave Mr. Lin a chance to kill you on purpose.

That's right.

You never trusted him the whole time.

What you said and what you did are just for testing him?

Why would I trust him?

So, you were also testing me

to see if I would join hands with him

in a crisis?

That's not what I meant.

Who knows when you are telling the truth

and when you are lying?

I swear in the name of my mother

that I have no intention of testing Jiang Ni.

That would be the best.

But I didn't expect you

to jump into the lake to save me.

I said I wasn't trying to save you!

What are you doing?

My clothes are soaked. It feels uncomfortable.

Stop taking off your clothes.

Keep your underclothes.

Rest assured.

I'm not that shameless.

You are already shameless.

How about you?

Are you not feeling uncomfortable?

I'm not uncomfortable.

I'm fine.

Your sleeves are wet.

I'll gouge your eyes out if you keep looking at me!

Let's go.

Go by yourself.

I'll be back later.

Your clothes are all wet.

How improper it will be

if someone else sees you!

You walk ahead of me.

Does my back look good?

Very ugly.

Then why are you looking at it?

I'm not!

I jumped into the lake.

You didn't get guards for me,

but you brought me clothes?

Why do I feel that I can't see through you,

Old Huang?

What's hard to see through me?

Can you stop chatting?

Just one more word.

Guess what I found?

Xu Fengnian!

Young Master.

I didn't let you go!

Wait.

Young Master.

Why did you jump down again?

What did you find?

A big fish?

Look.

I got it back for you.

I don't need it.

Old Huang.

I don't know what it is

and what's in it,

but I know

you've been carrying it with you for years,

and it's important to you.

That's all in the past.

Why do you deny your past?

Your past

makes who you are now.

No matter what,

you're always Old Huang to me.

If you don't want it anymore

one day,

you need to tell me formally.

The wood is good.

I'll chop it

and roast a duck with it.

Since God wants you to find it,

don't use it to roast a duck. I can't bear to let you do that.

Don't throw it away again.

I'll leave the man lying there to you.

No problem.

I'll take care of it, Young Master.

You are awake.

What's at the bottom of the lake?

It's my family's lake.

None of your business.

Kill me.

Don't think too much about it.

I'm here

to let you know

the consequences of this assassination.

The consequences?

Although I failed,

there will be other righteous men

coming after you.

No. Mr. Lin.

The Lin family is over.

It's my own decision to assassinate you.

What does it have to do with my family?

You are the eldest son of your family.

What do you think?

Isn't it over if I die?

Don't try to kill yourself.

It won't change the result

whether you die or not.

I just assassinated the son of Lord of North Liang.

I'll get beheaded at worst.

My family won't be implicated.

What about the conspiracy of rebellion?

What rebellion?

The Lin family

colludes with the rebels in secret.

What else could it be

if it's not a rebellion?

There are no rebels!

You're trying to frame my family.

It's just your side of the story. Who would believe you?

That's why

you have to be more careful

and cautious

when you do things,

so as not to be used as a pawn and get your family exterminated

without knowing it.

You are talking nonsense

to throw me off balance.

Believe it or not.

Alright.

I'm done.

I'll leave.

Hold on!

What about Miss Fan?

She is in a woman's cell.

Would we lock her up with you?

I used her in this matter.

She has nothing to do with it.

It's too late.

She has been implicated by you.

Xu Fengnian!

Xu Fengnian!

I know you are a righteous man,

but have you thought about

that you might have gone too far?

I don't even know your name.

Never mind.

It's not important.

It's impossible.

It's impossible.

He was just trying to scare me.

Xu Fengnian!

Xu Fengnian!

Xu Fengnian!

Why are you still on the first floor?

I'm reading books.

But there are introductory books on martial arts on this floor.

You don't need them anymore.

To be the best in the world,

I need to learn from the ground up.

Good luck.

I'll go to see someone.

Your Grandpa Wei is sleeping in the back.

I'm not looking for him.

I want to see my master.

Didn't you say you couldn't face him

until you unravel the whole assassination event?

I unraveled it.

You know who's trying to kill you?

I know

who is behind the scenes,

but his purpose

is not to kill me.

The three assassinations

all happened in Lingzhou,

but the result he wants

is thousands of miles away.

I'll tell you in detail later.

That's not necessary.

If it's not about martial arts,

I'm not interested anyway.

I'm leaving.

Master.

I'm back.

Did you unravel

the whole assassination event?

Yes.

Who planned it?

Zhao Heng,

the Lord of Jing'an in Qingzhou.

Be more specific.

In the first round of assassination,

the remaining troops of Chu assembled.

I believe

the Lord of Jing'an must be the driving force behind it.

In the second round of assassination,

Yu Youwei is the daughter of a swordsman from the Chu.

She acted like she wanted to avenge her lost country.

Xu Xiao annihilated the Chu.

Who else should I kill but you?

Zhao Heng kept Yu Youwei

for such a day.

Lin initiated the third round of assassination,

which is the most important round.

(Noodles)

He wants to kill me

because he believes

that North Liang endangers the country.

But all this

can't be done

without Zhao Heng, being the driving force behind it.

What's the evidence?

There isn't any evidence.

Even Lin himself wouldn't know

that he wants to kill me

because he was subtly influenced by the Lord of Jing'an.

What are you talking about?

No one orders me to kill you.

Once Lin made a move,

everyone would think

that the Lin family joined hands with the Chu veterans,

and what he did

became treasonous in nature.

So,

the Lin family is over.

Then why would Zhao Heng

try to make all of this happen?

Qingzhou is one of the key areas to defend against North Liang.

(Qingzhou) Zhao Heng commands Qingzhou

(Qingzhou) and controls the Navy.

You can say

(Lingzhou) that he grabs North Liang by the throat.

But he did contend for the throne before.

The court doesn't trust him.

That's why it has been the Lin family in Hedong

who has the fiscal control of Qingzhou.

After three rounds of assassination,

the Lin family would fall into the whirlpool of treason.

They can't be saved.

After that,

the fall of the Lin family

would leave the Lord of Jing'an in sole control of Qingzhou.

No one can play against him anymore.

He planned all this

not to kill me,

but

to take full control of Qingzhou.

A series of lethal moves.

The real game

is outside the chessboard.

The cause and effect are thousands of miles apart.

The Lord of Jing'an, Zhao Heng,

is a scary player indeed.

What if you get killed?

If I die,

North Liang would be in chaos.

It would do good to Qingzhou.

The Lord of Jing'an would win anyway

in this game.

You haven't seen through

this game.

Who are you?

I am the usurper.

Look.

I'm standing right in front of you.

You don't even know who I am.

Xu Xiao?

Actually,

I kind of appreciate you.

You want to persuade me to surrender?

Xu Xiao.

It can only happen in your dream

to make me serve a usurper.

You are so righteous.

I'm embarrassed to keep lying to you.

What do you want to say?

Come in!

Brother Lin.

Miss Fan.

Xu Xiao!

It has nothing to do with her!

Brother Lin.

Did they release you?

I lied to you.

You can hit me

and scold me.

I deserve it.

I'm not wronged.

We are all acting.

Did I do a good job?

You...

Lin.

Do you really think

we met by accident?

I had her

waiting for you

on the way

when you left your mansion.

Why?

First of all,

the assassination

entered

the third round.

I must let her give you a push

at the crucial moment.

Second,

my son must find out

who Qingniao is.

Therefore,

she must wield her sword.

How hard it is for me to be a father.

I have to find a way

to give my son what he wants.

Am I right?

What's more,

with my words,

it would be set in stone that the Lin family

colludes with the Chu survivors.

There is no chance

to turn the tide.

Xu Xiao!

You treacherous man!

The planning is done.

I have told you the truth.

Regard it

as my respect for your righteousness.

Shu Xiu!

Grand Commander.

Send a message to Wang Linquan

that

the Lin family is over.

Make sure he will destroy

the lifeblood of the Lin family step by step.

Zhao Heng has always wanted to destroy the Lin family

and dominate Qingzhou, right?

Good.

Let's give him a hand.

The Lord of Jing'an doesn't know

that although the Lin family falls,

his henchman who will take over Qingzhou's fiscal power

is actually

from North Liang

who has been planted by his side long ago.

This is a good game

indeed.

Go ahead.

I need to thank you

for this whole thing.

Your name is Lin...

Lin...

Lin...

Never mind. It doesn't matter.

You mean Xu Xiao has been prepared

for this game?

It's more than that.

Could there be a deeper layer?

You must always keep in mind

that what you need to see

is not just the game,

but also

the secret plan of the chess player.

I think you know the deepest dungeon

in the mansion.

Yes.

Go there and take a look.

Maybe you'll understand.

Access to the deepest level requires Xu Xiao's warrant.

I don't have it.

This will do.

What do you want me to see?

What else could it be?

It's a person.

Someone you know.

Show your warrant.

Why are you here?

Did you forget

it was you who gave the order?

Soldier!

Put this rebel

in jail!

But I've set you free.

I'm afraid you got it wrong.

Ning Emei is an honest man.

Make up an excuse

and release him.

Do you know Lin?

Who?

You don't know him.

You have nothing to do with the Lin family's operation.

Did you ask Yu Youwei to assassinate me?

If you want to kill me,

just do it.

Why bother to fabricate a charge on me?

You have nothing to do with Yu Youwei.

Could it be outside Lingzhou...?

No.

It was you

who showed up in time

and saved me from the Chu people.

You have nothing to do with three assassinations.

Why are you here?

On the lowest floor of the dungeon?

You are also here.

Dig deeper.

Okay.

Leave us.

You want to see me?

Why is Ning Emei still locked up in the dungeon?

It's something I shouldn't know?

You'll know it sooner or later.

I didn't tell you

because

I don't want to put you in that position.

Is it a big deal?

Do you know

where our greatest enemy is?

North Mang?

Not there.

The capital?

The royal clan

is indeed wary of North Liang,

but they are still

foreign enemies.

You mean

North Liang's greatest enemy

is inside of us?

That's right.

The North Liang Cavalry is unparalleled in the world.

The only way to destroy the foundation of North Liang

is to start from

the inside.

Does Ning Emei collude with foreign enemies?

No.

Is he plotting a rebellion?

He is loyal.

Then why did you lock him up?

He supports your younger brother.

What did you say?

Get up.

- Bravo! - Bravo!

Huangman'er

was born with great strength.

He has

plenty of supporters in the army.

Isn't it a good thing?

There are even people

supporting him

to take over military power

and rule North Liang.

Ning Emei is one of them?

So, you're going to kill him yourself

to stabilize the army.

Just for that?

Wait,

they want your younger brother

to take your place.

What's wrong with

letting him take my place?

I don't want it anyway.

Do you know

why they support him?

You just said yourself

that Huangman'er was born with great strength.

But he has the mind of a child.

The royal clan is coveting North Liang.

There are countless foreign enemies.

How do you expect your brother

to take control over

such a situation?

Those who support him

don't know that?

Why do they choose Huangman'er?

Just because

he is naive

and easy to control.

If

Your little brother

takes over North Liang,

he will become

a pawn of those schemers.

When that day comes,

the Xu family

will be doomed.

Ning Emei doesn't look like a schemer.

He certainly wasn't trying to control your brother.

He just

admires Huangman'er.

Men like him in the army

are pawns

put on the surface by those people.

Then who are the people

trying to take this chance

to control North Liang?

I'm still looking into it.

No hurry.

Kill Ning Emei first.

That will be a wake-up call for them.

But I need a charge to kill Ning Emei.

The assassination of Lord of North Liang's son.

There are only words

without evidence.

Who would believe it?

If I kill Ning Emei like this,

it will undermine the morale of the army.

Who said there is no evidence?

Do you remember

someone sent your portrait to the bandits

in the first round of assassination?

I'll find out

about the portrait for you.

He colluded with foreign enemies.

It's a crime deserving the death penalty.

Was it really Ning Emei

who sent out the portrait?

Is it that important

whether he did it or not?

Who gave the portrait to the Chu people?

You gave them the portrait?

Look.

Look at it.

I picked one

that looks like you the most.

The Lord of Jing'an

plotted assassinations

for the fiscal power of Qingzhou,

and you played along

to root out dissenters.

Ning Emei also has supporters in the army.

As long as we convict him

of collusion with the enemy,

we can kill him.

Even he's innocent?

North Liang can't be in chaos.

We have to kill him

to stabilize the army.

North Liang can't be in chaos.

That's also what Chen Zhibao said.

He also knows it, right?

You're my oldest son.

What we did

is for your good.

I won't kill Ning Emei.

Fengnian.

Your last name is Xu.

To protect North Liang

is one of

your inherent responsibilities.

So, I can kill innocent people

for the sake of North Liang?

I won't kill Ning Emei.

Okay.

You don't have to kill him.

There's a second option.

If

Huangman'er is gone,

there will be

no fight over power anymore.

Do you know what you're talking about?

That's not what I meant.

Even a vicious tiger will not eat its cubs.

What do you mean by he is gone?

Make Huangman'er leave North Liang.

Enough!

Whether you kill Ning Emei

to punish those ambitious men in the army,

or I send Huangman'er away

to solve this problem for good.

You have to make a choice.

I'm not going to choose either one.

North Liang occupies

the land of three states

and commands the cavalry of 350,000 soldiers.

To guard such a vast land,

how can you not get blood on your hands?

That's why I said

I never wanted it!

What about North Liang's future?

Don't they call Chen Zhibao the Little Slayer?

He is the ideal person!

I've made myself clear.

Huangman'er can't leave.

Ning Emei can't be killed.

So be it.

♪ 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 ♪