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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 14=

Where are Ning Emei and his Fengzi Battalion?

One li behind us. [♪li: unit of length, equals 500 meters.]

When they're so far away,

how can they protect you?

We have Senior, don't we?

Xu Fengnian is quite scheming.

He has transferred Fengzi Battalion away

because he expects assassins.

When you use your martial arts,

he'll know who you are?

Clever girl.

But he's got the wrong plan.

Fengnian, I'll only keep you alive.

Even if all your subordinates are killed,

I won't care.

Fengnian should be out of Yongzhou, right?

Upon their traveling speed,

he should be.

Out of Yongzhou,

they'll be arriving in Qingzhou.

Lord of Jing'an in Qingzhou

is always at loggerheads with us.

I'm afraid

His Highness will have some mishaps there.

Chu Lushan.

Here.

Don't go to the capital city with me.

But I promised His Highness.

How many days does it take

when you travel light to Qingzhou?

Two days only.

Oh.

You...

Stay by the gate of my mansion.

Once you receive the sword tassel carried by the hawk,

lead your cavalry

to Qingzhou immediately.

Godfather, you want me

to invade Qingzhou?

No, or we would be rebelling.

Then what should I do in Qingzhou?

Fengnian will tell you.

What about you?

Many people in the capital city want me to be dead.

But once I'm there,

no one dares to kill me.

Instead, they'll do everything possible

to keep me alive.

Do you know why?

With North Liang Army around,

you can live without any anxiety!

Here I go.

Godfather.

What?

Who'll lead North Liang Army?

No one can guard North Liang,

but Chen Zhibao.

(Liang)

Hawk.

Sword tassel.

Go fetch my bed.

I'll be waiting here for the sword tassel.

I'm talking to you.

Go move my bed here.

Yes.

Quickly!

Armor.

Fujiang Armor?

Grandpa Wei, you know him?

When I was as young as you,

in this world,

there used to be four Great Masters.

One of them

was Fujiang Armor

from the South.

The man ahead of us?

But...

When Fujiang Armor

assassinated the late emperor,

Cruel Cat Han Diaosi

took off the Armor personally.

His dead body and the Armor

were hung on the flag for display.

It can't be faked.

That's weird.

Where did he get this armor?

Can he be the child of Fujiang Armor?

No way.

There's only one Fujiang Armor in this world.

Now,

the Armor should be kept in the Imperial Palace.

Let me try him out.

You don't need to take the risk.

Shu Xiu.

Lyu Qiantang.

May I borrow your horse?

As you wish.

Which one of us should go first?

Shouldn't we go in turn?

He's alive.

Luckily,

he's not Fujiang Armor Man among four Great Masters.

Who told you that?

Fujiang Armor

should have been stronger.

The Armor is from Mount Longhu.

It's ancient armor.

But few people know

that it can be divided into five armors,

referring to five elements.

Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth?

This is the Water Armor.

It's the strongest in the heavy rain.

They can't defeat him.

Ask them to get out of the way.

Stop.

Come back!

He's coming towards me.

It's over?

When Fujiang Armor is divided into five bodies,

they aren't as strong as the entirety.

But they still can't be easily defeated.

He isn't dead yet?

A living death.

He's not exactly a living person.

Making Immortals Kneel.

Is he a human

or is he an immortal?

This old man is quite strong.

I'm afraid I can't defeat him.

It's really hard to kill my brother-in-law.

I can't assassinate him directly.

I'll wait for another chance.

Luckily, I use the blade.

Otherwise,

when I saw how you used the sword,

I would have psychological scars

and never dare to use the sword again.

You don't use the blade very well, either.

What do you think of that, girl?

Not as good as White Fox.

She's strong.

But far worse than me.

She uses two blades much more beautifully.

I can use the sword beautifully, too.

She looks prettier than you.

Ah?

Seriously?

So, I won't be your disciple.

Think no more of it.

You are

as talented as Xu Fengnian.

If you learn from me, you'll be a master.

Considering my identity,

the stronger I am,

the sooner I'll die.

You're afraid that Xu Fengnian will kill you?

I don't think he wants that.

Bah.

He's sinister and ruthless.

He can do anything.

I can teach you.

Then you can defeat him.

I won't learn.

It's hard to learn martial arts.

Let me know when you want to learn.

Why must you teach me?

You're talented.

And you act arrogantly.

I like that.

What about him?

He has a good talent.

But he's scheming.

I'll keep observing him.

The two strokes

killed him.

But he looks alive.

The last breath, I'm afraid.

Dude,

who are you?

Why did you come to kill me?

Looks like he doesn't want to tell me.

It's not that he doesn't want to tell you.

He just can't tell you.

Why?

I checked on him.

He's mentally disturbed.

Mentally disturbed?

But he was fighting normally.

Look.

It's carved

all over the inner side of the Armor.

What's it?

As for the secret pattern,

you have to ask that senior in your carriage, I guess.

Look.

What's this?

A piece of armor.

What's carved on this side?

It looks mysterious.

I'm afraid no one knows it.

It's evil of you.

You're talking in riddles.

You know?

Tell us, then.

It's the genuine spirit.

Genuine spirit?

The pattern is carved with special material,

for the circulation of genuine spirit.

Genuine spirit circulates through the patterns?

More than that.

The patterns can also store genuine spirit.

Most wonderfully,

the patterns can transmit genuine spirit to this part.

Head?

So, the man out there

isn't born with superhuman strength.

Fujiang Armor is vicious.

A batch of death guards

have been trained.

Genuine spirit stored in the Armor

can help them to kill.

That's why I killed that man.

Because everybody in the Armor

would rather die than surrender.

(Unknown man) It's all right that we buried him.

(Unknown man) Why do we take away the Armor?

(Unknown man) It's quite an evil armor.

(Unknown man) Let's study it.

He said there were five Fujiang Armors.

But only one came to kill me.

It's hard to say if the other four would come.

Who told you only one came?

Three armors were waiting in the woods just now.

Just now?

Yes.

Why didn't they come out?

They were scared of me, of course.

Wait.

Only four in total.

Where's the fifth one?

How do I know?

Oh, no!

Ning Emei.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

You were attacked?

Your Highness,

a man in Armor attacked Fengzi Battalion.

What happened in the end?

I'm sorry.

More than forty soldiers were wounded or dead.

But we failed to keep him.

We only drove him off.

In the end,

he ran away.

Please punish me, Your Highness.

I beg you

to spare the remaining soldiers of Fengzi Battalion.

According to military rules of North Liang Army,

how should generals and soldiers be punished

for incompetence and failure?

Flogging is the least punishment.

Beheading is the harshest.

We ran into a man in Armor, too.

They two couldn't fight him.

You've already done a good job

when you drove him off.

Let me ask you.

During the fight,

did anyone of Fengzi Battalion

shrink back?

None of them ever shrank back.

Fengzi Battalion's men die in battle,

but they never run for their lives.

Good point.

When half of you were wounded or dead,

but you still fought bravely.

You're indeed valiant.

You fought bravely and won.

You're not guilty, but meritorious.

You may rise.

Thank you, Your Highness,

on behalf of Fengzi Battalion.

Take the remaining soldiers

back to North Liang.

Looks like

I'm going on a trip to destruction.

North Liang Cavalry is never afraid of death.

Shouldn't dead soldiers be taken home?

Take them back to North Liang

and catch up with me.

I'll slow down and wait for you.

It was a nice trick to buy them over.

It's hard to judge Ning Emei.

But I think the other soldiers

would like to die for you.

It's not that easy to buy over Fengzi Battalion.

I don't want them to die, either.

You're the son of the Lord of North Liang.

It's justified that they die for you.

I take over North Liang,

just to eliminate such justified things.

You're a weird man.

Forget it.

Your sword moves were earthshaking.

I can't help asking who you are.

I use swords.

You can guess.

Don't bother.

He's Li Chungang.

(God of Sword Li Chungang) How did you know?

God of Sword Li Chungang?

Sixty years ago,

God of Sword Li Chungang was famous all over the world.

He used his sword Mumaniu

to fight everywhere and no one defeated him.

I've heard about your sword.

I nearly forgot who I was.

Who else could remember Mumaniu?

So, you heard it.

Sixty years ago?

How old are you now?

Those who practice genuine spirit live longer than those who don't.

With Dahuangting in your body,

you'll live longer than me.

Now that you're the former God of Sword,

where's your sword?

Jiang Ni!

What? It's taboo?

Nothing is taboo.

In the fight against Wang Xianzhi,

he broke my sword Mumaniu

with his two fingers.

He won?

My sword was even broken.

He certainly won.

Then you're going to challenge Wang Xianzhi?

I just want to get back the sword box.

I don't have to challenge him.

You knew Xu Fengnian would visit Wudi City?

I did.

Then why are you still going?

You think

I've been hiding underground

because I'm scared of Wang Xianzhi

for losing to him and having my sword broken?

Isn't it the fact?

Losing a fight

never scares me.

I stayed hidden

only because

I realized that I was an idiot.

(Mount Qingcheng)

Your Highness,

if we choose

to make a detour,

it'll take us less than a day to leave Yongzhou.

But if we go through the back of the mountain,

I'm afraid it'll take a couple of days.

I know.

Your Highness,

is he

really Li Chungang?

Yes, I think.

What's wrong?

Why are you so excited

about his name?

He's God of Sword Li Chungang.

Masters appear one after another in the martial world.

But he was the strongest for fifty years.

His swordsmanship

was the best in the world.

He was the coolest swordsman

in the world, too.

Girls were crazy about him.

Other swordsmen admired him.

Shu Xiu,

are you crazy about him, too?

I grew up, hearing a lot about his legends.

To me,

he's like the real god.

Qingniao, you don't look excited.

I'm a mere maid.

I love rich guys.

I'm not interested

in a poor old man.

Lin,

what about you?

Lyu Qiantang,

what about you?

Lyu Qiantang!

I'm a scholar!

If he could be Number One Scholar,

I would admire him.

Boring man.

Let's hurry up.

We'll live in the Taoist temple tonight

where we can be sheltered.

Why do I feel the closer we get to Mount Qingcheng,

the happier His Highness looks?

How do you know here's a Taoist temple?

I divined.

You're awesome, then.

Your Highness,

the Taoist temple

is a little bit weird.

How?

Trees in the backyard

have been cut down.

Oh.

They were used

to make a fire.

Make a fire?

I failed to find the firewood.

Then I cut down the trees.

So,

you came here, Your Highness?

Three years ago, Old Huang and I lived here.

You once had a hard life.

Shu Xiu and Lyu Qiantang

went out for hunting.

Let's see

if they can take back some game meat.

It's good to have more people.

When Old Huang and I stayed here,

neither of us wanted to go out for food

even if we fainted from hunger.

Hey.

Come over.

Quick.

What?

What's this?

Let's knock them out.

Fengzi Battalion is away.

Tonight is the best chance.

Lyu Qiantang used to be a scholar.

Looks like he doesn't have great martial arts.

Let's take him down first.

You know him a lot.

Have you heard me?

It's a deal, then.

You even found the white chickens

on Mount Qingcheng.

I'm getting a great feast.

I'm glad you like it.

Where's Lyu Qiantang?

Out there.

He said he would guard the carriage.

Ignore him.

He always pulls a long face.

How annoying!

Come on.

I want the drumstick.

Old Huang likes drumsticks, too.

Jian Jiuhuang?

I only know he's Old Huang.

He's gluttonous and lazy.

He's best at broiling sweet potatoes.

Come on.

Help yourself.

Why are you holding a stick?

To add fuel to the fire.

Ridiculous.

Your Highness,

how long did you stay here with Old Huang three years ago?

For a few days.

Why...?

Why did you stay here?

We didn't stay.

We were caught by bandits.

Bandits on Mount Qingcheng?

Yeah.

They came, upon seeing the flare.

They didn't kill you?

They were stupid bandits.

Some were old and some were young.

When they saw starving Old Huang and me,

they gave us half of the roast chicken.

What good luck you had!

We became friends later.

When I left Mount Qingcheng,

they gave me a lot of food.

You came back here

because you wanted to see them again?

I missed them a lot.

If they see the flare,

they may come.

Give us your money!

A lot of people here.

- They're the stupid bandits? - Take out your money.

Take it out.

- Not them. - Give us your money.

- It's weird. - Take it out.

This is supposed to be their territory.

Boss.

- Your Highness. - Today,

- I'm experienced in the martial world. - We'll get a lot.

Judged by my experience...

We'll be too busy.

There are two conditions

where former bandits have been replaced.

How dare you chat!

- You totally ignore me? - Yeah.

Yeah.

Take out your money!

- Take it out! - Take it out!

Girls come here!

First,

- the former bandits were expelled. - As for men,

- What about the second? - We'll kill them all.

They were all killed by new bandits.

As for girls,

we'll enjoy them all.

Holding a dagger, girl?

Sirs,

if I give this beautiful girl to you,

will you let us go?

We're dying, anyway.

May I ask you a question?

Where's Old Meng?

Cut the crap.

I'll kill you first.

Shu Xiu.

Your Highness.

Don't let anyone of them run away.

Try harder to fight me.

Fight her!

- Yes. - Yes.

Don't rush to leave.

Come in and talk.

Spare me.

I'm sorry I didn't recognize you.

Please spare my life.

How long have you been in Mount Qingcheng?

For more than a month.

In such a short time,

you haven't built your own camp, have you?

The former bandits left the camp.

You killed them?

No, no.

But I know

they were in trouble.

Trouble?

What trouble?

Immortals of Qingyang Sect

took away a teenage girl.

Old Meng and his men

went to Qingyang Sect, asking for the girl.

In the end,

none of them came back.

Xiaoque'er?

Why did they take her?

I heard immortals of Qingyang Sect

get stronger by hurting girls.

Maybe they just wanted that girl.

When was the girl taken away?

Before we came here.

Less than two months ago.

What else would you like to ask?

I've confessed everything.

How many people have you killed?

None.

We're poor men.

We didn't have a choice, but to be bandits.

Grandpa Wei.

Here.

There's a slope a bit further south.

The camp is behind it.

Please go and check it for me.

All right.

Watch them carefully.

Don't worry, Your Highness.

None of them can run away.

Where are you going, Your Highness?

I'm going for walk.

I'll go with you.

This is

Yin-yang Pavilion.

It's said to be the boundary of Mount Qingcheng.

It's the real world at the foot of the mountain.

On the mountain,

it's the nether world.

It's hard to distinguish them, isn't it?

Yeah.

It's always hard to distinguish them

and it's hard to judge people.

Give me the writing brush and paper.

Keep still.

Your Highness,

it's quite dark.

How do you manage

to see the mountain so clearly?

I came to this pavilion before.

I've kept

the scenery in my mind.

Where are you going?

I've drunk too much water.

I'm afraid of the dark.

I need her to go with me.

Go.

What again?

When few people are around,

we can sneak away.

We've got nowhere to go.

Come on.

Don't waste time talking.

Go with me, anyway.

I'll take the cat with us.

Your Highness.

How did you find us?

I saw the flare

and I came to have a look.

How's the camp?

Many women were locked there.

They were kidnapped.

Their families were ruined.

Don't they want to take revenge?

They do.

But they're scared.

In the end,

they all left.

Will we send the bandits

to the government?

We're just kidding.

We're not running away.

We just...

Xu Xiao only asked me to protect Xu Fengnian.

I don't interfere

with anyone else.

Off you go.

I won't stop you.

Let's go.

Quickly.

Don't bother.

North Liang

isn't far from here.

If I run away,

a message will be sent back by a carrier pigeon.

You should at least try.

There isn't a chance.

Why do we bother?

Mm.

I...

I don't think you want to leave.

You can hear us?

I can whenever I want.

What do you think, girl?

Would you like to learn martial arts from me?

With martial arts,

you can decide

whether you stay or leave.

I refuse.

According to His Highness,

the women are scared after they've been hurt.

But it doesn't matter.

We'll take revenge

for them.

What does that mean?

The women in the camp...

You can't believe them.

They're cheap women!

We've got a lot of treasure.

I can give it to you,

as long as you let me go.

Dig holes.

(Villager Xiaoque'er)

Why can't I blow out a sound?

Let me teach you.

Oh.

Xu,

I knew you would leave.

I won't leave until I teach you.

All right?

Well,

come back and visit me later.

I will.

It's wise of you, Your Highness.

You've kept in mind the landform?

I shouldn't waste my trip.

They were killed.

Shu Xiu and Lyu Qiantang

buried them.

Mm.

What would you like to say?

Your Highness,

why didn't we send them to the government?

The government may not kill

the criminals I give them.

The court always defends

the enemies of North Liang.

And of course,

they're mere bandits.

They're of little importance.

But just in case.

They've killed so many people.

I don't want them to have any chance to stay alive.

Those bandits

deserve to be killed.

Not all bandits are so cruel.

When Old Meng was here,

he never killed people.

When he met poor men during the robbery,

he even gave them money.

He robbed Old Huang and me when we didn't even have a single penny.

When we left,

he gave us a lot of money, instead.

He and his men were righteous bandits.

They weren't bandits.

They were just villagers who couldn't make a living.

There were even the old and weak, women and children among them.

There was a little girl,

named Xiaoque'er.

She kept asking me to teach her to blow the leaves.

She often stole jerky from Old Meng for me.

The girl

who was taken to Qingyang Sect?

Wu Lingsu of Qingyang Sect

was bestowed Lord of Qingcheng

by the late emperor.

He established Shenxiao Sect.

It's a sect in the martial world

as well as the spy for the royal family.

Mount Qingcheng is the first pass

outside North Liang.

Actually,

Wu Lingsu is spying

on North Liang in the dark.

I know.

I had planned

to avoid Qingyang Sect

when I had to pass Mount Qingcheng.

You did it right, Your Highness.

At present,

we're fighting for the inheritance of the throne of North Liang.

We can't have a dispute with Wu Lingsu.

I promised Xiaoque'er

that I would come back for her.

She's been caught for two months.

It's too late now.

Yeah.

It's too late.

I can't save her.

Put it away.

To make a big difference, one must be patient

and weigh up the pros and cons.

It's too late to save her, anyway.

I can

avenge her later.

But what if she's still alive?

Your Highness,

you should focus on our big plan.

Grandpa Wei,

I'm afraid I can't make a big difference.

I'm going to break into Mount Qingcheng.

♪ 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 ♪