Original subtitles

Here,

have a bite of the bun.

[Half a month ago]

Never thought

I'd take in a sidekick here.

He's called Lyu Ruhui.

He's really something.

He masters some mystical tricks.

The guy's quite tall

and energetic,

with thick eyebrows

and big eyes.

Blessing generations to come!

He actually pulled off the trick of Three Immortals Eating Noodles.

I told him to follow me,

and I'd have his back.

Were it not for this young man,

I would've died on the Corpse Driving journey.

I'm a human!

Who would've thought those bastards were smuggling opium?

Opium paste?

Also,

he said he was going to the Qian family's place.

He said his name isn't Lyu Ruhui.

My real name isn't Lyu Ruhui.

My name is Shangguan Chengming.

[A Prophet]

[Episode 7]

[Qianshan Station]

[Seven days ago]

It's indeed not enough for me.

Spare me, sir!

We're all

in the same business.

Second Master,

someone is here to see you.

You didn't expect this, did you?

I'm still alive.

Who are you?

You threw me into the river,

and you've already forgotten it?

This guy is a fraud!

He used my name

to sneak into Longxuya

and got Chief Du killed!

You have nothing to back that up.

Why should we believe you?

When the incident happened at Longxuya,

I saw him

with Feng Siyuan.

This guy

used Feng Siyuan

to wipe out Longxuya.

He's now targeting your Qian family!

Is what he said true?

What are you doing?

Second Brother!

Was he telling the truth?

Yes,

I work for Commander Feng.

Blind Du is a mere opium smuggler.

The real source

is the buyer pulling the strings—

Mingcao Hall,

the Qian family.

What does the Qian family have to do with this?

On the surface, the Qian family runs a herbal medicine business.

But behind the scenes,

they make the drugs collected from Blind Du

into an ointment called Bashen Powder,

raking in money

and harming the people.

Your empty words

are hardly convincing.

All the Qian family's shady deeds

are recorded in a secret ledger.

If we can bring it to light,

Commander Feng,

you will be upholding justice for all.

I've always engraved Mr. Sun's saying in my heart—

the world belongs to the public.

If you can raid the Qian family,

you'll rid the people

of the threat of drugs for the public good.

You'll confiscate

the illicit possessions and keep the region safe, also for the public good.

This is

a good deal for the public good.

I also keep

Mr. Sun's saying in my heart—

the world belongs to the public.

"The world belongs to the public." Nice.

But

I need to borrow something from you

before I visit the Qian family this time.

Go ahead.

Why should I trust you?

You can check the license plate out there

and see if it's from the division headquarters.

What if it's a stolen one?

And what if I really am Commander Feng's man?

Can you bear the consequences

of offending the Commander, Second Master?

Third Madam.

Third Madam.

A group of soldiers is at the door.

The leader says they're here to deliver a gift.

The grand gift has arrived.

Let him in.

Yes, Ma'am.

Sir,

here is what you asked for.

Commander Feng ordered me

to hand it to you personally.

Put it on the table.

Yes, Sir.

Second Master, won't you open it

to see if you like

the gift?

Who exactly are you?

Aren't you good at fortune-telling, Second Master?

You businessmen believe

that investments must yield returns.

We in the military have a rule too.

Once a gun is drawn, it must be fired.

Second Master,

take aim.

Mr. Chengming,

please calm down.

I can't.

He is right.

I did wipe out the entire Longxuya Branch for Commander Feng.

Do you know why?

Because those frauds

used our soldiers' bodies to smuggle opium.

They were soldiers,

brothers to Commander Feng and me.

Not your tools for making money.

What exactly is going on?

I...

I don't know.

Second Master.

If someone desecrated your brothers' bodies,

would you just let it go?

Mr. Chengming,

Mr. Chengming, please calm down.

What soldiers?

We really have no idea.

If Blind Du

really did such a heartless thing,

then he deserved to die.

Such a man who deserved to die

was supposed to be executed in public.

But he died the night before the execution.

Don't you think he got off easy?

Then

who did it?

The Tianxiang Sect.

You and Blind Du

smuggled drugs behind the Sect Master's back.

Blind Du's death

was the Sect Master making an example of him.

But if your Bashen Powder

is escorted by our army,

you won't have to worry

about the Tianxiang Sect seeking revenge.

After all, in these chaotic times,

what is safer than having the army's backing?

Then

how much does

Commander Feng want?

Commander Feng said

he only wants 30 percent of the profit.

What if I refuse?

Second Master, why do you

think your whole family is still

living in peace?

To show his sincerity,

Commander Feng has told the Sect Master

not to touch your family.

Commander Feng also said

that harmony brings wealth.

Second Master, don't listen to him.

He sent a severed head.

What harmony and wealth is he talking about?

Amitabha.

You...

Mr. Chengming.

If we can

cooperate with Commander Feng this time,

it will be a great blessing for the Qian family.

But this is a matter of great importance.

Please allow my brother and me to discuss it further.

As for the business,

I can afford to wait.

I'm just afraid

Commander Feng cannot.

I apologize

for the offense today.

Please stay at our residence for a few days.

My second brother and sister-in-law are getting married.

If you don't mind,

please join us for the wedding.

It can also be considered a good omen

for our future cooperation.

So, Second Master, your wedding is approaching.

Then I thank you

in advance for the wedding drink.

Huaiyi.

What happened?

Shuyi.

It's a mess in here.

Let me have the servants clean it up.

Listen to me.

Don't be afraid of whatever you see later.

I'm here.

What exactly happened?

How could this happen?

This is so unlucky

right before the wedding.

Bear with it.

There are outsiders here.

Let me introduce her.

This is

the woman I'm about to marry,

Jiang Shuyi.

Chengming,

I'm

a reckless man.

Don't take what just happened

to heart.

Just as you said,

harmony

brings wealth.

Do you know

Lyu Ruhui is from the Tianxiang Sect?

How can I explain to the Tianxiang Sect if you kill him?

The Tianxiang Sect has already killed Blind Du.

We

will be next.

Our business of the Bashen Powder

has already broken the Sect Master's rules.

Wouldn't it be a good thing

to have Commander Feng as our backer?

Besides, they only want 30% of the profit.

Can't you figure out this deal, Second Brother?

Do you know what you're talking about?

Am I the one who can't figure it out now?

Feng has his eyes

on our Bashen Powder now.

So he eliminated Longxuya on the surface first.

Now he sent someone over

to hypocritically talk about cooperation with us.

He said he wants 30%.

30%

wouldn't even be enough for him.

The reason Feng hasn't touched our family yet

is that only we know how to make the Bashen Powder.

One day,

when we are squeezed dry by Feng,

our fate will be worse than Blind Du's.

Huaiyi!

You are destined to face a disaster

this year.

I practice every day

just to ward off disasters for you.

Huaiyi.

I'm taking the blame for this killing

for you today.

Sister,

I won't say anything about you messing with these things

usually,

but now

you're believing in the Buddha at home

and worshipping masters outside.

Let me tell you,

they are all clay idols.

Second Madam Qian.

You weren't even going to invite me to your wedding?

Only relatives and friends

will come to the wedding.

I've only just met you, Mr. Chengming.

Why would I have invited you?

Whether you invite me or not,

I'm already here.

I just wonder whether this marriage

is real or not.

What if it's real,

and what if it's fake?

If it's real,

I naturally have to prepare a big gift.

If it's fake...

Maybe I can help.

Stay out of my business.

Keep quiet.

Second Madam Qian.

I'm here.

Is the road smooth?

Everything is normal.

The Sect Master said

to close the net early.

We must get the money as soon as possible.

I'll act immediately when I find a chance.

Then rest early.

Isn't the Qian family with the Tianxiang Sect?

Would your own people attack your own?

Cooperating with Feng Siyuan

is like asking a tiger for its hide.

I advise you not to play with fire.

Shouldn't you give me an explanation

for what happened back then?

You wouldn't believe whatever I say anyway.

Do it.

Mr. Chengming.

Want to die?

It's not that simple.

Your life alone

can't make up for the lives of my whole family.

I know.

You're coming for the entire Tianxiang Sect.

He's just a fraud.

He sneaked into Longxuya using my name

and killed Chief Du.

Now he's coming for your Qian family.

Honey, was my snoring

keeping you awake?

Tomorrow,

go to Commander Feng's division headquarters.

Check Shangguan Chengming's identity.

Honey, rest assured.

Shangguan Chengming has nothing to do

with the Tianxiang Sect.

He came here

with Blind Du’s head.

Understood, Honey.

I'll send someone there first thing tomorrow morning.

Amitabha.

Amitabha.

Third Madam,

you invited me to this salvation ritual today,

and I can see

you have

the compassion to deliver all beings from suffering.

You flatter me, Mr. Shangguan.

I wonder if you and the Second Master

have reached a decision regarding this partnership?

I am naturally willing

to cooperate with Commander Feng.

It's just that...

Third Madam.

Who exactly calls the shots in your family?

Buddhism or Taoism,

you have to pick one.

You don't seem like someone who is easily swayed.

If you think this deal is viable,

hand over the account book for the Bashen Powder.

Once Commander Feng reviews it,

we have

a deal.

The account book?

Since we are working together,

the accounts

naturally must be clear.

I follow the righteous decree

to pacify the wandering souls.

May all beings be sheltered

and all creations receive grace.

May each return to their true nature.

Let compassion spread

and bless the universe.

Bestow boundless mercy.

Obey my command at once!

Break!

Master.

Master.

Master, are you alright?

-Master. -It’s fine.

I had already sent away

Lyu Ruhui's vengeful spirit,

but an unknown

surge of evil aura

trapped his spirit

in the Qian family again.

Where would our family get an evil aura?

While fighting that evil aura,

I vaguely saw

it was formed by a book.

If I am not mistaken,

it should be

Yama's

Book of Life and Death.

The Book of Life and Death?

This...

How could our family have such a thing?

The records in that book

concern the lives and deaths of many.

But as to what exactly it is,

I must trouble you to think carefully,

Third Madam.

Master.

Then,

is there any other way

to appease this vengeful spirit?

Lyu Ruhui

is tightly bound by the evil aura of the Book of Life and Death.

He cannot leave.

To completely resolve this,

Third Madam,

you must find this

Book of Life and Death.

Help!

Stay away!

Honey.

It's me. It's me.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

What?

There's...

There's nothing.

What did you see?

Nothing.

Are you under too much stress lately?

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Wenxin,

tell me,

could the Book of Life and Death

Master Chang mentioned

be the ledger

in Huaiyi's hands?

Why do you say that?

Didn't the Master say

every sum of money in that ledger

represents a human life?

Isn't that the Book of Life and Death?

But the Bashen Powder is all off the books.

Our ledger only records

our dealings

with the Tianxiang Sect.

Wouldn't it be a bad idea to hand it over to someone else?

Besides,

knowing your second brother,

he wouldn't give it to you anyway.

Whether he gives it to me or not, I have to try!

Otherwise...

Otherwise, our family may

never make it through this ordeal.

I'll figure something out.

I'll figure something out.

It's okay.

Sir.

She gets scared easily.

I haven't even started yet.

Here.

It's hot.

Here, Chengming.

Try this.

I had someone make this duck soup just for you.

That's very thoughtful of you, Wenxin.

Don't mention it.

Have a taste.

Alright.

The broth is made with foxnuts and Job's tears.

It nourishes Yin, reduces internal heat, and replenishes your energy.

See how it tastes.

It tastes good.

Wenxin, you didn't come today

just to bring me a bowl of soup, right?

Chengming,

rest assured.

I will do whatever it takes

to get that ledger for you.

Not everyone

can see the situation

as clearly as you do.

If we can make this deal happen,

you'll

have earned the most credit.

My friend,

if I get this done,

I have a favor to ask.

Honey,

I've asked around.

Shangguan Chengming is indeed Commander Feng's adjutant.

The Master once told our family

that we'd eventually face a great ordeal.

He wrote this poem while giving me guidance.

Look at the last line.

This character is Commander Feng's surname, isn't it?

"Finally meeting a worthy man"—

doesn't that mean Commander Feng?

It has to be Commander Feng.

That makes sense.

Huaiyi,

before our wedding,

I asked a married woman blessed with good fortune to comb my hair.

She told me

to leave this comb here

for a few days as an offering

for good luck.

Master.

Madam.

I've brought it for you.

It...

It's broken.

It's okay. It's okay.

Just leave it to me.

The Red Phoenix Star shines over you both—

great joy is on its way.

Madam,

your face is glowing like a peach blossom;

you will bring your husband good fortune and prosperity to the family.

You are destined

to turn misfortune into good fortune.

Huaiyi, look.

Didn't it just break?

Turn misfortune into good fortune.

What does that mean?

You came for money,

and you will leave for money.

Benefactor,

is your surname Qian—money?

Then, Master,

tell me,

what is my surname?

Half full, half empty.

The water god Gonggong does not cause a flood.

Your

surname is Jiang—river.

Then what did you mean

by the misfortune

you just mentioned?

Once you enter the military, thousands will die.

You hold snow with wet hands and never make it home.

Your current situation

is like being trapped

among thousands upon thousands of troops.

Then, Master,

is there anything I can do

to avert it?

I'm afraid

you've recently meddled in a karmic matter you shouldn't have.

You'd better

make plans early.

That's

all I can say.

Thank you, Master.

It's a good thing we came here today.

We really need to watch our backs

from now on.

I think

what he said makes some sense.

We did offend Commander Feng recently.

I just can't shake the feeling

that something's not right.

Huaiyi,

don't you think

we'd be better off keeping

the money ourselves?

What if

we have children someday?

We wouldn't want them to starve, would we?

Don't worry.

I'll take care of

both you

and our kids.

Stop worrying.

Chengming,

if I get this done,

I have a favor to ask.

Please speak your mind.

I'd like

to serve under you, if you could find me a position...

Alright.

You have my word.

Thank you.

If this deal

really is thanks to you,

from now on,

you won't ever have to

live by other people's whims again.

What are you looking for?

Huai...

Huaiyi.

What are you looking for?

Tell me,

and I'll help you find it.

Huaiyi,

what's all this

commotion about?

Chengming,

please don't take offense.

Since we'll be doing business together from now on,

I asked you to join us today and see for yourself

and learn about

the rules our Qian family

has passed down through the generations.

Huaiyi.

Honey.

I asked everyone here today

because

there is a thief

in the Qian family.

I am not a thief.

I am not a thief.

If you are not a thief,

what were you doing in my study?

I...

I...

Were you trying to steal money?

No,

absolutely not.

If it was not money, then what?

Someone.

Bring out the family punishment.

Huaiyi,

we haven't gotten to the bottom of this yet.

Don't do anything rash.

Shuyi,

sit down.

A country has its laws,

and a family has its rules.

No matter who he is,

he must

conduct himself.

Talk.

What were you doing in my study?

Wenxin,

I'll give you one last chance.

Talk.

What exactly were you trying to steal

from my study?

Chengming is right.

We have no choice but to cooperate with Commander Feng now.

It's only natural that he wants to see the ledger.

Why are you still hesitating?

It seems

someone is backing you up.

You've even got the nerve to talk to me like this.

Huaijin.

So this is the dog you've been raising.

Careful, one day

this ungrateful beast

will bite you back.

Honey.

How could he be so ruthless?

Wenxin,

everyone was there.

I had no choice

but to hit you.

Come on.

Give it to me.

I brought our ancestral wound medicine.

Let me put some on.

Does it hurt?

Hang in there.

Miss Shuyi,

I've brought your bird's nest porridge.

Come in.

Enjoy.

After Zhou Wenxin's scene,

it seems Second Master has come around

to depositing the money.

The Sect Master wants to know

when you're going to make your move.

Today.

Everything's ready?

Why are you sweating so much?

Huaiyi,

are you sure you want to put all this money

in my name

instead of leaving it with Huaijin?

Huaijin and Zhou Wenxin are clearly in on it together.

I think they

have fallen for Shangguan Chengming's scheme.

They're not

the ones who get to call the shots in this family.

Actually, Huaijin

must have her own reasons.

Let's

give her the ledger.

That should make her feel better.

We'd already had something unpleasant happen that day.

If you upset everyone again,

how are we supposed to get married?

I don't want to

marry into your Qian family with everyone at odds.

Well, aren't you considerate?

Honey. You're truly understanding

and generous.

It's just that

my eldest brother

has always kept the ledger.

Speaking of which,

I'm also the future daughter-in-law of your Qian family.

Should I go

and visit your eldest brother?

No need.

My eldest brother is a bit eccentric

and rarely sees anyone.

You will naturally meet him

on our wedding day.

Hello, Miss.

Can I deposit this amount here

and withdraw it

in Nanyang?

As long as it's a Meifeng Bank branch,

you can withdraw it anywhere.

Sir,

that's too large an amount

for me to authorize.

I'll need to call our bank manager.

Can you call them now?

I'm in a hurry.

All right.

Come with me.

What are you doing?

This way, please.

Watch where you're going!

Are you blind?

That's enough, Huaiyi.

He didn't do it on purpose.

Don't be mad.

I'm sorry, sir.

Stupid.

Hello.

How can I help you?

I want to deposit some money.

Just a moment.

Once I've counted the money,

I'll give you the deposit certificate.

[Women's bathroom]

Okay, Manager.

I'm sorry, sir.

Our manager said the interest rate you're asking for is a bit high.

All right.

How about this?

I can settle for a lower interest rate,

as long as I can make a fixed-term deposit and withdraw it at maturity.

Could you please

talk to the manager again?

Okay.

Please have a seat.

Okay.

Can you hurry up?

Sorry, Mr. Qian.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Here's your deposit certificate.

You can withdraw it at any branch nationwide.

Just sign here.

Please keep this safe.

Thank you.

Have a good day.

Let's go get that bag first.

You also like that bracelet, right?

No need, Huaiyi.

Huaiyi, Shuyi.

What a coincidence.

What brings you to the bank in person?

Come on.

Stop beating around the bush.

You're here to deposit money, aren't you, Huaiyi?

Huaijin,

whatever it is,

let's talk about it at home.

Second Master,

let me ask you something on Commander Feng's behalf.

Are you planning to transfer the money and run?

You say one thing to our faces and do another behind our backs.

Do you take me for a fool,

or do you think Commander Feng is someone you can push around?

I think

this is our family matter.

I can't interfere with your family matter.

But if you choose to learn the hard way,

when the Tiansang Sect comes knocking,

I hope

you'll still be this tough then.

Huaiyi,

Let's have a look

at the deposit certificate.

You deposited all the money in her name?

Huaijin,

you misunderstood.

Although the money is in my name,

Huaiyi was going to give you

this deposit certificate when he got home.

Without this deposit certificate,

no one can withdraw the money.

Since you trust me,

I'll hold on

to the deposit certificate for now.

This one.

Try them all.

All of them?

All of them.

This way, please.

Take your time.

Mr. Qian, let's take your measurements.

Let's measure your arm span first.

Coming.

Are you out of your mind?

[In the next episode]

Do you know

where the Qian family's

eldest master lives?

Who are you?

Who brought you here?

I'm here to buy some medicine.

You're here to buy medicine?

Please go upstairs.

Why didn't you light the lamp?

There's something wrong with this candle.

Wake up, bro.

Eldest Master.

Second Master and Second Madam

asked me to bring you some wedding candy.