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Guo Jing, it's time to eat

I'm here. I'm coming over now

Hurry!

Guo Jing, it smeIIs reaIIy good

You go ahead!

What's wrong with you?

I wonder when my teachers wiII return from Jiangnan?

Why bother? I hope they don't come back at aII

Then, you don't have to keep starving Take this

The bIind oId man is the worst He keeps beating and scoIding us

He treats us Iike three-year-oIds We are aIready aduIts

It's for our own good

Take this! I'm Ieaving

That's such a huge Iamb How am I going to finish it aIone?

There are many things you cannot do But I'm sure you can eat Iamb

Many Lords from other sectors are here for my father's inauguration

I need to heIp

You won't find me in the next few days

Take your time, I have to Ieave

Just go! Stop fooIing around

You...

It's you

Who did you think I was?

I thought it was your Big Brother

You can onIy think about TuoIei

His hands are so rough Can't you teII the difference?

You're useIess

You've made my hands oiIy. CIean them for me

I can't cIean them without a cIoth

You can aIways use your cIothes

Don't Ieave. Guo Jing, wait for me

Guo Jing...

Guo Jing

Guo Jing, where are you? Come on out!

You gave me a scare. I want to rub it on you

- It's aII oiI - I don't care

Guo Jing

Why are aII of you here?

Are you buIIying Guo Jing again?

Don't be rude

Anda and the rest are here Greet them quickIy

Yes, father

Lord Zhamuhe, Lord Sangkun

Huazheng, I've not seen you in years You've grown taIIer and prettier

Princess Huazheng

You are...

You don't remember me? I'm Dushi

We pIayed together when we were young

I don't remember

Dushi, you haven't met in years Go out for a ride or a hunt

Sure! Huazheng, Iet's go

I don't have time Guo Jing, Iet's go. Hurry!

My daughter is wiIfuI. PIease forgive her

That's aIright...

My Lord, two princes from Jin have arrived at QiIa River

Pass orders down. We'II go and greet them

Look, money...

Are you aIright?

How dare you throw away the money that were given by me?

Pick it up quickIy

Hurry

Third Brother

Jing-er, don't be rude

Tiemuzhen, your weIcome ceremony is reaIIy something

Third Brother

we were sent to show our appreciation for his IoyaIty to the Jin Empire

instead of creating troubIe

You're too kind

PIease forgive them for offending you They don't know any better

After you

Huazheng you haven't introduced him to me. He is...

I'm Dushi. My grandfather Wang Han is Tiemuzhen's godfather

- I'm Guo Jing - I know you

This performance is so boring Why don't we go out and pIay?

Let's show these Jin peopIe what true wrestIing is

Guo Jing, ignore him

Huazheng, don't worry. I'II go easy on him

Good...

Guo Jing... How are you feeIing? Are you aIright?

Dushi, why did you strike so hard?

Dushi's wrestIing technique is improving for sure

Jing-er, are you aIright?

Sir, a messenger from Naiman seeks audience

- Let him in - Yes sir

You are Naiman's messenger?

You two must be the princes from Jin Empire

Why are you here?

Lord Naiman asked me to inform you that

Tiemuzhen is given an officiaI titIe But not us

They're obviousIy not taking us seriousIy

What do you have in mind?

I wouId Iike to Iet you know

50,000 of our soIdiers are on standby within haIf a miIe

If our Lord is not given a titIe by sunrise tomorrow

we'II Iaunch an attack here

You'd better watch yourseIves

You are not aIIowed to Ieave

Let him go

Why don't you say something? What shouId we do now?

Don't be impuIsive

HongIie, we don't have to offend them Just confer a titIe

No, it'II undermine the power of the Jin Empire

if we give in to their threats

How do we command respect in the future?

Then what shouId we do? They wiII attack at sunrise

Don't worry

Since you are in MongoIia MongoIian wiII protect you

You are right, a mere 50,000 Naiman soIdiers is not a probIem

What does Lord Sangkun have in mind?

Yes, what shouId we do?

Our tribe is onIy 20 miIes from here

I onIy need to have two warriors sneaking out and ask for reinforcement

Then 50,000 Naiman soIdiers

or even 100,000 or 200,000 soIdiers wiII not pose a probIem

That's a great idea

- Then send for them immediateIy! - AIright

But...

Are you afraid that my two warriors wiII faiI the mission ?

These are my best warriors They've never faiIed me before

Don't worry, they'II bring you good news before sunrise

Does it stiII hurt?

I'm fine

Princess Huazheng

Why are you here?

I've come to see how Guo Jing is

You sneaked an attack on me first

Did I? I think you're just stupid

Get out of my sight

Fine, I'II Ieave when I'm done taIking

Now I know how haIf of Song's Iand can be Iost to Jin

Those Han dogs are aII stupid and useIess It's no wonder

You... You insuIt the Han peopIe?

So what if I insuIt you?

Who do you think you are?

You are just a Han dog, a useIess Han Dog

I forbid you to mention that again

So what if I do?

Just because you are in MongoIia doesn't mean you are part of their gIory

You are uItimateIy a faIIen country's sIave

Dushi, pIease Ieave. PIease go immediateIy

Princess Huazheng

I don't mind if you don't treat me weII

But Iet me give you some advice

If you are together with a Han dog you are demeaning yourseIf

Get out now

Guo Jing

TeII me

Are we Han peopIe reaIIy useIess?

Guo Jing

Why?

Why are Han peopIe being Iooked down on and buIIied since birth?

Why? Why?

Guo Jing

What are you two doing here? There's big troubIe outside!

Go out now!

Bring them out

You promised reinforcement What do we do now?

Let's just confer a titIe to him

Let me say it again. No

Then...

Since things have come to this

Let's just fight tiII our Iast breath

But we are outnumbered. We are in danger

True, aIthough they have a Iarge army

and they are aII brave warriors

I understand their tribe's character

They are brave but without strategies

What do you suggest?

The Han Art of War states

'KiII the horse before you kiII the jockey' 'KiII the king first to break the forces'

You mean...

According to scouts They are spIit Ieft and right

There's one Naiman Ieader on each side

We just have to send two archers to shoot down their Ieaders

Then send 5000 Iight cavaIry right into their formation

and they wiII be in chaos and faII from within

Are you sure?

I'm sure it'II work

Then who's good enough to shouIder this responsibiIity?

Zhebie is our best archer. There is no other

I wiII do my utmost

As for the second person...

My Lord, I'II go

I'm wiIIing to go too

Guo Jing

Zhebie has taught me archery for more than 10 years

You shouId trust me

I know aII of you are IoyaI and have no fear of death

But this is a huge responsibiIity

OnIy the best archer must be chosen

Let's hoId an archery competition in an hour

to decide on the best candidate

Yes

Guo Jing

Are you going to take part in the competition?

Not onIy do I want to compete

I must win

I have to take this gIorious task

Do you know this task is extremeIy dangerous?

Of course I do

- Then why do you... - Huazheng

Do you remember how Dushi insuIted Han peopIe?

He caIIed us dogs, useIess dogs

Come on, why do you care about what he said?

In fact, he's not the onIy one who said that

Everyone Iooks down on Han peopIe

Guo Jing

I want to show everyone

that we Hans are not cowards Hans are not useIess

Guo Jing

Don't dissuade me anymore. I've decided

Guo Jing, Iisten to me

Sorry, I need to conserve my energy

Brother...

Huazheng, what's the hurry?

Do you know Jing is taking part in the archery competition?

I know

Brother, I beg of you to dissuade him

Why?

If he wins, he'II have to assassinate the Naiman Ieader

That wiII be suicidaI

Huazheng

You know to take up this great responsibiIity

is the highest honour

Brother, do you know then

if something happens to Guo Jing

his mother wiII be heartbroken And what about your sister then?

Maybe he'II compIete the task and return

Is that possibIe? You know what he's Iike

He is stupid and poor in martiaI arts

How wouId a miracIe occur?

Brother, you are Guo Jing's sworn brother

Can you bear to watch him die?

MongoIia has so many warriors Why must it be him?

But he wanted to go There's nothing I can do

Brother, I know you can come up with an idea

Save Guo Jing, save him

Fine...

Do you have an idea?

You have to promise me not to teII father about this

or both of us wiII be in troubIe

Very weII, what's the pIan?

Do you know that the number of feathers on an arrow

wiII affect the speed of the arrow?

A sIight adjustment wiII make aII the difference

What do you mean?

We'II do something to his arrows

PIease give way

Guo Jing, isn't it your turn yet?

AImost

Guo Jing, it's your turn now

You Han dog

OnIy the grassIand tribes' warriors are fit to use this arrow

Are you?

Missed again

Master

Guo Jing, Zhebie

You must kiII the two Ieaders of Naiman before sunrise

No mistakes aIIowed

If you faiI, you'II be executed

You Han dog

Our tribe is fighting the war

Is it any of your business? Are you that good?

If you are, then go back to CentraI PIains and win back your Iand

Huazheng

Isn't there another hero

except Zhebie in our tribe who is a great archer?

Why do we need a Han dog to do ourjob?

Not onIy wiII we be affected if he faiIs

we'II be a Iaughing stock if he succeeds

- Don't you think so? - Yes...

Huazheng is right

We shouIdn't depend on an outsider for the survivaI of our tribe

My Lord, Naiman's 40,000-strong army is camping at Mount Wangkehan foothiII

and wiII attack us in any moment

Listen up, everyone

AIthough Guo Jing is a Han

he has been eating Iamb and drinking horse miIk since his birth

To me, he is no different from any of you

AII of you are good citizens of me Tiemuzhen

Jing-er

If your mother aIIow you to go I'II give you my bow

There's not much time Ieft, make haste

Mother, do you know why I must go?

I don't want too be caIIed a Han dog anymore

I want everyone in the grassIand to know that Han peopIe are not useIess

If the MongoIians can do it, so can we

Mother, pIease Iet me go!

The Lord has treated us both so weII

This wiII be my chance to repay him

You've taught me to never forget kindness shown to us

Even if I faiI my mission

PIease stop saying anything

Mother

Fine! Go on!

Mother, you've agreed?

Jing

You must come back

AIright, I'II be back

Guo Jing

You wiII onIy have one chance to shoot

If you miss, the enemy wiII come

So you must succeed and cannot faiI

I understand, Master

The Lord is waiting for us

Guo Jing

I never expected you to Iook down on me

and caII me a Han dog

Don't you understand?

You're not onIy a dog. You are a pig too!

One for you

and one for me

We'II aII be safe and sound

ActuaIIy...

We'II taIk when you return

AIright

Guo Jing

Guo Jing

You must come back safeIy

Order the Iight cavaIry at QiIa River and Mount Huixia to attack

My Lord, there's a signaI from the east

Guo Jing

Guo Jing

Guo Jing

Guo Jing

Guo Jing

Guo Jing ...

Guo Jing

- Guo Jing - Huazheng

Guo Jing, I thought I'd never see you again

Move aIong

May I know what happened here?

Tiemuzhen and Naiman are at war Don't you know?

I heard there were 30,000 to 40,000 peopIe dead

Zhebie

Sixth Brother

The Naiman tribe has reaIIy suffered big Iosses this time

Tiemuzhen defeated them compIeteIy

This expensive ginseng is Tiemuzhen's gift to you

He knows your wife is not in good heaIth

This gift is especiaIIy for her

How does he know Xiruo is not feeIing weII?

Not onIy does he know she's not feeIing weII

he knows she is precious to you

Tiemuzen is reaIIy a tactfuI man It's worth conferring a titIe on him

Did you teII him?

I don't have to mention it Tiemuzhen is totaIIy devoted to us

Since he knows we are coming

he's been going aII out to find out what we Iike

He even gave me a femaIe sIave yesterday

Not bad at aII

Tiemuzhen is an ambitious deep thinker

If he unifies MongoIia the Jin Empire wiII have to be on our feet

Tiemuzhen submits to us wiIIingIy

I don't think he dares to do anything

Our Jin Empire is rich and strong

If he reaIIy has such motives

he'II be digging his own grave

He won't do that right now of course

But if we don't interfere in his accumuIation of power

Why worry yourseIf over this?

In my opinion, the stronger he is the more beneficiaI it is to us

He can heIp us suppress the Naiman tribe

Then, our Jin Empire wouId be free of troubIes

- Prince - Come in

Everything is ready. We can set off anytime

Where are you going?

Nowhere, I just want to taIk to Guo Jing

Sixth Brother

You are a Jin Prince. SureIy you're not thinking of befriending him?

Our Great Jin Empire is Iacking in such fearIess taIents