Original subtitles

♪ I chase stars and the Moon ♪

♪ My horse neighs in the snowstorm ♪

♪ I hold up my sword ♪

♪ Cut off my hairs along with my sorrow ♪

♪ The world is vast ♪

♪ In this life of mine ♪

♪ I have taken both paths of love and hate ♪

♪ A lone wild goose flies in the clouds ♪

♪ The sky in the background is glaring ♪

♪ The heaven and the earth are all in my heart ♪

♪ A jug of liquor and a spark are enough for me ♪

♪ Tomorrow will be a good day full of all kinds of feelings ♪

♪ Like the cloud in the wind ♪

♪ There’s nobody I can share my life with ♪

♪ Sometimes I owe others and sometimes they own me ♪

♪ It’s merely a dream ♪

♪ Tomorrow will be a good day that flies by ♪

♪ I’ll still be tender like yesterday ♪

♪ Running toward that rainbow ♪

♪ And hug you ♪

♪ Come in to the outdoor teahouse for a cup of tea ♪

♪ My brothers all like things spicy ♪

♪ Hustling and bustling ♪

♪ Mahjong is of course a must ♪

♪ Some stubborn kid does not listen to advice ♪

♪ He gets up in midnight to sweep the courtyard ♪

♪ Oh my dear liquor jar ♪

♪ Fill up my cup ♪

♪ And let’s drink ♪

Overlord

Episode 9

Ma’am.

Young man,

who are you looking for?

Is Miss Long here?

Miss Long?

She went out earlier.

I came in a hurry,

I didn’t know Miss Long went out.

Sorry for disturbing you

Please pardon me.

Young man, you are not only good in looks

but also polite.

Come in, please. Come in.

OK.

Please.

Sorry for my humble home.

Not at all.

Young man, take a seat.

I’ll make you some tea.

Thank you, Ma’am.

Sit down. It’ll be quick.

Truly a foodie.

Young Master,

why are you here?

Your Highness, you…

I’m here for Miss Long.

She’s not here.

I was going to leave,

but

I couldn’t find Wu Lin.

Your Highness.

According to your order,

I have put the grape wine…

there.

Forget it.

Let’s go.

Wait, Your Highness.

You’re here already.

And you have looked around.

Why don’t you stay and have dinner?

You

and me?

After Your Highness came to Silver City,

you have been good to our Xinsilu.

I should show my gratitude of course.

Otherwise, the others would think

I’m not treating a guest properly.

OK.

Wu Lin,

bring the wine I brought for Miss Long.

Let’s get hammered tonight.

The number of the first batch of silk cocoons is 1,088.

One thousand and eight… Eight…

Eight…

eighty…

Fine ones are 788.

788.

The purchasing price is 5 coins for 10.

5 coins…

As a person who doesn’t

even know how many coins consist a string,

she’s actually using an abacus.

I think she wants the silkworm eggs to be supplied soon,

so people can make money.

Chief!

Second Master.

What are you doing here?

Chief,

the second batch has also arrived.

Please take a look.

OK, the other batches will come soon.

We must deliver some to the silk manor tonight.

All right.

I was surprised about

your invitation this time.

Your Highness, you have been

conscientious in my silk store

for the tax inspection.

It’s only natural for me

to show my gratitude.

Gratitude?

If you want me to deblock your countinghouse,

you can ask directly.

We audit our accounts

three times a month.

Now the government

is willing to audit it again for us,

to me,

there’s no loss.

I invited Your Highness to this dinner

to make clear one thing.

That is whatever I do,

I’ll try my best, spare no effort.

And I never beg.

Never beg, well said.

I have a question in my heart.

In our Tang territory today,

numerous businessmen are gaining strength.

Officialdom is the natural outlet

for successful businessmen.

Master Li,

do you want to be an official too?

Simple wealth

is no match for power.

But I only know business.

My greatest dream

is to dig deeper into Sichuan embroidery.

Eight years of chaos

has damaged the country greatly.

The royal court has been so busy.

I never liked handling state affairs.

I’d rather enjoy myself in a beautiful view.

But as a prince.

I don’t have a choice.

Although Li Family is wealthy now,

there will be a decline sooner or later.

When I started learning business,

I knew I could

help our family for at most a hundred years.

It looks like we both have our worries.

We are just in different positions.

Moreover, I’m

enjoying this.

Grape Wine

Don’t let this happen again.

Yes.

Get out.

Master Li,

you seem not too gentle to girls.

She’s just a maid.

It seems like

my chance

to get Miss Long is bigger.

Long Aoyi?

I don’t like

that kind of rough girl.

Now that we are going to get hammered,

why don’t we use bigger cups?

Now that Your Highness says so,

let’s drink seriously.

Servants! Big cups!

See you next time.

Xiaoqin, I’ll see you in the teahouse at 2 p.m.

Teahouse? What do you mean?

You little brat!

You are too young to date.

That man gave me a coin and asked me

to deliver the message.

He said he’d see you there.

OK, I got it.

But remember,

if that man asks you

to deliver a message again,

ask for two coins,

got it?

OK.

Go ahead.

Master Li, you deserve to be called

the wealthiest businessman in Silver City.

These big cups

are truly big.

Your Highness, you scared?

Scared of what? Cheers!

Cheers!

Actually,

I’m not good at drinking.

I can drink three cups at most.

You know what?

I like Miss Long.

That’s good.

You are lying.

You said you could only drink three cups.

I was counting.

That was your third cup.

The Best Sword Is the First

Not handsome enough.

Manager Yan.

Greetings, Manager Yan.

Miss Su.

The Best Sword Is the First.

I knew you liked novels.

Judging from the name of this book,

it’s interesting.

Can I borrow it?

If you like novels,

I can give you another one.

But this one…

You are giving it to me?

But...

Thank you then, Manager Yan.

No, that’s…

Xiaoqin.

This young lady is…

I’m Xiaoqin.

Xiaoqin.

Manager Yan,

how did you know

such a rough girl?

So you asked me to come

to see you flirt with a girl?

- Let me tell you, - No…

I’m too busy for that.

Goodbye.

Wait a minute! Wait!

Listen to me. I can explain.

What’s there to explain?

That Miss Su

is waiting for you.

The Best Sword Is the First This is for you.

What do you mean?

You took back what you gave another girl

and give it to me?

What am I to you? A junk dealer?

This was for you in the first place.

But I just saw…

She mistook it.

It took me several nights to write it.

I never liked writing,

so how could I possibly

give it to someone who doesn’t understand it?

Really?

I swear.

The Best Sword Is the First

Actually, I want to take the chance of giving you this book

to apologize to you

for what I said the other day

at the entrance of the silk store.

I’m sorry.

I made you upset.

If there’s something on your mind,

you can tell me.

I would be honored to listen to it.

Before I met My Lady,

I was homeless for some time.

Because my dad…

he abandoned my mom,

who died not long after that.

For as long as I can remember,

I knew that

whenever my dad was not happy,

he would beat my mom.

My mom could do nothing

but cry.

Her health became worse and worse.

I wanted to protect her.

So I went to the temple nearby

to learn martial arts from monks.

One day,

my dad was beating my mom again.

I couldn’t stand it anymore,

so I punched him.

He couldn’t believe it at first,

and then tried to strangle me.

I was so terrified,

so I used my full force

to shove him to the ground.

He stood up,

stared at me fiercely

and said I was a jinx.

He said I would scare off

all people around me,

and I would end up alone.

What kind of father could say that?

The next day, my dad ran away.

He abandoned me and my mom.

I never saw him again

even after my mom’s death.

That’s my story.

In The Best Sword Is the First, Emperor Xuan of Han

neglected all dissenting views

and made his original wife Empress.

That’s about the

long-standing love between husband and wife.

I don’t know

why my dad treated my mom like that.

I just can’t figure out why.

So that’s why you like

this story.

I…

Recently, I’ve learnt

another good story,

let me tell it to you.

How much did you drink? It’s too late.

Just go back and rest.

Xinsilu You send me back.

OK, I’ll send you back.

Why am I so unlucky?

I didn’t get to drink

but I have to deal with a drunkard.

That way!

Miss Long,

do you have somebody

you like?

What’s with the hesitation?

Could it be…

You need to wipe your mouth.

Xinsilu

Listen.

In my eyes,

all men are my brothers.

We can eat, drink and earn money together.

As for the affections between men and women,

those are all meaningless.

Your Highness. Your Highness.

She’s gone.

Talking about my quick wit.

I can’t accept to be rejected like that.

Come on.

What did we drink?

I’m having a headache.

Help me back.

Come on.

Didn’t you go back?

I can only deal with one drunkard a day.

You can help yourself!

- What are you doing? Let go! - If heaven didn’t love wine,

there would be no god of wine. If earth didn’t love wine,

there would be no wine spring.

Now that the heaven and earth both love wine, there’s nothing wrong with me loving it.

Sure.

You love wine.

Let go of me, OK?

No way, send me back to my room.

That’s Yan Bin’s job.

Why are you doing this to me?

Let go!

Don’t go. Don’t go.

Don’t go.

I thought you couldn’t touch women.

You were faking it?

You look decent in front of people,

yet you have so many eccentricities.

Bro, I’m exhausted.

What’s wrong with my bed?

Why am I seeing stars?

I also start

seeing stars in my eyes.

Dude, wake up!

I need to get you back to your room.

Get up! Get…

Get up! Why are you so heavy?

Your Highness.

We have already arrested the corrupt official,

and he has admitted everything.

Why are we here again?

I heard from the waiter that

they launched a new dish, stewed turtle.

Don’t you want to try?

What do you mean?

Just...

If you want to make Long Aoyi happy,

you could have brought her directly.

How can I do that?

What if the new dish is not good?

I need to try it on you first.

Miss Long really helped us a lot.

She provided the clue

and we found

a big batch of pepper thanks to it.

However,

judging by Miss Long’s reaction last night,

I don’t think you stand a chance.

What are you thinking?

Tell me,

what’s our purpose here in Silver City?

Tax inspection.

And?

Pepper.

That’s right.

We can’t inspect Mr. Zhu’s tax yet.

That might alert our real enemy.

We need to uncover what’s behind him.

You are right, Your Highness.

Sir.

Sir, please wait.

Don’t worry. I mean no harm.

How do you know who I am?

Xiaoliu who works in the kitchen

saw you days ago

with Master Long.

He told me.

Miss Long saved our lives.

Don’t worry. I’ll keep your secret.

That’s interesting.

You said

Miss Long saved your life?

What do you mean?

This is not a place to talk.

Let’s get inside.

He is Xiaoliu.

Four years ago, we came to Silver City as refugees.

We were very sick.

If Miss Long hadn’t saved us,

we could have gone for long.

I didn’t expect that

the kitchen of this restaurant

is actually a branch of Longzhu Gang.

You misunderstood, Sir.

We are not members of Longzhu Gang.

But

we all received Master Long’s help.

What do you mean?

Although Silver City

looks peaceful and prosperous,

many ordinary people here

are plundered by government on one side,

and bullied by hooligans from Snake Gang on the other side.

People are all suffering.

Only Longzhu Gang

is helping the people.

If it weren’t for them,

many more people

would have become helpless

and homeless.

What Mr. Zhu wants is the customs seal.

But I won’t give him the chance.

The real problem now

is to resume production.

As long as the operation of the silk store can be resumed,

everything will get back to normal.

But

our countinghouse is closed

and many kinds of materials have run out.

We don’t have another choice

other than waiting.

You are right.

Now

we don’t have money or materials,

so we need a perfect idea.

We have to figure out a creative product

which doesn’t need too much investment.

As for the product,

I’m thinking about the underclothes

from Numan State.

But I don’t think Xiaowu and the others

are suitable for women’s underclothes.

We need a girl,

a smart and lively one,

who can help unite us together

in such a critical moment.

A girl who won’t ask for too much,

and is willing to work hard.

A fat guy fell to his death

and became a dead fat guy.

Take it.

Keep going.

You are slacking off again.

If your Master saw you,

he would deduct your wages.

Did that wake you up?

Take it.

Do your work.

You are obviously talking about Master Long.

Keeping her

is for the sake of our silk store’s

development.

Doing more jobs with less

human cost,

that’s how you earn money.

But, will she consent to it?

Don’t worry about that.

She’ll come to us.

Our first priority is to

produce that product

and earn some quick money.

I’ll give you another two days.

In two days,

if you still can’t make the design,

you’ll all be fired.

The gold thread has been found,

why was he still yelling at you?

Although the gold thread is found,

the season’s changing,

it’s time for us to launch new designs.

But the countinghouse is sealed,

so we don’t have the money for materials for new designs.

Master Li ordered us

to make new designs out of old materials in stock.

It sounds serious.

It is.

But what Master Li wants us to alter

is the women underclothes of Numan State.

It’s new to everybody.

So we are all confused.

Let me help you take a look.

You’re up.

The first batch of raw silk has arrived.

Check it up when you have time.

And...

you sleepwalked last night.

When did I sleepwalk?

He’s trying to deny it.

After finishing a whole jar of grape wine,

you passed out.

It’s me

who saved you in the spirit of humanity

and dragged you back to your room.

You even bruised my leg.

Impossible.

You don’t believe it?

Come on, I’ll show you.

Never mind.

No need to say thank you.

I want a reward.

No? OK then.

Goodbye.

Wait!

This is what I use when I

get pricked by needle. It works well.

Apply it and go sweep the floor.

Look.

I’ve never seen something like this.

Right.

How should you put it on?

It looks pretty nice though.

How do you put it on?

I don’t know.

That’s weird.

Why do they wear this?

It can’t keep you warm.

And it’s like a big cocoon.

That’s strange.

Say it.

The song those

singing girls always sing,

Buddhist Dancers, you don’t know?

You know nothing.

What did you say? Just continue!

It’s… I mean…

It’s about the private things

happened between a couple.

I heard it from Master.

I don’t understand it.

I’m still young.

Miss Long!

Jiannan Spring

Coming!

Jiannan Spring

Tasty!

Tasty!

Is there any new progress about that pepper thing?

There must be a bigger fish behind it.

Your clue helped a lot.

That’s just a coincidence.

Don’t mention it.

Too bad you were not here last night.

I’ll make it up for you. This is the first step.

So,

there will be a second and a third step?

You bet.

Today, it’s roasted chicken and Jiannan Spring.

You can ask for whatever you want for tomorrow.

The mangosteens from Southern City.

You like mangosteens?

I’ve been so busy, they can remove my internal heat.

Besides, I’m working on

some weird clothes.

Weird clothes?

I’ll show you after eating.

Cheers.

Cheers.

Nice!

Nice!

I’ve seen this in the imperial court.

If I recall correctly,

this was a tribute

from the Numan State.

It’s pretty rare for sure.

I think I saw Miss Hu wear it last year.

Now that you saw a girl wear it,

how did it feel when you touch it?

I never touched or wore it,

how should I know how it felt?

Didn’t that Miss Hu tell you

about if she was comfortable or not?

Why would she tell me?

It’s not me who asked her to wear it.

Why are you laughing? I swear!

OK.

Also,

this design doesn’t look so good.

It’s like the fish leather clothes fishermen wear.

Don’t cut it.

Back off, all of you!

Why not?

A bunch of men

surrounding a woman, what are you doing?

Since it’s underclothes,

it shouldn’t be like

outerwear.

It just needs to be comfortable.

Nice! Another kind of beauty.

Half covered and half exposed.

This is just that kind of women’s beauty

Feng said the other day.

Master talked to you about this?

But I cut it

not for its looks,

but for women’s flexibility.

You’ll see what I mean.

That’s interesting.

Why don’t we

launch it?

If we bring this out and sell it,

we’ll be arrested for

harming the decency.

Master Long,

should we tell Master Li

about the alternation to the clothes?

He might blame us for this.

We don’t have time to wait for his consent.

All right.

Go back to your work now.

Come on. Let’s go.

It’s really nice.

Your Highness, don’t you think I’m talented?

Of course.

But I also helped with what I said, right?

Yeah, of course.

By the way,

you are of great influence, you can help sell it.

Why don’t we make some to sell

to relieve the pressure of the silk manor?

You are not a member of Xinsilu,

why do you care?

But my money…

Your money?

I mean

I’m not for making money.

Moreover, the financial condition

of Xinsilu has nothing to do with me.

You don’t know.

I had a dream about

costume designing since I was little.

I tried changing buttons for my shoes,

and making a skirt into trousers.

I even made some straw figures.

Now I finally

got a chance to perform.

Look, right?

You can make straw figures?

You don’t believe me?

I can make kittens, puppies, piggies and birds.

I’ll show you.

You are the prince of Tang.

This golden carp is for you.

It’s good!

Since you gave me a gift,

I’ll give you something for exchange.

Don’t worry about the sale

of the underclothes, I’ll try.

Thank you!

Your Highness,

why don’t you buy them out?

I thought about it, but it’s cheating.

Miss Long would not be happy about it.

How about this?

Let’s issue an edict

to order everyone in Silver City to buy one.

That’s too high-handed.

Your Highness, there’s something I don’t understand.

By helping sell the underclothes,

you are actually helping Xinsilu.

But Master Li…

Master Li is not important.

Who’s important is Miss Long.

Now she asked for my help,

why not?

I can do

what Master Li can’t.

Yes.

Look at that.

The concubines in the imperial palace

like to predict my father’s thoughts

with divination.

I draw present and predict the future

Ten coins for a drawing and fortunetelling is for free

Precise Prediction of the Future

You get what you ask for and lose what you give up.

Ma’am, what do you want to know?

My Lady wants to ask about her marriage.

Shut up!

When you see a chance,

grab it. Whenever there’s a chance,

you can’t let it go.

That’s how you do it.

You get what you ask for,

and lose what you give up.

You can’t let a chance

slip away.

Explain it.

Ma’am, as long as you can seize the chance,

you and your husband can spend your whole life together.

Wonderful!

My Lady, that means you and Master

can get back together.

However,

judging from the divination,

it’s not the best result.

I’m not sure if you can seize the chance.

What should I do?

Don’t worry, I have a solution.

This kind of underclothes is not decent, I can’t wear this.

That’s not what you should worry about.

Once your husband lost interest in you,

he would marry

his second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth wives.

Isn’t that scary?

What do you say?

Seize your chance!

Impressive!

Xinsilu

It was made by Master Long.

I can take this.

After the past days,

I’ve found that your clothes

are surely of great quality.

Before, I thought it was crazy

to make clothes out of some cloth

and sell them at such a high price.

But now I understand.

All the pleats and side seams

are carefully designed and made.

Right.

But I have to say,

your master’s brains

must have gone mouldy.

He just can’t forget those

complicated designs.

Look at the horse dealers in the market.

They are all wearing separate tops and trousers.

It’s obviously more practical

than long gowns on horseback.

You scared me to death!

Of course, my brains have gone mouldy.

Tomorrow is the deadline I set.

Where’s the underclothes?

Master, Mr. Zhu is here.

He asks to see you.

I’ll be back soon.

Continue.

Right when the government is regulating folk custom,

this kind of indecent underclothes

is being sold to the top nine genres.

It’s said that it’s from your silk store.

Explain it.

The fabric

is the brocade of our silk store.

But we never had this kind of design.

Mr. Zhu,

people tend to believe what they hear or see.

But what you hear is sometimes unauthentic.

Please don’t jump to conclusion

just for what you heard.

The fabric belongs to you.

That means

the source of this

is Xinsilu,

am I right?

Right.

Then it’s right for me

to punish you.

Mr. Zhu, please give me some time.

I’ll figure this out.

Miss Long.

It’s you. You’ve got news?

Right.

His Highness asked me to tell you

that 100 sets had been ordered.

The customers will come in person

to place their orders.

Really? Not bad.

Thank him for me.

Great!

The money invested on gold thread

cannot recover soon.

But there’s finally a chance to get my money back.

My baby!

The thing about underclothes has alarmed the government.

Mr. Zhu came last night to ask for an explanation.

It’s having a crippling effect on us.

Who did this? Admit it.

Who sold this kind of indecent clothes

in the name of Xinsilu?

Nobody is standing out? OK.

Everybody that is involved in this,

pack up your stuff and leave.

What do you mean indecent?

How come it’s indecent?

Of course it’s you.

Master Long,

did somebody send you here

to ruin our Xinsilu’s reputation?

His Highness was also there when we altered it.

Who’s the one that cut it?

It’s…

Anyway,

His Highness said

we should try to sell some samples.

It has nothing to do with Prince Zhao.

It’s me who designed it and supervised the production.

I thought, what if it sells well?

Like 100, or even 200?

Master Long,

I don’t understand

how you do things in your world.

But you should at least be loyal.

Although you and Qingliu were never friends,

he never did anything harmful to you.

He brought you back to the silk manor

and supported you with nice food and drinks.

With this indecent thing

you designed,

you are ruining us.

Why are you all blaming me?

This is for women, right?

My master once told me,

when the Emperor liked slender waist,

maids in imperial palace

girdled their waists with cloth strips

until they became as slender as a bowl.

Here comes the question.

Are women dressed up

for ourselves

or for men?

Besides,

that is pretty tight already,

but there’s lacing in the back.

- No one can put it on without help. - That’s right.

Exactly.

For a wealthy lady like you,

there’s no problem of course.

But for ordinary people,

they don’t have maids to help them.

Who are you implying?

Master Long.

Selling one hundred to you second nine genres

is worse than selling one to the top nine genres.

The clothes of our Xinsilu

were never meant for you second nine genres.

Sure, clothes should look nice.

But they should also be comfortable and practical.

When Master Li

altered the

cuffs of that

begonia dress,

it’s also for the convenience of those who wear it.

So tell me,

does that have anything to do with your class?

Xiaoxian.

You may leave with the others.

Go!

You.

Follow me.

♪ I embarked on the journey when I was young ♪

♪ Now I have experienced everything and I’m still alone ♪

♪ I ever lost myself and complained ♪

♪ Nobody knows what I have experienced ♪

♪ Clear up the mist and warm the loner ♪

♪ You are smiling like before in Spring breeze ♪

♪ Time blurs the pain of separation ♪

♪ I’d like to be with you for the rest of my life ♪

♪ Let’s watch the desert ♪

♪ Let’s watch the misty Spring rain ♪

♪ Let’s watch the secular world ♪

♪ Let’s watch the mountains and roads ♪

♪ Let’s watch ever-changing clouds ♪

♪ Let’s watch blooming and withering flowers ♪

♪ Let’s watch people missing each other ♪

♪ Let’s watch the boundless sea ♪

♪ Clear up the mist and warm the loner ♪

♪ You are smiling like before in Spring breeze ♪

♪ Time blurs the pain of separation ♪

♪ I’d like to be with you for the rest of my life ♪

♪ Let’s watch the desert ♪

♪ Let’s watch the misty Spring rain ♪

♪ Let’s watch the secular world ♪

♪ Let’s watch the boundless sea ♪

♪ Sparks are still shining in your eyes ♪

♪ I look forward to the day we get together ♪