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[The Wolf]

[Episode 24]

You're awake.

It's really you.

I'm fine.

Don't be afraid.

It's my fault that

you fell into Yao Ji's wicked plot.

Who saved you?

It's His Majesty.

His Majesty has known that

it's all Yao Ji's plot.

Hence, His Majesty didn't blame me

and set me free.

Did you say that His Majesty had found that

it was Yao Ji's plot?

His Majesty thought that there was something fishy about this

hence he sent his men to investigate in secret.

He found that

the person behind all this was Yao Ji.

She's the one behind this.

Father sent his men to investigate in secret?

Besides,

after His Majesty knows that

you're injured,

His Majesty was so worried.

Father knows about this, really?

Your Highness.

Xing Er.

I'm starving.

Okay.

What do you want to eat?

I'll make it for you right now.

Go.

Meat bun.

Sure.

When I was unconscious,

what happened?

Master,

this can be resolved

because of Wen Yan's effort.

He took all the blame.

Wen Yan?

Time to have your medicine.

After Master wakes up,

remember to make another dose of medicine

for him to drink.

Greetings, Master.

I can't bow,

please forgive me.

Without my order,

who allowed you to act without permission?

You're being recalcitrant!

I know that I'm wrong.

Please punish me.

Master.

Wen Yan's meridians are broken.

If you want to punish him,

I'm willing to bear it for him.

Master.

If one of the Night Fury disobeys,

everyone should be punished.

I'm willing to take the punishment

for Wen Yan too.

The first one who should be punished is

myself.

I have involved you in this.

Please accept my apology.

Master!

Master!

Master!

Wen Yan.

You sacrificed yourself for me.

I'll repay you for sure.

Master.

Mo Xiao.

He said that for Master

and His Majesty,

he's willing to go against everyone.

So am I.

Master.

Actually, after you fell in love with Princess,

you've become

more relaxed

and you smile more often.

All of us

like

that the Master who will do silly things for Princess.

We will all die eventually,

if our deaths are worthy,

I have no regrets.

Master.

I'm not a good talker like them,

but our beliefs

are the same.

We just hope that

you

and Princess

can be safe.

I promise you.

From now on,

I won't put you into a situation where you'll be defamed.

You are not allowed to

sacrifice yourself for me too.

All of us

mustn't forget about this.

Yes.

Mo Xiao.

Find the best physician

to treat Wen Yan.

Tell the public that

Wen Yan is on leave to go back to his hometown.

Wen Yan.

Stay in Bo Mansion till you recover.

I will cure you.

Even if your meridians are broken,

as long as you're by my side

and you train and practice martial arts consistently,

although your kung fu will be affected,

not long after this

you will surely be able to move freely.

Thank you, Master.

After this,

I totally realise that

I can't

protect Zhai Xing

by myself.

Even I

might hurt her.

I always

think that

as long as she doesn't know

the truth of Ma Mansion,

as long as the Ma Troop is here,

she will be protected

and live safely.

Although this crisis has passed,

it's hard to say

when Father would want to

kill Zhai Xing again.

You're right.

Besides, the Ma Troop

is going to attack Taibao Batallion.

This battle is dangerous.

If their military is weakened,

their value will reduce.

Princess's presence

in His Majesty's heart

may vary.

I've received a secret report.

It's reported that

Ma Troop

is currently suffering from the aftereffects of miasma.

They fell into Chu Kui's plot.

The Ma Troop and Ma Ying

are all warriors.

Should we take justice

as our responsibility?

Well,

what do you mean, Father?

[Li Ju Qi]

[Li Ju Qi] Find him.

[Li Ju Qi]

Save Ma Zhai Xing

and the Ma Troop.

Protect the offspring of the loyal people.

Master.

You're quite early.

You have something in you.

I have some connections

with the new warden of the prison.

Money makes the mare go.

Hence,

he purposely arranged for me

to deliver meals to this dungeon from now on.

Master.

I didn't expect that

Wen Yan would take the blame

to ruin you.

Calm down, Master.

I can help you with the disguise

and bring you out.

After that,

you will be able to

kill those hateful men in person.

I won't escape from prison.

I didn't for the last five years

and I won't do it either.

Why?

Although His Majesty

is only imprisoning you here,

but one day

he might

behead you.

I'm not leaving.

If you

insist on not leaving,

I will obey your order.

I heard that

the cure for the poison had been passed to

His Majesty.

Never mind.

Also,

keep an eye on

Ma Zhai Xing and Lord Bo.

If there's anything,

report to me immediately.

Yes, Master.

You may leave.

Is there anything else?

One more thing.

I don't understand.

Why didn't you tell His Majesty that

it was Lord Bo who released Hong Er and her father?

This way,

you won't be imprisoned

in this dark dungeon.

Wen Yan had predicted this step.

His Majesty knew as well that

I would blame Lord Bo.

If I said that, would His Majesty believe me?

If he didn't,

I would be charged with

the false accusation against the prince.

Besides,

are you protecting Lord Bo?

The things that you've done,

now that I think about them,

every event, every step,

they were all to keep Lord Bo

by your side.

Deep down, you're actually...

Shut up.

Why would I

keep someone

who wanted to kill me

by my side?

I just think that

to defeat Lord Bo now

would be too boring.

Master,

what are you expecting then?

One day,

when he becomes the Lord Bo that I want,

Only then

will he have the rights

to be my opponent.

Will there be such a day?

Yes.

There will be.

Have a seat.

Hai Die, Mo Xiao.

Please sit together.

Have your seat.

Thank you, Princess.

Where is Wen Yan?

Where did he go?

Where's Wen Yan?

His family was sick,

he asked to be on leave

and went back home.

Why didn't he say goodbye?

It's getting dark outside.

Can't he leave tomorrow?

It's safer to leave during the day.

Ma Jing.

When your family member gets sick,

you will understand

his restlessness.

Why did you curse me?

I'm just giving an example.

No offense.

Just an example.

Ma Jing, I'll hit him for you.

Hai Die.

Why do you side with her?

She's an outsider.

Ma Jing isn't an outsider.

That's right.

I'm Hai Die's good friend.

Listen,

good men don't mess with ladies.

Don't make me hit you.

Or else, you'll suffer.

Watch out!

Ma Jing, listen.

You can't hit me.

You don't need to do that.

Don't you know?

You have short arms and legs.

He's here.

Sit down.

Don't come near me.

Hit him.

Stop.

How great it is

to laugh and play like this!

As if we're living without any worries.

Do you know since when

I realized that

being carefree could only last for a while,

not for life?

Since when?

Since I drove

Wolfie away,

I have never been

the carefree Ma Zhai Xing anymore.

I will let you

have a carefree day today.

Don't think about other things.

Don't bother with the rest.

And don't worry too.

I'll accompany you to do anything you want.

Just the two of us.

Really?

A little more to the front.

A little more to the right.

A little more to the right.

Me?

Your left hand side.

My right hand side.

A little more to the right.

Behind you.

A little more to the front.

This isn't carefree at all.

This is absolutely foolish.

We need to be foolish

to be carefree.

Your turn.

Okay.

Tie it up for me.

Done?

Done.

Which side?

Right hand side.

Right hand side.

No.

Left hand side.

Left hand side?

Left hand side.

Again.

Behind you.

Behind me?

Right hand side.

Here.

Where is it?

In front of you.

This isn't carefree at all.

You're taking advantage of me.

My carefree

is about doing things as I wish.

I don't want to play this anymore.

Let's play another game.

This isn't carefree at all.

As long as I'm with you,

just like this,

even if we're not talking,

just sitting against each other's back,

to me,

it's carefree.

Just like when we used to be.

Back then,

I wasn't a good talker.

It was you always do the talking and I listened to you.

When you were tired,

you would sleep on me.

That's right.

I always recall

the carefree days when we were young.

Then I think that

you and I getting to meet

is the best gift

from God.

Why would it be a curse?

Why did you mention that all of a sudden?

I met Yao Ji in the prison.

She said that you and I

are cursed.

We can't be together.

What else did she say?

She also said that

the real you

is not what I can endure.

After the Slaughter Banquet,

I did once think of it.

But I was wrong.

The Wolfie back then

could change for Xing Er.

Lord Bo now is the same as well.

Even if we're cursed,

the two of us

will definitely be together.

No one can tear us apart.

Do you agree, Wolfie?

Wolfie?

Wolfie?

What did you say?

Did you just

doze off?

Sleep then.

You can lean against my back.

Hurry up.

Send the ones who are poisoned by miasma here.

Hurry, I need more men

to carry the bodies.

I'm here.

There's another one.

Lend me a hand and call the army physician over.

Doctor,

we're going to attack the Taibao Batallion.

I'll ask you only one question.

General Ma and the soldiers

went into the woods to scan the terrain.

Why did they

end up like this?

General Ma and the soldiers

are poisoned by miasma.

Poisoned by miasma?

It is due to the

heat, moisture and the dead air of miasma.

They

realized it too late.

Forgive me for being honest.

The poison has gone deep into his internal organs.

Treatment will only delay his death for a while.

General.

Have a seat.

Ye Han, come over here.

I have something to tell you.

I've been

fighting wars for my entire life.

I have put life and death aside long ago.

My only regret is

that I couldn't help General Ma

avenge his death.

We're going to attack Taibao Batallion soon.

What a near miss.

General.

Ye Han.

Tell me.

If I hand over Ma Troop

to you,

what will be your first step?

I don't want you to hand over

Ma Troop to me.

We still need you

to lead us

to avenge for General Ma Ying

and support Princess Ma.

Shut up.

Can I

trust you

and hand you Ma Troop?

Jin's Prince

has led troops to the Taibao Batallion.

This undeniably

boosts Jin Troop's morale.

Tell me,

what's the most important thing now?

I must send a man

to inform His Majesty

about the epidemic situation and ask for back up.

The surprise attack on Taibao Batallion should not be delayed anymore.

Great.

Well done.

I'm relieved now.

Go.

Report this to His Majesty.

Don't let Ma Troop

get completely annihilated here.

Take care, General.

[Jin Troop's Taibao Batallion]

Your Highness,

in another ten kilometres,

we'll arrive at Taibao Batallion.

Also, it is reported that

there's a trace of Ji Chong

around this area.

I knew it.

Stop the troop.

Take me there.

Yes.

Here, have some tea.

Brother.

Have a seat.

Let me ask you something.

Sorry.

Please, go on.

From what I've known,

in Kuizhou,

Wan An Restaurant's Mr. Fang

is the closest to you, right?

Why did you ask?

I'm an official from the Court.

I'm here to investigate a murder case.

Okay.

I'll answer all your questions.

Old Fang and I

grew up together here.

But a good person doesn't live long.

If you need any help from me,

I'll help you for sure.

Have you ever heard

that he offended anyone?

That's impossible.

Old Fang is kind to people.

He wouldn't even offend a fly.

Then,

on the day of the murder,

was there anything strange about him?

That day,

he came here to buy a packet of tea.

He said that he was going to

meet General Ma Feng Cheng at night.

Ma Feng Cheng?

Yes.

Besides, he seemed troubled.

He said that

during the night of the Castellan family's murder

a terrifying man

came to his place.

He looked

exactly like

the man

who was with Princess when she was in Kuizhou.

But General Ma said that

the one beside Princess

was her husband,

Lord Bo.

He couldn't be

the man who stayed in the restaurant.

That makes sense.

If he was Lord Bo,

why would he enter the city in secret

and stayed in the restaurant?

What happened then?

General Ma decided to

show him Lord Bo's portrait

to confirm whether Lord Bo

was the terrifying man who came to Kuizhou.

So, he asked to meet him

in order to clear Mr. Fang's doubts.

But, before they meet,

Old Fang died.

Old Fang

must have mistaken it.

I think

the one who stayed in his restaurant

was probably an assassin.

Assassin?

Previously,

those mysterious men

came in fiercely

and rented the whole restaurant.

The night after that,

all of them disappeared.

On that night,

Castellan Ma and his whole family were murdered.

This is definitely

not a coincidence.

Well,

aren't they suspicious?

They must be

Jin's assassins

who killed Castellan Ma and his whole family.

Hence, Mr. Fang probably died

because he saw

the assassins.

Hence, the killers wanted to kill him

to get rid of the witness.

Your guess is probably right.

But the weird thing is

Mr. Fang thought that

the assassin

looked exactly like

the man beside Princess,

Lord Bo.

Young Marshal.

Since you pretended as a soldier of Qitan

and attempted to assassinate Lord Bo,

we haven't met each other for long.

I received your secret message.

I dare not neglect your orders.

Why are you looking for me?

I've asked you

to investigate

the culprit of

Ma Ying's death.

I've also asked you to investigate

if the Jin Troop

had sent any assassins lately

to sneak into Kuizhou

and killed a restaurant owner.

If you're asking about the Jin Troop

you should have asked me instead.

I'm sorry, Young Marshal.

Jin can't afford to lose you.

For Jin,

I had to expose your whereabouts.

You're Jin's Prince.

We haven't met for a long while.

I've forgotten how to bow.

I'm sorry.

You're Jin's general at fault

who got millions of soldiers killed.

Do you think that

it's enough to make up for your mistake

by working your whole life

for money to support their families?

There's something behind Ma Ying's death.

The culprit isn't from the Jin Troop.

What did you say?

If you want to know more,

follow me back to Taibao Batallion.

What?

My brother is poisoned by miasma?

What happened?

This is the latest news

that His Majesty has gotten.

His Majesty has ordered Princess and Master

to go to the Imperial Palace at once

to discuss the military situation of the Ma Troop.

Ma Jing, don't worry.

I'll go to the Imperial Palace with Lord Bo first

and ask about the situation.

Maybe

it isn't as bad as you think.

Princess, please return as soon as possible.

I'll wait for your news.

Zhai Xing, let's go.

Greetings,

Your Majesty.

You've heard about it, right?

About a hundred Ma Troop soldiers

are poisoned by miasma

and the poison has gotten deep into their internal organs.

The situation isn't positive.

The morale of the Ma Troop is greatly affected.

Everyone is in panic.

I propose

to send the royal physician over

to treat them.

Before you enter,

I've ordered it.

Thank you, Your Majesty,

on behalf of the Ma Troop.

Princess.

Ma Troop has arranged

to attack the Taibao Batallion

for a long time.

They know the place well

and have set a strategy.

If we replace them on such short notice

and send another general,

I'm afraid that we won't be prepared

and doesn't stand a chance of winning.

But,

if we withdraw the troop,

we will lose this

opportunity of a lifetime.

There won't be an opportunity like this in the future.

Probably

considering the situation they are in,

Ma troop didn't mention withdrawal

but

asked for reinforcements.

I'm willing to

lead the reinforcements to the frontline.

If you go,

who will be in charge of the military matters in Court?

Don't forget

you still need to lead the Bo Troop

to merge with the Qitan Troop

to be Ma Troop's back up.

Lord Bo.

You can't lose your judgment

because this is related to Princess

and doesn't consider the whole picture.

Your Majesty is right.

Lord Bo

should stay in the Imperial City to stabilise the morale of the troops

and protect His Majesty.

At the moment,

the most suitable person to lead the reinforcements

is Zhai Xing.

I'm willing to do so.

This is what I want.

You've never fought any wars before.

The battleground

where intense fights take place

isn't something you can handle.

Your Highness,

the main purpose of me going this time

is to stand with the Ma Troop

and boost the troop's morale.

The attack on Taibao Batallion

is the first step of the whole surprise attack.

It's not directly fighting against the enemy.

So, you don't need to worry.

You're too naive.

Princess.

Given your words,

I know that

you've considered it thoroughly.

The daughter of Ma Ying

is indeed as excellent as men.

I shall order right now

to send you to the front line

to lead the Ma Troop

and boost the troop's morale.

I'll also order the Commander of Jiaozhou

to lead two thousand soldiers

to meet with you

and back up Ma Troop.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Lord Bo.

About my imperial edict,

do you have any objection?

His Majesty is asking you a question.

I...

have no objection.

Zhang Jin.

Yes.

Send the Princess back.

I have something to discuss with Lord Bo.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Princess, please follow me.

Come with me.

Do you still remember

how your brother

taught you

to be a good general back then?

There is no need to keep the Ma Troop anymore.

Although they have been poisoned by miasma

and lost some soldiers,

but as soon as Ma Zhai Xing

gets there,

their morale will be lifted.

They will still be able to

knock down Jin Troop.

By that way,

my purpose

is achieved.

But for the Ma Troop,

no matter they win or lose,

later on, you will

lead an army to set a trap

and wipe them out.

Then,

what about Zhai Xing?

Kill her as well.

If you think that

you can't do this in person,

you can order

your men to do it.

I know this is cruel.

Since that day

when you confessed to me about your feelings toward her

and your past,

I know that

one day,

you'll have to face this.

But what can I give to you?

At least you have her

for these days.

Is that so?

Father.

We can wipe out the Ma Troop,

but Ma Zhai Xing

is just a weak woman.

Father,

I beg you,

please spare her life.

Spare Ma Zhai Xing's life?

Back then,

did anyone spare your brother's life?

I don't understand

what you're talking about.

Do you still remember?

When your brother died,

despite your injuries,

in this hall,

you knelt for him for three days and three nights.

It was me who dragged you away.

Do you still remember?

I do.

Then do you remember

what you've promised me?

An eye for an eye.

The ones who should pay with their lives

are that traitor

and Ma Ying together with the Ma Troop.

What do Ma Ying and the Ma Troop

have to do with

brother's death?

Back then, You Yu anticipated that

it would be a tough war.

He sent people to inform me.

I issued an imperial edict

and ordered

the only one troop

which could make it on time, the Ma Troop,

to back him up.

My military order

had been issued for days,

but Ma Ying didn't reply.

Back then,

[Ma Ying] he clearly told me that

the general at the battlefield may refuse the King's orders.

The truth is,

he was just trying to protect his troop

and sacrifice my son,

your brother.

I can't help but

have to endure this

and let it pass.

But from that day onward,

I know that

Ma Ying and the Ma Troop

have to be wiped out.

Besides,

they're not trustable at all.

For a battle fated to lose,

sacrificing them

is the only choice.

Why didn't you

mention this to me?

Because I know you.

You're close with your brother,

I'm afraid that you might act impulsively.

Besides,

the country was unstable back then.

I

had to rely on the Ma Troop's power.

After that, I ordered

the Night Fury to kill Ma Ying

because of the loss of my son.

Back then, your brother

sacrificed his life to save you

because he believed that

you'd repay him.

I believe

you will avenge

the death of your brother

and won't help the Ma family

save Ma Zhai Xing.

Am I right?

Lord Bo.

You seem reluctant.

Are you still thinking about Ma Zhai Xing?

Are you

one of the Chu family?

To avenge your brother's death

is what you should do.