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[The Wolf]

[Episode 28] As long as I withdraw my troops,

the archers will leave too.

Prepare the horses!

When we reach five li away from here,

we will release Ma Jing.

Ma Jing will come back safely, won't she?

She will.

If Lord Bo goes against his word,

I shall drench the entire kingdom of Yang in blood.

You've changed.

You've missed

so many opportunities

to kill Lord Bo because of

Ma Zhai Xing.

Have you forgotten that Father told us

to never underestimate the enemy?

If Father knows about this...

Brother.

She is Ma Zhai Xing's own kin.

Even if that old guy

rules with an iron fist,

but the laws of Jin have never mentioned

anything about abandoning

someone in need.

Without our father's order,

do you think I can deploy

the Jin Troop myself?

Find him.

Rescue Ma Zhai Xing

and the Ma Troop.

We must protect the scions of a loyal general.

Ju Yao, Father told you...

If you still

want to bring up the past

to find an excuse

for that old guy,

then

we might as well not talk.

You have left for seven years.

Since you are now willing

to follow me back to Taiyuan,

you must miss

our father too, right?

Wrong.

I'm coming back to Taiyuan

only for Ma Zhai Xing's sake.

The world is vast.

Only the kingdom of Jin

can be the final resting place

for her and the Ma Troop.

But you do know

that deploying troops to rescue Ma Zhai Xing

and taking her troops in

is creating dissent

in our kingdom.

It was Father

who went against all odds for you.

The old guy did the right thing.

The Ma Troop

won't let him down.

My lord.

Ji Chong and

his troops are not after us.

We are safe now.

They should be thankful that our lord showed mercy.

If it weren't because we couldn't

deploy our archers in time,

my lord, we could have

defeated the troops

of Ma and Jin today.

No.

If we did deploy our archer troops,

Ji Chong and his army would have noticed.

That would place Fourth Brother

in further danger.

Stop harping on how

you're doing this for me.

I never wanted you

to kill Brother Ji Chong

and Sister Zhai Xing.

Your Highness.

Lord Bo

was trying to save you.

Can't you see who your enemies are?

When I just returned home,

Sister Zhai Xing was still your consort,

and Brother Ji Chong

was my close friend.

It's only been a few months.

Why are they

my enemies now?

My dear brother.

I lack wisdom.

Can you explain clearly to me?

You don't have to know all these.

It was my fault

that you were held hostage

and placed in danger.

Are you treating me like a kid again?

Fine, since you won't tell me,

I'll go back and ask Father!

Your Highness!

Hai Die, guard the Fourth Prince.

Yes, Your Highness.

Mo Xiao.

Yes, Your Highness.

Your Highness.

This is Ma Zhai Xing's bow.

I find it a nuisance.

Return this to her.

Do you think Princess Ma

would want a murderer's possession?

She would.

She's itching to kill me

with this bow.

If she doesn't want it, dispose of it.

Move.

Brother.

It's been hours.

I've sent some men to scout the area.

Lord Bo's archers have withdrawn.

Why don't you lead the troops back to the camp first?

We will rendezvous later.

Fine.

Please be careful, then.

Your Highness.

Why don't you go back

with General Li and rest up?

I shall wait here.

No.

I want to see

Ma Jing back, safe and sound.

Only then can I be relieved.

Brother Ye Han.

Yes, Your Highness.

I have dragged

all of you down.

Why do you say that?

Please don't, My Highness.

All of us

are willing

to sacrifice ourselves for you.

I shall remember this.

From today onward,

I, Ma Zhai Xing, and the Ma Troop

pledge loyalty to the king of Jin and you, O Prince.

I'd rather you call me Ji Chong.

It sounds better.

The Ma Troop have now pledged loyalty to Jin.

We now work under you.

We must address you respectfully.

Those are just trivial formalities.

And they should be followed.

Did my true identity

make you distance yourself from me?

Or was it the truth of your father's murder

that made you

push everyone away?

Zhai Xing.

I am still the same person that I was.

I haven't changed.

How can that be?

The Ji Chong whom I knew

was a vagabond,

a bounty hunter.

Now, the person in front of me

is a prince from Jin.

Ever since I knew

about the truth,

everything has changed.

Zhai Xing.

Your Highness!

Ma Jing!

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Your Highness, how are you?

Are you injured?

I'm fine.

What about you?

Are you hurt?

Did Lord Bo torture you?

I'm fine and well.

Everything's good.

By the way,

Lord Bo said that

he doesn't want this wolf bow anymore.

You may have it.

What did he mean?

Does he think Zhai Xing

would want his garbage?

Lord Bo said

that one day,

Her Highness will use this bow

to kill him.

What a shameless man.

Just throw this away!

No!

Why do you want to keep

Lord Bo's bow?

In order to prove

that I no longer love him,

I once swore to this bow.

I said,

I will use it

to avenge my dead family

so my father can rest in peace.

Zhai Xing.

From now on,

this vendetta is no longer just about

you and the Ma Troop.

We are now sworn enemies.

The kingdom of Jin shares your woes.

No.

The king of Jin is waging war against Chu Kui

for the sake of justice.

Meanwhile, the feud I have with Lord Bo

is of my personal concern.

I must kill Lord Bo with my own hands.

I miss the girl

who squabbled

and joked around with me.

She's dead.

You Zhen?

Greetings, Father.

Let me take a good look.

You were kidnapped by those bandits.

You're not hurt, are you?

No, I am not hurt.

I was just

shocked by what had transpired.

Zhang Jin, summon the imperial physician.

No need!

You just need

to answer a question.

That would be enough.

Father.

Fourth Brother simply

heard some rumours.

You need not take heed.

I shall bring him back to rest.

Are they rumours?

Or is it a guilty secret?

Silence!

Let him speak.

I'd love to hear

what is it that

scared him so.

Allow me

to ask you this.

Were you the one

who killed Ma Ying's family?

And when you feared you couldn't control the Ma Troop,

you left Sister Zhai Xing alive

just to use her

to control the Ma Troop.

Then, you set the king of Jin up

to cover your heinous crime.

Are you interrogating me?

Calm down, Father.

Pardon his ignorance.

Let go of me!

He ruined your life.

Why are you still hesitating?

Father!

Insolent child, kneel!

Kneel and apologise to your third brother!

The entire world

may curse him,

but you can't!

You can't!

Insolent child!

Men!

Come!

Drag this insolent child

to Xun Mansion,

so he can reflect on his doings!

Without my orders,

no one may release him!

Take him away!

Don't touch me!

I will walk myself.

You! Take him away!

Calm down, Father.

Fourth Brother is immature.

How is Ma Zhai Xing now?

I am sorry.

I couldn't kill her in time.

She was saved

by the Ma Troop.

and of Jin.

And Ji Chong

is the youngest son of the king of Jin,

Li Ju Yao.

What?

To think he is the son of the king of Jin.

He tried so hard

to sneak into my kingdom.

What does he want?

It's my fault for keeping my guard down.

Ma Zhai Xing is a lucky girl indeed.

Now she has Jin

to back her up!

I don't understand.

How can a lone woman like her

help Jin

in any significant way?

Forgive my incompetence.

We're reaching Taiyuan soon.

Your Highness.

It wasn't long ago

that I misunderstood the king of Jin.

But now,

Taiyuan is

our resting place.

I find this

an irony.

Your Highness.

Please don't harbour such thoughts.

Think about it.

We managed to find out

the truth behind the murders

and leave unscathed.

We have Ji Chong to thank.

Your encounter with him

must have been a blessing

from the late General Ma.

What Ji Chong did

for me and my troops

is truly immense.

Oh, right, Your Highness.

Why do you think

Ji Chong would leave

his palace seven years ago?

Now that he's back,

instead of staying in the palace,

he chose to stay with us

in our camp outside the city.

Why did he choose to do so?

Your Highness, enjoy your dessert.

You may leave.

I shall execute your orders.

I take my leave.

Shall we ask him?

Of course.

He's here!

Ask him!

You go!

This is about

the youngest prince!

Go ask him!

Come out.

I have no time

to play hide-and-seek.

What a coincidence, sire.

You're here.

Butler Shi!

Has the king forgiven the youngest prince?

Can he come back now?

That's right.

O Butler.

Can we start cleaning

his room now?

Can we start preparing?

When is he coming back?

I've reminded you time and again.

You ladies

should speak softly.

Slowly.

Elegantly.

You shouldn't be hollering.

Back to the point.

His Highness has said

that we don't have to clean

that brat's room.

He's not coming back

to stay anyway.

So, it seems that

His Highness has not

forgiven the prince yet.

So, did he

smash the bowl of snow fungus soup

that you brought him again?

Oh, now this is interesting.

His Highness

didn't say a word today.

I myself

have been serving him for decades.

Until now,

I still can't fathom his thoughts.

This should be a good start.

The snow fungus soup

is the king and the prince's

favourite food.

But when the prince

left seven years ago,

whenever

we serve that soup,

the king would smash the bowl in frustration.

-Isn't it? -Exactly.

He'd always do that.

While the king

was silent today,

at least he didn't smash the bowl.

Yes, that's great!

He didn't.

Most importantly,

even though the king has forbidden

so many things,

he has never forbidden

the prince from returning.

That means

the prince can come back!

That's great!

That's right.

If you ask me,

the king is missing his son.

Taiyuan

looks so quiet.

You can't even see a single hawker around.

There's a lot of soldiers around, though.

But the people seem to be

on good terms with them.

We're at

Taiyuan's main road.

The market is somewhere else.

Also, in Taiyuan,

every adult man

must join the army,

unless they are the family's only son

or handicapped.

Looks like

the rumours about Taiyuan not having any beggars

is true.

The king's mandatory service

is successful.

Indeed.

If that old guy sets his mind to it,

there's nothing he can't do.

Now that I have witnessed this,

it is indeed so.

While I hate complimenting him,

I have to admit

that the old guy has brilliant strategies.

In terms of our internal affairs,

he decreased taxes and lightened the people's burdens.

He also put a halt to corruption

so that everyone in Taiyuan

can live a peaceful life

amidst the chaotic world.

But no one is perfect.

Once you meet

that old guy,

you will see

how arrogant

and stubborn he is.

He's akin to this road.

Stiff and dull.

What happened

between you and the king?

He ordered his troops

to behead me.

What? Behead you?

Is that the young marshal?

Just kidding.

Look at your shocked faces.

Who would joke

like that?

It is him!

It is!

Young Marshal, you're back!

Young Marshal!

You're back!

The young marshal is back!

Ke Lang.

We missed you!

You're Ke Lang?

I didn't expect that you'd remember me.

Back then, these soldiers and I

got together

because of you.

The King is still waiting

for Lord Chuan to return.

Ever since you left,

I thought

we would never

meet again.

Yeah.

Looks like you're living the good life now.

Now that you're a troop leader,

your mother must be relieved.

Without you around,

most of us

were deployed to build the palace.

But we refused,

so we came here.

Young Marshal, everyone here

misses you.

Yes, us too!

We miss you!

I shall remind Lord Chuan

to stop delaying.

No need.

Judging from Ju Yao's personality,

the more you force him,

the more he'd retaliate.

Just wait.

Yes, Your Highness.

Stay here, please.

Your Highness, look.

The prince

is well-loved by his people.

It's the same as you were in Kuizhou.

How are you?

Everyone's doing great.

Yeah.

You seem to be drunk.

I remember now!

You still remember that?

Exactly.

A warrior wolf!

Ma Jing, did you see that?

Where? I can't see it.

Were you mistaken?

Impossible.

I'm sure it was a warrior wolf.

Lord Bo must be

spying on us.

Your Highness, where are you going?

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Ma Jing, what's wrong?

She said she saw

Lord Bo's warrior wolf.

Preposterous!

How can there be a wolf in Taiyuan?

What a farce!

Brother.

If I remember correctly,

this road leads

to the market, right?

Then, you should remember

that horses are barred from galloping

in the market.

The market

is full of people now.

Your mistress is about to get into trouble.

Ke Lang, bring the soldiers

to stop her from the other side.

Yes, Young Marshal!

Follow me!

Get into position, now!

Princess Ma is already breaking the law upon arriving.

Let's see how you will explain this to Father.

Ji Chong!

Ji Chong!

Ji Chong!

Your Highness.

Hai Die.

Go to the Fourth Prince's mansion and pass my order.

Recall the Yulin Troop.

Yes, Your Highness.

Mo Xiao.

Yes, your Highness.

Send a spy to Taiyuan.

I want to Ma Zhai Xing

and her troops' whereabouts.

Report to me instantly

if there is any news.

Your wish is my command.

Are you fine?

Princess Ma.

That was a ridiculous mistake.

You mistook a hunting dog for a wolf

and created a mess in the market.

No matter how much you hate Lord Bo,

you should at least

have a sane judgment.

Brother.

Cut it out.

You can protect her

as you like.

But those merchants

who had their stalls run over

are suffering from losses.

They have lost their income for today.

Ke Lang, help the people

rebuild their stalls.

Then, report the amount of losses to me.

Yes, Young Marshal!

Your Highness.

I am at fault for today's happenings.

I shall bear all responsibility.

My brother

has been saving you

from all sorts of messes that you've created.

Your Highness!

Please don't say that.

The princess

is just traumatised

by Lord Bo.

That's why she was paranoid that he'd ambush here,

hence her mistake.

She wasn't like so in the past.

Ma Jing.

Enough.

We have delayed long enough.

Can we meet the king now?

Zhai Xing, this insolent prince

can only come this far with you.

But don't worry.

I'm a capable man.

If something happens to you

inside this palace,

even metal walls won't stop me from breaking in.

Thank you, Ji Chong.

Ma Jing.

Yes, Your Highness.

Please go back to our camp now.

Father.

Princess Ma requests an audience.

Greetings, Your Highness.

It has been a long journey for you.

You must be exhausted.

No, not at all.

I must thank you and the crown prince

for saving me.

How are your troops?

Your Highness.

The Ma Troop and I

have settled down.

Our soldiers

are ready to serve you.

Ju Qi.

Bring her back so she can rest.

This way, Princess Ma.

Your Highness.

I have heard about

what happened when you entered the city.

My worries have now been confirmed.

My father is worried

that your history

with Lord Bo

would give rise to your hatred

and affect your judgment.

This is a military taboo.

As expected,

when you saw a dog

that looked similar to Lord Bo's wolf,

you lost your composure.

Pardon my ignorance.

I have committed a serious mistake.

I beg you, Your Highness,

to give me another chance.

That old man

must be giving Zhai Xing

a hard time.

I need to help her.

Who's this?

Someone's scratching his butt here.

It's you.

I thought you're

the legendary Xia Yu

who stayed away from home to save the world.

Have you finally realised where your home is?

Darn...

Dear butler, I've missed you.

I heard you say darn.

And you miss me?

I thought

you're so scared of the king

till you're not coming back anymore.

What a joke.

Why would I be scared of that old guy?

You seem to be having a rough life out there.

Don't you even know you've torn your clothes?

Over there.

Yes, that's it.

Yes, come here.

See, it's right here!

Ouch.

Ouch, ouch!

Go easy on me, please!

Go easy?

Now, I'm itching

to hang you up

and beat you like a punching bag!

It's been seven years since you left.

We had no news from you.

If you die out there,

who's going to bury you?

Who'd care about you?

You brat!

You heartless boy!

Butler Shi.

That's enough.

I'm alive and well now, see?

O Butler.

You, alive and well?

Let go of me!

Butler Shi.

Come, follow me.

If I don't let the king

beat you to a pulp today,

you can change my name!

Wait, Butler Shi.

I'm not going to see that old guy!

You're not?

You can't choose!

Move!

-Butler Shi! -Now!

For now, your priority

isn't to attack the enemy,

but to heal your wounds.

But...

I have waited

so many years to uphold justice.

Isn't it possible for you

to wait any longer?

Attacking the enemy kingdom is the same as waging war.

We cannot afford to be reckless.

The enemy is stronger than my six imperial troops combined.

Besides, your troops

were just hurt by the miasma.

Shouldn't they be recuperating too?

When it comes to a dire war like this,

don't you have

any sense of judgment left in you?

If you let your emotions lead you

as you fixate yourself on revenge,

this would worry your troops

and your allies.

It would also be a disgrace

to General Ma Ying himself!

Your criticism is just, Your Highness.

I realise my errors now.

You need to gather sand to build a tower.

The ability to command an army

does not form overnight.

You should go back

and study the art of war.

You may leave now.

I take my leave.

Looks like Princess Ma

isn't as astute

as Ju Yao described.

She loses her composure easily.

She can be very headstrong.

Be it headstrong or tough,

since that brat

sees highly of her,

I'd like to see how capable

this young lady is.

Butler Shi, I'm not meeting him!

You brat.

This way.

You're still the best, Butler Shi.

I'm just concerned that the king doesn't want to see you.

It might be

too much of a shock for him.

Sit.

I'll just wait

for the guards to drag me out here.

To think I'm doing this for you.

It's not worth it.

Food!

Ever since my mother passed away,

I've never had this anymore.

Eat up.

Your mother loved lilies,

and the king loves snow fungus the most.

As for you,

you've always loved eating pears.

Back then, your mother

often made sweet soups like this.

She said this soup

represents you, your father and her.

Sometimes,

when the king and you weren't in Taiyuan,

she would make this soup

and think about both of you.

Your Highness.

Both you and the king have a short temper.

You've been clashing

and fighting with each other for seven years.

You may not be tired of it,

but your father is.

For the past seven years,

he has never touched this soup.

When he heard that you're coming back today,

he actually drank it.

What does this mean?

It means

he has forgiven you.

He's just embarrassed to say so.

Since you're back,

just apologise to your father.

Patch up with him.

You should know

that for the past seven years,

the king has never ordered

to repeal your regal title.

Even before you reached Taiyuan,

you were permitted to deploy the Jin Troop

to save Princess Ma.

The palace

is heavily guarded.

You leave and go as you like.

Do you know

who gave you

such a privilege?

Your Highness.

Please change into this attire

to meet the king.

No way.

That would mean

I'm giving in to that old man.

If that's the case, Your Highness,

if Ji Chong were your true identity,

are you really capable

of saving the Ma Troop and Princess Ma?

Come back here!

Do not go to Ji Chong!

Your Highness.

Your hand is injured.

It's bleeding!

Have you forgotten what the king said?

Do not let your emotions lead you.

Otherwise,

we would bring dishonour to the troops and my father!

Can you stop listening

to everything the king says?

If you continue practising,

you'd collapse soon.

But you still can't go to Ji Chong!

He's helped me enough.

Announcing the arrival of Lord Chuan!

Is this really Ji Chong?

He's different now.

Oh my.

I've never seen you

in this appearance.

You look like a shining dragon!

Greetings, Lord Chuan.

Greetings, Lord Chuan.

Get up.

Zhai Xing, stop staring.

I'm still me.

Listen.

I reclaimed my title

just so I can approach you easily,

not because

I've patched up with that old guy.

I've heard about how

that old guy

tormented you.

Your Highness.

I wasn't tormented.

It was me who was too reckless.

I must make use of my time

to master archery and the art of war.

I will prove to the king

that I can lead the Ma Troop.

Look at you.

If you continue your impetuous behaviour,

your plan would backfire.

Even if you train for 100 years,

you wouldn't defeat Lord Bo.

If you need a teacher,

someone is ready to serve you.

Our youngest prince

was a general of the Jin Troop.

Be it strategy, archery, or cavalry,

he is nothing but top notch.

That's right.

Back when we were in Yang,

didn't you see Lord Chuan

and Lord Bo

in an archery showdown?

So, I think

if you want to command the troops,

Lord Chuan will be your best teacher.

Lord Chuan, I humbly request you

to learn the ways of battle

so I may avenge my father in the future.

I indeed can

teach you archery.

But you have to listen to me.