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Could a letter written blood really make Chang An abandon so many men?

Before I left Wan Mei made a solemn vow to me.

If she as master ran into difficulty her shadow

definitely wouldn't just sit by and watch.

Xin Family successive generations of ancestors above,

today you have an unfilial descendant, Xie Huan. Before I made a promise to someone.

Now I must temporarily leave Feng Ming Shan to go rescue her.

This step will have a negative effect on my royal blood.

Will negatively effect my ancestors kindness, and even more will negatively effect the common people.

Xie Huan apologizes for this.

King of Chu! King of Chu! King of Chu!

This is my first order.

It is difficult, but everyone must carry it out one hundred percent.

Only this way will my Jiang Shan have a gleam of hope.

This smell of this incense is simple and elegant. It penetrates my heart.

Even my headaches are a lot better.

Miss Wan Xiang's fragrance, your reputation is indeed deserved.

Thank you City Master.

It's just that lately I haven't been sleeping well.

There's something I've thought about over and over but still don't understand.

I'd like to trouble you to give me an answer.

I will say all I know without reserve.

I remember you and Wan Mei entered the city at the same time.

Moreover you are sworn enemies, aren't you?

Yes.

She stole your position as Supreme Assassin.

You must really hate her, don't you?

Yes.

Then this is strange, that day at the Bi'an Chamber,

why did you kneel down and plead for mercy for her again?

I . . I was a temporarily confused.

Raise your head and look at me while talking.

Answer me again what I just asked you.

Master Mei! Master Mei!

Master Mei, something happened to Master Xiang!

The City Master will not let her off! I'm begging you to save her! Save her!

Have you determined that that is Cha Wu's bones?

I can't be sure.

You don't even dare to know your own mother's bones?

That's ridiculous.

Cha Wu wasn't my mother.

If she were my mother, how could I kill her with my own hands?

Oh? It was you?

But at Chuixing Tower you just faced my colored glass eye

and this isn't what you said.

Tell me, before the fight your mother recognized you

so she let you off and sacrificed herself.

I was talking nonsense.

I figure your luck is good.

I see this is really your mother's leg bone.

Take a look. This sword scar on the top

is precisely what she seven years ago

received on her mission to Jinling.

That's good, if you really want to prove that Cha Wu isn't your mother,

then just take this leg bone and break it.

Break it into dust and I will believe you.

Break it.

Look at your useless appearance.

Do you want to die?

It's not that easy.

Even if Cha Wu was my mother

she sacrificed herself to save me! How is that wrong?

What have I done wrong?

You have a lot of nerve! You and your mother deceived me!

And you go so far as to ask me what you did wrong?

I won't give in! I won't give in!

There's no use in not giving in!

Unless you mistakenly think that I'll allow you to defend yourself?

Unless you mistakenly think by your usual behavior

whether there will be anyone who will stand up

and say anything for you?

Do you see there's no one? That's really funny.

Wan Xiang, of course with the bones

the City Master is deceiving you.

Wan Xiang came to Guihua City to look for your parents. That's only natural.

Cha Wu sacrificed herself for her daughter.

That is also right and proper.

Besides, Guihua City has existed for a hundred years.

There have always been City rules even if you are City Master.

It also shouldn't be a place where one person alone has the say and can wantonly take rash actions.

Miss Wan Mei, what status do you have to stand here

and dare to say this kind of thing to me?

Supreme Assassin Wan Mei gives up my sword to demonstrate my sincerity.

To the 13th City Master Cha Luo.

I issue a challenge.

Formerly Guihua City was small like crickets and ants.

Lately however, you've become King of Chu.

Even after a short absence people change and should be judged anew. Congratulations.

So that blood letter was your congratulatory gift

to purposely make me leave and profit from my misfortune?

It's true that Wan Mei is in difficulty. The King already issued an order

giving Cha Luo complete authority to take control of Guihua City.

If I were to get involved at this time I would be defying an Imperial order.

You calculated correctly that I would leave.

I just relied on your mutual affection. It was just enough to make you choose honor over your life.

In addition Wan Mei is trapped in this difficulty

because of you.

Have you thought about what happens if I turn around and go back?

There is still time to ruin your counting your chickens before they hatch.

But have you thought about

that I especially waited for you to come by the only road

just to take advantage of your time of hesitation

to kill you with my sword?

Two years ago in the Bi'an Chamber you used your sword against me.

You must know that you still don't measure up to me.

How would you know that back then I didn't hold back?

It's meaningless for the two of us to fight each other with all our might. It would be better for you to disband your soldiers.

Then you can go back to the Imperial court and say the Jiang City rebel army has retreated

and happily lead your army.

Even though Jiang City's location is good but the Liang Army is always glaring like a tiger watching it's prey.

Waiting for you to be attacked front and rear.

So you and I should set up a trap and annihilate the Liang Army?

I've already completely taken appropriate measures.

Gong Zi, you have military power only because of troubled times.

If the world were at peace, what use would you be to the King of Jin?

Even apart from you, Da Liang is still around.

The countries of Liang and Jin have been poised to fight for a long time. They are evenly matched.

At any time an enemy might be converted to a friend. At that time my independent soldiers of the King of Chu

most probably might become Gong Zi's biggest helper.

Why should I believe you?

I swear on Wan Mei's life.

Don't look down on what I say, practice what you preach.

I've carefully thought it through. Even if they hadn't removed my blood gu

I'm definitely not a match for the City Master.

So this battle can't just depend on martial ability.

I must use every trick.

But I don't know what Miss Mei's clever words are referring to.

I need a type of poison. Extremely poisonous.

After taking it it will flare up in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

Both traveling through the entire body and dissolving in the blood.

There is, but the taste of the poison

is very strong. Lately the City Master has been consolidating herself step by step. You won't have the opportunity.

It's not for the City Master to eat.

Before the battle I will take the poison myself. At the time of the competition,

I'll wound the City Master with my sword.

Using my blood as poison, I'll dissolve it into her wound.

I'll force her to return to the west (i.e. die)

You can't! If that's the case I absolutely won't give you the poison. There must be another way.

You know this is the best way.

I should have died three years ago.

Now, living for these extra thousand days and nights

Even though there's a sense of loss, but I don't regret it.

City Master, you sent for me?

Your new shoes are very nice looking. Who made them for you?

I just received them from Jigu Pavilion.

Their appearance is so brightly colored.

Whoever made them was very diligent.

I don't know what the City Master called me here for.

Lately I've had nothing to do.

I prepared a present for you. Take a look.

How about it? This

is Guihua City's most skillful hand. Liu Yun's hand.

Do you like it?

City Master, you've gone too far!

This is Guihua City.

In Guihua City, I, Cha Luo, am justice.

I am God! Who would dare to be my enemy?

I could chop her up into a pulp and feed the dogs.

All I did was chop off one of her hands.

I didn't kill her or want her life.

Where did I go too far?

Losing a hand her life is worse than death. What more do you want?

Do you feel sorry for her?

It's just little Liu Yun.

Is she that important to you?

Then I dare to ask the City Master

Liu Yun never sets foot outside. What crime could she commit?

Coveting something that doesn't belong to her. That's her crime!

Think about Liu Guang. Liu Guang's friendship with you was like that.

But she never sent clothes to you!

That's because Liu Guang understood your temperament! She wouldn't dare!

Liu Guang didn't dare, but apparently Liu Yun dared!

City Master, Guihua City could become like this today

- these old people's contributions can't go unnoticed. - Alright! That's enough!

What more do you want to say? I should forgive and forget?

Are you saying I'm venomous?

Alright. Since that's the way it is, take advantage of the fact she's still alive.

Plead for her life.

You, isn't it your favorite thing to plead for leniency for others?

♫ In this elaborately written letter, ♫

♫ all the words of love are filled with you. ♫

♫ The flowers within ten miles blossom elegantly for you. ♫

♫ I perform the zither, ♫

♫ as if you are standing behind me. ♫

♫ The rain falls while I foolishly wait for you. ♫

♫ The rain falls while I foolishly wait for you. ♫

♫ to add a touch of poetry to our regrets and entanglements. ♫

♫ This bitter, sweet, dream-like, and fantasy-like origin of our intertwined fates ♫

♫ is so that we can pleasantly drink this alcohol under the threat of swords and knives. ♫

♫ In this elaborately written letter, ♫

♫ all the words of love are filled with you. ♫

♫ The flowers within ten miles blossom elegantly for you. ♫

♫ I perform the zither, ♫

♫ as if you are standing behind me. ♫

♫ The rain falls while I foolishly wait for you. ♫

♫ Use this lifetime, these moments of encounters ♫

♫ to add a touch of poetry to our regrets and entanglements. ♫

Is it a dream?

- Is it a dream? - It's not.

♫ is so that we can pleasantly drink this alcohol under the threat of swords and knives.

♫ Use this lifetime, these moments of encounters ♫

Didn't we agree? We had to do well?

Chang An!

♫ that you and I can listen to the rain as we stand under the eave. ♫

The day Gong Zi left Guihua City,

Cha Luo impatiently occupied this place.

After that the first thing she did was look for an excuse

to call me to Chuixing Tower. She wanted me to die.

I argued strongly for what is right. Cha Luo said her speech and made her move. I didn't anticipate

in front of the City Master

they unexpectedly all stood up and begged for leniency for me.

Even though Guihua City is dark but human feelings are still there.

They still remember that you risked your life and went to the Imperial Palace to ask for the royal order.

You saved Guihua City, high and low.

But now among them a lot have already died.

In the last few days

the number of bodies thrown into the Rebirth Pool is much more than in the last few months.

The blood gu haven't had enough time to digest them all.

It's made the pool's water darker.

Yesterday evening Cha Luo called Wan Xiang here.

She wanted her to dredge up her mother's bones with her own hands

and to grind them into dust.

I really couldn't watch.

At that time I used my position as Supreme Assassin

to issue a challenge to Cha Luo.

Wan Mei, you have no chance of succeeding.

Not necessarily. Cha Luo's king gu is biting her more and more frequently.

Her power has greatly decreased. I might not have no chance.

But I won't let you take the risk.

These days while you were gone I was able to manage things by myself.

It won't do.

Leave with me first, and wait until I organize a few things.

I'll bring men here to attack Guihua City.

But the people who pled for me can't wait for that day.

Chang An. I'm the same as them.

We're just pitiful people in this chaotic world.

I can't just stand to see them die for me.

Wan Mei, I abandoned Jiang City's troops

wasn't to return to Guihua City,

and also not to watch you go to your death.

Chang An, believe me. I have a chance.

You also know that I have an obstinate temper.

If you make me abandon them and leave by myself

then I would rather go to my death

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On this road back you haven't closed your eyes for days.

Three of four days is not too bad.

How can you call three or four days of riding not too bad?

Don't keep staring at me.

Hurry and lay down to rest for a while.

Then I'll rest for as long as it takes to drink a cup of tea.

I'll call you when the day breaks.

Chang An, it's not that I want to deliberately deceive you,

but you've already lost too much because of me.

I don't want you to do anything for me again.

I have some instructions to pass on. I will leave after that.

Miss, please speak.

Chang An is back.

Then, does he know that you are prepare to consume poison to die together with the City Master?

He doesn't know that.

I only said that I have issued the challenge to City Master, and it'll be a all-out battle risking my life.

Then I gave him some medicine to allow him to sleep.

Then, when Miss said just now that you had some instructions to pass on,

I presume that it is concerning Chang An too?

That's right.

Chang An's lethargic sleep will last for at least two days this time round.

I will be engaged in battle with Cha Luo the day after tomorrow. Guihua City will definitely be in a state of unrest.

So I want to ask you to take this opportunity to bring Chang An away quickly.

Okay.

Liu Chi will definitely carry out what is entrusted to her.

If Chang An wakes up,

can I trouble you to pass a message to him.

Tell him that

I am perfectly contented

that I can see him again

in this final hour.

In future, as long as he is living well,

that will be the best way to cherish me.

♫ Worthy of the strength of character that you possess ♫

♫ Who will admit to defeat along this long and difficult road ♫ ♫ I have already made up my mind from the very beginning to wander in the Jianghu realm ♫

♫ The loneliness of time past connected together as music notes ♫

♫ Unintentionally and ambiguously passing through several places ♫

♫ A little small thought leads the way ♫

♫ Who will guess it, who will open it up ♫

♫ The cruelty of the long night leveled the concentration ♫

♫ I drink this cup of blessing voluntarily ♫

♫ So many times, one after another, in matchless despair ♫

♫ Do not let go, start over again and wait ♫

Chang An.

You must... Must.

♫ Robed in beautiful brocade garments waiting for the war drum ♫

You must live well.

♫ Who will admit to defeat along this long and difficult road ♫ ♫ I have already made up my mind from the very beginning to wander in the Jianghu realm ♫

♫ That which ended in time past carved out loneliness ♫ ♫ It's never been for either of us to betray the other ♫

♫ Except the sword in the hand dancing alone in the wind ♫ ♫ It is still here, waiting ♫

♫ The dancing breeze in early spring brings with it temperature ♫ ♫ The boundary which should not be crossed provokes envy ♫

♫ The crows and peacocks are in a place where it is silent ♫

♫ The way home is cut off, leaving behind loneliness ♫

♫ The loneliness of time past connected together as music notes ♫

- Miss Wan Mei! - What happened?

Your shadow Chang An sneaked back into Guihua City and attempted to assassinate the City Master just now but failed.

The City Master asked me to tell you ...

Miss Wan Mei! Miss Wan Mei!

Miss Mei is here. Indeed, I did not accuse your shadow falsely.

Even if he defected from Guihua City,

- he still didn't give up his evil designs. - Why?

Cha Luo and I have an enmity that stamped from my entire family being exterminated.

This matter has nothing to do with Master Mei.

Why do you want to come here to court death?

It took you long enough to get here. Fortunately I had experts protecting me.

Otherwise I don't know how many times I would have died if I had waited for you.

I feel that his Master Mei and him are in this together.

He must have been afraid that his Master Mei will lose out to me in the battle.

So he came to assassinate me on his own.

Definitely not!

It doesn't matter anymore now no matter what you said.

The only way is to bring you to the torture chamber,

to afflict you at length with torture,

only then will anything you say matters.

Isn't that right, Torture Chamber Master?

What City Master said is right. I will bring him to the Torture Chamber now, to be rigorously interrogated.

But it appears that the Torture Chamber Master

is really too lenient with this Chang An.

Why don't I send someone else?

There is no need to. Xing Feng will definitely not be lenient this time.

Take him away.

Wan Mei earnest beg City Master to advance the challenge.

Advance it? When should I advance it to?

Now.

What do you treat this place as? Should it be changed just because you said so?

Or do you think that .. do you think that you could still defeat me

after the blood gu was extracted from your body

and save your pitiful shadow?

I say it will not be changed.

You still have one more day and night.

Prepare a great welcome for your last moment.

This golden hammer is small and heavy.

It was used to break walnuts for the City Master in the past.

Later, I will start from here,

and break your bone piece by piece.

I will not miss even a single piece. The best outcome

is that you'll never walk for the rest of your life. Are you prepared?

I can't lose... I can't lose.

If I die together with Cha Luo,

Xing Feng will definitely not let Chang An off.

The moon is round today. Is the king gu insect

going to turn against City Master again?

Yes. Even though it is so,

your Master Mei still doesn't have any chance of winning at all.

If City Master wins,

then Guihua City will really become a purgatory on earth.

There will be no more light from any star henceforth.

Even if City Master is no good in ten thousands ways,

she never let me down. I definitely will not let her down too.

You hesitated not because of this.

But rather, whether it is worth for her

to have become the way that she is now.

She has killed so many people, and appeared to have attained great fame.

But every step that she takes

is on a dagger.

She's having a very hard time, and you know that.

You have talked so much, it's nothing except that you hope that your master will live.

Not only is she my master,

she is the person whom I love.

It can be said that

she's the only person whom I care about in this world.

Of course I hope that she will live.

Then why are you so stupid?

Why didn't you bring her away secretly? Why must you walk right into the trap?

Wan Mei, she is constantly thinking about everyone in Guihua City.

She is unwilling to leave.

I don't want her to be worried and troubled her entire life.

I thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to gamble on it.

Unfortunately you lost your gamble.

I didn't gamble that I would be successful in the assassination of Cha Luo.

But rather, you, Torture Chamber Master.

I will never betray City Master until the day I die.

Torture Chamber Master said this before.

As long as I am unswerving in my loyalty

towards my master, disregarding my life for her sake,

you will show us mercy and let us go.

Up to today I want to ask,

why did Torture Chamber Master say such things?

- Why? I don't know why. - I know.

All it took is for you to look at the way I am now,

to remind you of yourself then.

In your heart, you were with Cha Luo

living in such madness up until now. You regretted it too.

Even if you understood me, so what about it?

Even if I showed you mercy, your master Mei will still not be able to defeat City Master.

I have read the materials.

Torture Chamber Master studied the heart principle of Jia Yi before.

You know how to transmit power to other people.

You want to pass your internal force to Wan Mei?

That is right.

You are undergoing such severe punishment now.

If you don't have your internal force to sustain you, you will definitely die without a doubt.

If I don't do this,

how am I able to convince you, Torture Chamber Master?

After all, the condition that you set in the beginning was that

I must disregard my own life as far as my master is concerned.

Have you thought about this before? Even if she received your internal force,

Wan Mei might not be able to win still.

At least it'll be fair.

If time could be turned back,

back to ten years ago,

Cha Luo was not the Cha Luo now.

Guihua City did not have a river of blood too.

I, Chang An,

gambled on you, Torture Chamber Master,

that you also hope to see all these.