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Adapted from "Demon In Kaifeng" Author: Wei Yu

No Boundary

Episode 32

Godfather.

Did you ask for me

because of Wengu?

You're a general.

I shouldn't have intervened with your recruitment.

But that was a demon, mind you.

Gao Bo Jian was right about one thing.

People of different kin might have a different mind.

You

must play safe this time.

Godfather.

I swear on my life.

Wengu is loyal.

Okay.

Since you're certain,

I'll trust you.

One more thing.

Yes.

Now that I've recovered,

I can go to war with Anyi.

Never mind.

Godfather.

We've got news

that Chong City has sent reinforcement to Anyi City.

Things are different now.

I told you.

Duanmu Brigade has more women

than men.

We need to plan this carefully.

Yes.

What's your business?

I'm from Mr Yue's Camp.

I'm here to deliver new soldier list.

Sir.

Mr Yue has laid out the new soldier list.

There is a total of 3,520 men.

Mr Yue is wondering how to distribute them.

Please decide, sir.

Put it there.

Let Gu Chang train them first.

I'll allocate them later.

Yes.

Hold on.

You look familiar.

Where did I see you before?

I have been working under Mr Yue all this while.

You might have seen me there.

What happened to your face?

That's a combat injury.

I was left with a scar

and a blind eye.

Mr Yue has been kind to me.

He told me not to feel inferior because of the scar.

He also promised

to introduce me a good catch

as long as I'm not picky.

Not picky?

That is so Mr Yue.

You can stay back and serve him.

Thanks for your good will.

But I'm afraid

I'm not cut out for that.

You can as he has decided to matchmake for you.

You may leave.

Thank you, sir.

I'll take my leave.

The commander-in-chief of the army.

The leader of the human race.

You shouldn't even go soft on your goddaughter.

In order to achieve a great feat,

you must make sure that power is in your hand.

Jiang Yi.

You'd better notice the problem sooner.

Otherwise,

I won't go easy on you even if you're the Jiang Yi

you used to be 1,000 years ago.

You failed to kill Jiang Yi?

What else can you do?

Please calm down.

Do you remember the human soldier

named Wengu?

Why bring a small fry up?

You sent someone to kill Jiang Yi,

but was stopped by Duanmu Cui.

Our men left a trap behind.

Duanmu Cui was poisoned by our king poison.

However,

she was saved by Wengu.

He is that capable?

Is he a demon too?

Yes.

He's a half-blood.

Half-blood?

You can't even shoot.

Mongrel.

You only deserve to be shot.

Tai Ao.

It's you.

I should have known that.

Your Majesty.

Who might he be?

A garbage that fled many years ago.

How dare he go against me.

Now I'd like to see

how many people

can this useless Tai Ao save.

You're no longer with the Gao Bo Camp.

How could they still bully you?

I'm fine.

Don't take it to heart.

If you used a spell,

they wouldn't have been a match for you.

Hong Luan.

I don't want to use a spell.

I actually hope I can be

an ordinary man who can't do spells.

But I don't want you to get bullied.

Do I look useless

to you?

You're a war doctor,

not a soldier.

It's normal that you can't beat them.

Don't mind that.

Back then,

my mother thought it was sinful to take lives

like the Demon King did.

That's why she only taught me the healing spells

instead of killing spells.

Looks like

she was well-intentioned.

Wengu.

I understand you.

But doctors have to go to the battlefield too.

If we need others' protection,

we'll hold the general back.

The general recruited us herself.

I don't want her

to be questioned because of this.

I got it.

The only way to not let her down

is becoming stronger.

You're right.

I think it's not too late as long as

we're willing

to learn and practise.

Wengu.

Can you hold a weapon

with that weak body?

Why don't we have a competition?

Since you're interested,

let's do it.

Are you asking for a beating?

Zhan Yan.

You won in the battle against three.

But what will you do about the enemies

on the battlefield?

It's possible to win against the enemy

that outnumbered us if we have proper weapons.

If you can do that,

I'll make you the Lieutenant of Duanmu Brigade.

Deal.

This is Shocking Thunder.

It fires when lighted up,

and is as loud as thunder.

It can destroy metals

half a li away.

That incredible?

I'll show you.

Zhan Yan.

What is this?

A formation I designed

for the female soldiers.

This is crossbow.

It's light and it has a longer shooting range.

This is infantry shield.

This is our new weapon.

Zhan Yan.

What's that?

Look.

This is an arcuballista.

It fires three arrows at once,

allowing us to

win in a battle.

Wow.

This is great.

Zhan Yan, you...

Here, grab a bite.

Don't exhaust yourself.

The Duanmu Brigade soldiers wear copper armours

and chest shield

to lessen their weights.

But they're not fully protected

against sharp weapons.

This light armour

can protect their bodies.

This is a pistol.

How do we use it?

Watch out. It might go off.

Incredible.

That's right.

We can win now.

Exactly.

Lieutenant Zhan.

Thanks to you

that we have this formation,

armours and weapons.

Three days later,

if we beat other brigades in the match,

I'll ask for permission to attack Anyi again.

It's your credit.

You can

achieve everything.

I'll wait for your good news.

Godfather.

These are the new weapons

that Lieutenant Zhan made in the past few days.

With them,

we can minimise our casualties.

As someone familiar with these weapons,

I'm willing to be

the commander that wins over Anyi.

Sir.

Anyi City is the Demon Clan's primary line of defence.

These weapons look strange.

It's too risky.

We should play safe.

Sir.

I can be the commander.

Even without these,

I can still defeat Anyi.

Gu Chang.

The weapons

can minimise our casualties.

Why won't you use them?

The weapons aren't fit for a real match.

More inspections needed.

We can do that during the war at Anyi.

War is not a game.

Only winning is allowed.

I'm sure I'll win.

You're the only ones who can use them.

How do we fight

like this?

I can teach everyone.

I'll be the commander,

and Duanmu Brigade, the vanguard.

We'll breach their defence

with new weapons and formation.

The others can back us up.

Duanmu.

Do you mean

to let your female soldiers go first

while the others watching at the back?

You'd be shaking our morale.

I know that

you've been wanting to prove that

you can win over Anyi City

even with only female soldiers.

But the general interest comes first.

Don't let your own desire

get the best of you.

Gu Chang.

Do you think I fight for this

for myself?

Isn't that the case?

Didn't you stick up for Zhan Yan

because he

let you do as you please?

Gu Chang, you...

Gu Chang.

Knock it off.

Duanmu.

Anyi City is important.

Don't be reckless.

I'll study carefully the new weapons

and formation

you and Zhan Yan made.

How about this?

Call Zhan Yan here.

I'll talk to him.

Godfather.

I didn't do this

out of my selfish desire.

I believe that

you'll agree with me

after talking to Zhan Yan.

Couldn't you keep your mouth shut?

Look how mad she was.

I'm warning you.

She may not marry you.

As she's been surrounded by outstanding people.

But they don't own the Gu Chang Camp.

The Duanmu and Gu Chang Camps

must be combined in order to end this war.

She

will have to marry me.

Godfather?

I bid you my respect.

General Yang.

So, you're Zhan Yan.

Yes, I am.

That was some marvellous formation you created.

Your fighting skills and cleverness

beat most of the men in the army.

As smart as you are,

do you know

why did I ask for you?

You're not confident in the plan of attack.

It seems doable,

but you don't want to take risks.

In that case,

I won't try to give you

a futile persuasive speech.

The master of Ju Que

is indeed smart.

But I'm actually worried

because of Duanmu Cui.

Sir.

Please cut to the chase.

Duanmu is a woman.

Women have never held power in the military.

Even after she had,

no one would follow her.

She has sacrificed a lot

to get to this position.

Duanmu's followers

are her elite soldiers from her tribe.

That might be the reason

why the number of soldiers in her camp is decreasing.

I wonder what you mean.

This is the first time she's using an outsider.

It's normal that people don't trust her.

If the attack ends in failure,

Duanmu will lose her prestige.

All her hard work

will go in vain.

If someone doubts General Duanmu

because of me,

what would you like me to do?

I'll do as you say.

Regarding the attack,

I'll consider it.

Did Godfather make things hard for you?

Don't worry.

I could handle that.

What about his decision

on the attack?

Why can't I attack Anyi?

All these years,

I've been fighting at the frontline

to prevent the combination

just so our tribe can have a place of our own

without being dependant.

Was all my hard work

useless?

Duanmu.

Who are you

pulling your face to?

You didn't even greet your brother.

Why?

You're throwing tantrum at me

because you're upset

for not getting the token to go to war?

That's embarrassing

for someone at your age.

What are you doing here?

Godfather knows you the best.

Yang Jian.

Take my token to the Duanmu Brigade.

Godfather.

You've decided to let Duanmu be the commander?

Zhan Yan looks righteous.

And Duanmu has the heart to attack.

If the Duanmu Brigade can win against Anyi

while reducing the casualties,

not only people will be frightened of her,

but her wish can be fulfilled as well.

You've always prioritised the war.

Why care about what she wants now?

Back then, she knelt before me,

begging me to let her

take her tribe to war so that they can survive.

After spending years

in the battlefield,

they've fought numerous wars.

Now there's only women left.

They're even bullied by others.

This

somehow makes me feel guilty.

That's why I'm biased towards her.

Brother.

Have a seat.

No.

Prepare yourselves.

General Yang.

You're leaving already?

Did you offend Miss Duanmu

and make her mad?

It was her that has offended me

and made me mad.

Cool down with some tea before you leave, then.

Getting the token

means I've been granted

to attack Anyi.

But why do I

feel uneasy?

Don't worry.

The Duanmu Brigade is different now.

It can defeat Anyi.

That's for sure.

Having you and Wengu

made us stronger.

But...

No matter how hard it is,

I'll be there for you.

Duanmu Cui

is being too arrogant

just because she's the prime minister's goddaughter.

She's nothing but a woman.

How could he let her take the credit

of taking down a city?

I don't agree.

Duanmu Cui is relying on Zhan Yan and Wengu.

If it weren't for them,

your assistant would still be alive.

And you wouldn't have to go through this disgrace.

Duanmu Cui

isn't showing you any respect.

Duamu Cui.

I'll knock the stuffing out of you.

Fire!

Hurry. Put out the fire.

Here's the water.

-General. -General.

The fire has been under control.

Fortunately, we've replaced the new weapons

with grass and stones

and covered them

as Lieutenant Zhan instructed.

And Wengu's smoke-recovering pills?

Already being distributed

and carried along by everyone.

Where's Lieutenant Zhan?

He went after the culprit.

Let me go.

General.

Here's the culprit.

This villain

set fire at our camp.

Luckily, you've predicted this.

I think they did this

as the prime minister

is coming to see

our new weapons tomorrow.

I know you.

You're Gao Bo's soldier

who provoked Wengu the other day.

What now?

You tried to burn

the Duanmu Brigade down because you're too weak?

I didn't set the fire.

Don't make baseless accusation.

I was just passing by.

I don't know who burnt your camp.

There's oil on your hands.

Isn't saying yourself passing by

quite unconvincing?

Capture

and punish him.

Yes!

Ridiculous!

Duamu Cui has gone too far.

How could she interrogate

and even punish my man?

Stop yelling.

I'm sure your man did something wrong.

What did he do?

It could be her trick to frame him.

She interrogated

and killed him

before I get to question him,

not showing any respect

to the Gao Bo Camp.

Sir.

I know that

they're either

your adopted children

or your future son-in-law.

But I, Gao Bo Jian,

have no one to depend on.

Is that why I'm being bullied?

Gao Bo Jian.

Mind your tongue.

I don't care!

Sir.

If Duanmu Cui and Zhan Yan aren't punished today,

I'll return to my tribe.

My men are disappointed.

We can't

go to war like this.

Are you trying to rebel?

I need a story

for my men.

And the fact

is that Duanmu Cui has killed my man.

General Gao.

Don't be disappointed.

Let's head to the Duanmu Brigade.

We'll make things clear there.

If it's Duanmu's problem,

I'll be impartial.

Thank you, sir.

Zhan Yan.

I killed Gao Bo Jian's man.

He won't let it off.

He'll complain to Godfather.

Everyone has a sense of justice.

The prime minister knows what to do.

We can't escape

from fate.

-Sir. -Sir.

General Gao is here too?

Duanmu.

I heard you killed a soldier from Gao Bo Camp.

He set fire here

and almost burnt my armoury down

along with the weapons to attack Anyi.

Can't I punish him

over such serious crime?

Shouldn't you show respect

to your brothers in arms before that?

Duanmu Brigade's pay

will be confiscated for one month.

No objections.

Sir.

That's it?

Sir.

This is my fault.

I'll face the music.

Why punish the entire brigade?

Duanmu.

The war is coming.

Know when to stop.

That's enough.

Sir.

That's why all the more

we should straighten things out.

Given the strict military laws,

General Duanmu was not wrong

to deal with the culprit.

You're not

being fair to her.

Zhan Yan.

Stop it.

Sir.

I think that

justice matters more than

the balance of power in the military.

Making General Duanmu

take the blame

with your authority

will drag the entire Duanmu Brigade into this.

Don't you think they'll be disappointed

when being treated unfairly?

Sir.

This...

How dare they say this.

Punish him

or others will follow his step.

Sir.

By then,

our army will be in a mess.

Zhan Yan disrespected his superior.

He shall be punished.

Sir.

He made the huge mistake

due to my negligence in discipline.

Please allow me

to punish him myself.

Okay.

But don't go easy on him.

Get him.

Bring me the whip.

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General.

As part of the Duanmu Brigade,

I shall be punished too.

General,

we will take the punishment with Lieutenant Zhan.

Sir.

As the general,

their lack of discipline

was my problem.

I will take

the rest of the punishment instead.

General Gao.

Did you see that?

Though Duanmu is my adopted daughter,

I didn't side with her.

Now tell me what should I do?

Should I punish Duanmu too?

Sir.

Yes,

according to the law.

But of course.

If General Duanmu

has learnt her lesson,

she can be spared.

Okay.

In that case,

let this matter

end here.

Dismiss.

Does it hurt a lot?

I'll be more careful.

It's okay. I'm fine.

I'm sorry.

For what?

For whipping you.

I know that

you did it yourself to protect me.

You knew?

I do.

But do you?

About what?

The prime minister is your godfather.

I'm sure

it pained him when he punished you.

But we're going to war.

As the commander-in-chief,

he must take everyone's emotions into account.

Gao Bo Jian may be a scum,

but he's a general of the human race.

I know that.

I lost control last night.

I shouldn't have killed his man.

Don't carry the burden yourself.

Zhan Yan.

Thank you.

You don't have to

thank me.

Get some rest.

I'm leaving.

Duanmu.

I didn't know

how difficult it was for you in the past.

That pains me.

Gu Chang.

Duanmu.

Where have you been?

I went to see Zhan Yan.

He took the punishment in my place.

So, I dressed his wound.

So, you knew you went overboard.

Why were you being impulsive?

That's Gao Bo Jian,

mind you.

He never forgets.

We're going to war with Anyi City.

Couldn't you just suck it up?

What?

I've been holding back for years.

Did you forget

what he did?

I did not.

But the prime minister needs all tribes

to fight the Demon Clan.

Other than

the Duanmu Brigade,

we only have the Gu Chang Camp.

If they side with the enemy now,

we'll have more than one enemy to deal with.

It doesn't matter if those garbage

sided with the enemy.

Duanmu Cui!

The war is upon us.

Is it appropriate to say that?

I'm tired.

Let's talk later.

You pretend to be tired

whenever I try to have a serious chat.

You're my future wife.

You can't run forever.

Gu Chang.

Let's postpone

our wedding.

Duanmu.

What did you say?

I'm really tired.

Let's talk later.

We

will go to war tomorrow.

Keep the things you leave behind for your families

in the boxes.

I hope every one of you

can come back safely

and retrieve the boxes.

By the time we win

and return home in glory,

hand them

to your most beloved.

Brother Shan,

what is this?

My wife

wrote to me saying

we have a son this year,

the tiger year.

So,

I made a toy tiger.

It's a nice tiger, Brother Shan.

When there's no more war,

you can make a living with this skill.

Brother Shan.

When the war ends,

let's visit your son together.

He may already is

a lively toddler by then.

Sure.

Hope that comes true.

Ruo Nan,

what are you hiding this time?

Don't tell me it's cosmetic.

Who would want that?

I'm not telling you

what is inside.

Yu Du.

This is your first time.

Are you scared?

No, I'm not.

You all used to protect me.

I'm old enough

to be independent now.

You sure have lots of things

to use more than one box.

There isn't only my stuff.

There is also

our gifts for you.

This

is very important to me.

Please take good care of it.

I'll be taking it back.

Did the pigs fly?

You're reading?

My brother told me

that after we win the war,

he wants to become a minister.

I can't be left out.

I'll become a great general

who defends the border.

I worked hard

to get this book on art of war.

Take good care of it for me.

I'd like to have it back.

You don't have to wait long.

Be useful

and you'll get to become a lieutenant.

Deal.

No problem.

When I become a general,

I'll protect all of you.

By then,

you may get married,

start a business,

or have a baby

without worries.

For there'll be peace

under my protection.

Nice!

-Great. -Nice.

General.

What is your biggest wish, then?

My biggest wish

is to take all of you home

so that your wishes can be fulfilled.

My lady.

Mi.

I failed to protect them.

I was useless.

I'm sure they don't want you

to blame yourself.

My lady.

Do you remember the gifts

they left for you in the boxes?

You used to

love light-coloured clothes.

But then...

You came back stained with blood

every time after a war.

So, you stopped wearing this

to not worry us.

You hid

your helplessness well.

But, my lady,

seeing you like that pained us.

This dress

is a gift from all of us.

I embroidered the flowers.

Ruo Nan picked the drawstring.

And it was Yu Du

who chose the fabric.

We were looking forward to the day when the war ends

and you can be yourself

and live for yourself,

the real Duanmu Cui,

instead of General Duanmu.

Be myself?

Duanmu.

Live for yourself.

Live for myself?

Can I

do that?

I'm sure you'll look good in that.

Duanmu.

Did you just

take me as the person in your heart?

She must be a dress lover.

Beauty meant a lot to her.

She had lots of pretty dresses.

Sect Leader Duanmu.

Are you always underdressed?

I look good in this.

Not everyone can be the prettiest High Immortal

in the Three Realms.

The dress is a gift

from Yu Du and the others.

In the past,

I loved dressing up too.

But years in the battlefield

has made me more used to

the military uniforms instead of dresses.

As a general,

the battle armour suits me better.

Or you are just

scared to get used to it?

No one loves wearing a battle armour.

Don't carry all the burden

on your own shoulder.

Every problem has its solution.

Everyone has been wanting to see you

become the person you want to be.

The person they want me to become?

Every Duanmu Brigade member,

including myself,

wants to see you happy.

We want to see you smile,

and let go

of your heavy load.

You can love the dresses

and enjoy dressing up.

You can do

whatever you want to do.

But I'm a general.

To me,

you appear as Duanmu Cui first,

and General Duanmu second.

All of us are hoping

that you can be yourself,

and to smile as Duanmu Cui.

Your marriage with General Gu Chang

was decided by the elders

instead of your own will.

Don't marry him

against your own will.

Don't compromise.

Can I?

You're right.

I'm General Duamu.

But I'm also Duanmu Cui.

I think they'd want to see me

live a happy life.

Star Lord Yang Jian was right.

The Abyss is starting to kill those who don't belong here.

I wonder what's going on in Qifeng now.

Can they hold it?

I'm running out of time.

I must recall Duanmu's memories

and get us out of the Abyss after collecting the cure

to get rid of the aura of death in Qifeng City.

Otherwise, be it the Abyss or Qifeng,

Duanmu or me,

we'll be in grave danger.

General.

General.

General.

General.

General.

General.

General.

General.

General.

General.

General.

General.

General.

Where is this?

Duanmu.

General.

General.

Duanmu.

You're here.

Who are you?

How did I end up here?

I'm your past dissatisfaction.

And all your regrets.

Duanmu.

I have smoothed down

all your regrets.

Your people would give their all to follow you.

You are loved and respected by your soldiers.

You have no more worries.

Even Gu Chang has returned.

You can be together forever.

Why would you want to leave?

Why would you want more?

I'm not satisfied.

If you would sink low,

the Pool of Abyss wouldn't be surging.

No pains,

no gains.

Duanmu,

make your choice.

Will you give up

everything you worked so hard to earn for one man?

Ridiculous.

Enough with the nonsense.

Don't wake her up.

Or everything you cherish

will turn into ashes.

Who is she?

She is you.

You are her.

Remember.

Don't wake up.

Otherwise, everything will vanish.

Where did she go?

She's in your heart.

She'll follow you like a shadow.

Keep my words in mind.

Do not wake up.

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