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♪Confessing to the moon in the rustling wind back then♪

♪Like a boat being swallowed up among the cities♪

♪Scared to hear the flowers falling with so many worries to consider♪

♪Am I going to where I want♪

♪Staying or leaving depends on you♪

♪Nations are different♪

♪No desires in the world, refusing to be vivid♪

♪Looking at the sky side by side♪

♪The years are passing by♪

♪One look can empty Chang'an♪

♪Among the ridiculous people and things is me♪

=Dream of Chang'An=

=Episode 10=

Qiu Yanzhi!

She knew it was me.

No.

I must inform Eunuch Qiu.

(Zuo Ma)

No.

I don't have solid evidence.

Eunuch Qiu will never take my words for it.

Ru Feng?

(You are still here.)

Leave the horse here.

You might need it for an emergency.

Leaving it here?

Will it be all right?

Its name is Ru Feng.

It's intelligent.

Ride it, and you will know.

Yes.

(Thanks, Your Majesty.)

Ru Feng the gorgeous mare.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

Search!

Over here!

Search the whole area!

Yes!

Check over there!

Yes!

We found nothing here.

There's nothing here.

Over here.

Search that way!

Yes.

Search thoroughly!

Over here.

Did you find them?

No.

Keep searching.

Yes.

Over here.

Yes.

Check that area.

We found nothing.

Nothing over here.

Check the other area.

Check that area.

On my way.

How did you hurt your hand?

It's a long story.

You are the New Sword Bearer of Violet Bureau.

Who are you?

How do you know me?

I'm from Chess of Generals Camp.

Of course I know you.

You're from the Camp?

So why are they after you?

Isn't it obvious?

To make sure

I die.

Come with me.

I'll get you out of this forest.

Get on the horse.

I appreciate your help.

We are strangers to each other.

It's best to go our separate ways.

Over there! Pursue!

Arrest him!

Halt.

There is nowhere to run now.

(Chess of Generals Camp)

What were you running from?

I touched something I shouldn't have.

I felt guilty.

So I started running.

If you knew,

why did you do it?

Out of curiosity.

You're a man of curiosity.

But you're always cautious.

You broke into my room

and touched my belonging.

You took this great risk

because you seek to have

something of greater value.

Come clean.

What was it that you seek?

Guards.

Chess Overseer.

I want Master Zuo Ma's

schedule for the past few months

reported to me.

Yes.

March 1st,

Master Zuo Ma left Heng'an.

He headed to the west

and returned to Heng'an after half a month.

He stayed for ten days.

He went to Nanling Mountains afterward.

The Nanling Mountains?

You were investigating me.

He remained there for days

before he went to Shangzhou,

Yuezhou,

Xuzhou,

Duanzhou,

and Liaozibu.

He then returned to Heng'an

and stayed in Nanling Mountains for three days

before returning to the Capital.

So he really was investigating me.

It seems like

you're getting anxious.

What's wrong?

Do you feel fear when he mentioned Shangzhou, Xuzhou,

and Yuezhou?

Dismissed.

Yes.

What have you found?

Qiu Yanzhi.

Da Ya was the real name.

Born on March 8th of the first year of the Baoli Era,

and grew up in Nanling Mountains of Heng'an's suburb.

What is this?

His Majesty must have left this.

I should put it back.

Because of famine,

the villagers lost their homes.

A total of 19 young girls went missing.

I followed these clues

to those places

over time.

I verified the whereabouts

of those 19 girls.

Do you know

what I found?

Of the 19 girls I investigated,

no one matched

your description.

Qiu Yanzhi,

your identity and account

are all fake.

Is that all?

Before you were sold into the Music Hall,

you once spent a night

at Zhang Zi Herb Store.

According to the staff there,

you were heavily wounded.

There was a large wound on your chest.

That means

Your heart meridian

was already destroyed

before entering the Camp.

It wasn't because of my attack!

And because of your

old injury,

Eunuch Qiu thought it was

my fault you couldn't practice martial art.

Haven't you heard?

I had to clean toilets

for three years as my punishment!

Three years!

And then?

What do you mean?

And then...

I set you up.

You lost while competing against me

for the title I now have.

You also found

other evidence

to prove that I am not the real Qiu Yanzhi,

that I am merely a wanderer.

Do you really expect to succeed?

Whether I will succeed

depends on the new Sword Bearer

of the Violet Bureau.

What was that?

I've told Cheng Ruoyu

everything I've found.

You went to the palace.

No.

Isn't it odd?

I actually ran into her

in the forest.

This must be my fate!

My fate told me

it was better to let her have the evidence

than to let Eunuch Qiu have it.

As of this moment,

His Majesty wants to break free

from Eunuch Qiu's control.

The Violet Bureau possesses

your dirty little secret.

So,

what will they do next?

Qiu Yanzhi, oh Qiu Yanzhi.

You painstakingly forged this false identity of yours,

but what is it

that you want to achieve?

Take him away.

Lock him up.

Yes.

Guards!

Qiu Yanzhi!

You are doomed!

Let go of me!

(Ziyun Sanctum)

(A grand abode for a sage.)

(Ru Feng.)

(Wait here.)

(I need to know if they are great warriors.)

(I'll show the sword if I can't beat them.)

(This must be the place.)

(What are they doing?)

(Yuzhen Hall, Ziyuan)

(Leader of Yuzhen Hall, Madam Jade)

All hail the Hall Leader.

All hail the Hall Leader.

Whoever seizes the token

wins.

Yes.

Halt!

So,

who are you?

I'm the Sword Bearer

of the Violet Bureau.

The Qingguang Sword.

Who exactly are you?

My name is Cheng Ruoyu.

I am Cheng Xi's niece.

From now on,

I'm taking over the Yuzhen Hall.

Those who lost

must be punished.

Stop!

What are you doing?

It's our daily training.

Those who lost must be punished.

From now on, that rule is abolished.

You don't get to decide.

I don't get to decide?

Does my Qingguang Sword have the right to decide?

Of course it does.

But do you deserve

to wield this sword?

Very well.

I'll show you whether

I'm qualified to wield this sword.

Where is Cheng Ruoyu?

She's not in the palace.

It seems like

Zuo Ma wasn't lying.

He did run into her

in the forest

and handed her the evidence.

Keep looking.

(Ziyun Sanctum)

(Ziyun Sanctum)

Are you really Madam Cheng's niece?

(Ziyun Sanctum)

Did you steal the sword?

They say the essence of the Violet Bureau

is in the Yuzhen Hall.

The rest are all worthless fools.

Hall Leader.

The saying proves to be true.

Do you know...

why you failed to command us

despite wielding the Qingguang Sword?

Why?

The first rule of the Yuzhen Hall:

Respect for the strongest.

You saw our training just now.

We do it on a daily basis.

Every month

we rank them by the tokens they get.

Whoever gets the most tokens

will be the Hall Leader in the next month.

If you wish to command us,

then take the token from us.

(Ziyun Sanctum)

Up ahead! Pursue!

Stop right there!

Capture her! Now!

Over there!

After her!

Stop!

Stop running!

Get her!

Over there!

Pursue!

No!

(If the Chess of Generals Camp captures her...)

(No.)

(I must figure out a way)

(to keep her safe.)

Uncle.

Uncle?

Qi Yan?

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty, my apology.

I deserve punishment.

Uncle.

When I was little,

you've always addressed me that way.

Your Majesty remembers.

Your Majesty must have come

for an important matter.

Yuan Du is a formidable warrior.

I wish to invite him to Mount Qi

to keep Cheng Ruoyu safe.

Yu'er is on Mount Qi?

(Ziyun Sanctum)

Let's go.

(Ziyun Sanctum)

Greetings, Chess Overseer.

I was told the Sword Bearer

has been grounded by His Majesty.

Yes.

Poor thing.

I should cheer her up.

That wouldn't be necessary, Chess Overseer.

I think

she got what she deserved.

I should still visit her.

People can change in a matter of days.

I didn't see her

while I was sick.

Chess Overseer! Chess Overseer!

Chess Overseer!

No.

They are too ferocious.

I have no chance of winning.

Who's there?

You are no match for them

if your only goal

is to secure the command token.

You...

You work for Prince Guang.

My name is Yuan Du.

Greetings, Sword Bearer.

Why are you here?

Prince Guang wants you to have these.

Please open them based on the order

of your name.

The fish over the Dragon's Gate.

Fishing on the freezing ice.

Children debating over the Sun's distance.

Does Prince Guang want me to have these?

(Ninth Heaven Mystic Maiden Formation)

Are you can see,

the whole place is a formation

when you see it from above.

Madam Cheng spends years

training them

not just to make them

compete over a token.

They operate

according to their formation.

To defeat them,

I must break the formation.

Are you going in now?

Do you remember the plan to break it?

I remember the method.

As for the rest,

I must rely on my muscle memory.

(Ziyun Sanctum)

All hail the Chess Overseer.

(Chess of Generals Camp)

Congratulations, you are now officially Pawns.

Anyone of you

may replace the Gold Chess Piece

as long as they are strong enough.

You may even

replace me.

Now

I have a mission for you.

Go to Mount Qi

and capture Cheng Ruoyu

and the 300 warriors of sacrifice from Yuzhen Hall!

Yes.

I got it.

Securing a token

is still a victory.

She is exhausted.

Give her a room so she could rest.

Don't worry.

You did very well.

But Prince Guang

taught her how to break your formation.

All right.

You are gifted.

It's amazing that you broke it

so quickly.

I have Prince Guang to thank.

He wrote in detail

about the formation's shift.

However,

I practiced the whole night

and failed to wrap my head around it.

They've trained for years.

You defeated them after one night.

It was a remarkable feat.

Well, I am a genius

and also a self-demanding person.

However,

you just ran out of time.

You must return to the palace tomorrow.

What do you mean?

I haven't made them bow down to me.

I didn't tell you because

I didn't want to distract you.

The Pawns of the Camp

are already on their way here.

I eliminated

the first wave,

but it won't take long

until more of them come.

But...

I'm not sure

I could convince the Hall Leader to follow my lead.

A prescription.

What is this for?

Didn't you notice something odd

about the Hall Leader?

You mean the way she never talked.

A throat sickness.

This is a prescription for her condition.

(Boil with water and remove the waste, take the medicine regularly.)

Is this your prescription?

Of course not.

I got it

from a masterful physician.

How do you know

our Hall Leader is carrying an injury?

How do you know the way to treat it?

Well...

Hall Leader,

just try it out.

It might actually work.

Hall Leader.

This prescription is suspicious.

We must not trust it.

How is it suspicious?

I'm Madam Cheng's niece.

I wish to lead you to

protect His Majesty

and work as one.

You only got one token.

You have a long way to go before leading us.

Hall Leader.

Hall Leader, no.

She is not worthy of it.

Thanks, Hall Leader.

All hail the Sword Bearer!

This is odd.

There is nothing

in the third pouch.

Two children debating over Sun's distance...

What does it mean?

What's going on?

Why did you sound the withdrawal alarm?

I checked outside.

The Pawns have reached the mountainside.

This place is compromised.

You must retreat to Jinyang at once.

Blend into Princess Ninghe's

troops.

Wait for further orders.

Miss Yu'er.

You must return to the palace.

Let's go.

Come with me.

What are you doing?

We need to go!

Leave them be.

You must leave.

This is bad.

Soldiers are coming.

I'll distract them.

Leave with Ru Feng.

But...

(Qiu)

The Chess of Generals Camp.

Yes.

It must be Qiu Yanzhi from the Camp.

We'll fight them off.

You are wounded. Go without me.

What about you?

I can handle them.

Don't take the risk.

Stop talking. Just go!

Cheng Ruoyu.

You never cease to surprise us.

Scoundrel.

Don't be so harsh.

You were too nosy

and compromised their location.

Get to the point.

Why are you following me?

I told you.

The Violet Bureau and the Yuzhen Hall

are not my targets.

For the time being,

we can co-exist in harmony.

You made it sound so pleasant.

But your actions showed me

how untrustworthy you are.

We could still negotiate.

About what?

Let's make a deal.

What deal?

Hand over the thing

Zuo Ma gave you.

Zuo Ma?

He's the man you saved

in the forest.

He gave me nothing.

Are you sure?

I am certain of it.

Yu'er.

We are not enemies.

I said, he gave me nothing.

Perhaps...

you would like to frisk me.

On the horse back.

Yan Xiu.

Inform the others.

Capture the woman who got away.

Yes.

Pursue the horse from earlier.

Yes!

Qiu Yanzhi, what are you up to?

Give it back.

Otherwise, I'll hand over the warriors of Yuzhen Hall

to my father.

You should know very well

what he'll do to them.

Qiu Yanzhi.

How cruel can you be?

I appreciate the compliment.

Chess Overseer!

There is no one in the Ziyun Sanctum.

We've failed you.

Please punish us as you see fit.

Dismissed.

It seems like

I must drag you back

and hand you over to Duke Chu.

Let's see

if you could capture me.

Your Majesty!

- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.

What do you plan to do

with my Sword Bearer?

I wouldn't dare to hurt her.

It was a misunderstanding.

My apologies, Your Majesty.

A misunderstanding?

How are you?

I'm safe and sound.

Get on the horse.

Which horse?

My horse.

Yes.

We deployed many soldiers.

Eunuch Qiu will find out.

We need a sound explanation for him.

Before that,

we should check on Zuo Ma.

What brought

Your Majesty here?

You hadn't returned,

so I must see to it myself.

Can't you get anything done?

You're worthless.

I appreciate the aid.

Don't get it wrong, Cheng Ruoyu.

I came out for hunting.

But I ran into you.

So I'm taking you back.

Yes.

I knew there would be an excuse.

By the way, did Your Majesty

save those people

from the Yuzhen Hall?

Your Majesty.

I'm glad you're here.

Your Majesty.

It's Ru feng.

I, Xia Ziyuan, am at Your Majesty's service.

Long live Your Majesty.

Xia Ziyuan.

Yes.

Your Majesty,

you know her?

How did the white horse perform?

Your Majesty has the best horses.

Back to the palace.

(So Ru Feng is His Majesty's horse.)

What?

Have you decided on how to kill me?

I saw the thing

you gave Cheng Ruoyu.

That won't be enough

to bring me down.

I thought it would be more intriguing

because you risked your life to secure it.

What do you mean?

You may go now.

I await

your next challenge.

Qiu Yanzhi!

Qiu Yanzhi!

Qiu Yanzhi!

Qiu Yanzhi!

Be gentle.

Do you know what you're doing?

Just bear with it.

Stop whining.

This is your fault.

Had you not dragged me

with you...

- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.

Sit down.

- Much obliged. - Much obliged.

So,

what's going on?

We should thank Prince Guang.

Otherwise, my trip there would be in vain.

Fish over the Dragon Gate;

It helped you break the formation.

Fishing on the ice;

For you to give aid.

But the children debating the Sun's distance...

What does it mean?

Her.

What does it have to do with me?

Your Majesty,

he won't follow my order.

So I took her with me.

I'll convince her with Your Majesty's wrath.

Is that what it means?

I think it worked.

Ziyuan.

Will you follow me now?

In that case,

let her stay by your side.

Those from Yuzhen Hall

have set out for Jinyang.

You need a messenger

to communicate with them.

Yes.

I had the same idea.

All right.

It's getting late.

Rest well.

Yes.

♪Life is a dream, how long do happy times last♪

♪In the windy rain, where will my heart settle?♪

♪The sword can't break this karma♪

♪Look how blurry and lonely the world is♪

♪Fate can't do anything about the bleak bonds of this world♪

♪Still can't let go of this life as time goes by♪

♪Even the iron and golden dagger-axe cannot extinguish the fire in my heart♪

♪Remembering the past and letting time while away♪

♪The past is in front of you♪

♪Forgetting while piecing it together♪

♪Like when I sincerely put my hands together♪

♪I only wish that you can be saved♪

♪The past is in front of you♪

♪Forgetting while piecing it together♪

♪Like when I sincerely put my hands together♪

♪I only wish that you can be saved♪

♪I only wish that you can be saved♪