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♫ Gazing homewards, my tears fall and I break up inside ♫

♫ Dust seals the past and carves past wounds in my memory ♫

♫ The sky darkens and the night is endless, searching for a ray of light ♫

♫ I craft a medallion to shine a light on the way ahead ♫

♫ Flying against the wind, my ruthlessness grows wild ♫

♫ I will protect my beliefs ♫

♫ Listen as the past fades like smoke ♫

♫ Past wrongs have not been resolved ♫

♫ Once my sword leaves its scabbard, the earth will move and the mountains will shake ♫

♫ The flame of rage burns, the spirit roars ♫

♫ I will return to glory and rise above the clouds ♫

[Sword Dynasty]

[Episode 10]

Is Feng Qianzhou so important that

Your Royal Highness must uphold justice for him?

He is only a chess piece that was

placed in that area for monitoring.

Bestowing him a painting

was only to let him feel that he is regarded highly by the court,

so that he will serve the court with his life.

However, Xu Wangxu's havoc this time

has actually helped me to find

a pretty good excuse to do what I want.

Greetings to the Prime Minister.

You know me? [Li Xiang, Prime Minister of Heng]

Your clothing is not that of the officials at Holy Capital Surveillance.

Master Mou also bowed to you respectfully,

and not even take a step up.

So I guessed a higher level office.

If it's really the Prime Minister ordered to see me,

it's really my luck of a lifetime.

You are indeed smart and quick-witted as I've heard.

I don't serve the compliment, Prime Minister.

Last time, your aunt said that you've lived in Fengming for a long time

and misses your hometown.

Right now it's the rice harvest in your hometown,

have you thought of going back to take a look?

You probably remembered it wrong, Your Honor.

My hometown does not produce rice.

I also heard the corn harvest is poor this year.

I did remember it wrong.

That rainy night when Song Senshu died,

you weren't at the tavern. Where were you?

Old grandma.

Ding Ning?

Ding Ning, so you came.

The sky is changing colors, why did you come?

It is because the weather is changing, so I worried about your house and came to take a look.

There was a rainstorm that day, so I went to the old grandma's house in the fish market.

Her house leaks a lot, so I went to repair it.

Which family's old grandma?

She's a lonely old woman that sells ink in the fish market.

[Mou Qinggong, Holy Capital Surveillance]

It's true.

If you have finished questioning, Your Honor, may I go home now?

I'm afraid you'll have to stay a few more days.

Get up!

What have I done wrong?

Back so early.

Miss Zhangsun, Ding Ning was taken away by the Holy Capital Surveillance.

Holy Capital Surveillance?

Yes.

Let's agree on this. If either one of us is capture,

the other one will kill a traitor by using the Sharpening Stone Technique

to exonerate the first person.

Nangong Shang?

Greetings, Your Royal Highness.

What does Cave Master Xue want?

I intruded into Bajun in order to get White Goat Cave's treasure back,

and affected the folks enjoying viewing the Queen's painting. I'm here to get my punishment.

This is all?

Also, I didn't teach my disciple well, and Feng family's grandson was so harmed

to lose his entire cultivation.

I know my crime is inexcusable.

I'm willing to discard my own cultivation.

Wait.

Your cultivation is for Greater Heng's use.

You can't discard it as you wish.

It should be used in somewhere useful.

I know that, to get back the Face Firming Pearl,

Ding Ning has committed an inexcusable crime.

Holy Capital Surveillance has taken him, probably for this matter.

The entire world knows that it's not easy to cultivate.

At my old age, I have no other wishes.

I only wish that my disciple will be safe.

Who is Ding Ning?

How is he able to let you treat him this way?

He is a rare talent

also the hope of White Goat Cave.

If Your Royal Highness has ever been a teacher, you would understand that

if you ever encountered a genius, you would be just like me

to help fulfill his potential without regards.

Get up then.

Thank you, Your Royal Highness.

A cultivator like yourself, Cave Master Xue,

should have viewed cultivation as more important than life.

Now, you would have given up your cultivation.

Why keep your life then?

I want to see next year's Min Mountain Sword Trials.

Please permit me, Your Royal Highness.

Bot of you nobles can leave.

I've already investigated Ding Ning.

Even though there are some questions, but it's not enough to prove that he is that person's descendant.

Prime Minister, are you going to release that rascal?

I may as well tell you directly.

After today's investigation, I can be sure that

Ding Ning is just an ordinary tavern servant.

You can't release him.

Just because of insufficient evidence, no one can guarantee that he isn't that person's descendant.

This matter concerns the safety of the 11 Marquis of Great Heng. We'd rather kill him by mistake,

than releasing him in error.

His Majesty doesn't even worry about the descendant.

Why are you two nobles worrying?

The incident of the descendant is still not resolved.

That day, we weren't joking about feeling panicky.

Killing a tavern boy can pacify the panic among people,

and it can also solve the concerns of the 11 Marquis.

Please fulfill our wish, Prime Minister.

You usually do things properly.

Fengming is such a large city,

of course there's room for you.

I can agree to your request, Cave Master Xue.

But you must also do something for me.

Please say it.

I can save Ding Ning for you.

But, you must teach Liang Lian a lesson for me.

What kind of lesson?

To let you go,

of course it's because of your strength in Seventh Realm.

I understand then.

You can leave.

Thank you, Your Royal Highness.

Nangong Shang, traitor of Ba Mountain Sword Academy.

You are also a remnant traitor from Ba Mountain.

It seems that there are more than me who want to kill you.

We have never met, why do you want to block my way?

Are you in a hurry?

Are you hurrying to get children's heart blood to refine your elixir pills?

How do you know about that?

You want immortality by using children's heart blood.

You are not qualified to be human.

Nine-Phantom Sword?

That sword cannot possibly be cultivated into a natal sword.

This formation is pretty strong.

But the primary energy of heaven and earth cannot enter it.

You and I are both at Sixth Realm.

I won't necessarily lose to you.

Sharpening Stone Technique! Who are you exactly?

Why do you want to kill me?

For sword trials, for the innocent children,

and also to save my relative.

Royal Father, Ding Ning must not be killed.

Who is Ding Ning?

Ding Ning... he is that White Goat Cave's disciple who ascended Profound Connection of First Realm within half a day,

and attained Energy Refinment of Second Realm in ten days.

We've also found another corpse in the countryside outside of Fengming.

The man is named Nangong Shang, and he died of Sharpening Stone Technique.

It means Ding Ning is not the killer.

You came over in a hurry to tell me about this. Do you have proof?

That person's descendant should be executed.

But Ding Ning is already locked up in prison.

That person's descendant has committed another killing.

It means that he is not that person's descendant.

I... I cannot bear to see the loss of a potential pillar for Great Heng.

Have you wondered, what if there are more than one descendant?

More than one?

You appreciate talents but do not know how to judge and use them. That's a fatal weakness in governing.

Come up.

From now on, learn more from your Royal Mother by watching and observing.

See how she manages affairs.

Thank you for your teaching.

Go ahead.

Am I about to die?

Release him.

Yes.

Little Auntie, don't be upset. Slow down. Slow down. Don't fall.

Little Auntie, I've grown up. Can't you quit worrying about me, Little Auntie?

Little Auntie, slow down. I'm fine, don't you see?

Let me tell you. I raised you with great difficulty.

If you think you've lived long enough, I can kill you with my own hands,

so that you don't dishonor your teacher's reputation.

As his descendant, do not allow yourself to die young.

You should die only after you've killed the enemy first.

I know I'm wrong.

Thank you, Little Auntie, for remembering our agreement.

Whenever I'm captured by the higher-ups,

then kill a traitor by using Sharpening Sword Technique

to help exonerate me.

It's fine now. You've survived a disaster.

Go take a good bath.

Wash away the bad luck.

[Great Floating Water Prison]

Where is the prison talisman?

As ordered by Superintendent Chen

to enter the water prison for questioning the felon.

Why aren't there any guards in the deepest of the water prison?

I couldn't have imagined that Chief Ye would be a traitor. [Chen Xuan, Superintendent of Holy Capital Surveillance]

Since you've come, then talk everything clearly before you leave.

What else do you want to say to me?

If you're here to save your fellow disciple, then I advise you to leave immediately.

If the higher-ups find out,

you will perish without any burial.

Do you really think that I came back here

to pledge allegiance to King Yuan Wu?

You used to have an open and direct personality.

But now you're so humble in bearing the burden.

Let me tell you, Ba Mountain remnants are eradicated, and His Majesty has reached the Eighth Realm.

No matter how hard you try, it'll be for nothing.

Don't lecture me anymore.

If it weren't for Master Teacher, there wouldn't be me.

Master Teacher!

Your Master Teacher has died for ten years.

If you still can't let go,

it won't help.

I just can't let it go.

Master Teacher was loyal to Great Heng for his whole life, but ultimately,

his name can't even be mentioned.

Great Heng has been in peace for so many years.

It was all because he and Ba Mountain's disciples sacrificed their blood for it.

But who still remembers?

Tell me.

Who is that person?

Lin Zhujiu.

You're so early again. Where are you planning to go?

To the Tiger Wolf Army camp.

Who are you looking for?

To see General Liang Lian.

Is this fate working quietly?

I'm not rushing it, but it's really the time for it.

What's the matter with you?

Is this what she wants

or the condition to save me?

I am anxiously awaiting to see your performance at Min Mountain Sword Trials.

If you can really win the highest honor,

that would be so glorious.

I originally talked about living a few years more or less,

but my honor is more important.

Because of this, I had to go see her.

I wanted to hear what she wanted.

She didn't want you to know that she arranged it.

She said, if you developed hatred for people in the royal court,

it would not be good for your future

in Fengming City.

But I also understand that

you are simply too smart.

Even if I didn't tell you, you could guess it.

No matter what reason is causing her dissatisfaction with Liang Lian,

if Liang Lian is only a cultivator of the Sixth Realm,

she really doesn't need to plan in such complexity.

It means that Liang Lian must have already reached the Seventh Realm.

You will die.

She wants me to see you die.

Then, even if I hate,

I would only hate Liang Lian.

The hatred between Ruler and Subject won't affect her.

She is also reminding me. No matter how smart I am,

in their eyes,

life and death are not in my control.

You are still too smart.

Your understanding of authoritative schemes far exceeds

anyone in the entire Fengming City can understand.

If you really understand,

then you should pretend that

you haven't seen these things.

Even if you harbor a little bit of hatred

to her and to the royal court,

you must act like you haven't seen anything.

At least, look like

you would bow and obey.

She and the King really don't care

what Great Heng's cultivators think.

They only care whether we'd obey them.

A powerful dynasty will discard some people's benefits and thoughts.

And us, we are the minority.

It's good that you understand it.

Even though her methods are cruel,

but she was merciful enough to let me see Min Mountain Sword Trials.

Based on that,

I should be grateful to her.

You are right.

[Liang Lian, Chief General, Northwest Tiger Wolf Army of Great Heng]

Great General Liang, how have you been?

Cave Master Xue, you came from afar. What is your business?

I came to practice martial arts with Great General.

Challenging me?

Great General, Xue Wangxu went into the palace to meet the Queen yesterday.

Good, I accept your challenge.

General Liang Lian is truly a fierce warrior who has been though a hundred battles.

He dares to use this swordplay to counter Cave Master Xue.

It seems that Cave Master Xue will be forced to attack back.

So good.

It's outstanding.

It's finished.

Regarding age and strength, I cannot match you.

But regarding the comprehension of sword techniques,

I am still better than you.

Therefore, in the end, I win.

Master.

Let's go.

General, General. Are you alright?

Hold it in.

General, are you alright?

Xue Wangxu's last sword strike

is beyond his cultivated Seventh Realth.

Too bad, that Ding Ning,

who is he exactly?

It's so good.

I defeated the Great General of Tiger Wolf Army in front of everyone.

Today, I looked really glorious.

It's good that you are happy.

Xue Wangxu's performance was truly stunning today.

The disciple next to him is quite extraordinary too.

Yes. Ding Ning is indeed talented.

I also hope that he will restrain himself and follow the law

so that he can be used by Great Heng.

By comparison, Liang Lian has reached his peak,

and he can't even handle an old man.

He is bold and aggressive enough,

but he doesn't know to be strong and soft at the same time.

Tell him, if he gets distracted by other things and cause troubles again,

I'll have to send him to the frontier for retirement.

Yes.

Master.

I have finally felt what it's like to be near the end of life.

I like this atmosphere very much.

It's very fresh.

For my life,

to be able to feel this atmosphere,

instead of dying in a war's battle,

my life is complete.

Unfortunately, starting from now

to Min Mountain Sword Trials,

I won't be your support anymore.

It's not a problem. Starting today,

I have an even greater support.

Before Min Mountain Sword Trials starts, no one will dare touch me.

I don't understand what you mean.

You want to see Min Mountain Sword Trials.

Since the Queen has agreed, she will definitely get it done.

She wants everyone to think that she fulfills her promises.

The Queen's promise isn't just to you, it's also to me.

Unless I seek death by myself,

I would live just fine until Min Mountain Sword Trials starts.

The Queen is now my strongest support.

You have thought much more in depth than I have.

You got a carriage here.

When we went, there was no carriage.

When we go back, we really need a carriage now.

From now on, even if you can't become the strongest cultivator,

you will definitely become

one of the best strategists.

Master, I have to say a few words here.

Master, I, Ding Ning shall swear with this sword,

that I will use this sword to eliminate the person who has made you lose your cultivation.

Actually, you shouldn't blame yourself.

What I have given for your sake, it's because

you are the pride of White Goat Cave.

I am grateful for your kindness and grace. In the days forward,

I shall make your old face look good.

You don't know manners.

Why did you make it difficult for Xue Wangxu, My Queen?

Do you think it's inappropriate, Your Majesty?

Xue Wangxue is Fengming's

legendary grandmaster of the Seventh Realm.

What you did still hurts Great Heng.

Your Majesty, so what it's the Seventh Realm?

Xue Wangxu has been out of bounds lately.

I only wanted to curb his sharpness,

and also admonish other cultivators in Fengming.

I'm wholeheartedly devoted to my king. Am I wrong?

What your did

delights me greatly. It seems that

I was mistakenly faulting you, Queen.

Chief Xu will embark on the sea trip tomorrow.

He will bring back the elixirs

to help Your Majesty break into the Ninth Realm.

At that time, you will achieve immortality.

My wish will be fulfilled.

I have no regrets in this life.

Remember, when I achieve immortality,

you will also achieve immortality, Queen.

Greetings, Your Royal Highness.

[Lin Zhujiu, Ba Mountain Sword Academy]

Queen, your cultivation seems to have progressed even more.

Too bad... Too bad...

Too bad that I still haven't reached the Eighth Realm.

You keep repeating the same old talk. It's really boring.

It's been too long. I'm out of fresh jokes.

Why don't you release me

so that I can hear something new. I'll come back to tell you.

Sure, as long as you give me Lone Mountain Sword Trove.

Same old talk again. You're also very boring.

Let's talk about something interesting.

Liang Jingmeng's descendant has returned.

He used Sharpening Stone Techniqiue

to kill Marquis Dugu.

This joke is new

but it's not funny.

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♫ The wind silently looks back ♫

♫The hero's sword enters the throat ♫

♫ Viewing the world with arrogance ♫

♫ Striding across the seasons ♫

♫ A cup of hero's wine ♫

♫Living one life time ♫

♫ With no debts or regrets ♫

♫ Those who have gone before can't come again ♫

♫ Looking back at the martial world ♫

♫ My hair has turned white ♫

♫ I won't ask to do it over again ♫

♫ One song, two tracks of tears ♫

♫ Wave the sword and raise a glass ♫

♫ The past has turned to ash ♫

♫ A hero's destiny cannot be defied ♫

♫ I've traveled through Spring and Autumn ♫

♫ A smitten heart flows to the east ♫

♫ Love, hate, dust and dirt ♫

♫ Laugh as we talk about joys and sorrows ♫