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Swords of Legends II

Episode 16

I set the rule

when I established Wolf Clan:

We're a Horse Gang,

but we don't rob any civilian, be they poor,

or vulnerable.

You, Japer, took the lead to rob the neighbor town.

Temer and Ada broke into the jail and took him away.

According to the Clan Rules, you three

should be publicly beheaded.

I'm not afraid of death.

Kill me as you like; I'll accept my fate without complaint.

As for my men,

Ada and Temer,

they're two of the most gallant soldiers in Wolf Clan.

I beg for your mercy to let them live

for it was their first offense.

Third Chief, you don't have to do this.

What's done is done. I don't regret it.

Japer,

by yourself you robbed people who are as poor as those in Yuequan Village.

Your disgraceful conduct sullied Juandu Kingdom.

It'll become a shame to

the kingdom we're about to restore!

Wolf King, you're still daydreaming about it?

What do you mean?

Don't you realize that

we've spent 20 years reaving and roving

and became a complete Horse Gang?

So, swallow you royal pride

and face the reality!

Look around here.

These people have been struggling

for a morsel of food, or a piece of cloth to survive,

not for a restored kingdom!

Bullshit!

It was exactly the reason for me to start the Horse Gang.

A man should rise to the challenge

instead of building his life on trifles,

which makes him no different from an ant or grass.

Listen to me,

I 'll certainly restore Juandu Kingdom one day

and bring you a happy and prosperous life.

Good!

Yes! I agree!

You don't deserve to be a Juandu man for your lack of ambition.

Tu Xiu, take my order!

Yes, sir.

Drag them out and

cut their heads!

Wolf King! Please think twice!

Please pardon them for Japer's former contributions!

Tu Xiu!

Now you also want to disobey my order?

I dare not.

Do it!

Stop!

Alisher,

this is within our clan,

you don't need to waste your time trying to persuade me.

Wolf King, I have only one question.

Why did you save all these people

out of the Juandu Ruins?

They're all my people

and I can't leave them die there.

You rescued them

so they can stay alive.

But now what's happening?

You want them dead!

I've already granted them a chance to live.

Undoubtedly Japer has done wrong,

but death penalty would be too much for it.

He is the same as you,

doing everything for Juandu people.

From a family to a country,

nothing can go on without certain rules.

If I let them three escape from this,

then how could I maintain my leadership

and restore our kingdom?

People in the Central Plains

say that "each does what he thinks is right".

People change their minds.

Perhaps those who think alike with you

would want to devote himself to another career.

In that case, you'd better let them go on their way,

and care for those who follow you with ready minds.

Stand up.

For Alisher's sake,

I set you three free.

You have to get out of Yuequan Village and never come back!

Wait.

If you dare bully the weak or rob the poor,

I will show no mercy to punish you!

I'll pay back what I owe you today.

Wolf King, I know you're upset.

Talk to me if you want to.

When Tu Xiu, Japer and I

set up the Wolf Clan,

I was 16 and they both 14.

18 years have passed. How time flies.

18-year-long brotherhood come to an end from today;

it was painful for anyone who went through this.

It was beyond painful.

Japer finally spoke out what he's hold inside for 18 years.

But how many people are there

who didn't say what they're really thinking?

It has been 18 years.

It is such a long time

that it can destroy people's faith,

making them forget why they started their journey.

Is it that important, to restore the kingdom?

Now even you doubt me!

I just think...

you went through a lot to save them out,

and settle them down;

then why don't you leave them to a normal life?

You don't understand.

You were just a baby when Yue Shaocheng took you away.

Juandu at that time was a prosperous kingdom

called "A Miracle in the Desert".

If you had seen it with your own eyes,

you would also be reluctant to see it

buried in the sand and forgotten by the world.

Now you see,

there are only a few hundred Juandu people.

If they forgot where they come from,

and became content with a life

of a bandit or a herdsman.

It'll take less than a few decades

before Juandu disappears from this world.

Now I see.

You've never witnessed what I've been through.

How can you see the truth of it?

Since childhood I've showed no interest in literature, or art or martial arts...

My only passion is in Yanjia Skills.

People see me as a weirdo spending all of his time on a wood.

But I've seen the magic of Yanjia Skills.

Now I can't make a Yanjia as exquisite as that of Master Xie,

but I believe I'll make it as long as I stick to it.

Wolf King,

may I ask you a question?

Go ahead.

Be straight with me. I'm your brother.

How did you break your left arm?

20 years ago.

When Yue Shaocheng was about to attack our town,

I was at a hunting ground outside the town,

so I survived.

I hurried to go back there when I heard about the tragic situation of Juandu.

I arrived to see my father beheaded,

and my mother dead for him,

and the ground covered with corpses.

All the survivors I saw

were delirious after a tremendous trauma.

I went pass the corpses one by one,

and headed for the ruins of the Prince's Mansion.

Were you looking for me?

At that moment I thought

they might let you live since you were only a baby.

I was digging there, trying to find you.

Finally I found you, in the arms of a mad soldier.

What happened then?

I was desperate to take you back from him.

But the soldier was very strong; he had lost his mind,

fighting against every man he saw.

Your arm...

was cut off by him?

He chopped my arm

and then I fainted.

When I woke up,

my left arm was gone and you were missing.

I see...You lost left arm

because of me.

I thought you were killed.

So I've been blaming myself in the past 20 years

for my incompetence.

I blamed myself for your death.

But who knew that

it was Yue Shaocheng who took you away？

Wolf King, I...

No worries. It's in the past.

Don't talk about it.

I shall thank our parents for their blessing.

Without it, you and I could never reunite with each other.

Wenren Yu, you asked me to show up.

Are you going to tell me their location?

How is my master?

He is safe now.

But I can't guarantee it after seven o'clock in the evening.

I must make sure he's safe.

Wenren Yu,

I've got no time for this.

You want your master alive, or dead?

You say it.

I said it,

I need to confirm his safety.

Lianzhen Priest,

if you turn off the magic mirror, you'll never get the information from me.

I mean, we should meet each other.

What? You want to strike a bargain with me?

You do things in a creepy way

and hold human life to be cheap.

I can't trust you.

Where shall we meet?

West of Juandu Ruins, the withered forest.

You bring me my master and I will tell you their whereabouts once I see him.

Little girl,

don't you dare play games with me.

Otherwise you and your master

will get killed by me!

Wolf King! Wolf King!

A caravan is passing by our spot.

Really?

It's been two months.

Finally here comes a free meat.

Get our brothers ready. Hurry up!

Yes, sir!

Wolf King!

Go get prepared. I'll be there soon.

What is it?

Where are you going?

After two months of waiting, we now have a good target.

We'll take this free meat.

Free meat?

You're not going to rob, are you?

Come with me

to see whether we're going to rob them.

Come here!

Crouch down!

Don't move.

Be good now.

This time we've got some good stuff.

They look nice.

Brothers! Pick them up quickly!

Then we can go back to enjoy good wine and food.

Han Guli.

Zamuna, this is Wolf Clan's spot.

How dare you try to take away our property?

I thought there was a free meat.

Didn't expect to see a gang of staving wolflings here.

Open your eyes to see where you're!

This is Wolf Clan's place!

Don't break the rule.

Ridiculous!

We are horse gangs. We don't care about rules!

First come, first served!

Well, then I need to teach you a lesson

as a favor for your parents.

Wolf King...

Do you know I've made a huge effort

before today?

Why don't you just think about it?

This caravan should have gone around

Mount Tulu to avoid your clan.

But why are they here, in Wolf Clan's place?

What do you mean?

I had a lot of trouble

blocking the roads to Tulu Valley

to force them to take this route instead.

It was a trap for you!

You're so mean!

So what? I'm a bandit.

From today on,

Wolf Clan will have no place in Western deserts.

There will only be Eagle Clan!

Shoot!

Zamuna, now I'm in a good mood

and I want to let you live.

Go with your men if you know what's good for you.

Wolf King, are you sure of it?

Zamuna, if you insist on staying here

then, as you said before,

Eagle Clan, instead of Wolf Clan,

will have no place in Western deserts!

You did it!

First Chief!

First Chief! How are you?

How was it, Second Chief?

Do you also want it as him?

I'll remember this.

Wolf King, we still have time to sort it out.

I'll be waiting.

Go!

Let's go!

Go!

Go!

Cheers!

Cheers!

Let me...

Japer, thank you for your help today.

I owe a debt to you.

Don't say that, Wolf King.

Do you remember once I said,

I owed you a life?

Anyway,as your elder brother, I should have done it better.

As you say, we're brothers;

we can get through everything together.

Let's drink.

Cheers.

Cheers.

Han Guli,

why didn't Uncle Ali Mu come with you?

He caught a cold,

so he didn't show up in today's business.

We took the wrong way

and somehow we met Eagle Clan.

You don't know why you met them?

If Eagle Clan hadn't blocked all the other roads,

how many months had it been since last time you passed by here?

Today, I let you go for my brother's sake.

But next time...

Wolf King came to meet you,

not for robbing,

but for saving you from Eagle Clan.

I heard that Wolf King in Western Regions is a gallant and generous man,

robbing the rich and giving to the poor.

Oh, I should say...

A man who will draw a sword and render help when someone's in need.

You have lived up to your reputation.

I came to Western Region

to give Wolf Clan a fresh start.

From now on, Wolf Clan will not rob,

instead, it'll make a living by escorting the caravans.

Wait! Wait!

Alisher, do you mean

Wolf Clan will not rob any caravan

and we'll do the opposite -to protect them?

Exactly!

You gotta help me out here.

I don't understand what you say.

Wolf King, you know what people in the Central Plains say?

"when moving around, a tree dies but a man lives better".

If you don't change your way of thinking,

it will lead you to a dead end.

You see...

I know it, too.

Running a horse gang isn't a decent business.

I myself can live by doing something else.

But if we don't do this,

how can we feed all these old men, women

and children in Yuequan Village?

Wolf King, would you still fight with Japer

if running a horse gang was a right thing to do?

It's not the same.

There are many horse gangs in Western Regions.

And because of that,

less and less caravans pass by here.

Now you can try to make ends meet.

But what about three or five years later?

Wolf Clan is well-known in Western Regions

and when news get around

caravans will come themselves for help.

All our people will be properly fed and clothed

and you won't need to risk your life robbing.

Wolf King,

this is a good opportunity for you

to restore Juandu Kingdom.

What are your opinions?

You make the decision, Wolf King.

It makes sense.

Good.

From now on,

you're in charge of this,

escorting caravans.

No problem.

Come on. Let's drink for Juandu people!

Cheers!

Cheers!

Zhaoming Sword is made under the order of God Fu Xi with immense power.

It can cut off any flow of Spirit Energy.

That is to say,

it can destroy any association of Magic Power.

It's true.

Zhaoming Sword, can indeed cut off any magical association in this world.

I didn't realize that years ago I'd already found the way to get rid of Li Ying.

Uncle Xie,

Uncle Xie!

Uncle Xie, am I disturbing you?

Not at all. Need to speak to me?

I'd like to show you something.

Come in.

Why are you hesitating?

Look, Uncle Xie.

You made this Yanjia Bird by yourself?

I've been studying this bird for years.

I want to make it with my own hands.

Wuyi, as I said before,

you have a great gift in Yanjia Skills.

I believe that you can make it.

Actually, I'm not sure how many talents I get

for Yanjia Skills.

What I'm sure of is that I really want to learn it.

If I can't acquire it for the first or second time,

then I'll keep trying until I succeed.

If I can't learn it in one or two years,

then I'll spend 10 years, 20 years

or even my lifetime on it!

I won't give it up.

In fact, I know

I don't do well in practicing Yanjia Skills,

and I haven't fully get the basics of Spirit Powers.

And I have plenty of faults.

So I'm not yet qualified to

become your apprentice.

But, Uncle Xie,

to have you as my master,

is the biggest dream that I've ever had.

I'll never give it up!

I understand that you didn't take me

as your student for a reason.

I only want you to know that

I've been making efforts for it.

And that's all.

Perhaps as fate would have it, you and I

would be more than strangers taking the same path.

Uncle Xie...

You became a Yanjia Engineer because of me

and you learned it from me.

You yourself once said that

I am your half teacher.

Uncle Xie,

are you taking me as your apprentice?

Well, that depends on

whether you've got the talent for it.

Depend on me?

I've never seen such a big snowy mountain before!

It's a virtual image I made by magic

for your test.

I'll have a test in this mountain.

From the bottom to the top,

you need to pass three hurdles.

If you can make it to the end,

then you'll be my apprentice.

To climb this mountain? That's easy.

Never let down guard.

It's warm at the foot of the mountain;

it's cool as autumn at the middle

and it's freezing cold at the top.

The higher you climb,

the more difficulties you'll run into.

This is an unreal scene,

but you'll still be yourself,

feeling the real pains.

I suggest that you be really careful.

I got it.

This is a test for a Yanjia Engineer,

thus you're not allowed to use any assistance apart from Yanjia Skills.

Yanjia Bird can carry you and fly, so you can't go with it.

That means, I can't even use Hanguang Sword?

No, you can't.

You'll meet many difficulties on your way up there.

Take this Yanjia Sword for self-protection.

Thanks.

See you at the mountain top.

Where am I?

He can't speak.

Did Uncle Xie put it here as a hurdle for me?

It seems that I could never move on

without defeating you.

Are you learning my moves?

Take that!

A magic barrier?

Damn it!

He can learn every single one of my moves in no time

and he doesn't bleed when he's injured.

What should I do with him?

Think about it!

There must be a way out!

Guess what?

Magic barrier is a large net

made of Spirit Powers and magnetic field.

The black magnet can disturb the magnetic field

and undermine the stability of the Magic flows.

You can make every move I make,

but you can't have my way of thinking.

Uncle Xie! Why are you here!

Wuyi, you've done a good job!

That was a virtual image.

You'll meet me every time you pass a hurdle.

You're saying, I've already passed the first one?

Actually I did try to be clever.

I knew in terms of strength, I'm no match for him,

the man who looked exactly the same as me.

That's why I put you in that situation.

The acquirement of Yanjia Skills is different from that of other magic.

No matter how powerful you are,

or how advanced your skills are,

you can only use strength or skills as an aid.

It was wisdom that counts.

With wisdom, you can go a long way.

I understand.

Uncle Xie, you're saying,

using violence against violence

will only demean you.

You're clever.

That's wisdom required to become a Yanjia Engineer.

The next hurdle will be more challenging.

Take care.

Don't worry about me.

I won't let you down.

Go ahead.

It's cold!

Is Uncle Xie trying to test my ability to withstand extreme coldness?

Only if Wenren Yu was here!

She knows how to do fire magics.

Perhaps she would light a fire to keep us warm.

Wenren is so easy to get angry.

Maybe I can piss her off and then stay warm by her flames of fury.

Jingang!

Jingang, heat up!

I feel so warm.

Thanks, Jingang.

Now we can only rely on each other.

Jingang,

I feel much better now.

Jingang, shrink!

Jingang, you feel so warm.

Let's go.

The ice layer is about three Chinese inches thick;

the bridge, six zhangs long.

It can bear around the weight of 10 dous of rice,

which is about my weight.

But I'm afraid that I can't cross the bridge

while holding Jingang.

Uncle Xie told me that

the snowy mountain isn't real

but the pains I suffer will be real.

But if I leave Jingang behind,

then I might never see it again.

Even if it can be put into my Yanjia Bag,

it'll weigh the same.

Jingang, let's give it a go!

Try it!

Uncle Xie...

You wake up.

Are you alright?

You're not a virtual image!

You're the real Uncle Xie.

Did you save me?

I told you, the second hurdle was dangerous.

And I failed to get through it...

Who said that?

I fell from the ice bridge!

I'm lucky to be alive,

but I failed to reach the mountaintop.

Did I say reaching the top is the only way to pass my test?

Jingang!

Thank you, Uncle Xie!

It's been with me for more than a decade.

My heart would be broken

if Jingang was broken.

Wuyi,

in fact you didn't need to cross that ice bridge to pass the second hurdle.

You could pass it just with your kind heart.

A kind heart?

A noble man has kindness in his heart

and love for the others.

He wouldn't abandon his friends

even if he's in a dangerous situation.

He never harms others to his own benefit.

Yanjia Skills do people good;

but they're also weapons that can do harm.

Only a kind heart

will lead you to the right direction.

No matter whether I can pass the test or not,

I will bear your words in mind.

I'll never forget what you said

and what you taught me.

I've already learned a lot from you.

No matter...

Why did you say that?

You're not confident about yourself?

Uncle Xie, you are way more better than me

in terms of Yanjia Skills or knowledge.

But why am I so confident about you?

I'll try my best!

Uncle Xie, what is the third hurdle?

The third?

Why not go inside and see by yourself?

Yanjia Scorpion?

Do I need to fight with it?

I don't think so...

What if I was too rough and I broke it?

It would be a disrespect of you.

Do you fear that you might break it,

or you can't defeat it?