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[Nirvana In Fire II]

[Episode 4]

It should be around here.

Boat-master, stop right here.

Sure.

The captain of the ship said that the current is weird.

You must be careful.

Don't worry.

If you marry a military man...

Sending him off to war and feeling scared for him every day...

I knew it all too well.

Although the royal manor is wealthy, life vanishes just the same.

I just hope that you can marry a man and spend your life with him.

I understand.

I'll obey, Mother.

We're at the right location.

I already saw the remains of the ship.

But I'll have to dive down a few more times.

Bear in mind that I'll be diving down for double the time that I just did.

Since you can stay underwater for that long

why did you come up now?

You seem cold and distant but you're actually very soft-hearted.

I was concerned that you might be too worried if I took too long.

[Datong Prefectural Office]

Commander Qian.

Mister Qin.

Last night, when I discussed that matter with you

you said you needed to think it over.

I wonder if you've made up your mind yet?

Commander Qian, you're not like the prefectural governor.

You're all alone, without a wife and child.

Why would you await your doom with him?

But I've served under him for seven or eight years.

- I-- - Indeed.

It is because you've served under him long enough

that you know more about him than anyone else.

You said that Governor Zhang has destroyed all the letters

he exchanged with those in the capital.

Is that true?

It seems that he has still kept some aside.

Where has he hidden those documents?

What's the rush?

If you dive down too deep

it will surely damage your heart and lungs.

Why don't we come back tomorrow if it's not done today?

What is this?

Evidence.

Evidence?

The same kind of glue is on the fractures of the ship?

Exactly.

It's made of black chalk and silkworm guts.

It sticks fast and steady.

It takes days of soaking to melt away.

Therefore, that makes it difficult to detect beforehand.

But upon impact

the glued parts would then be very fragile.

They cut off the supplies and blocked the canal.

It's the lives of soldiers at the frontier that they took!

Right behind Gan Province

at least five provinces are on a flat stretch of land.

If Ping Zhang hadn't been stationed there...

If Ping Zhang had--

What on earth are they trying to do?

Whatever it is they are plotting...

All I can remember are the corpses piled up at the frontier...

My brother's blood spilled on the land of Gan Province...

It was all because of this.

At the current stage, Jifeng Hall and I are obviously involved in this.

The prefectural office will have guessed that you're from the northern frontier.

However, due to our identities

they are scared to make a move openly.

If we wish to take the witness and evidence out of here safely

I'm afraid it won't be easy.

Have you thought of what to do next?

We'll talk inside.

I thought about it last night.

There are probably two options.

One, we could head over to prefectures or commanders nearby

and request their officers escort us.

But the case is yet to be determined.

Even if you request assistance, how will you know who to trust?

That's why there's a second option.

We'll just wait quietly.

We can afford to wait anyway.

His Majesty's envoys should be on their way here now.

At this moment, it's better to stay put than take action.

The second option is better.

However, the fighter on Langya Hall's ranking

Duan Tong Zhou, is here.

What I am worried about is the other witness.

The other witness?

Who are you referring to?

Give this some thought.

Who is in direct contact with those in the capital?

Datong Prefecture's Governor Zhang?

Without him, I'm afraid that

the mastermind in the capital might not be exposed.

Mister Qin, do you need to see me?

Master Zhang...

You kept these confidential letters you exchanged with Master Song.

Are you going to use them to frame your mentor to save your own skin?

If you do that, Master Song will be furious.

I--

Master Zhang.

I suggest that you remain calm and do what you should be doing.

If you cooperate with me, you might still get to live.

But if you intend to betray us...

Governor Zhang, I hope that you won't let Master Song down.

I heard you.

Gather the best of your men.

Have that displaced distillery surrounded and searched.

You must not let them get away again.

Yes!

Mister Qin, since there's still a chance to silence the witness

the Prefectural Governor can then...

Certainly.

Master Song was once the Prefectural Governor's referee.

Unless it comes to the inevitable end

who would want Master Zhang to be harmed?

Sir.

After these couple of days

I've come to realize that Governor Zhang can't stay calm.

Do it.

Yes.

[Datong Prefectural Office]

What brings you here?

Just a moment, please.

Stay out of the way! We're going after criminals!

Stay out of the way!

Second Young Master.

This way, please.

Please have some tea in the front hall.

I've sent someone to inform Governor Zhang.

Miss Lin, you'll have to come up with a plan quickly.

The prefectural office sent out officers and took action so openly.

It's obvious that it isn't a random move.

They have a specific goal.

It's down to speed now.

Second Young Master is still away.

I'll go to him right now.

Miss Lin!

However fast you are, it's too late now.

Uncle Tai, gather all the men we brought with us on the trip.

We need to take a trip.

- Your Grace-- - Your Grace.

Those are all the men you have.

You can't fend them off.

I know that I can't hold them back.

But we can at least stall for some time.

Since I'm already involved, I can't just do nothing.

Go and do it now!

I'll try and stall for as much time as possible

while Ping Jing comes up with another plan.

I'll trouble Miss Lin with that.

Yun, I have to head over to the prefectural office.

Who did he claim to be?

The second young master of Changlin Manor?

Yes.

What is to come, will come eventually.

Is it that far to walk from your front hall to the back yard?

Second Young Master, you're of a prestigious identity.

Master Zhang must be greeting you in his formal attire.

He is getting changed.

You... What are you doing?

Anyone?

Officers!

Don't bother crying out for help.

I've already cleaned out the back yard.

There's no one around anymore to hear your cries.

This is an unfortunate situation.

Mister Qin believes it's best for you to take your own life.

Prefectural Governor.

You are a government official.

If you knew where to draw the line

you wouldn't have ended up in this predicament.

Search!

Look and search carefully!

Search thoroughly!

Don't miss even a corner!

Hold it right there!

What are you doing?

Step aside!

What are you trying to do?

I dare any of you to come near me!

Your Grace.

Datong Prefectural Office is out on official duty.

What are you doing?

Listen up, all of you!

I, Xiao Yuan Qi, am the grandson of the former emperor!

His Majesty ordained me as the Marquis of Laiyang!

This distillery has been sold to me.

This is now a private asset of mine!

Anyone who trespasses without my permission deprecates His Majesty!

Your Grace, that sounded quite absurd.

Fine, I'll take it as you've really bought this place.

But this only counts as a recently purchased asset.

It isn't part of the Imperial Clan's bestowed feudal property.

You still have no right to turn away local authorities arresting a criminal.

Your Grace, there isn't really any feudal land under your name, is there?

It's no wonder you know not of the difference between the two.

Second Young Master!

He has no reason to stop you.

Search.

- Search! - I dare you to move!

Commander Qian, you're a military officer in a temporary office position!

You should know that Great Liang is a nation of law and order!

If there really is such a serious robbery case

what is the case?

Who authorized the search warrant?

Where is the document?

There are felons hiding in here.

Governor Zhang has ordered us to arrest them.

We have all the documents.

However, arresting the criminals should be our priority.

If Your Grace wishes to see the documents

we'll hand them over later.

Search!

Do you think of me as nothing more than an idle nobility who only reasons

but dares not take lives?

What is it?

You're frightened already?

He is the grandson of the former emperor

and a marquis.

Do you dare to kill him?

If they return to the capital, no one will be able to help you.

I...

Do it now and clean up well.

- Attack! - Governor Zhang is here!

Stop right away!

Stop it!

Stop it.

Let's go.

Don't move. No one moves.

Master Zhang.

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

Prefectural Governor is present!

Which of you dare to act atrociously?

Governor Zhang is now being held hostage by criminals.

Commander Qian.

Shouldn't you rescue him?

All right.

Let's say I'm holding him hostage.

What now?

You'll make me kill him?

Yuan Qi.

Fellow comrades of Datong Prefecture!

I am Xiao Ping Jing of the Changlin Manor!

Acting upon the orders of my father

I'm here to investigate the shipwreck at Tiger Bay.

I am definitely not a bandit.

The young marquis here is an imperial family member.

It's even more impossible for him to be a bandit.

Although you're just carrying out orders

you should at least use your brains.

An unjustified attack on an imperial family member...

Have you thought of the punishment for that?

All you have is a badge, so how would we know if it's real?

This young marquis shouldn't have

anything to do with the local authorities' execution of duty.

We aren't going to attack the young marquis.

Governor Zhang of Datong Prefecture is now standing right here.

He hasn't even said a word.

Commander Qian is a military officer.

I can make do with acknowledging his position

that he has the right to give orders.

As for you...

Can anyone present introduce this man to me?

Who is this gentleman?

Who and what are you to be speaking right here at this moment?

Commander Qian.

If you are fooled by his words now...

your last chance will be gone.

If this young master truly is of the Changlin Manor

I believe there must be a misunderstanding.

Whatever the reason

can you at least set our prefectural governor free?

I'm afraid that even if I let him go, he might not want to go to you.

Am I right, Governor Zhang?

Yes, exactly!

Yes!

Comrades, you've seen it.

Governor Zhang is obviously behaving like this under duress!

You keep bringing up law and order.

According to the law, no matter how prestigious your identity is

what right do you have to capture a government official?

As for the right to arrest the official, it's not your place to worry about it!

Uncle Yuan?

Second Young Master.

Arrest all these men here!

- Attack! - Yes!

Lin Xi!

Be careful.

Stop right there!

Don't let him get away!

When this is concluded, we'll have to get back here.

Miss Lin will be coming with us.

It will be fine.

Second Young Master, did you sleep well last night?

It's fine that he interfered with it.

But he sent Uncle Yuan?

Just how little does Father actually trust me?

All right now.

His Highness thinks that the envoys must be civil officers.

Not to mention that they will be slow along the way

but they won't have too many guards with them either.

In the end, they will still have to borrow some officers and horses

from nearby prefectures.

- What if-- - I understand!

Prefectures close to Datong are more prone to collude with them.

That's why Father sent reinforcements from the faraway Qi Province.

Am I right?

His Highness and the first born prince are on their way back to the capital.

They happened to pass by Qi Province.

General Ji of Liushan Military Camp is ranked high enough.

He also disciplines the army well.

Even His Highness has heard of his military merits.

Therefore, he certainly thought of sending him to your assistance.

Second Young Master. General Yuan.

I took my men with me and searched all night.

Not a trace was found.

I believe that Duan Tong Zhou must have fled from the city.

Those on Langya Hall's Pugilist Ranking are all top fighters.

He won't be easy to catch.

It's General Ji who has had a hard time.

Second Young Master, you're too kind.

These men cut off supplies to the frontier.

It's such a despicable crime.

I am also a military man.

It's my honor to be assigned to this task by the prince of Changlin.

Miss Lin, you'll be traveling with the second young master to the capital?

Yes, Doctor Chen has had quite a fright these days.

It's best that I accompany them to the capital.

I have a favor to ask of Miss Lin.

Yun, do tell.

I've heard that the capital is very prosperous.

But I've never been fortunate enough to visit.

Yun, if you wish to visit the capital, you may join me on the trip.

Thank you, Miss Lin.

If you knew this would happen, why would you do it in the first place?

Second Young Master, I don't reckon he could conjure up this plot spontaneously.

As for the mastermind in the capital, has he ever mentioned who it is?

Since they nearly killed him to shut him up

he hasn't spoken much.

Uncle Yuan, send someone to deliver this swiftly to the capital

to inform Father that we're heading back now.

Yes.

It's fine that he won't talk now.

As long as we can get to the capital safely

the Court of Judicial Review will have a way to make him speak.

You're right.

The key lies in getting to the capital safely.

General Ji, we're unlikely to sit back and relax on the way.

Rest assured.

I'll stay on full alert.

I had planned to visit all the scenic spots on this trip.

Now that I think about it, it seems like ages ago.

You should have traveled a long time ago.

Don't keep staying in the capital.

I'm not like you.

I have only a windowed mother at home.

If I travel too often, my mother will be very lonely.

Second Young Master.

Second Young Master?

General Ji.

It seems that we're alike.

You can't sleep well unless you check on him one more time.

Miss Lin Xi?

It's so late and yet Miss Lin hasn't gone to bed?

General Ji.

Miss Lin.

Second Young Master.

I'll leave you to chat.

I'll take a look over there again.

We've been rushing along the way.

Are you and the doctors doing all right on the trip?

Doctors are often traveling.

You need not worry about us.

That day, Yuan Qi killed someone for the first time.

Therefore, he's been quite depressed on the way.

However, he will have to figure such matters out himself.

It's useless for anyone to offer him any consolation.

Most words of consolation are hollow.

It's always better to be in the company of friends.

I know that you're picky.

But there isn't much good wine along the way.

Make do with it.

I only knew that blood was warm.

I didn't know that it could be so warm.

Ping Jing...

Have you ever...

What a silly question.

You might not have a military position but you've fought in two battles.

Not to mention that Ping Zhang has taken on a huge responsibility

since he was in his early teens.

Compared to the two of you, all I did was kill one man.

Yet my hands are still trembling.

How useless I am.

Yuan Qi.

A man's competence doesn't lie in his courage to take lives.

I understand.

Should there be such a situation again, I'd do the same thing.

[Liang]

Second Young Master, we've been taking great precautions along the way.

We haven't been able to sleep well yet.

But now that we're only five days away from the capital

we can relax a bit.

General Ji, I'm afraid the closer we get to the capital

the more we can't let our guard down.

You're right, absolutely.

The mastermind in the capital should have more influence

in areas closer to the capital than Datong Prefecture.

When we get to the public road and it's wider there

let's have our men stop to get some rest.

Sure, we'll do as you say.

Don't they say doctors are good at staying healthy?

You'd just stand in the wind during winter?

Don't worry, I've always been very healthy.

I won't get sick and delay your journey.

Sometimes, I simply can't figure out

why you always think negatively of my actions.

Don't tell me it's because I offended you once with my words.

I know that you're not mad at me anymore.

Put it on.

He really hasn't even uttered a word.

I've actually been pondering over a question along the way.

I keep thinking about it but I still can't figure it out.

What is it?

Why is it Commander Qian?

Although Duan Tong Zhou is highly skilled in martial arts

it won't be easy for him to escape from so many soldiers.

In a moment of crisis, he first ran toward Governor Zhang

but then turned around to kill Commander Qian.

Why?

Quite a few of us, including me, we were next to Governor Zhang.

Then you and General Ji showed up.

Could it be that...

He was worried about being exposed, so he took out whomever he could?

With his skills, it wouldn't have been hard for him to kill Governor Zhang.

But why would he kill Commander Qian instead of Governor Zhang?

If Governor Zhang lives

what's the point in killing Commander Qian?

Why did he have to kill him?

Duan Tong Zhou ranks fourth on Langya Hall's Pugilist Ranking.

I've read the imperial physician's medical record that your flu is cured.

You'll have to start practicing your handwriting.

Yes, Father.

Your Majesty.

Crown Prince not only suffered from the flu

but also a malicious aura.

After Guru Puyang came and performed an incense ritual in the palace

the effect is obvious.

He's sleeping and eating so much better.

The heir apparent is important to the whole nation.

Hence, when you set up an altar and made the concubines recite sutra

I consented to all that.

But Empress Xun...

If you wish for the crown prince to be blessed

you can't only think about blessings for him.

So many soldiers have died in the battle of Gan Province.

The first born prince of Changlin narrowly missed death.

Empress, don't you even think about praying for them?

Your Majesty is absolutely right.

I've discussed this with the Guru.

We'd like to light 1000 longevity lamps in Qiantian Yard

to have the White God offer blessings to the deceased warriors

and pray for the safety of Prince Ping Zhang.

All preparations are in order.

It's just that Your Majesty has been occupied with state affairs

so I didn't dare to disturb you to ask for permission.

This is due to my negligence.

Please forgive me, Your Majesty.

You've overstated.

What is there to forgive?

Yuan Shi, have a seat.

Since you've kept that on your mind, I'm very much relieved.

That's over now.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Second Young Master, what's the matter?

We've been very cautious all this way, so they should take action soon.

[Meng Qian Xue, Princess Consort of the Royal Changlin Manor]

Are your hands cold?

It's only early winter and there are two braziers burning.

How could I be cold?

Could it be because you and Father won't let me move around?

Other than moving my fingers, I can't do much anyway.

You're so severely injured this time that you certainly shouldn't move around.

All right.

I won't move at all.

What's on your mind?

I'm calculating the distance.

I wonder where Ping Jing is right now.

Are you worried that he might be in trouble on his way back

to the capital from Datong Prefecture?

No.

It's not that he might be in trouble

but that he will surely be in trouble.

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