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[Episode 24]

Ning Que.

Ning Que, last night the three groups that tried to kill you--

wherever they came from--weren't ordinary folks.

Since you knew that, why didn't you come and save me?

-It was Fu Zi's order that prevented us from going down the mountain.-Really, no loyalty.

If it hadn't been for Second Senior Brother, you'd be dead already.

Second Senior Brother came out?

I didn't say anything. You didn't hear anything.

-I knew that the Academy wouldn't abandon me.-Shhh.

Quiet. Keep it a secret.

Just who were those people?

The people who wanted to assassinate you--

one group was under the Grand Prince, another one was under Xia Hou,

and the others were Xiling gatekeepers.

Xia Hou.

Just who are you?

Why are there so many people after you?

You can just think of me as a bad person.

One look at you and I can tell you're up to no good.

You barely did anything yet

and troubles follow where you go.

I absolutely believe

you will be the scourge of this side of the mountain.

Fatty,

what did you say?

Little brother, all I ever want to do is protect you.

I promise you

since you've entered the Rear Mountain, there will be no one that will bully you.

Are you that sure?

Of course! You've entered the Rear Mountain so this is now your home.

We are your closest family.

I, Chen Pipi,

am your older brother.

My brother, come here.

What'd you hit me for?

I've lived without a father and mother since I was small.

-Now I've finally found family dear to me! -What are you doing?

Sorry, Little Junior Brother.

Who would think this fat boy can pull off such an impressive move!

Pretty incredible.

Solemn. Scholarly.

Very important qualities at the Academy.

Got it?

Little Junior Brother?

Yes.

Yes.

In a bit, I'll take you around to see the beautiful scenery in Rear Mountain

and introduce you to all our Senior Brothers and Sisters.

Okay.

What are you doing? Let go of me!

Let go of me!

Pipi greets Seventh Senior Sister.

Ning Que greets Seventh Senior Sister.

Little Junior Brother, why didn't you block it?

Because Seventh Senior Sister's embroidery needle

had no intent to kill.

You're correct.

Little Junior Brother is very impressive.

It's no wonder you were able to get past the cloud and mist formation I created.

Pipi, now that you have a little brother,

you can slack off.

You!

Seventh Senior Sister, I still have to take him to see the other senior brothers and sisters. I'll take our leave.

Ning Que takes his leave.

Seventh Senior Sister's name is Mu You.

Earlier when you were hiking

you walked past the Cloud and Mist Formation.

The old sages invented it.

But Seventh Senior Sister has been perfecting and maintaining it

all on her own.

So the formation that tormented me during my hiking was her doing.

Not just that one formation, there's still . . .Ouch!

Go. Go. Go. Hotbed of trouble.

The one playing the flute is Ninth Senior Brother, Beigong Weiyang,

and the one playing the zither is Tenth Senior Brother, Ximen Buhuo.

They are all from the South Sea

and very good at music.

As for their cultivation specialty,

I'm afraid even they themselves don't know what it is.

They don't even know?

What kind of cultivators don't know their own cultivation specialties?

Their curriculum

was carefully curated by Fu Zi himself.

It's just that these past few years

they've got to a bottle neck.

They are stuck with just one tune.

Nobody knows what cultivation specialty it is.

How boring is it!

How boring is it!

How boring!

-Chen Pipi, what's wrong with you? -What's wrong with you?

This is . . .

Ninth Senior Brother! Tenth Senior Brother!

Let me off! I was wrong!

I know I was wrong! Let me off!

Tenth Senior Brother! I was wrong!

Let me go!

I know I was wrong! Tenth Senior Brother!

Let me off!

Chen Pipi, who said that I myself don't even know

what my cultivation specialty is?

Ninth Senior Brother . . . Ninth Senior Brother . . . Ninth Senior Brother!

Ninth Senior Brother, why'd you hit me?

Where are your manners? And you've been full of them.

You deserved it.

Tenth Senior Brother, even you . . .

Ninth Senior Brother and I are working on the Grand Musical Path.

A layman like Pipi who knows nothing but bringing the nascent energy to a fight

will never appreciate the beauty of music.

I hope you are not such a layman.

Little junior brother, you were pretty cool the other day when you were hiking.

And Master Yan Se said you had the potential for a talisman expert.

I assume you are good at music too.

You will come and learn with me one day.

Senior brothers,

I know nothing about music.

Music and painting are two beautiful things in the world.

And art is all about

lateral connections across disciplines.

You never had the chance.

Now that you've met me and Beigong

My two senior brothers, I still have to take him to see Second Senior Brother.

I'll take him with me now.

Down here, you'll be paying your respects to Eleventh Senior Brother.

He is indeed a saint.

-Pipi greets Eleventh Senior Brother. -Ning Que greets Eleventh Senior Brother.

- And this is?- Swinging

If you don't have peace in your heart and harbor unrealistic ambitions

Swinging means disaster.

If you rein in your mind and your heart is peaceful like still water

swinging is blissful.

- I think . . . - You think that what you think is what you think, right?

Is it an objective observation or a subjective imagination?

You still haven't told me

what this is.

What is swinging?

What is it?

Swinging is swinging.

Eleventh Senior Brother, today is Little Junior Brother's first time here at Rear Mountain.

I still have to take him to meet the other senior brothers and sisters.

Can we save the discussion on swinging for another day?

Junior Brother takes his leave.

Little Junior Brother!

Will you come and help me with my dialectic pursuit one day?

Okay.

This place is the territory of Fourth Senior Brother and Sixth Senior Brother.

And the Stone Trail of Pains under your feet is Sixth Senior Brother's masterpiece.

Pipi pays his respect to Sixth Senior Brother.

Ning Que pays his respect to Sixth Senior Brother.

Is your foot okay?

Sixth Senior Master is quite a craftsman indeed.

He is the best in the world.

Especially when it comes to crafting armors and weapons.

Many generals from the capital

wear armors made by Sixth Senior Brother.

The Bright Armor of Xia Hou, commander of the Northern Garrison,

is Sixth Senior Brother's work.

And my best work so far, too.

So Sixth Senior Brother, what makes Xia Hou's

Bright Armor unique?

On that, you'd have to ask your Fourth Senior Brother.

Pipi pays his respect to Fourth Senior Brother.

Ning Ques pays his respect to Fourth Senior Brother.

Hardness 4 and thickness 4

It takes five years to form.

Sixth Brother, this turtle back pattern is a three-star pattern.

It works fine when you use it to increase resistance against frontal impact.

But what about lateral impact?

When a warrior wears nascent energy all over his body

it will be hard to

activate the armor patterns.

Let me think on it.

Hmm.

Your Fourth Senior Brother is studying armor patterns.

He is seeking to weaponize them

and create an armor that's even better than Bright.

He is at a bottle neck

and won't talk to anyone unless he sees necessary. Don't take it personally.

So they made the armor for Xia Hou.

I heard nothing penetrate it.

Take a look. Our lakeside is pretty nice.

The glittering water, the chattering frogs.

The Bright Armor. Xia Hou's Bright Armor.

Ning Que, what's wrong?

Nothing. Sixth Senior Brother's workshop. I bet he never lets the fire go down

So it's just too hot.

It'll be fine. Come to my house and eat some pastry.

I didn't finish what I was going to say.

Fifth and Eighth Senior Brothers are out meeting their chess pals.

One of them is the chess master of Southern Jin

and the other is the chess master of Yuelun State, serving its king.

They had gone more than ten rounds and there had been no winner

before they became Academy brothers in Rear Mountain.

And they still can't let go of their competition.

Whenever they have time they go

and play chess under the pine tree and won't come back for the next 10 days or more.

Rear Mountain is full of freaks.

Okay. Let's go.

Just a minute!

Let's go.

You are familiar with Third Senior Sister.

She practices calligraphy all day every day in the Old Books Building.

What kind of food is all this?

Don't ask me why Third Senior Sister does calligraphy every day.

It is per Fu Zi's instruction.

But I didn't ask you

about Third Senior Sister. I asked you what food you've been cooking yourself.

Just eat.

Big Brother

is now traveling with Fu Zi, so you probably won't see him.

I can take you to Second Senior Brother.

The other brothers and sisters may be eccentric

but they are nice. Second Senior Brother, on the other hand, is all serous and stern.

You'd want to watch your behavior around him or you will get flogged.

So what is the appropriate behavior?

Why are you asking me when you are such an actor yourself?

Approach him like you did the other brothers and sisters.

I would never think you

are this good at acting.

A wise man knows the circumstances.

A loser does not.

And Second Senior Brother has a peculiar quality.

He is arrogant. And he hates when people are even more arrogant than him.

Am I arrogant? I sense you are more so.

That's why he hates me!

Just watch yourself.

Let's go. I'll take you to see Second Senior Brother.

This thing is pretty tasty. Just what is it?

Toad cake.

Pipi pays his respect to Second Senior Brother.

Ning Que pays his respect to Second Senior Brother.

You can get up.

How's the Academy?

Good. All the senior brothers and sisters who live in Rear Mountain are even better.

I must thank you for helping me the other day. Chen Pipi told me all about it.

I would not be here if it had not been for Second Senior Brother.

My respect for Second Senior Brother is deeper than the sea and more boundless than the sky.

That stroke of the sword,

it was beyond this world!

Your reputation alone is enough to overwhelm Liu Bai.

You are indeed the best of the best with swords.

You were too weak, being attacked by a nobody.

If you don't work hard,

you will end up being

the embarrassment of Rear Mountain.

Please teach me.

Getting access to Rear Mountain is never easy.

Although you've entered here,

have you thought about how you can leave this place?

Leave?

Second Senior Brother, I just got here. Why would I leave?

The world is full of the stupid and the dumb.

They all want to have something to do with the Academy, not least with Rear Mountain.

But if your heart isn't pure, Rear Mountain will disavow you.

And every time this happens,

I'm the man who

makes a statement to the world that someone has been disavowed.

Rear Mountain is also known as the Second Floor.

Cultivators who are granted the access

have all been hand picked by Fu Zi himself.

You are the thirteenth of the chosen.

This amber tablet

was handmade by Fu Zi.

It contains his energy and mind power.

Cultivators consider it the embodiment of Fu Zi.

It will be your symbol of status one day.

And as you receive it I hope you remember

you will not only be the subject of the world's blind idolatry,

but you will be carrying the responsibility

to protect the Academy and the Empire. Got it?

Yes, Second Senior Brother.

Thank you, Second Senior Brother.

Second Senior Brother, I have a question.

I entered the Second Floor to learn, but what shall I learn here?

First off, you are at the No Doubt Level and that's it.

You have a pathetic amount of nascent energy at your disposal.

So you can't learn anything here.

Second of all, Fu Zi alone decides what you learn here.

We are teaching ourselves,

but we have to consult Senior Brother when we run into problems we can't figure out.

Now Fu Zi and Senior Brother are still out.

So you stay and make the most of it here.

So I have nothing to do until Senior Brother and Fu Zi are back?

Wrong. You have a lot to do.

- For example? - A lot.

Ning Que, ever since you joined Rear Mountain

have you felt your life

is showering in a new and blissful light?

Pipi, the man whose life showers in a new and blissful light

is not him. It is you, isn't it?

Don't be afraid, little brother.

Relax and embrace the new life.

That's an odd-looking goose.

It's feeding the fish?

There is nothing odd. It's mine.

My goose.

Eunuch Lin.

Mr. Thirteen. His Majesty is thinking of you again.

You start walking from here and about 10 miles later you will be out of the palace.

There is a Green Mountain Wood out of the city.

The wind blows through the trees in the summer and brings you the pleasant coolness.

It beats sitting on the throne

and listening to the courtiers attacking and plotting against one another.

I wanted to build a palace outside the city.

But the courtiers were in tears begging me not to.

They even cited the laws made by my ancestors

just so they have enough authority to stop me.

I'm the emperor,

and yet I can't live wherever I want.

Who'd think an emperor can be unhappy at times?

Some people would kill to be friends with the emperor.

But that Old Chao kept his distance.

We had a good time.

We drank and fought at Red Sleeve Invite.

And we swore to be brothers at Spring Breeze Pavilion.

Young blood!

I see! The emperor is replacing Chao Xiaoshu with me.

Ning Que. I have liked you the day I saw you.

And I like your

calligraphy.

"Flowers are blossoming under the sky over the other shore."

Man, do I want to tell him about the general's residence.

But he is talking about Brother Chao so fondly.

How can I stop him?

Today is not the day.

Look, you did some handsome calligraphic work.

If I pay you money

that's tacky.

Plus I heard Master Yan Se has taken you in as his student.

And he said you could be a divine talisman expert.

So I happen to have something that's just right for you.

But I just can't give it to you now.

You will have it one day

when you are initiated onto the talisman path.

- Thank you...- Don't.

I told you, make yourself comfortable here.

Do you remember

who tried to kill you the other day?

Did you have a good look of his face?

Your assassins were sent by Xia Hou and the Prince.

And the third was a guard of Xiling.

It was dark and my eyes failed me, so I didn't.

Plus, I didn't want to have a good look.

I see.

Some people live in darkness.

But in a way,

they help you with your cultivation.

They make your a better cultivator.

Thanks for your wise words.

It's such a blessing that

I was granted the access to the Second Floor.

I will cherish it as much as I value my life.

As for the plotting and scheming,

I believe dark clouds won't blind your eyes.

And what is the truth?

You are a wise emperor, Your Majesty,

so you will see it one day.

I get what you mean.

But you were trying to butter me up

when you called my a wise emperor

Come on, let's go downstairs.

What did the emperor say to you, Young Master?

This and that.

But he made me realize one thing.

My calligraphy is really worth a fortune.

If I had known I could take a random piece of paper, write on it and then cash it like a check

I would not have thrown away so many of my handwritten notes.

To think all the checks we threw away these years.

Do you think these will fetch a good price, Young Master?

Didn't I throw these away too?

You got them back?

I couldn't have seen them gone. They are yours.

Sang Sang, what would I ever do without you?

What do you think these are?

What?

Checks!

So many checks!

Master Yan Se.

Master Yan Se?

Master Yan Se?

Master Yan Se.

It's not day off, Great Scholar Wang. How come you are not in the court with the emperor?

You'd need a very good reason to be here.

To tell the truth, I had a big fight with Headmaster Jin.

That's not surprising. Do tell.

What do you want from me?

I heard His Majesty gave him a copy of the double-lined replica.

As if it's not bad enough the old man never lets me see it, he is rubbing my nose in it.

The copy tries too hard to follow the original lines

and loses the original spirit.

The copy His Majesty gave me is far better.

You are being unfair.

It is a known fact to all experts that double lining is the best way

to replicate an original piece.

Okay, let's say it is. So what?

You wait till I

bring back the chicken soup copy

and hang it in my sitting room. That'll make old Jin mad.

Hold on. Did I hear you say

chicken soup copy?

Yes. The copy you took from Red Sleeve Invite.

Now, Mr. Thirteen is famous,

and everyone knows you have this valuable piece.

Wouldn't it be great

if you let me have it in my house?

Rumors travel faster than my talisman works.

Let's cut to the chase. I, the Grand Scholar who have served three emperors, have personally come to you

asking for your student's calligraphic work.

Isn't that a big honor?

Master Yan Se, please don't reject me.

It'll make the both of us look bad.

I sense a douche bag here.

I don't think you even intended to look good.

We have known each other for decades.

And I would expect a senior official who has served three emperor

would go crazy over such a small thing.

I would let go of anything other than this.

That old jerk Headmaster Jin is pushing me too hard.

How can I set foot into the court if I can't settle this with him?

Name your price.

30,000.

10,000.

20,000.

15,000.

Master Yan Se.

Take it!

Hurry!

Here.

Now you're looking good?

Old Master, you're out. Where will we be going?

Go home now!

Invite everyone to my birthday party tomorrow.

I will have them all come and see the Chicken Soup copy.

Sir, you had your 60th birthday last month.

Then my oldest son's second daughter

is having hers this month.

Invite that girl Jin Wucai as well.

And most importantly, don't forget his stupid dad.

What if Headmaster Jin doesn't come?

Then I will go and extend the invitation myself.

I don't care if we beat him into a coma and carry him over.

Yes, Sir.

This way, my lord.

Good morning, Teacher.

Good morning, my disciple. Today is your first day of learning the art of talismans.

I wonder what Teacher will teach me today.

Follow me.

Where are we going? Aren't we using the carriage?

Carriage my ass. Since when did you think you are good enough for a carriage?

Given how far away you are from knowing even the basics of the art of talisman, you won't deserve an ox-pulled cart.

Let's go.

Master Ning! Master Ning! Open up!

We are here to buy your calligraphy.

We have a lot of money. Please open the door.

Open up! Master Ning.

We have money. Open up!

Open it! We have money!

Open it!

Please open the door, Master Ning!

Come on, open it!

Open the door! Open the door!

So this is also part of the art of talisman?

You want to learn?

I won't worry about making a fire in the winter if I can do this.

Some say your Xihai and Xueshan are strings on an instrument.

It's a decent metaphor. But I think

the lines in a talisman drawing can also be strings.

Cultivation is all about playing a tune that Heaven and Earth will appreciate.

A talisman will not only have Heaven and Earth appreciate the beauty of it

but also communicate a message,

an idea.

Hand.

No. No.

It's all wet.

Different mindfulness and different lines

create different tunes

which in turn create different effects.

This is the art of talisman that I'm trying to teach you.

Although I do good calligraphy,

I don't know how to write an article. I haven't even read any classic works.

What do I do?

You will be able to write when you have ideas you want to share.

If you live a mindless life

you won't be able to write a single word

even if you never sleep and soak your in ink.

What's most difficult about the art of talisman

is it takes a genius to deliver the final touch.

Very few are lucky enough.

Master, am I lucky enough?

Life itself is a bit of a coincidence.

But listen very carefully.

It can only come from the most primal part of your heart.

Again, the primal part of your heart.

Understand?

The tea is boiling. What are you doing sitting there?

Got it! I'll go!

Xiao Cao, I like to ask you something.

Sang Sang, it's been while.

And I blame Ning Que.

Jian Daijia told him not to come because he needed to focus on his education.

And you have had to stop coming as a result!

My Young Master got very drunk at the party with his classmates.

He wrote a casual note here.

Do you remember where it went?

Sister Shuizhu took it.

Why?

It was so long ago, who'd know where it is now?

Then I'll go ask Sister Shuizhu.

Let me in. Let me in!

You don't know me? I'm Marquis Anle's brother-in-law.

My lord is offering 20,000 taels.

My brother-in-law is offering 30,000.

What are you talking about?

I don't have what you are after. Show them out.

- Go. Go. Go.- Miss Shuizhu, I have confirmed intelligence.

You have the original Chicken Soup.

Said who? Who's this son of a bitch?

Don't be mad.

There are things that you simply can't keep secret.

Mr. Thirteen's calligraphic work is now worth 1,000 taels of word.

To rich people like us

everything has a price and you just have to name yours.

30,000.

It's not for sale.

Sang Sang?

Why not?

Sell the replicas.

Replicas?

Truth, replicas will fetch good prices in the future as well.

But to us rich people,

we are after what is unique.

If it's not good enough, my Young Master could have Master Yan Se sign them.

Master?

And I could stamp them with this seal.

It's the personal seal of Mr. Thirteen!

How much?

500 taels, apiece.

Deal.

And I want 60 copies.

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