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Translated by Zoey Samaras

[He FangZhi]

OP: Zhen Dao Ge

Bidding you farewell on a night among ten thousand mountains

Belting out songs at the top of the tower, with sword in my hands

My spirit can soar to the top of the clouds

But where is my homeland?

Traveling three thousand li on a cold night (1 li = 500 meters)

Don't say no one invited me to stay

A jar of liquor to enjoy on a windless, snowless night

In a decorated boat plying peaceful water

I leave these worldly bonds with no regrets

Nor is there any parting sorrow

A bowl of liquor to enjoy on a windless, snowless night

In a passenger boat plying peaceful water

I've seen magnificent mountains and rivers since we parted

A crystal clear river extends ten thousand li beyond the horizon

A bowl of liquor to enjoy on a windless, snowless night

In a passenger boat plying peaceful water

I've seen magnificent mountains and rivers since we parted

A crystal clear river extends ten thousand li beyond the horizon

I will tell no one but the bright moon

The stories of my life

Zhen Dao Ge Song of the Broadsword

(Zhen Dao: from the phrase "Zhen Ge Dai Dan", meaning

warriors sleeping on a sword until the sunrise - used to describe remaining alert or ready)

Episode 1. The Wind Rises in The Gobi

The Gobi Desert

Before the 3rd Year of Tian Qi

I lived in the Shu region (Modern Sichuan)

Until one afternoon a few months ago

a kid delivered a folding fan

and the name of a location.

I remembered that fan...

the fan that I shall remember

for the rest of my life.

So I bid farewell to my foster father,

entered Hanzhong through Chen Cang Dao,

kept onwards to the north,

and arrived at this border area.

[Shun's Lamp Stew]

Brilliant!

I'll gouge out your eyes

and feed them to the eagles if you do that again! [An Ba Hai]

[An Ba Hai]

Southern Barbarians!

Come on! Bottoms up!

[Long Chong]

[Long Chong] Good evening, sir -

what would you like to order?

Our lamp dishes are quite famous around these parts!

I'll start with a Jin and a half of lamb, (1 Jin = 1.3 lb)

and a Jin of liquor.

Hey, newcomer!

Dare to bet?

Not bad.

I'll wager two jars (of liquor) this time.

A bet is a bet...

I'll take this one.

Waiter!

Ten more jars!

Yes sir!

Hey, waiter...

Do you

recognize this fan?

Chong Er!

Hurry and bring this lamb-brain stew to Ah Po (old lady)

[Shopkeeper Long] Quit dawdling,

or that fat sheep will be wasted!

The stew tastes best when it's hot.

Right away!

You, in the short sleeve -

how many jars do you wager?

No one has better aim than me,

An Ba Hai!

I'm on an errand today.

Not in the mood for betting.

Who cares about your mood?

My Dao (broadsword)

is made of heavenly steel,

weighs 98 Jin,

and has killed countless people!

You,

Barely a grown-up!

I'm going easy on you

because you're young -

don't spoil my fun!

The resemblance is uncanny

...indeed... uncanny...

Ah Po,

how did your fan

end up in his hands?

Unfinished business from 13 years ago

needs to be settled [Li Po]

Heaven is just, and

God favors us today:

someone is going to die.

Chief,

skin this two-legged sheep!

Who dares to say no to our Chief!

The Gobi wind must have blown out his sheep brain!

"killed countless"...

...is there no justice?

Flay him alive!

Here, take the payment for your lives!

Today I avenge the innocent people

who died at your swords!

Now this is interesting -

You killed them all!

Very well.

I didn't expect to lose my men to some kid like you...

I'm gonna mince you into paste

to vent my anger!

My eyes...

Have you ever seen the broad river and the endless sea?

Don't worry, after I kill you

I'll let the vultures in the Gobi

pick your bones clean under the sun!

I almost forgot.

You're just a wild dog hiding in the Gobi -

but that's OK.

My sword, Jiang Hai Kuo, (Broad River and Ocean)

will bring your soul

to see the world outside the Gobi soon!

[Wind Shattering Broadsword]

The bright moon shines everywhere

Reflecting on waters all around

The wind howls, and waves surge

Families are scattered, loved ones lost

The mountains are distant, the waters far away

Life or death, we'll know today

Heart flustered, mind bewildered

How bright the moon shines wherever you are

Traveling under wind and rain

Over mountains and rivers, on this long journey we won't meet again

The minnow is swift, the sadness deep

Life is but a fleeting dream

Rivers are wide, and blood crimson

The silvery waves move of their own will

Rivers and lakes darken while the Milky Way shines

This small boat sets off, and stops for no one

ED：Yuan Xing Ren (The One Who Travels Afar)

A bow, before the saintess...

Rebirth through the white lotus...

"Those afraid of death are always the last to die."

You didn't just come here to share that saying, did you?

Of course not.

I travelled ten thousand to seek revenge!