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Do you want to have some?

Of course. Why not?

Save me some wine.

What a good wine.

You're just like a kid.

Master Zhou, congratulations on your disciple.

Do you know why I accepted Chengling as my disciple?

No. Tell me why.

This child is stupid, his basics are not good,

and he is too old to practice martial arts.

Why do you care so much about him?

As a child,

my master taught me this.

There are two rarest qualities in people,

benevolence and courage.

The ancient sages classified brave people into these types.

Brave in energy, blood, backbone, and spirit.

These are the bravery of youngsters.

My master promoted the bravery of "going on your own way."

What does it mean?

To do something even though it's impossible

and to trust people even though they are unpredictable.

Wen Kexing.

It is difficult

for us at our age

to show our hearts to others.

I can't do this myself

and I can't ask you to do so.

That's why

I decided to be the first to try

and take a gamble.

You are

the one that I know.

Hey.

That nasty woman

hit me so hard.

I will kill her the next time I see her.

It hurts.

You,

what are you doing here?

Gu Xiang, what's wrong with your arm?

Also, you look terrible.

Where did you go last night?

The assassins sneaked into Yueyang Sect and kidnapped Chengling.

Why are you asking me where I went last night?

You weren't in the house last night, were you?

How do you know that? Did you see it yourself?

But you really were not in the house.

I heard that the assassins sneaked into the Yueyang Sect

and triggered a full-scale manhunt.

I was worried that you might feel scared, so I came to see you.

Who told you to come to me?

Did you get caught that late?

No.

I swear.

I certainly know how important reputation is to girls.

I came here quietly.

All of them were looking for the assassins,

so don't worry, nobody saw me.

Gu Xiang, were you also looking for Chengling?

That's dangerous.

Let us do it.

You're just a girl.

I know.

Leave now. I'll talk to you later.

Well, Gu Xiang, don't worry.

-Chengling will be fine-- -Hurry up and go,

or people will see us together early in the morning.

-Okay. -Just go.

It is said that the human heart is sinister,

but after I came out of the valley,

I met Zhou Xu, Chengling, and Mr. Cao.

They are all so silly.

Who are you?

It's me, sir.

Ms. Gu, you got up so early.

I'm doing my morning exercise.

You guys go on. I'm out of here.

Please wait, Ms. Gu.

My master wants to see you.

Master.

Are you all right now?

I'm fine.

Where is Mr. Wen, Master?

I'm glad to hear you asking for me once you wake up.

You are much better than your master.

Let's go.

Where are we going?

In such a big world,

we can go wherever we want to go.

But before we leave,

we need to find a secluded place

to take out what's inside Chengling.

It's not a good thing to keep something in the body for a long time.

What will we do with it then?

I don't care if we throw it, bury it, or smash it up.

It's not a good thing anyway.

But Master, the Glazed Armor is why the Ghost Valley

wanted to kill my whole family.

This proves that it's not good.

My father died because of the Glazed Armor.

The Heroes Conference is about to start.

It is said that Mr. Gao will tell the world

the origin of the Glazed Armor then.

You don't have to wait for the Heroes Conference

if you want to know its origin.

I can tell you about that.

No one knows

about this mess better than I do.

Twenty years ago,

there was a mysterious master who came out of nowhere

and made a big name in the martial arts world.

He was Rong Xuan from the Mountain Closing Sword.

He had a strange theory of his own.

He said that all martial arts in the world came from the same source,

so if they all can discard their selfishness

and learn from one another,

an unprecedented mastery can be created.

He impressed a group of people

who didn't know any better than this speech.

The martial arts world 20 years ago

was not as stagnant as it is today.

Instead, there were people who saw eye to eye

and stories of sincerity.

People gradually regarded Rong Xuan as the core.

Following his passion,

they wanted to change the traditions

of the martial arts for thousands of years

to create a completely new world.

However, Rong Xuan fell deeper into his dream.

He began to search for the secret scrolls in various ways,

whether by trickery, violence,

or even by deception.

He was an outstanding young man of his generation,

but gradually,

he became the bad guy that everyone shouted at.

Fortunately, his wife was the great disciple of the Healer Valley,

Yue Feng'er, the Fairy Ganoderma.

Although he was injured several times by ambushes,

she saved him from the jaws of death.

The heavens were blind.

After several years,

this group of ignorant people

managed to collect countless secret scrolls

and created the World's Armory

in a hidden place.

He set up many traps outside the armory

and divided the key into five parts,

given respectively to the five strongest friends

for safekeeping.

Only by collecting five parts of the key

can one open the World's Armory.

What happened after that?

What happened after

became a well-known story.

At that time, the Five Lakes Alliance held a Martial Arts Conference,

calling on all heroes to kill this madman.

Rong Xuan had no other choice,

but to be forced out of Mount Qingya.

After killing countless people,

he was finally exhausted

and committed suicide by the demarcation stone in the Ghost Valley.

A well-known story?

Why is it different from the story I heard?

Because it's the end of Rong Xuan's story,

not that of the martial arts world.

After his suicide,

the ghosts in Mount Qingya swarmed out

and started a huge battle with the martial arts heroes.

It was a nightmare with many deaths

and injuries on both sides.

The martial arts heroes were greatly reduced,

and the power of the Ghost Valley was greatly weakened.

But the great battle has brought peace for 20 years in the martial arts world.

Nearly every survivor

had a loved one who died in the battle.

After all, the battle was started

for ignominious reasons

and ended with disrepute.

That's why people don't want to talk about it.

Do you mean that all these people who died

were greedy for the treasures in the armory?

If 20 years ago, the Five Lakes Alliance

had opened the armory as hoped,

then the Mirror Lake Sword Sect

wouldn't have come to an end.

The Glazed Armor--

the Glazed Armor is the key.

My father was

one of Mr. Rong's five friends.

It's fine. Let bygones be bygones.

Bygones?

I don't think so.

CHONGWU PALACE

The assassins

sneaked into our Five Lakes Alliance last night.

They took away Zhang Chengling, Zhang Yusen's orphan.

This is a major accident.

We may have a mole here.

At this time of urgency,

please allow me to be rude.

According to the disciples of the Five Lakes Alliance,

you were not in your rooms

at the time of the incident yesterday.

So here,

I would like to ask everyone to say where they went last night

to clear suspicions.

This is also to avoid any hard feelings.

Master, I have made my decision.

I can't leave now.

I should go back.

You little idiot.

I said so much, but you didn't catch anything.

Since you already know the origin of the Glazed Armor

and the bad intentions of these people,

why do you still want to go back?

Because guarding the Glazed Armor is my father's last wish.

Also, I know that many people are involved in this matter.

Even if I'm useless,

I can't stay away for my own safety.

What's more, the Heroes Conference is about to start.

I'm the only representative of the Mirror Lake Sword Sect.

If I am absent, then the Mirror Lake Sword Sect

will really be removed from the martial arts world.

Chengling, you're quite responsible.

That's great.

If you have decided to go back,

then listen to my advice

and return the Glazed Armor to the Five Lakes Alliance.

Why?

My father stalemated with the alliance for 20 years

just because of the Armor.

Chengling,

which is more important, your safety or the Glazed Armor?

The Glazed Armor, of course.

No.

There is nothing more important than life.

There wasn't any trouble,

yet you're asking for it.

Chengling,

what do you think of my martial arts skills?

Your skills are definitely the best.

My martial arts skills aren't bad.

It can be considered first-class.

But I am only proficient in a few martial arts

of my clan.

There is an end to life, but never to learning.

Ordinary people can't study

a single martial art skill thoroughly even if they spend their whole life.

Even if the armory is opened

and each person is given a kind of martial art, what can be done?

That's just human greed.

But Master, my father told me--

Chengling, it was not the armory

that Hero Zhang clung to,

but the brotherhood instead.

If your father wanted to open the armory,

he would have done so 20 years ago, not wait until now.

Master Rong Xuan has passed away.

So has your father.

If they can see you,

they would hope that

you can be free from what happened 20 years ago

and live your own life.

They wouldn't want you to keep carrying this trouble

and getting coveted and robbed constantly.

Those who live their lives around greed,

I would leave them alone.

But I can't leave you alone.

Take my advice,

throw this trouble out,

and let them scramble.

Excuse me, miss.

I don't recognize you.

May I know which sect are you from?

Me?

I am nobody and I do not belong to any sect.

I'm just a girl from the countryside.

Everyone in our area says

Hero Gao is highly skilled in martial arts with an extraordinary spirit.

I am honored to meet you today.

I find what they say to be true.

Father.

She's Gu Xiang, a friend of Weining.

He gave me a heads up on her. I arranged for her to stay.

By the way, she's also an old friend of Chengling.

She's not a bad guy.

Xiaolian, you're not smart.

Why did you mention this?

Ms. Gu.

How did you meet Chengling?

It's pretty obvious, right?

Young Master Zhang

is handsome with a good heart

and comes from a noted family.

Is there anyone who doesn't know him?

All of us in Yue know him.

Ms. Gu, where were you last night?

Hero Gao.

Sorry, Chief Gao.

Why are you so harsh?

I'm a girl from the countryside without worldly experience.

Your dominance

scares me a little.

-Father. -Shut up.

You are glib-tongued

and seem rather wicked.

You are definitely not a good girl.

Why did you let her stay?

Why did you say I'm not a good girl? Should I deliberately put on a soft voice?

You!

Mr. Gao.

Mr. Gao, please don't blame Xiaolian

and Gu Xiang.

It's all my fault.

Don't take the blame on yourself, Weining.

Tell me.

Where were you last night?

You'd better be honest

or I'll punish you.

-I-- -She was with me the whole night.

YUEYANG SECT

Chengling, remember.

Let others know that the Glazed Armor is no longer with you.

I'll pick you up when the Heroes Conference ends.

Little idiot.

Don't talk about things that don't concern you.

Just say you don't know if they ask, all right?

The leaders of the Five Lakes Alliance are cunning.

You don't need to care what kind of tricks they're playing.

Just keep silent.

You only need to show up at the Heroes Conference.

Thank you, Mr. Wen.

Will you join us afterward?

I want to stay with you forever.

-And Gu Xiang, we'll-- -Enough, Chengling.

Don't be so sentimental like him.

If you need anything, go to Gu Xiang.

-Don't worry. We'll be with you. -Hurry up and go.

Young Master Zhang, you're finally back.

We've been waiting for you all the time.

Luckily, you're back now or Master will get angry.

Hurry up.

YUEYANG SECT

What's wrong?

There is no one good in the Five Lakes Alliance.

Your disciple insisted on going back which makes me worry about him.

The note that tempted Chengling out

reads "Xu."

How did they know about your relationship with Chengling

and the name "Zhou Xu"?

I never said this name when I fought

with either the Window of Heaven or the Scorpion Sect.

You're the only one

who knows this name.

Did you reveal it?

When we sent Chengling to the Five Lakes Alliance,

you mentioned the name "Zhou Xu."

Don't throw dirt on me.

Never mind.

Treasures bring disasters.

The one who hired the Four Assassins was just trying to get the Glazed Armor.

Now that Chengling gave it away,

he's just an orphan.

I'll take him out of here

after the Heroes Conference.

Let's go.

You're acting like a mother who sent her son away.

Where are we going?

Let's drink and enjoy the sunshine. Anything will do.

YUEYANG SECT, BLESSED TIMING

Master.

Master, Young Master Zhang is back.

Hey, Young Master Cao.

I didn't expect that.

I already knew you liked this girl,

but I didn't expect your relationship to develop so quickly.

Candied hawthorns!

"To do something even though it's impossible

and to trust people even though they are unpredictable."

Zhou Xu,

do you dare to bet

that I am the one you know?

What kind of person do you think I am?

A good guy or a bad guy?

Save your words.

Are those tongue twisters?

CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTINGS

Tell me. I'm curious about this.

In addition to being good-looking at first glance,

what do I look like in others' eyes?

A stupid guy.

I've been experiencing a lot in the mixed crowd.

If I can't even tell the good guys from the bad guys,

my life would be a waste.

So you think

I'm a good guy?

A bad guy can be forgiven if he puts down the sword.

So why should a good guy be sent to hell if he only did something bad once?

That doesn't make sense.

So I'm a good guy.

No, you're wrong.

I'm more than a good guy.

I'm Philanthropist Wen.

Come on, Philanthropist Wen.

Zhou Xu.

What?

Zhou Xu.

Will you stop calling me?

Zhou Xu.

Enough, Philanthropist Wen.

Shut up. Stop calling my name.

You're making me scared.

I just feel

that it's good

to be alive,

to have the sun shining,

and to have someone

for me to call.

Yes, you're right.

Wen Kexing.

Wen Kexing.

Wen Kexing.

What?

Let's drink.

Cheers.

Zhou Xu.

What do you usually do to spend your time?

What do you mean?

Even if you are the Chief of the Window of Heaven,

you must have free time.

Lower your voice.

Can't I ask you that,

dear Chief Zhou?

I will break your teeth if you call me that again.

You haven't answered my question.

What do you usually do when you're free?

When I'm free,

I will practice.

Are you kidding me?

That's probably what I do.

You are the kind of excellent child who only lives in a story.

When I was a child,

my parents criticized me many times

for not practicing martial arts properly.

But that's all right.

My master kept teaching me

that children should do what children should do.

So he took me fishing and catching birds every day.

We played on the grass in the spring and fought in the snow in the winter.

I wanted to practice martial arts when I was a child.

Sometimes, when my master forced me to play,

I would seek help from his wife.

She always stood by my side

and criticized my master.

Now I see.

What?

I was wondering how can there be such a good master in this world.

Obviously,

your master wanted to play outside.

He took you with him

so that he wouldn't be scolded by his wife.

Why didn't I think of it?

It makes sense now.

It turns out that

I am not the only one who lives out of time in this world.

When I was a child,

I couldn't play well when I wanted to

and no one taught me martial arts when I wanted to learn.

Zhou Xu, so you are just like me.

Chengling must be all right now.

We don't need to worry about him.

Let's find something else to enjoy before the Heroes Conference.

We can't just stay here.

Wen Kexing.

Have you ever suffered a loss?

Why do you ask that?

I have no great ability and often suffer losses.

But once I have suffered a loss,

I'll be sure to claim back the loss the next time.

This is the first time

I have suffered repeatedly

in the same matter.

The Scorpion Sect?

That's right. His nest was hard to find.

But how did you get there before me?

It's not a nest, but a small base.

Back then, when the Window of Heaven expanded its power to Jiangnan,

we fought with the Scorpion Sect several times.

First, the coffin home,

then the accident last night.

If these losses are not brought back…

Wen Kexing,

how about going to the Scorpion Sect's base

and making a big mess?

Zhou Xu, don't you know

what kind of person I am?

I enjoy making trouble.

Let's go.

There's nothing more enjoyable

than having fun.

CHONGWU PALACE

Chengling.

Xiaolian, why are you here?

Are you all right?

Don't cry, Xiaolian.

I'm fine.

Does it hurt?

Not at all.

It was an external wound.

That must be painful.

With the Glazed Armor stuffed in your wound,

you still journeyed for miles in that condition.

Don't worry.

The wound healed quickly so I didn't feel the pain.

Chengling,

on behalf of my father, thank you.

I mean it.

My father is unyielding and inarticulate,

but I, as his daughter, know him best.

All these years,

he spent a lot of thought day and night

to get the five brothers back together

and to maintain the glory of the Five Lakes Alliance.

Thank you for your trust.

-Xiaolian. -I know what you're going to say.

That's what I thought.

I would rather have you as my brother

so that I can protect you forever.

But this matter is

an essential step for my father to restore the Five Lakes Alliance.

Otherwise,

how could he tell the world about his determination?

Xiaolian,

how could you see your marriage as a chess move?

I have no other way of helping to share my father's burden.

Let the misunderstandings and grudges of the past

end in our generation.

Yueyang Sect will be your home in the future.

Why is this dumb girl so confused?

Gu Xiang.

I'm glad to see that you're safe.

So you've heard our words just now?

I came at the right time. I heard them. How about you? Are you all right?

Is it my master who saved you?

Why did you come back now?

It was Master and Mr. Wen who persuaded me to come back.

Master?

Did Zhou Xu take you as his disciple?

Congratulations! You're so lucky.

You finally have a strong backing like Zhou Xu.

There are so many nice things.

Gao Chong is really generous to you.

For that little Glazed Armor?

It's almost like you gave birth to a child for the Five Lakes Alliance.

Gu Xiang, don't make fun of me.

In fact, I want to save all these supplements for you.

Have you recovered from the injuries

you sustained that night?

Thank you for protecting me.

So you still remember.

Don't worry. I'm fine.

SONGZHU COURTYARD

What does Master want?

He came out of the valley in search of the Glazed Armor.

Why did he not care about anything after meeting that Sick Man?

He only hangs out with him all day.

Maybe Zhou Xu drugged him?

How could he leave me in such a place and not take care of me?

Even that fool named Cao is better than him.

Why did I think of him?

That's bad.

PINE HALL

FIVE LAKES WORLD ALLIANCE

Gao Chong,

we've retrieved the Glazed Armor of the Zhang family,

why are you still unhappy?

I'm wondering

who saved Chengling.

Is it an enemy or an ally?

Why won't he come to see me?

Since he sent back Chengling and the Glazed Armor,

he must not be an enemy.

The two pieces of the Glazed Armor of Zhao Jing and Taichong

must have been snatched away by the Ghost Valley.

Where is your Glazed Armor, Shen Shen?

I've been carrying it with me as you instructed.

From today onward,

let me keep it.

What's wrong?

No.

I'm thinking

whether it would be dangerous for you

to carry three pieces of it.

Even if the danger falls on me,

it is better than letting you face danger.

Give it to me.

Gao Chong. Shen Shen.

Zhao Jing, you're back.

Thank you for your hard work.

I'm sorry for worrying you.

But everything went well.

Although Mr. Long did not want to see me,

he promised to send someone to the Heroes Conference

to explain the origin of the Glazed Armor.

It's good that the Longyuan Cabinet will come.

Thank you, Zhao Jing.

Shen Shen, look at you.

If you had invited Changming Sword Immortal,

Zhao Jing would not have to go to the Longyuan Cabinet.

Gao Chong,

I took the Token of Honor and shouted for days

in the Sword Hall of Mount Changming,

but no one responded to me.

There is no trace of human life on that mountain.

I guess the Sword Immortal

would have died a long time ago.

Think about it,

how old would Rong Xuan be if he were still alive?

Zhao Jing,

here is a piece of good news.

We found the Glazed Armor of the Zhang family.

Congratulations!

Good things indeed come in pairs.

LICHUN PALACE

NOBLE REPUTATION

It's destroyed?

Right.

Is this the work of the Five Lakes Alliance

or the Ghost Valley?

Don't overestimate them.

We've only been gone for a few hours.

How can either of them have the ability

to destroy a Scorpion Sect base instantly?

It looks like

someone is worried about the secret of the Scorpion Sect being revealed.

They must have discovered that the base was exposed,

so they destroyed the place overnight themselves.

By themselves?

Although Changing Ghost is not smart,

his ambition is not small.

He has been working around me all these years,

yet he could still collude with the Scorpion Sect.

However, these idiots would never know

that the more they mess around,

the closer I am to my goal.

QINGYUN RESTAURANT

Zhou Xu.

Master!

Master, are you looking for me?

Sick Man? Why are you still here?

What?

You don't approve of him

staying with me?

No.

Why would I?

It would be fine.

The Scorpion Sect woman hit you last time.

How are you doing now?

I'm fine.

Chengling was grateful

and gave me the supplements that Gao Chong gave him.

I'll be fine after some rest.

I really didn't expect

the Scorpion Sect to blatantly sneak into the Yueyang Sect to kidnap people.

That's really weird.

Maybe there's a spy.

Luckily,

after Chengling took the Glazed Armor out of his body,

he's safe now.

Gu Xiang,

maybe you should not risk staying in Yueyang Sect.

Make up a lie and leave.

Master, do you want me to go back and serve you?

Zhou Xu, do you mind her

following us?

Of course not.

I'd love to have a beauty

with us.

No, I disagree.

I'll give you a break, Gu Xiang.

Just go anywhere you want to go.

I--

I don't want to go anywhere.

Master, I just want to stay in the Yueyang Sect to protect Chengling.

You're going to pick up Chengling

after the Hero Conference, right?

So just in case,

please allow me to protect him.

He's stupid.

Who's there?

-Get out. -Mr. Zhou,

it's me.

Cao Weining, from the Gentle Wind Sword Sect.

You--

Gu Xiang.

How can you not even know there was someone following you?

-Cao Weining, are you following me? -No, I don't dare.

I just heard from Zhu Yaozhi

that someone wrote to meet you here.

I thought it must be Mr. Wen,

so I felt a bit nervous and came with you.

Why are you nervous about my master looking for me?

I'm afraid you'll leave.

So that's why she's not willing

to leave the Yueyang Sect.

Gu Xiang, so you decided to stay for me?

-Her words don't count. -You--

I'll decide whether she should leave or not.

Mr. Zhou,

Gu Xiang said you are seriously ill

and Mr. Wen is looking for many doctors for you.

My master knows a lot of people.

There must be competent doctors among them.

He'll be here in a few days for the Heroes Conference.

I will introduce you two to him.

With his extensive knowledge, he must have a solution.

I'll take care of Zhou Xu,

so don't bother.

Thank you, Mr. Cao.

But to be honest,

I'm terminally ill and don't have many days to live.

Thank you for your good intentions.

Mr. Zhou, I didn't expect you to have such a serious illness.

It's a trick of fate.

A trick of fate.

But Mr. Zhou, there must be a way.

My master and Chief Gao are bosom friends.

I heard that Chief Gao has a good relationship

with the three sages of the Healer Valley.

I can beg my master

to let him help you enter Healer Valley.

Things may still turn around.

You are such a warmhearted man.

You are a hero indeed.

I'm moved by your concern.

It's just that I'm a paranoid person.

Instead of wasting my time seeking medical treatment,

I would rather carry a jug of wine

to travel around the world

with my soul mate while I am still healthy

and do whatever I want to do

without regret.

However,

since Gu Xiang is a girl,

it's inconvenient for her to follow us around.

Today, we both happened to be discussing

if we could find a trustworthy partner for her

so that she can settle down,

we will be relieved.

Mr. Zhou and Mr. Wen,

do you think

I'm trustworthy?