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- Can you be... - Stop.

...the witch's son?

Our association is now over.

Run for your life.

You want this sachet?

[A League of Nobleman]

[Episode 16]

(Testimony)

We have a witness and material evidence.

Now all we need is

Xuan Ji's apology letter.

(Testimony)

(Covered this secret by poisoning Moluo Clansmen...)

(The scholar from Xichuan County)

(Zhang Ping)

(Why can't I just write his name perfectly?)

Roast fish for wine. Perfect.

Ping, here. Have a taste.

You ignore such delicious food.

What a waste!

Master,

last night, I had a dream

of my childhood.

In your childhood, you were naughty.

Master, didn't you say

you got me back from a forest when I was little?

Do you remember where the forest is?

And in what month did you find me?

And what did I wear,

ordinary or exotic clothes?

Who was around me?

What was around me?

Was there...

Look what Sun has done.

He didn't adulterate my wine with water this time.

It then made me really drunk.

Master, why don't you tell me where I'm from?

Look, look.

Still so impatient. Quite impetuous.

Come on. Don't always stick to the whistle.

Later, remember to put out the stove fire.

I can't hold it. I'll go take some rest.

But Master...

Master...

Master!

(Xichuan County)

(The scholar from Xichuan County)

(Zhang Ping) Why?

Why can't I write his name perfectly?

The scholar from Xichuan County, Zhang Ping,

is the only remnant of Moluo Clan.

You still can't be cruel enough.

Nonsense!

(I...)

(I dare to...)

What an annoying cat!

Come out.

Come out!

You don't have the heart to disclose Zhang Ping.

And now, you can't even

handle a little cat.

Where's the cat? Where is it?

The last step to go.

Will you give it up before success?

Ping,

(Fortunetelling) go with me for wine shopping.

Then can you tell me where I'm from?

Back from the Capital City, now you can negotiate, huh?

Take it.

And let's go.

(Lijiadian Village, Xichuan County)

I'll go buy some wine.

Sun.

Hi, Mr. Zhang.

- Your disciple is back, too? - Yes.

Instead of preparing for the exam in the Capital City, he missed me a lot.

- He did? - Half a catty, as usual.

- For Ping's sake, I'll give you some more. - Good.

- Wait. Don't adulterate it with water. - Don't you trust me?

Rest assured.

- Here's your wine. - All right, all right.

- Ping, you're back? - Mrs. Yu

- Ping, go have some noodles at my house. - Sure.

Don't forget. I taught you how to make noodles.

- Thank you. - Remember to come.

Hi, Li.

Mr. Zhang?

Oh, your disciple is back, too.

- He is. - Here, here.

Share some melons with your master.

- They're so sweet. - No, thanks, Mr. Li.

Don't stand on ceremony.

You grew up, having meals in everyone's house.

Otherwise, your frivolous master couldn't have brought you up.

What are you talking about?

Ping, take the melons.

- We should go. - Don't say thank you, Ping.

- Mr. Zhang. - Mrs. Li.

- It's Ping, my disciple. - Mrs. Li.

Ping. You're back?

Come on. Here we go.

This is our kid, Ping.

He's been considerate since little.

Once I went to my daughter's home and was supposed to return before dinner.

But something held me up until it got dark.

I was scared when walking on the road.

But when I looked ahead, I saw a little boy holding a lantern.

It was Ping waiting for me.

He said, "Mrs. Li, you promised to come back and I knew you would."

He was little at that time.

Just this tall.

Accidentally, he bit the dust.

It's raining so hard.

Wang, let me help you.

What a heavy rain!

Hurry. Come for the shelter.

I hate the rain.

I begged but got no food at all.

I don't like to move, anyway.

I would rather starve to death.

Then I could have a new life early.

Someone would be stuffed to death

while someone would starve to death.

This is

so unfair.

Thank you, sir. Thank you.

This is my tool for fortunetelling.

You three look extraordinary.

How about I tell your fortune?

Let's start with you.

Me?

You've got a great destiny.

In the future, you can fight wars and give commands.

What does it mean?

It means you'll be a commander.

But... What?

I can be a general?

Tell my fortune, too. Please.

You're destined to be rich.

And you... You would be greater.

You can be a lord.

I can be a lord? A lord?

I didn't see this coming.

In such a small town,

there are so many great guys.

I'm the General of Xichuan.

You must take orders from me.

What's the big deal of a general?

Can you eat dried persimmon every day?

Can you farm with gold hoes?

How dare you!

I'm the Great Lord titled by His Majesty.

You should have knelt!

- Greetings, My Lord. - Greetings, My Lord.

Come on, let's go.

For this prophecy, let's celebrate it and spend my precious money.

But it's still raining.

The rain can't stop a general.

Go.

Master, you talked nonsense again, right?

What if I did?

What if I didn't?

Think about destiny and luck.

Destiny is fixed,

but luck can be achieved.

Beggars, haven't had dinner yet, huh?

Here. Take the food.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

Poor guys. Go enjoy the food.

Come on.

Trade it for some good wine.

Thank you, sir. It's so kind of you.

Thank you, My Lord. Come on, cheers.

- Cheers. - Cheers.

♪ The cows are awake and want to graze ♪

♪ Excellent grass is in the south ♪

♪ They bypass the willows ♪

♪ Then walk across the narrow paths ♪

Ping, where are we going?

Master, we're going home.

- Home? - Yeah.

That's good.

♪ The cows are awake and want to graze ♪

♪ Excellent grass is in the south ♪

Master, could you please sing another song?

Another song? Sure.

♪ The cows are awake and want to graze ♪

Peizhi, it's the tenth day.

I came to get the letter.

The last step to go.

Will you give it up before success?

(However guilty Zhang Ping's mother was, )

(he was a mere boy.)

(If I fake the evidence and get him involved)

(so as to reverse the case, )

(I'll be miserable)

(and my father's innocence will be stained.)

(The scholar from Xichuan County, Zhang Ping)

Ping,

would you like a try?

Come on, then.

Put the copper coins in it.

Ping, you lost your parents when you were three

and had no other relatives.

You're destined to have a broken family.

However,

I feel you'll have an extraordinary official career.

You'll solve all mysterious cases,

become a famous detective, and serve as a great minister.

But an official said I couldn't survive

even three days in my official career.

Nonsense. I heard in the Capital City,

you solved many mysterious cases and were known as Detective Noodle.

Come on. Since little, you've loved to hash things out

and read detective storybooks.

In your childhood, you often helped neighbors with problems.

You were only ten.

At that time, I realized

you would work in the Court of Judicial Review.

But before that,

I must figure out who I am.

Fine.

Our trip to the foot of the mountain seems to be wasted.

Don't worry, Master.

I understand what you expect me to know.

I know destiny and luck are two things.

I won't be trapped in my origin.

I just want to figure out where I came from.

And that's all.

That year, I was traveling around when I found you in the forest.

You were wearing exotic clothes.

I looked for your family somewhere near,

only to find that they were all dead.

No survivors.

So, did Xuan Ji tell the truth?

Master, do you know the details?

Could you tell me

whether my clansmen... were good or evil?

I broke into that place by accident.

In the valley, red mist hung over as if doomsday was coming.

I didn't dare to stay and then I carried you away.

When I found you, you kept crying.

I tried so hard but couldn't calm you down.

Accidentally, I found

whenever you smelt the sachet around your neck,

you stopped crying.

Maybe, the sachet...

means something special to you.

It smells so familiar.

I think I smelled it at home.

When I opened the sachet,

I saw a kind of rare orchid.

Only petals and scraps, though.

In case you still cried after they were used up,

I searched the entire Xichuan County.

I found some seeds and planted them in the mountain.

After years of meticulous care, only two or three survived.

Every time you had a nightmare,

I made the orchid into spice

which could protect you from nightmares and help you sleep better.

(This orchid is the same as that in Mr. Lan's house.)

(Jue?)

(It's Mr. Lan's sachet.)

You want this sachet?

I'll give it to you and please stop crying.

Was this sachet

from Mr. Lan's father?

Looks like

your story in the Capital City hasn't been over.

(Detective)

(Noodle)

(Detective)

Master, don't see me off.

Or I'll have to walk you back here.

There you go.

Master, after I leave, take good care of yourself.

Ping, you know that.

I can't tell the fortune at all.

I just brag to make people happy.

But sometimes, one should have some hope.

Here. Ping, pin your hope on the coins.

I get it, Master.

Please... take care.

Off you go.

♪ With some wine in the mountain ♪

♪ I'll have something delicious too ♪

♪ Breeze and the bright moon ♪

♪ I'll enjoy them both ♪

♪ With some wine in the mountain ♪

♪ I'll have something delicious too ♪

♪ Breeze and the bright moon ♪

♪ I'll enjoy them both ♪

♪ With some wine in the mountain ♪

♪ I'll have something delicious too ♪

♪ Breeze and the bright moon ♪

♪ I'll enjoy them both ♪