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[Music]

[Music]

[Horse steps]

[Gasps]

[Gasps]

[Sheep sound]

[Horse steps]

I take an oath

I will not return before I get to the West.

[Music]

[Foot steps]

My Lord?

What happened?

The Lord has returned to camp earlier.

He's returned earlier?

Yes.

Left Guli Lord has summoned him

It must be about the wars!

Where will we go?

[Music]

The Lord's trip to the East

is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

We must not miss it!

If he went out to battle,

it will be hard to find another good opportunity.

Ask Shen Tu and Erlang to follow the plan.

Get prepared.

The Lord is back. It's God's blessing.

[Exhale in relief]

I've been away for a few days.

Is everything fine?

[Music]

I was right. You're really leaving.

It's been ten years.

You still want to leave.

I'm a Han Ambassador.

I dare not forget my duty.

Please let me go back to the Great Han.

I am your wife.

We have lived together for ten years.

In your heart, this is not your home?

Please let me return to the Great Han.

I beg you.

Beg me?

I am your wife.

You should call me by my name.

Fine, I'll let you go.

I'll take out your heart and send it back today!

[Gasps]

[Swords clinks]

[Music]

Your Highness.

The Lord invites you.

[Music]

[Music]

[Foot steps]

Come on!

Refill it.

Easy!

Eat!

Why?

But what happened?

Nice.

Yes!

Really nice!

Not bad!

No, it's ok. - Amazing.

It's not that bad

Cheers! Cheers!

Amazing!

[Music]

[Laughs]

[Foot steps] [Wood clinks]

[Horse sound]

Lord Zhang has gone to the banquet.

He is not going to change his mind.

Are you sure?

Take the bag. I'll go check it out.

[Foot steps]

[Music]

[Clapping]

[Giggles]

Greetings. Father.

[Chuckles]

One for you and one for your sister.

Thank you, Father.

It's a gift from Father. Which one do you prefer?

You choose.

Choose one for sis.

This one.

Give it on for her.

What's wrong with her?

Nothing. I'll check on her.

Hey!

Come!

What are you doing?

Go!

Let go of me!

Let me go!

Let go of me! Leave me.

Let me go! - Your Majesty.

Why are you arresting me?

You've been in my tribe for ten years.

I let my daughter marry you.

But your heart is as cold as wild wolves in the grassland!

I'm ashamed of you.

Your Majesty, please don't say that?

[Music]

People from Qin can't be trusted!

Ten years!

Even a wolf would ask me for meat.

I'm taking you to the East, but it doesn't mean I trust you!

I can tell from your expressions.

The dark clouds can't cover

the full Yuezhi. It's the same! - Your Majesty!

My daughter looked gloomy

after she left the court.

So I sent someone to keep an eye on you.

Do you want to go, I'll let you go.

Take him away from my eyes and give my wine!

Go.

Move him out of my sight.

I don't want to see him.

Your Majesty, listen to me.

This has nothing to do with him.

It was my idea!

[Kick]

[Sobs]

[Swords clinks] [Gasps]

[Indistinct screaming]

Stop!

[Giggles]

Mr. Gan.

The blood of the Hu people flows in your body.

Do you want to kill the Qin people? I want an answer.

Your Majesty.

I've followed Lord Zhang for many years.

and we have been together for ten years,

I will live and die with Lord Zhang.

Kill them!

[Bams]

My Lord, I'll save you.

[Gasps]

[Swords clinks]

[Sobs] [Gasps]

[Wood clinks]

[Horse steps]

Careful everyone!

[Arrows]

Hold it.

Stop!

Don't come closer!

[Music]

[Screams]

Sister!

Sister!

Sister!

Don't hate him.

Bring me his head!

[Sword clinks] [Gasps]

Don't let him escape.

[Gasps]

Go in!

Hurry!

Hurry!

Hurry!

Go!

[Music]

[Screams]

[Swords Clinks]

Erlang.

Protect Lord Zhang.

Hurry!

Go!

Let's go from here. - Shen Tu!

Let's go from here. - No

Go!

[Music]

Take me with you!

Take me with you!

Come on!

[Gasps] [Horse steps]

The Majesty said

whoever kills Zhang Qian will get ten pieces of gold!

[Gasps] [Horse steps]

I have set a trap in the forest.

Follow me closely!

[Gasps] [Horse steps]

I'm sorry, it's my mistake.

[Horse steps] [Gasps]

[Screams]

[Giggles]

Hurry!

[Gasps]

Erlang, go! Hurry!

We're going back to the Great Han.

[Water splash]

[Under water sound]

[Birds Chirping]

[Gasps]

[Deep breathes]

[Music]

For the Great Han, it is very important

to ally with Yuezhi and fight against Xiongnu.

Qian, you need to go a thousand miles away.

The journey is full of danger.

When you return after completing your mission,

I will reward you with the title of Marquis.

Yes.

I've taken an oath.

I will not return before I get to the West.

[Music]

[Horse steps]

[Screams]

[Swords clinks]

[Sobs]

Go to the West?

And you want to cross the territory of Hu's

to find the Great Yuezhi?

If I want to cross your territory

and find your enemy Nanyue,

will you let me do it?

If you agree to stay,

I will spare the four of you.

I assure you that.

Give back my tally.

It could become the reason for me to kill.

[Music]

I wore Han garments again.

Sister, are you really going to marry that Han Ambassador?

Yes.

Why?

Isn't it good to marry a Hu warrior?

He's different from us.

What's different about him?

I think he's an auspicious man.

What do you mean?

An auspicious man is peaceful, generous and trustworthy.

Even in his dreams, his soul does not have evil intentions.

But Hu warriors always have intentions to kill.

You can't tell these to Father. Or he will whip you.

Aren't you afraid that he will escape later?

Yes.

But you still want to marry him?

Look at the eagle in the sky.

He is free up there.

Why would they return to the grassland?

Because their home is in the grassland.

I can give him a home that he does not want to leave.

You were wrong. He's not an eagle.

He is a wolf!

A wolf that won't be close to you.

Don't worry.

I will bring him back to you.

[Music]

[Gasps]

My Lord.

Chang'an is in that direction.

Yes, My Lord.

We're going back soon.

[Music]

If we walk one day from here,

we will see the Han army.

Mr. Gan.

Erlang.

These ten years have been harsh.

Thank you for the companionship.

My Lord, you are welcome.

You may return to Chang'an.

What?

Let's part ways here.

What you mean by this?

I will go to the West.

My Lord!

My Lord!

My Lord, you are still going to the West?

My Lord, we've been away from the Great Han for ten years.

Ten years, My Lord.

God knows what's going on in Han now.

Maybe the Emperor has forgotten about you.

because we three are been missing from past 10 years

and they already found the Great Yuezhi.

The Yuezhi is in the west.

If the Great Han had found the Great Yuezhi,

their Lord would not have visited the East so leisurely.

But

Well. My Lord has a point.

What?

We've been trapped here for ten years.

How many more decades do you have left?

With all the suffering you've endured,

I don't think the Emperor will blame you.

And there are no camel caravans ahead.

With no water or food,

how can we cross the desert, My Lord?

There are oases and cities on the road.

Don't worry.

My Lord.

But there are also poisonous insects and black storms!

And the enemy won't let you go easily.

Maybe the pursuers are on their way, My Lord.

Aren't you afraid of being captured by them again?

My Lord.

I don't fear death.

If I did,

I wouldn't have survived in Xiongnu.

We don't know what has become of the Great Han.

We also don't know if we still need to find the Great Yuezhi.

My Lord.

You have suffered for ten years

in Xiongnu.

And you still insist on going west.

Why, My Lord?

Is it just for the reward from the Emperor?

Erlang!

We can go back to Chang'an to rest and recuperate.

Then we can set out again.

[Gasps]

Ten years ago, when I received this from His Majesty,

I said I would not return before I had fulfilled my mission.

A great man should keep his word.

You two would stop me from becomes a great man?

I want to stay on my words.

The Xiongnu soldiers are right behind us.

Go back to Chang'an now.

I'll move forward alone.

My Lord!

My Lord!

When I was young,

I was sold to Chen Wu, the Marquis of Tangyi, as a slave.

Since I met Lord Zhang,

he has been treating me as a brother.

Since he is determined to go west,

I will follow him at all risks.

Erlang!

Take care!

Where are you going?

Mr. Gan.

[Gasps]

[Music]

My Lord!

My Lord, we don't have much food and water with us.

We must get out of this sea of sand as soon as possible.

To the north of the sea of sand is the Xiagu Pass.

From there, we will enter the central region of the West.

With the Han Clothing you are wearing,

I'm afraid they won't let us pass.

We will need to change it.

I haven't worn it for ten years.

Let me enjoy the wind passing through my Han robe

let me stay like this a little longer!

[Laughing]

[Music]

[Music]

[Eagle fluttering]

Your Highness.

For you.

From here to the east lies the territory of the Great Han.

If we send fast horses after them,

No, go to the west.

Shouldn't we go east?

rather than to Chang'an?

Of course, a human would go back.

But he's a wolf.

He won't go back until he gets what he wants.

Get on your horses and go west - Yes

[Horse steps] [Music]

My Lord, have some water.

Let's go.

Look up!

Come!

Stay here.

It's Tanxi's eagle.

She must be coming after us.

Don't move.

Let it fly away first, then we should cross the desert soon.

[Wolf howling]

My Lord, you're still painting.

Yeah.

I need to record the places I've traveled to over the years.

Places where there's water and meadows.

It will certainly be of great use in the future.

What are you going to do with this cloths?

Let's bury it here.

If we can't go back,

it'd be our nearest cenotaph to Chang'an.

My Lord, don't say that.

We've survived for ten years.

As the saying goes, "God blesses the good man".

Tanji said I was an auspicious man back then.

But she died because of me.

She was hit by an arrow.

But I couldn't even save her.

What will happen to my son in the future?

Will he grow up in hatred because of this?

I can't even protect my wife and son.

What kind of auspicious man am I?

And Shen Tu has been with me for ten years.

We were about to return to Chang'an...

The road to the west is not that easy.

Please don't blame yourself.

This is their fate.

If there were no rivalry between Han and Xiongnu,

it would be great for everyone.

The people would have put aside their hatred,

exchanged needed goods and lived in peace and prosperity.

Then the West would be a land of happiness.

My Lord!

I think Erlang is already in Chang'an.

I think so.

If you want to go back, it's not too late.

I won't stop you.

My Lord.

I'll also teach them how they make naan here.

Yes.

Write it all down.

My Lord.

Hmm?

We're almost running out of water.

If we can't find Xiagu Pass in two days, I'l...

I'll dig two holes there

it might be useful for us.

[Laughs]

[Wind blowing]

[Foot steps] [Music]

My Lord!

I think the Xiagu Pass is close from here

and there must be water.

There's a river, too.

Come on!

[Wind blowing]

[Music]

[Swords clinks]

Remove your weapons.

Hey! Stop!

Water

You are from Qin?

Where in Qin do you come from?

Chenggu, Hanzhong County.

I am Zhang Qian from Chenggu.

You said you are Lord Zhang.

That's right.

He went to the West ten years ago.

And he died long ago.

You're probably a bandit trying to trick us!

Kill them!

Wait, wait, wait!

Don't fight! Stop.

We're country mates.

I can prove that he is Lord Zhang Qian.

We escaped from the Xiongnu camp

together.

And you told us you ran away from Chang'an City!

Kill him too! - No, no, no.

[Music]

[Gasps]

Are you really Lord Zhang?

I didn't know you were still alive.

We all thought that you have died.

Please tell us

since you've escaped,

why did you insist on going west?

Isn't it dangerous for you?

When I left Chang'an,

I was planning to go west through the Xiagu Pass.

but I was there in the Xiongnu for ten years.

There were hundreds of us, but we were the only ones left now.

If I went back to Chang'an like this,

I can't comfort their spirits in heaven.

They are all watching me from heaven.

That's why I have to cross the Xiagu Pass

and complete my mission.

It's not easy to get through the Xiagu Pass.

We'll get the goods into the city.

To go west.

The guard, Hai, is hard to deal with.

You have to have a pass from the Xiongnu

But usually they only give it to Xiongnu people.

So it seems very hard for you to go there.

We'll figure out the rest ourselves

Do you still want to go?

Take us inside the city

rest we will manage on our own.

Alright, I will take you.

Thank you, sir.

How did that man join your caravan?

Didn't he say he escaped with you?

We only met him once.

We saw him when we were passing through the sea of sand.

He was dying of thirst.

And he's been following us ever since.

My Lord.

What's your name? Who are you?

Why were you in the Xiongnu camp in the first place?

My name is Tang Wuwei.

My family runs a pharmacy in Chang'an.

This year I was going to trade herbs for some fur in Xiongnu.

But they took me as a spy and took me to the Xiongnu camp.

That day, you happened to save me.

In the poplar forest,

I was chased into the sea of sand by them.

I was trapped in the sand.

Then the merchants rescued me.

Since I met you again here,

I'd like to thank you for saving me.

Since you have escaped,

why did you come to the Xiagu Pass?

I thought

I would go with these traders

at least till Xiagu Pass

and go back to Chang'an with them.

Is it true?

If I lied,

I'd come across the Xiongnu soldiers again!

Xiongnu soldiers!

[Music]

[Foot steps]

Should I believe your words or not?

Yes, yes.

But please ignore my last sentence.

[Gasps] [Horse steps]

Tanxi.

They must be coming for me.

My Lord, are you still going to the city?

Yes.

I won't cause you any more trouble.

Good-bye.

Don't move!

Please change your clothes before entering the city.

We just got out of the Xiongnu camp.

We don't have any other clothes.

We have a lot.

Let's go.

[Foot steps] [Music]-

Gentlemen, thank you!

[Giggles]

Here.

[Clinks] [Smirks]

Here.

[Music]

After entering the city, unload the goods first.

I'll go to Hai's place to pay the tax.

Let's go.

[Foot steps]

[Indistinct chatter]

Shall we find an inn to stay now?

First, we'll pay the tax at Hai's place.

After paying the tax, he will give us a wooden plate.

Only with that can we stay in an inn.

Tanxi's already in town.

We can't stay outside for long.

Then you can find a place and wait for me there.

I'll be right back

My Lord.

I think we should just leave.

Don't stay here.

No.

The Xiongnu people set up a barrier here

to separate the East from the West,

so people from the East and the West can't contact each other.

If they separate the East from the West,

how can Hai hold a bazaar?

To make money, he made an exception

and held a bazaar in the Xiagu Pass.

Hai uses this pass to make money.

He has made this very smooth for his business.

Merchants from the East and the West can't go further than here.

So then

How do we get through?

Hai is greedy for money.

So are his men.

As long as we are willing to spend money,

we'll find someone to help you cross the border.

Do you have money on you?

Don't worry, we'll find a way.

Get out of the way!

Get out of the way!

Get out of the way!

Get out of the way!

Something seems to have happened.

[Music]

Your Highness, there's no one inside.

[Horse steps]

Who is running wild in Lord Hai's place?

General, this is Princess Tanxi,

daughter of Right Jianjiang Lord. Please don't fight.

We're the men of Right Marguis Gudu.

We don't serve Right Jianjiang Lord!

This is Lord Hai's place.

Come on, kill them!

[Sword clinks]

Don't fight!

General stop!

Your Highness!

Right Marguis Gudu has always been at odds with your father.

If we really start a fight,

I'm afraid your father will blame us.

Please don't make things difficult for me.

Okay, go find Hai.

[Sword clink]

[Music]

Sir, you go pay the tax first.

We'll find a place to stay. Then we'll make a plan.

OK.

[Music]

General Hai, sorry to bother you.

Princess Tanxi, what a pleasure!

I heard you're here to arrest someone.

A fugitive.

Why are you here to arrest a fugitive in person?

Zhang Qian from the Qin.

[Music]

[Laughing]

So Right Jianjiang Lord's son-in-law escaped.

[Laughing]

Your sister has been married to him for ten years.

She still can't win his heart?

I proposed to your sister before.

She didn't agree.

She even slapped me!

She insisted on marrying Zhang Qian.

She trusted the wrong man.

[laughs]

How dare you!

What an untamable slap!

You're much stronger than your sister.

I want to find him.

Before I find him,

you should close the West Gate.

No one is allowed to leave.

Your Highness.

You are Right Jianjiang Lord's daughter.

Xiagu Pass is mine.

I'm in charge.

General.

Hmm

I'm afraid this is a fraud.

Zhang Qian has been there for ten years.

If he ran away from them,

he should have fled to the east and returned to Chang'an.

Why did he come west to the Xiagu Pass?

Isn't that a suicide attempt?

How many men did Tanxi bring with her?

Twenty.

Twenty?

She dares to come to the Xiagu Pass with twenty men?

There is something fishy about it.

Her father, Right Jianjiang Lord,

has always been at odds with Right Marguis Gudu.

Last year, they fought over the ranch.

This time, Princess Tanxi brought her men to the Xiagu Pass.

What is she trying to...

You mean, she's here to cause trouble?

Yeah.

Go, give the order.

Close the East and West gates.

Send spies from the Tuling Division

to watch Right Jianjiang Lord.

Report to me if there's any news. - Yes.

Wait!

Tomorrow morning,

send soldiers to search every house

and see if we can find Zhang Qian.

If we can't find him,

let's see what Tanxi has to say.

Yes.

[Music]

[Door open]

[Door shut]

The east and west gates are closed.

People can come in.

All closed?

Yes.

Also, Hai's spies left the city in the evening.

I don't know why.

You are still smiling?

It seems they're not after us.

He's guarding against Tanxi.

You mean...

Hai suspects the reason why Tanxi is here.

Exactly.

Right Marguis Gudu occupies the western part of the river

and Right Jianjiang Lord has always wanted it.

And Right Marguis Gudu has been wary

of Right Jianjiang Lord entering his territory.

They have suspected each other for a long time.

We can take advantage of that.

How?

As Sun-Tzu said,

"If we play with great intelligence, we can do great things".

What does it mean?

In other words, although we are small in number

and we're surrounded by enemies,

if we can take advantage of their conflicts,

we may be able to leave the pass.

My Lord, you have a plan?

After they finish eating,

ask the old man about the layout of the Xiagu Pass.

Yes

From here to the south is Hai's Yinghai Division.

This is the way to the West.

There's a stable here.

Usually, there are Xiongnu soldiers on guard at night.

This is the camp of the West Gate guards.

They shift three times at night.

What's this?

This is the water gate, right near the west gate.

The river enters the city from there.

Can people go out from there?

I'm not sure about that.

The water gate is submerged.

The rolling mill above is guarded by his soldiers.

Let's find a way to seize the water gate

and get out from there.

[Swords Clinks]

[Gasps]

[Sobs]

My Lord, It's me.

What are you doing here?

I was scared of staying in the room by myself.

So I came to look for you.

Tang Wuwei.

We are going west through the Xiagu Pass.

You'd better return.

Sure, sure, sure.

Tomorrow, I'll go back to Chang'an with him.

Go back to your room now.

Don't wander around.

Got it.

Get out.

[Door clink]

Yes

[Door clinks]

[Door close]

My Lord, if he keeps following us,

it will be troublesome.

Let's ignore him for now.

Let's check out the city tonight.

[Music]

[Foot steps]

[Water sound]

Your Highness, Hai is here to see you.

Tell him it's getting late.

We'll talk about it tomorrow.

[Music]

[Door open]

Don't move!

Let my men go!

[Music]

What do you want?

Your Highness is bathing. Huh?

Please forgive my rudeness.

General Hai.

Aren't you afraid my father will chop off your head

If you are willing to marry me,

then he won't have any problem, right?

[Gasps] [Sobs]

[Kicks] [Sobs]

[Sword Clinks]

Your Highness, what are you doing?

Huh?

[Laughs]

Get out of here!

General, someone is storming the East Gate.

It's so late now. Who wants to enter the city?

He said he's one of Right Jianjiang Lord's men.

He's here to see their princess.

Do you know about this?

Maybe my father is worried about me.

How many men have come?

One man and one horse.

One man and one horse?

[Foot steps]

Let's go and check it.

Get out of my way!

I'll kill anyone who stops me!

I am a general under the command of Right Jianjiang Lord.

Those who stop me will die!

Where do you come from, hero?

I'm Gan Erlang, a general under Right Jianjiang Lord.

Gan Erlang.

Left-wing, right-wing,

or a commander?

I am his right-wing commander.

Right-wing commander?

Show me the flag.

[Music]

Who are you?

Do you think you have the right to say it?

Hey

This is the left-wing General Hai of the Xiagu Pass.

Although I don't know Right Jianjiang Lord well,

I know his commanders.

The left-wing commander is Yinmo.

The right-wing commander is Enge.

Because of the pasture, I even fought with them before.

I've never heard of Gan Erlang.

You must be a fake.

Kill him!

None will come close to me.

The Lord sent me here to find Princess Tanxi.

If you hurt me,

the Lord will destroy the Xiagu Pass!

Gan Erlang.

Your Highness, you know him?

He's Gan Erlang.

Your Highness.

He said he's your father's right-wing commander.

That's right.

Enge is old.

He was sent by my father to guard the horse ranch.

Did I tell a lie?

Did I?

Why did you come here so late?

His Majesty was afraid that something might happen to you.

So he sent me here to look for you.

In that case, come back with me.

Do you have any other orders?

[Gasps]

Tie him up.

Your Highness!

Stop!

[Sobs]

Zhang Qian is at the Xiagu Pass, right?

We were separated at the oasis.

I don't know where he is.

Probably... he's back in the Han.

What are you doing here?

I got lost in the sea of sand.

When I got out, I was here.

You've been trapped in our tribal camp for ten years.

Now you've gone to great lengths to escape.

Do I look fool.

Do you think I'll believe your bullshit?

Let me ask you again.

Where is he?

Your Highness, I really don't know.

[Kicks] [Sobs]

[Clinks]

Erlang must have come after us.

Now that Tanxi has him, he's in grave danger.

Not just Erlang,

Tanxi is in danger too.

Why?

Tanxi came in recklessly,

Hai already suspects her true intentions.

Before he finds us,

he won't trust Tanxi.

And Erlang pretended to be the right-wing commander and entered the city overnight.

He'll be even more suspicious.

Maybe he'll take action against Tanxi.

What should we do?

Go check on Hai and Tanxi now.

I need to figure out what to do. - OK.

[Door clink]

[Door shut]

[Music]

Bad omen.

[Music]

[Foot steps]

Hai sent more troops to guard the gate of the princess's inn.

I couldn't get in.

Looks like Hai is really going to attack Tanxi.

Erlang is in danger.

Find a way to get him out first.

Why is Erlang here at this moment?

He wanted to find us.

He didn't expect Tanxi to be here.

My Lord, with all due respect.

We can't even protect ourselves now.

You've to go towards the west.

We should try to get out of the city.

All these ten years in Xiongnu, Erlang has been with me.

Now he's in trouble. We can't leave him!

[Sword clink]

But how can we save him?

Tomorrow morning, we'll go and check again. Let's see if we can find Erlang.

Tanxi has been gone for two days. I'm worried.

Go to kill Zhang Qian for her.

And bring her back.

[Music]

Yes.

[Gasps]

Last night Shaman asked the heaven,

and the heaven told me

that it's a bad omen for the princess to come here.

So we have to follow the will of heaven.

Go in and kidnap the princess. Remember, don't hurt her.

I need to ask

why she came here?

If any of her men resist,

kill them all.

Remember, kill them all!

Yes!

Get out of the way!

Get out of my way!

Go back!

How dare you do this to me?

I will kill you if someone tried to stop me.

General has ordered us to protect Your Highness!

-Get back! -Get out of the way! Get back!

Get back! Get out of the way!

Your Highness's men are all here.

Let's try to go in through the back door.

Let's go.

Hey move back!

Mr. Gan, go in and look for Erlang.

Save him if you can.

If you can't, locate him and return.

We'll figure out a plan later.

Go.

Erlang!

Erlang.

Mr. Gan.

I'm here.

Erlang, don't shout.

I've come to save you.

Come in and untie me.

Yes.

Wait for me.

Get out of the way! Don't move!

Hai, you've got a lot of nerve!

How dare you trap me in here?

Tell your men to get out of the way!

[Arrow clinks]

[Sobs]

Get out of the way! - Hai. You are seeking your doom!

I think you are seeking your own doom!

First, you broke into my Xiagu Pass with your men,

saying that you wanted to arrest the fugitive, Zhang Qian.

Then your right-wing commander made a mysterious visit.

I want to ask you

what you really want.

Huh?

I think Your Highness is up to something else.

Don't move! - Don't move!

I'll kill the princess if you move!

Go! Take her right-wing commander back with her!

[Music]

Hey!

Tie them up!

Come on! Tie them up!

Move away from here.

Mr. Gan.

[Swords Clinks]

My Lord!

Let's go.

General, their right-wing commander disappeared.

I knew it.

There must be something fishy.

Let's go!

Who are these people?

I don't know.

What's going on?

Isn't this the princess who came two days ago?

Have you seen? Daughter of Right Jianjiang Lord?

Why do they catch her?

I don't understand.

Right Marguis Gudu and Right Jianjiang Lord are at odds.

Let's go.

How did you get to the Xiagu Pass?

Didn't you go back to the Great Han?

I had walked towards east for long,

but

I thought I had let you down.

We'd be together for ten years.

And I was the only one going back to Chang'an.

I really didn't like it.

So, I chased you all the way.

I never thought I'd run into you here.

How dare you pretend to be their right-wing commander?

[Giggles]

I didn't know Princess Tanxi was here.

I thought I could fool Hai's men and get in.

I never thought I'd cause you so much trouble.

Hmm

[Gasps] [Clinks]

Thank you Mr. Gan

[Gasps]

Get up.

Thank you, My Lord.

Erlang, come here.

You should really thank him.

He insisted on saving you.

If it were me,

I would have let Tanxi take you to her father.

How could you leave me and Lord Zhang, and left alone?

I'm here after you now.

Come.

My Lord.

[Foot steps]

Let's discuss how to reach till west.

There is a water gate to get out?

Yes, it's near the west gate.

There are not many guards. I think it's possible.

What are we waiting for?

Let's go now!

Now.

We can't leave yet.

Why?

Tanxi's been captured by Hai. And she's in danger.

Wouldn't that be good?

So she won't chase after us all the time.

All troubles will end once she dies.

She's after us because her sister's death.

I don't blame her.

I've already let her sister down.

I can't leave her while she's in danger.

My Lord, do you mean you want to...

Save Tanxi?

I'm the reason she's in danger.

I have to save her!

She's been captured by Hai.

How can the three of us save her?

My Lord, you can't do anything stupid!

My Lord, you must think twice.

Even if we break in,

we may not be able to save her.

No need of that.

I'll go alone.

But

Hai will believe that Tanxi is here to arrest me when he sees me.

OK, as you said,

Hai will think Tanxi is here to arrest you.

But how can we end this?

Do you want Tanxi to take you back to the Xiongnu camp to meet her father?

We've come a long way.

My Lord, what about your mission?

I dare not forget it.

But I have to save her.

[Gasps]

Besides...

Hai won't give me to Tanxi.

How can you tell?

I'll use the picture here

to make a deal with him.

With this picture, Hai will let the princess go?

I've been secretly drawing this picture for ten years.

I wrote down all the mountains, lakes, oases and even

secret riding tracks I had traveled over the years.

Look at it as I have captured it all.

The Xiongnu people have never recorded these.

So for them,

this is a treasure.

I was thinking to take it back to Chang'an.

But now we have to risk our lives to save her.

[Music]

[Music]

General.

We've tortured the princess's men.

They said she is here to find Zhang Qian.

She has no other purpose.

It seems that she is telling the truth.

Truth?

Where is Zhang Qian?

We are searching every house now.

But it takes some time for us

to search the whole city.

By the way, General.

I don't know if I should say this...

Say it.

If Right Jianjiang Lord knew

that we imprisoned his daughter,

I'm afraid he would send troops to kill us. We should make plans!

What's your plan?

Send her out of the city and kill her sooner.

Many people in the city saw us catch her.

This is not an option.

[Foot steps]

General, someone's here to see you.

Who is it?

He said he is Zhang.

Who did he say he was?

Zhang Qian.

It seems Zhang Qian is really at the Xiagu Pass.

Bring him!

Yes.

[Foot steps]

Sir.

[Laughs]

I was waiting for you only.

General Hai.

Since the last autumn hunt,

it's been more than three years.

Sir.

When did you come to my Xiagu Pass?

You should have let me know.

I should have treated you well.

I entered the city yesterday.

I saw that you were with Princess Tanxi.

So I didn't dare to come.

What do you mean by that?

You don't have to hide it from me.

The princess and you were discussing

how to capture me, right?

Her Highness said

you are a fugitive.

That's true. I escaped.

Why did you escape?

The Lord wanted to worship heaven on 10th April.

Then he would march east to the Great Han.

I wanted to stop it.

And the Lord was unhappy about it.

He even killed my escort Shen Tu.

Princess Tanji was hit by an arrow.

I'm not sure if she is alive or dead.

I was afraid that the Lord would punish me again.

So I escaped.

Why did you come to the Xiagu Pass?

It's the territory of Right Marguis Gudu.

I wanted to seek your refuge.

How do I know if you're telling the truth?

I was ordered to go West and I've been trapped for ten years.

Now that we have escaped,

we should have fled to Chang'an.

There is no reason for us to go to the west.

Please send me out of the city to meet with Right Marguis Gudu.

Well...

What's in it for me?

I think I should give you to Tanxi.

And send you back to Right Jianjiang Lord.

If you do that,

I'm afraid Right Marguis Gudu will blame you.

How could he blame me?

Everyone on the prairie knows that

Right Marguis Gudu and Right Jianjiang Lord have always been at odds.

They are even fighting for the Xiagu Pass.

On this map, I have recorded the grassland

and grain roads that I went with the Lord in the past ten years

and the west defensive line of Han's.

I think Right Marguis Gudu is very interested in it.

[Music]

This is in your language.

You're not fooling me, are you?

Not just language,

there are marks that only I can read.

That's why I need to see Right Marguis Gudu.

Okay, I can let you meet him.

I have one more condition. - Say it.

Let the princess go.

I know she's in your custody.

What do you mean by that?

She is after you.

You should beg me to kill her.

I met her when I first arrived in the West.

We've been together for ten years.

She's very close to me.

She's like a family member of mine.

She is after me because her sister was hit by an arrow when I escaped.

And because of that,

I don't want anything to happen to her.

I hope you will let her go.

You are really a righteous man!

Okay, I promise you.

Please let me meet with the princess.

I want her to tell the Lord not to blame you.

It was caused by me.

I don't want you to get involved.

[Music]

[Foot steps]

[Music]

Your Highness.

Zhang Qian.

Do you still have the cheek to see me?

Calm down, Your Highness.

Please listen to me first. - Shut up!

You've been in my tribe for ten years.

My sister married you.

You abandoned your wife and son, and decided to go west!

Shouldn't I kill you?

[Music]

Go west?

[Music]

Your Highness, what do you mean by that?

He escaped from our tribe with the tally.

What do you think he wants?

I just want to keep it

as a token of my longing for the Han.

I have now surrendered to Right Marguis Gudu.

Your Highness, you can return to the Xiongnu camp and report to your father now.

General, please keep your word.

Let her go!

I'm afraid there's something fishy.

General.

I've thought of a better way.

It won't hurt my relationship with the Lord

and you'll get away with it.

Didn't you once serve as a Han Ambassador?

Be a messenger for me this time.

General.

What do you mean by that?

I want you to go back

and send a message to Right Jianjiang Lord.

I want him to marry Tanxi to me.

But I can't marry her like this.

She must bring a dowry.

I want 800 horses as her dowry.

If he doesn't agree,

within three days,

I will send him her head.

General!

So what if he doesn't agree?

How does that matter? She came to me on her own.

If I send her back, will she say anything good about me?

If Tanxi becomes my wife,

I'll become his son-in-law.

And I'll get 800 horses.

Ya?

It's a good deal. Right?

I'm afraid his army will arrive

I'm afraid something wrong doesn't happen.

It's fine. I have her.

This is a deal.

Just deliver the message for me.

If you run away,

I would tell him that you killed the princess.

If he insists on killing you,

just tell him that

I'll kill the princess if you don't come back.

In that way, you will be safe.

I'll prepare a fast horse for you.

Leave today. Go and return quickly.

[Music]

[Foot steps]

[Door shut]

Are you sure you saw His Excellency leave from the East Gate?

We both saw it with our own eyes.

Hai's men sent him out of the city.

What's going on here?

Erlang, don't panic.

We have to find a way to get out of the city soon

and find His Excellency.

We can't get out.

The city gates are closed.

People can come, but not leave.

Because it's very hard.

Sir.

Please ask around.

See if we can bribe them and get the guards to let us leave.

OK.

[Gate shut]

[Horse step]

[Horse sound]

[Music]

[Gasps]

[Swords clinks] [Gasps]

I know you're here to kill me.

Before you kill me, I want to tell you

that Princess Tanxi is in trouble.

Where is Her Highness?

[Indistinct chatter]

General, Zhang Qian is back.

So soon?

He's not alone.

He brought a man on a black horse here!

What?

A man on a black horse? Where are they?

Right at the gate! [Bams]

[Swords clinks]

[Screams]

Where is Her Highness?

[Swords clinks] [Gasps]

[Gate clinks]

[Chain breaks]

Come on, let's go.

Hurry up! - Yes.

Come!

Run from here.

[Swords clinks]

[Sobs]

Black Fury is late. Please forgive me.

I'll get you out of here.

Come.

Men!

Run! Let's get out of here.

Go! Close all the gates! Don't let anyone get away!

Yes!

[Swords clinks] [Gasps]

-Help! -Murder!

Someone help me.

Go after them!

Help! Hurry!

Hurry!

Run!

Save your life.

Murder.

Murder are coming. - How to get out of here.

Go to the water gate! Go!

Murder!

Let's go!

Run!

[Music]

[Gasps]

Hero!

I didn't shoot you on purpose the other day.

It was an accident.

Forgive me, please!

Hero.

Hero! Hero!

I have medicine.

My medicine can cure your leg!

See? It's a family recipe.

It cures all diseases.

Run!

Traitor!

[Screams]

[Swords clinks] [Gasps]

[Foot steps]

[Screams]

Zhang Qian.

You've been in my tribe for ten years.

Do you still want to go and fight against us?

I don't want to say anything about this.

It's my mission.

So you have to hurt my sister?

I didn't mean it!

If Tanji...

Don't you mention my sister's name! You do not deserve it!

Do not hurt her.

[Music]

Your Highness, take care.

[Water splash]

[Water splash]

Save me! Please save me!

Shoot him! Shoot him!

Your Highness, Hai is gathering his men.

Go!

[Water splash]

[Gasps]

[Music]

[Screams]

If you stop me, you'll be dead, too.

[Foot steps]

Go!

[Foot steps]

I will catch you!

Your Highness!

It's too late. Don't chase them anymore.

Yes, Your Highness.

We can chase them after we regroup.