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Stop!

[Coughs]

[Music]

It is said that the Fifth King of Zhou

traveled Westward on a dragon,

and his journey ended at Mount Buzhou.

Now, we have passed it

and the Fifth King of Zhou had never been here.

[Chuckles]

[Sword clinks]

Why is this river black?

It smells strange.

What is it?

It's really weird!

Is it poisonous?

There are similar things in the Dingyang and Gaonu

of the Great Han.

It comes from rocks.

It's called lipid-water.

Is there any other use for this lipid-water?

It burns faster than dry wood.

Do not use fire near it.

The demons used it wrongly and they got killed.

If you don't follow the good advice,

then you will be dead.

Everyone knows this thing.

What did you say?

Actually,

when I was doing business,

I used to hear that

there's a Demon City by the blackwater.

That demon city should be here only.

Demon City?

Yes!

It seems that it is that city only.

Yes, so what I had heard was right.

My Lord...

Let's go back from here.

We should not go there.

We can travel just for a few days.

There is not much water and food left.

Why don't we go there and get more supplies?

And we can also check if the legend is true.

My Lord, we can't go there!

It won't be good for us going there.

It's just a place.

The purpose of our trip to the West is to know more about the West.

We should make a tour?

Let's go and check first.

Come

Ok.

How can you run away whenever you want?

Since you came with us, you have to go!

[Music]

My Lord, let's not go in there.

Look.

It looks mysterious.

What if there are ghosts?

If there are, I will kill them!

Shhh!

Keep your voice down!

Let's go and check it out.

Come on!

[Door open]

Looks like a dead city?

Is it abandoned?

I told you it's weird.

It's terrible. Let's leave now.

[Music]

The Great Demon has told me

that Hepan disobeyed me

and contacted Kucina secretly.

Could it be

that you're trying to plot something?

Your Majesty, I'm loyal to you!

I'm not plotting anything!

I have contacts with Kucina

because I want to do business with them.

Shut up!

The Great Demon has already revealed your lies!

And you still want to deny it!

Your Majesty.

Someone!

Sacrifice his blood to the Great Demon!

[Sword]

Your Majesty!

Wait!

[Music]

Queen, are you trying to defy the oracle?

Your Majesty, did you forget?

We need to ask for the oracle

when the two of us are together.

But you went alone.

Do you regard it as a real oracle?

Are you going to fight me to the end?

[Foot steps]

Contacting Kucina means

he's up to something bad. Why?

You charge the minister in the name of the oracle and kill him.

Don't you think it's wrong?

I'm the King of the West Pole!

I can't deal with my minister?

Of course you can.

But it also needs my permission.

Leave him and he'll go back to the palace with me.

I want to ask him questions.

[Music]

So everyone is here.

Who is breaking into the West Pole?

[Swords clinks]

[Indistinct chatter]

General.

We are merchants passing by.

Sorry for the disturbance.

Where do you come from?

Xiagu Pass.

Only a few people dare to break into the West Pole.

Take them to the palace and check them properly.

[Horse sound]

This is King Naham, King of the West Pole!

Greetings, Your Majesty. I'm Zhang Qian.

Zhang Qian?

It sounds like you are from Qin.

But why did you greet me in Xiongnu's way?

It seems that Your Majesty knows about Qin

and Xiongnu very well.

I only heard about Qin.

This is the Western Regions.

I do know about Xiongnu well.

I'm indeed from Qin.

But ten years ago,

I married a Xiongnu's woman.

Since we are in the Western Regions,

I should greet you in Xiongnu's way.

You have come West through Xiagu Pass.

Where are you heading?

We want to go to Dayuan and buy some fine horses.

Dayuan's fine horse is a treasure of the Western Regions.

You must have had a long journey.

You all are really brave!

Since they are our friends from Xiongnu,

let's get some wine and meat to treat them!

Thank you, Your Majesty!

[Horse steps]

His Majesty said

whoever kills Zhang Qian will get ten pieces of gold!

[Gasps]

[Clinks]

Don't hurt her!

The road and the stone gate you came through

was long ruined and deserted.

It's been long since people came in from there.

That's why we were surprised.

We were rude.

Sorry to have frightened you.

Your Majesty.

West Pole City is in such a remote place.

I think there are no merchants here, right?

To be honest,

Decades ago, West Pole,

was the only way to cross the mountains.

It was very prosperous with many merchants here.

But because of the earthquake years ago,

all the roads were ruined.

So the merchants found an easier way.

And this place fell.

Now nobody comes here.

In that case,

why didn't you move to a place with abundant water and grass?

A place with abundant water and grass

is where disputes abound.

Demon City is protected by the Great Demon.

If we leave,

we will surely die disastrously.

Your Majesty, you said that there is a road

over the green ridge to go to the West, right?

Yes, there is.

You can go out from the West gate.

In two days,

you will see a road.

When are you going to continue your trip?

We'll rest a bit.

After getting more food and water, we'll leave.

Your Majesty, what kind of wine is this?

It's so good.

If we bring this back to the Great Han, we'll be rich.

[Music]

Your Majesty, this wine is really nice.

How do you brew it?

We brew it with that thing in front of you.

So sweet!

Is this for the gods?

Your Majesty, what is this?

We have never seen it before.

Grapes.

Grapes?

What a weird name!

The name means you drink with friends

and you are happily drunk.

Hence the name grape.

I see.

You just said you wanted to bring it back to the Great Han.

Where is the Great Han?

As per my knowledge, it is in Qin.

It's called the Great Han now.

Qin.

I heard that Qin is vast.

How big is the territory of the Great Han?

How many people are there in the Great Han?

My Lord, let me tell him.

Your Majesty, let me ask you something.

How big is the West Pole City?

Tang Wuwei! - Huh?

The West Pole is a stronghold

that balances the east and the west.

And the Great Demon is protecting us.

[Laughs]

Oh, Your Majesty!

Your city is not as big as a community in the Great Han!

Community?

What is that?

People live there.

Listen.

There are more than one hundred communities

in Chang'an City alone.

And one community is ten times bigger than your city.

The Great Han's territory lies tens of thousands of miles and millions of soldiers

Sit down!

It's so big!

Please forgive us.

He drank too much.

It's all just nonsense. Don't listen to him.

Thank you for your hospitality today!

Tomorrow, we need to go on with our journey

towards Dayuan.

We'll prepare food and water for you.

Come and say goodbye tomorrow.

[Music]

The Great Han?

Yes.

I heard their territory lies tens of thousands of miles

and there are millions of elite soldiers!

In this case,

Xiongnu should also be afraid of them.

We've been in seclusion for too long.

We only know about the West.

We don't know there is a Great Han in the east!

It's so big.

Perhaps I believe that the Great Han can help us break the present deadlock.

West Pole is not big and don't have place to stay.

You can stay here tonight.

But I didn't clean it, it's...

It's fine.

Your Majesty is so kind.

We are very grateful!

Ok, gentlemen, rest early.

I will visit again tomorrow morning.

Not even a mattress? How poor!

Come

Go!

[Gasps]

[Music]

Don't panic.

This is our Queen Narisa.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

I heard you are from the Great Han in the East.

[Music]

We came to the West from the Great Han.

But that was years ago.

We are now merchants in the Western Regions.

We want to go to Dayuan to buy some fine horses.

But I don't think you look like merchants.

Why?

You came to the Western Regions to find Dayuan.

But you didn't bring horses or lots of baggage.

Your Majesty, we are indeed merchants.

But when we left Xiagu Pass,

General Hai kept

our horses and baggage.

He is a greedy man.

We could do nothing about it.

Don't be afraid.

I'm here to ask for your help.

Ask for our help?

To tell you the truth,

the previous king was my husband.

According to the rules here,

after my husband died, I would marry his brother.

He should make my son the crown prince.

But he doesn't want that.

he wants to send my son to Marquis as a hostage.

To settle with him.

Right Gudu Marquis?

If it is so dangerous here,

why don't you leave

and find a safe place to hide yourselves?

Naham put my son under house arrest in the palace.

I have to find a way to rescue him before leaving.

Oh, you don't know that

Her Majesty is the princess of Kucina.

She married here in order to form an alliance with the West Pole.

But Naham had been coveting the throne.

This year, he killed the old king

and inherited the throne.

Now, he's trying to kill the prince and Queen.

I want to go back to Kucina and ask for help.

But he found out about it.

I almost got killed by him today.

What can we do for you, Your Majesty?

Kill Naham and save my son.

Your Majesty.

We are just merchants.

How can we help you do that?

I can't get close to Naham now.

You will go to the court to say goodbye to him tomorrow.

If you can kill him

you can save me and my son.

If you agree, you will have all these.

And whatever you want.

Your Majesty, I really can't do that.

Are you sure?

Yes, we can't do it.

Can you really bear to watch us being bullied by them?

We are just merchants

looking to buy horses in Dayuan.

I'm afraid we can't do that.

If you won't help,

they would send my son.

And I will never see him again.

I will lose him forever.

Please forgive us, Your Majesty.

[Sobs]

Your Majesty.

Let's bid our farewell here.

[Music]

I think she must be desperate.

That's why she came to us for help.

My Lord, if we help her,

we might rescue the prince.

Enough. Go get some rest.

Looks like they won't help us.

we have to find another way.

The merchants aren't warriors after all.

Don't be fooled by them.

The four of them travelled across the desert and came to West Pole.

They are definitely something.

You mean they aren't merchants?

If they are really merchants,

they must be moved by these gold and silver jewelry.

Maybe they think it isn't enough?

Only a few people in the West

have ever seen so much gold and silver jewelry.

He only took a look at them.

All merchants love money.

You are right.

What shall we do next?

I'll try to force them.

[Music]

Why don't you go to sleep?

My Lord, you're timid today. I'm very disappointed.

I'm timid?

Yes.

Are you saying you are not timid?

The Queen and her son are so pitiful. They need our help.

We should help them.

If we leave and the Queen and her son

then the King will kill them.

how can you feel at ease, My Lord?

OK, let me ask you something.

How are we sure that what she said is true

or not?

She is a Queen! If she is not desperate,

how can she find us?

I'm afraid she has other purposes.

You think she has other purposes?

She and the King of the West Pole got married for an alliance.

In the West, people get married for alliances

when their strengths are matched.

It's a balance.

Look at the guards and ministers she has with her.

She doesn't look as helpless as she says.

The Queens always have guards with them.

That means she is not that desperate.

She wants to get us into this for other purposes.

But if the prince is sent to Right Gudu Marquis.

he'll be in an alliance with Xiongnu.

Once they join forces,

the Great Han will have one more enemy!

Kings in small towns like this in the West

always do this kind of thing for self-preservation.

And we can't see them as enemies.

Once we regain the Western Regions, they will be ours.

Now, we shouldn't help them break the balance.

If we get involved in a dispute,

it will be bad for them.

All right, I'll follow your advice.

Tomorrow, we try to replenish supplies soon.

Then let's get out of here.

It's been a long day. You must be tired. Rest early.

Your Majesty, I just received a piece of news.

The Queen went to meet those merchants secretly.

They are just merchants. What can they do for her?

I was afraid the Queen was in cahoots with the merchants.

That's why I came to report to you.

Alright.

Help them prepare water and food, and send them away.

If you find out they are up to something,

then kill them.

I understand.

[Music]

[Indistinct chatter]

This city is remote.

And there are no merchants from the north and the south.

Look! All of them are locals.

Sir, please wait.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

After you leave from here

You won't find humans for thousands of miles.

So I prepared some food for you

Thank you, I can't express how grateful I am.

Many tribes in the West are not friendly to foreigners.

And there are robbers and bandits on the way.

Although you are all warriors,

but you might not reach where you want to go.

You are right.

I know how difficult the journey to the West is.

And I'm mentally prepared.

If you keep going West,

you will definitely pass Kucina.

If my family knows that you rejected me,

they won't be polite to you.

Hope you understand.

Your Majesty.

If you help me,

I will ask my family to reward you.

Please think it over.

This is beef jerky and naan.

[Music]

It will last for a few days.

We'd better leave here soon.

[Music]

What's beyond the mountains?

It should be the legendary West Pole City.

West Pole?

Father had mentioned it.

Black Fury, let's search separately.

You lead a team and go over there.

I'll go this way and check on the West Pole.

I'll get some food and water for us.

If you see Zhang Qian, remember not to kill him.

I want him alive!

It's dangerous for you to go there alone.

Please let me go with you.

This is a fork in the road. We'd better split up.

Wait for me in front.

Tomorrow evening, we will meet in the West.

Yes.

[Gasps]

They are going to leave

and again the queen spoke to them

she met them in the market and gave them something.

Gave them something?

Let's check it out.

[Gasps]

It looks like they are about to leave.

But today the Queen had another secret talk with them in the market-place.

She gave them many things,

like she was saying goodbye to them.

What the hell is she up to?

They will definitely come to say goodbye to Your Majesty.

Shall we ask?

OK.

Your Majesty.

The second daughter of Right Jianjiang Lord asked to see you.

Let her in.

[Laughing]

You arrived suddenly.

I apologize for not receiving you earlier. Sorry.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

I met your father before.

You were young that time.

I remember you have an elder sister, right?

Please forgive me.

I was young and didn't remember you.

Yeah, no problem.

Why do you come to the West Pole suddenly?

I'm looking for someone from Qin.

From Qin?

Have you seen this man before?

He is here right now.

Please take me to find him now!

Princess Tanxi, who is he?

Why are you so panicked?

He is the Han Ambassador. And he's extremely dangerous!

But he said his wife was from Xiongnu.

His wife is my elder sister.

[Foot steps]

Sir.

What is this?

Cantaloupe.

How to eat it?

Just peel it and eat it.

-Are the city gates all closed? -Yes.

People were sent to close the mountain gate they came in with.

Remember! Never let them escape!

Hmm

Your Majesty.

Maybe the Queen knew that Zhang Qian is the Han Ambassador

and she tried to collude with him?

Now that Xiongnu are here,

forget about the distant Han.

If the Queen thinks she can cope with me by working with a Han Ambassador,

then she is too naive!

Your Majesty,

tell your people

not to hurt Zhang Qian and his men.

If they fight hard, we can't control it.

Do we have to catch them alive? Is that possible?

Yes! Of course!

[Music]

Oh no, the princess is here!

Which princess?

We have to go and tell Lord Zhang.

Come! - Yes.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Those merchants turned out to be the Han Ambassadors.

Naham led troops to catch them personally!

What? Han Ambassadors?

You guessed it right.

They are not ordinary people.

We won't say goodbye to the King of the West Pole.

A long delay may cause trouble.

Let's go to Zhishui River first then go West along the mountain road.

Ok.

Why haven't these two come back yet?

My Lord, Princess Tanxi is here!

Are you sure?

Yes.

Not only Princess Tanxi, King of the West Pole

also a lot of soldiers.

Let's leave now.

Let's go! - Yes.

[Music]

My Lord, you leave now. I got your back!

Run!

Someone help!

Your Majesty, we really can't hurt them?

We can't catch them like this.

A knife doesn't show any mercy. Don't care for so much.

I understand!

[Music]

Do you still want to escape?

Your Highness, you chased us down all the way?

The Western Regions are all under Xiongnu.

No one will help you here!

I'll also die if I go back with you.

I'll intercede with my father to spare your life.

You should stay with us!

My Lord. Stop wasting time with her.

I'll stop them. You go first!

Protect the Han Ambassador!

[Music]

[Giggles]

You are against me, huh?

Han Ambassadors come from the mighty Han.

We can resist them.

If you kill the Han Ambassadors,

it will bring us disaster!

I'm trying to stop you from doing something wrong.

I am King of the West Pole!

Now you will tell me what to do!

Get them out of the way!

I must protect the Han Ambassadors!

If you want to stop me, kill me first!

Zhang Qian is a fugitive from Xiongnu.

I am helping Princess Tanxi from Xiongnu

You'd better get out of the way now!

Han Ambassadors are honored guests of the West Pole.

-Hepan! -Yes.

Escort Han Ambassadors to my harem.

Those who stop me will be killed without mercy!

Yes.

[Music]

It's ridiculous!

You are the King of the West Pole!

But the Queen dares to shield Zhang Qian from you!

And you just turn a blind eye to it

and let all this happen?

No.

Princess Tanxi, you don't know about it.

She has long coveted my throne.

She's up to no good.

But

I never thought that

she didn't even respect you!

She hijacked the Han Ambassadors.

It makes her the enemy of Xiongnu!

If Zhang Qian escapes,

you are responsible for it!

I won't let him escape.

Here's the thing.

The West Pole City is divided into north part and south part.

The south part is a Queen's sphere of influence.

And the north part is my sphere of influence!

But we have only two gates,

the east gate and the west gate.

So, he's unable to escape

even if he has wings.

[Music]

My Lord, we can't just sit and wait.

We need to do something.

We don't know what's going on outside.

It's dangerous for us to rush out.

If we keep waiting over here

then we will surely be killed.

Listen to me.

The Queen said she would protect us.

Why don't we wait for her first?

Right, My Lord?

My Lord.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Thank you for helping us.

I told you before. Since you're in the West Pole, you are my guests.

I should keep you safe.

You Majesty, is there a way out of town now?

Naham has closed all the gates.

But the south part is my sphere of influence.

He won't come.

You are safe for now.

I see cliffs on both sides of the east and west.

If we have a rope,

we can find a way out.

This city is built on the hills.

There are cliffs on both the north and south sides.

Given the current condition, we can't go out now.

We have passed Xiagu Pass.

We will be able to leave the West Pole!

My Lord, we will surely find out a way.

I have a way.

to get you out of here.

I wonder if you would like to join hands with me?

Please tell us, Your Majesty.

Join me in capturing the palace.

Naham and the princess from Xiongnu know you want to leave,

and because of that they will send more troops

They would never think we'd take over the palace.

If you help me take the throne,

Naham has to surrender to me.

If the West pole is under my control,

you can leave easily.

My Lord, this plan will work.

If we didn't save Tanxi back then, it wouldn't be like this now.

Your Majesty, please give me some time to think it over.

Please make a decision as soon as possible.

I'll go and find out what Naham's up to.

My Lord.

We can't trust her completely.

After dark,

let's find out what's going on in the city ourselves

and see if what she said is true.

Your Majesty, we rescued the Han Ambassadors

and offended Xiongnu.

It's unwise!

How could I know Zhang Qian is a fugitive from Xiongnu?

Naham didn't say it

because he wanted to make me an enemy of Xiongnu!

What should we do now?

We have no way to back down!

The princess only brought a few entourages.

The soldiers of Xiongnu are not within reach.

We have to make the best of a mistake.

Hold Zhang Qian and his men first.

Since Zhang Qian is in our hands now, we can use him

then princess from Xiongnu won't do anything to us.

But...

If we hurt the Han Ambassador by mistake,

That would be tantamount to challenging the Great Han!

The Great Han is thousands of miles away.

Now, we should win over Xiongnu first.

If the Great Han wants to make trouble,

they will be after Xiongnu first.

Your Majesty, you're wise.

Where is he?

He passed the Xiagu Pass and went west.

He still left.

Don't worry, Father sent Black Fury to leave tomorrow.

He will bring him back to you!

Tanxi.

I want you to go.

I can't let Black Fury catch him.

You bring him back.

I want him alive.

He is still hiding in the south?

Yes.

But don't worry, as soon as it gets dark,

I will send someone to rush in there.

Remember, guard the west gate.

Don't let him escape again.

He won't be able to escape.

Mr. Gan and I will go to check the West Gate.

You wait here.

Don't act rashly.

OK.

We'll wait for you to come back.

Let me go with you.

It's not safe for Tang Wuwei to stay here alone.

Understood?

We will be back soon.

I said we shouldn't come in the first place.

See?

Now we are lambs to be slaughtered!

We are men.

Yet a woman is protecting us.

How ridiculous!

She gave us gold and silver and asked us to protect her.

Look now

As an Ambassador, Lord Zhang has worried too much.

He's just overcautious.

We should have listened to her

and rescued the prince from the palace.

We wouldn't have to suffer like this now!

It might be easy back then.

But now the princess and Naham are both are behind us

You saw it today.

The men of the King of the West Pole are no match for me!

They dare not approach me.

Exactly!

Actually, we should tell Lord Zhang.

We can find a way out.

We're waiting here and suffering.

If it goes like this only, we are going to die soon.

He must be afraid of Princess Tanxi.

But she only brought a few people with her.

I can take care of them all by myself!

And we have men from the Queen's side,

maybe...

Let's go to the Queen.

Lord Zhang asked us to stay.

I'm helping him.

If we can't find a way tonight,

they will rush in at daybreak,

Right.

Go.

Thank you very much for offering help.

If you hadn't protected us,

we would have been captured by Naham and Princess Tanxi.

Speaking of which, we have to thank you!

Yeah!

Thank you.

You two are indeed the Han Ambassadors.

You're remarkably brave!

I will reward you with a hundred gold afterwards.

Hundred gold?

Gan Erlang is born with divine power.

If we join forces,

we will definitely solve the current dilemma

and save your son.

Your Majesty,

we're outnumbered by the enemy.

To enter the palace,

we should get close enough to give them a surprise attack.

Correct.

There's a secret passage here

that leads to the square in front of the palace.

I'm afraid it's going to take a little more work.

Those who stop me will be dead!

I've full faith upon you all.

Please.

Please.

[Music]

[Arrows clinks]

[Sobs]

[Foot steps]

[Door open]

[Music]

[Swords clinks]

Except for the soldiers guarding the gate,

gather all the men.

Break into the Queen's chamber before dawn!

I've already told them.

Your Majesty, the Queen brought people into the palace!

I'll bring our men right away!

[Deep breathes]

Your Highness. There seems to be an incident at the palace.

Shall we go to have a look?

No.

At Xiagu Pass, he tricked us and escaped.

This time we must be careful.

Don't fall for his tricks.

Go and increase the protection on the west gate, hurry up!

Yes.

[Music]

[Bams] [Gasps]

[Swords clinks] [Sobs]

How dare you?

How dare you enter our palace?

I'll kill you!

What is it?

[Gasps]

It's the King's men.

Let's go in and have a look.

Naham.

You've been trying to kill me.

Now you are in my hands.

What else do you want to say?

Let go of me, you devil!

[Laughs]

Take him and kill him!

Wait a minute!

[Music]

Your Majesty.

You are late.

But thanks to your warriors,

we caught Naham.

But I still want to thank you.

Your Majesty.

After all, he's the King of the West Pole.

If you kill him now,

how can you explain to your subjects?

Kill him and I'll be the king.

I thought you wanted to let your son succeed.

But you want to be the king yourself?

The prince is still young, I will help him.

This is our family business.

You don't have to worry about it.

But now we're being forced into it.

Your Majesty.

Killing doesn't solve everything.

Princess Tanxi is still in the city.

I'm afraid killing the King

may not be the best plan.

Your Majesty! [Swords Clinks]

General.

General Iya.

Naham has surrendered to me.

Are you still going against me?

Naham is the only one I want to punish.

If you all surrender to me,

you'll have a bright future.

When my son becomes the king,

I will need your support.

The West Pole is still ours.

You can't do this with the King?

Han Ambassador is right.

Killing doesn't solve everything.

As long as Naham announces to his subjects

that the prince takes the throne,

of course I will spare him.

In this case, I'm willing to serve you.

Good.

Someone. Put Naham in the dungeon.

Find the prince and bring him to the palace.

Let me go!

Go!

What you say is right.

Imprisoning Naham rather than killing him

is the quickest way to bring down the royal clan.

I was blinded by hatred

and I almost did something wrong.

People are the foundation, a stable foundation can bring peace.

As long as you treat the people of the West Pole well,

they will embrace you.

You're showing your kindness

by not killing the king.

I'll keep your advice in mind.

You made a great achievement by helping me

capture Naham this time.

I will remember your kindness forever.

Please stay in the palace tonight.

After I control the West Pole

and negotiate with the princess from Xiongnu,

I'll send you to go West.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

My Lord, Tang Wuwei and I act without your consent,

We are criminals.

You've put us in danger by doing this.

My Lord, we have helped the Queen achieve her kingdom.

She'll protect us and send us out of town.

Don't forget!

Tanxi is still in the city!

Will she just sit back and watch Naham suffer?

Furthermore, if the Queen wants to win Tanxi's support,

what will happen to us?

Haven't you thought about it?

Will she give us to the princess?

I will kill her!

Will killing solve all problems?

I think you've been in Xiongnu for 10 years.

You are soft-hearted.

We should let the Queen kill Naham just now

to avoid more trouble!

Shut up!

What is the purpose of our trip West?

We don't settle disputes by killing.

The states of the Western Regions depend on each other

and hate each other!

As Han Ambassadors,

if we intervene in these disputes,

the situation in the West will be more complicated!

If you disobey the order again, you will be court-martialed!

Well. My Lord.

Hurry up and think of a way!

Mr. Gan and I found a path.

We need to find a way to leave tonight.

The Queen has sent more guards.

It's definitely to guard us.

We can't leave.

Your Highness. The Queen wants to see you.

Bring her over.

Yes.

Our princess asked you to come.

Greetings. Princess Tanxi.

Where is the King of the West Pole?

I have imprisoned him in the palace.

Looks like the West Pole is yours now.

You are so smart!

Are you my enemy or my friend now?

I heard that Han Ambassador Zhang Qian is your enemy.

No one in the Western Regions dared to be an enemy of Xiongnu.

What's more, the West Pole is just a tiny place.

How dare I compete with Xiongnu?

I'm now the owner of the West Pole.

And I'm responsible for the West Pole.

I want to make a deal with you.

What deal?

I heard that the Great Han in the East is vast with powerful armies.

It should be on par with Xiongnu, right?

If I give Zhang Qian to you,

I'll be Han's enemy.

So I want you to give me a promise.

What is it?

I want Xiongnu to protect me and my son.

And you'll help my son become the King of the West Pole.

If one day we're invaded by others, you must protect me and my son.

Ok.

I promise.

I will tell my father.

That being the case,

I'll send their heads to you soon.

Wait.

I want them alive.

Sure.

[Music]

Wait here.

[Giggles]

Naham, you finally lost to me.

I should have killed you back then.

You cunning and vicious woman!

It was you who killed your brother.

And you were ruthless to me and my son.

[Laughs]

Now it's your turn Naham

My brother was a coward.

And he blindly followed you.

I killed him to save the West Pole!

I do all this for the West Pole, too.

You tried everything to send my son to Xiongnu as a hostage.

You just want to dominate the West Pole, huh?

And you contacted Kucina secretly

to dominate the West Pole, didn't you?

Kucina is my hometown.

The West Pole is a remote place.

And our people are getting poorer.

If it continues like this, it will die of poverty.

[Laughing]

Stupid!

How stupid!

Xiongnu is the greatest power in the Western Regions.

Kucina is a tiny country.

How can they compete with Xiongnu?

You will pay for your plans!

Do you think

you can get the West Pole by imprisoning me?

To save the Han Ambassador,

you have offended Xiongnu.

The Xiongnu' troops are already on the way!

And you will end up miserably.

You are going to die for sure.

You're right.

For the West Pole,

I can't be an enemy of Xiongnu.

I forgot to tell you that

I've made a deal with the princess of Xiongnu.

I will hand over the Han Ambassador to her.

They will support my son to be the King of the West Pole!

And you?

When my son becomes the King,

I will sacrifice you to heaven!

[Laughing]

You will end up miserably. The Great Demon will not spare you!

I will curse you even if I die!

[Music]

Zhang Qian.

The Queen hosts a banquet to see you off.

Please come to the palace with me.

[Sword clink]

[Music]

General Iya!

[Sword clinks] [Gasps]

Your Majesty, sorry I'm late.

Let's go.

[Clinks]

Son.

This is the Han Ambassador I told you about.

My mother said that

the Great Han is in the far east.

Your Highness, it is thousands of miles away.

Is it as remote as the West Pole?

The Great Han is vast with many mountains and rivers.

It can't be described as a remote place.

If you have the chance

to visit the Great Han,

you can see it with your own eyes.

Since it's so far away, why did you come to the West Pole?

The Western Regions are the neighbors of the Great Han.

Over the years, the wars here have made the people suffer.

The wars not only ruin the cities,

they also spread hatred.

I went to the West and was trapped in Xiongnu for ten years.

I set off again

because I want to know

why we have become so hateful.

So I can find a way to turn hostility into friendship.

Did you find it?

Not yet.

But this time, in the West Pole,

I saw how a city

can be roiled by hatred.

Alright, don't talk about that.

The Han Ambassador will set off to the West soon.

Toast the Han Ambassador

and bid him farewell.

Without your help,

we would have been hurt by Naham.

My son will thank you all by refilling your cups

with wine.

Thank you!

In the future, I hope

you will be a good king who loves his people.

I'll keep it in mind.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Your Majesty.

Right now, Princess Tanxi is guarding the West gate.

And we want to leave soon.

May I know your arrangements?

Please rest assured. I have made arrangements.

We can't stay long.

Please take us out of town as soon as possible.

I think Princess Tanxi is reasonable.

Why don't we invite her here?

We can sit together and talk.

Isn't it better if we could turn hostility into friendship?

Well said!

[Music]

Let's talk nicely.

[Sobs]

You're a villain!

You poisoned the wine!

My elder sister let me bring you back alive.

It's really hard!

[Sword clink]

[Foot steps]

Do you regret not killing me at Xiagu Pass?

You should know that

I'll never hurt you.

Promise me. Go back with me! Don't run away again.

I didn't escape.

If I did, I wouldn't have been here.

I should escape back to the Great Han.

That's my hometown.

Your Highness.

Your sister and I have been married for nearly ten years.

Do you really think

that I leave them alone?

It is the continuous war between Xiongnu and the Han

that separated us.

My child is still in Xiongnu.

I don't want him to live in

the chaos caused by wars.

Your Highness.

I have handed over the Han Ambassador to you.

I hope you won't forget your promise.

I will tell my father about that.

The West Pole is the ally of Xiongnu.

Take them all!

Take them all.

Are you already celebrating?

[Gasps]

Huh?

Huh?

[Laughs]

Do you think the throne of the West Pole is so easy to get?

But Princess Tanxi got what she wanted.

And you got the Han Ambassador, too.

Shall we sit down and have a drink

to celebrate it?

No need.

It's late.

I'll take Zhang Qian back to Xiongnu camp.

Don't be in such a hurry.

I haven't agreed to let you go yet.

We should talk about this.

About what?

I'm still the King of the West Pole.

Shouldn't you tell me the conditions you negotiated with the Queen?

I have already caught Zhang Qian.

You can go talk to my father about the conditions.

Right Jianjiang Lord?

I would like to go.

But I would like to ask you to stay a few more days.

I'm going to give you a good treat.

Even you wanted the same only.

Someone!

Yes.

Take the Han Ambassador and the Queen to the dungeon!

I'm going to have a chat with Princess Tanxi.

Leave me

What do you want to talk?

[Giggles]

Please calm down.

I never wanted to hurt you.

Let me go and take Zhang Qian back.

Otherwise, my father will send an army here.

And the West Pole will be nothing in no time.

This is exactly what I'm worried about.

Since you have grudge against me now,

what should I do if Lord blames me?

The West Pole is no match for Xiongnu!

That's why I asked you to stay

so that we can come up with a perfect plan.

Let us go

and I'll say good things about you

[Laughing]

Once you return home,

I have no guarantee anymore.

What the hell do you want?

I wanted to send the prince to Right Gudu Marquis as a hostage

in exchange for their protection of the West Pole.

So that the West Pole can avoid the invasion of other forces.

But now the prince and the Queen have become my enemies.

But you are the daughter of Right Jianjiang Lord.

Why don't you stay here and be my Queen?

Then we can live in peace.

[Smirk]

What a joke!

Hai in the Xiagu Pass tried to gain

And you're the same.

Do you think this way

can really guarantee your safety?

Isolated Western tribes like us do this in exchange for an alliance, don't we?

Only in this way can we trust each other

And this would also help everything get fine.

I promise you, you think about it.

Naham, if you don't let me go back,

my father's armies will be in your city in no time.

You know how my father deals with people like you!

Fine.

[Coughs]

You did not expect

this is how it ends, right?

Man proposes, God disposes.

You brought this

Do you get that?

[Gasps]

Maybe it's God's will.

What did you say?

At least don't involve God into this, it's insulting for them.

Everything you did

has nothing to do with God's will!

You and Naham are both greedy for power.

That's why things end up like this.

You say

you did this for the safety of the prince.

But what you did

has put the prince in a more dangerous situation!

[Gasps]

Where's Lanye?

Where's Lanye?

When we were captured, he was gone.

Lanye!

Lanye!

Lanye!

Someone!

Give out my order.

Assemble everyone.

I have something important to announce.

[Gasps]

Stop it. You can't force it open.

Mother!

Lanye! Where have you been?

Are you hurt?

Did they find you?

No.

There's a hole over there. I came from there.

I hid myself when I saw Naham catch you.

I'll get you out.

You can't save us.

Go! Get out of here!

They will kill you if they find you!

No, I'll save you and the Han Ambassador. We leave together.

You can't save us! Get out of here, now!

Han Ambassador is a righteous man.

They didn't come here because of hatred.

They wanted to resolve the conflicts.

We can't just let this happen!

How will you save?

Listen to me. Hurry up.

Get out of here now!

Go!

I'll try to steal the key to the cages.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Do you know where my tally

and our weapons are?

Hmmm

If you want to help us, bring these things here, Ok?

Ok.

Wait for me. I will be right back.

Please be careful.

From now on, you are the Queen of the West Pole.

Are you happy?

Yes.

The West Pole is a city protected by the Great Demon.

Those who want to hurt us

will die miserably and they don't get peace in hell as well.

Your Majesty, people are waiting in the square now.

[Music]

[Gasps] [Screams]

My Lord.

Come.

[Sword clink]

Hey!

[Sword clink] [Gasps]

Come

Hurry! Lanye!

This way.

Go.

Go.

Go.

[Swords clinks] [Sobs]

Over here!

Here!

[Sobs]

[Door open]

[Indistinct chatter]

The Great Demon, come and bless the West Pole!

The Great Demon, come and bless the West Pole!

[Music]

The Great Demon, please witness the new Queen of the West Pole!

Here!

[Deep breathes]

Close this.

[Gasps]

This way. Hurry.

Find a way to break it.

This stone pillar?

This stone pillar leads us to the square.

It's empty inside. - Empty?

We need to send psychedelic smoke to the square.

Break it and we can get out of here.

Let me.

Step back.

[Screams]

After I marry the princess of Xiongnu,

we will be protected by Xiongnu!

[Screams]

[Stones clinks]

Go now!

Go now!

[Indistinct chatter]

Earthquake!

Run!

Run!

Run! - Hurry up!

Someone! Catch them!

[Sword clinks] [Gasps]

Your Highness.

Run!

Tang Wuwei. - Yes.

Come and see what happened to her.

[Screams]

Don't worry! I'll get you up.

It's too late!

Please.

Forgive me.

[Sobs]

No! [Screams]

- Let's go - Mother!

Mr. Gan!

Erlang

[Indistinct chatter]

The treasure!

My treasures!

Treasures! Treasures!

My treasures!

Your Majesty, let's go out.

It's going to collapse.

Come here now! Take as much as you can.

Your Majesty. Don't take the treasure now!

Where are you going? Come back!

Come here, listen! Come here.

I know a place where we can get out of town.

This way!

[Music]

My Lord. Water.

I picked it up somewhere.

Your Highness.

Do you feel better now?

You saved me again.

I can't leave you when you're in danger.

I have lost your sister.

I don't want to lose you, too.

You didn't lose my sister.

What did you say?

Sister is not dead.

But we saw her getting shot.

I know you won't believe it.

But she is alive.

She let me take you back.

Take you back alive.

That's why I didn't kill you.

If she really died because of you,

I would have killed you long ago.

How is she now?

She is waiting for you to come back.

Tanxi.

You should know

the purpose of my trip to the West by now.

Your sister is also very clear.

Please go back and tell her.

After my mission is completed,

I'll definitely go back to see her and my son.

Ok?

[Horse steps] [Gasps]

[Sword clink]

Both King and Queen of the West Pole have passed away.

We need a king in the West Pole!

Your Highness, please return to the palace.

No, I don't want to be the King of the West Pole.

I hate that place.

I want to go with the Han Ambassador.

Your Highness.

The West Pole has been destroyed.

As their prince,

you should stay. rebuild the homeland with your men.

Don't hate your city and start loving your people

If you will love your people then they would be happy.

okay?

Will you come back?

Sure.

At that time, I will take you to Chang'an in the Great Han.

You will see the elegant demeanor of Chang'an.

Don't forget

A word can never be withdrawn.

I promise you. I will rebuild the West Pole.

Rule won't be broken again over here

To be a king, you must first win the hearts of the people.

The common aspiration of the people makes you the king.

I'll keep it in mind.

General Iya.

The Great Demon in the West Pole is gone.

General Iya, please assist the prince in rebuilding the homeland.

Thank you very much.

I was once an enemy of yours.

I've offended you. Please forgive me.

We left you some horses, waterskins, and some food.

Thank you!

Tanxi, let's give you a ride first.

After Zhishui River,

you can return to Xiongnu camp.

Your Highness.

Your Highness. I'll bid you farewell here.

Don't forget your promise.

I'll keep it in mind.

Take care of yourself.

[Horse steps] [Gasps]

Don't shoot!

Black Fury, don't kill Zhang Qian.

Your Highness.

The wolf that runs away will be more vicious.

Only by cutting through his head with a sharp arrow will he surrender utterly.

Remember, I only want his head!

I don't want any compromises.

Yes.

I want to bring him back alive.

He has promised to come back to camp and see my father with me.

You must be joking.

You do not believe me?

Get off the horses now!

[Foot steps]

I can go with you.

But let them go.

Come here and tie him up.

I'll kill those who dare to come!

If you dare to do that, I will kill him! - Tanxi!

You're ungrateful!

[Gasps]

Your Highness, what do you mean by this?

Take their weapons.

[Gasps]

Get on the horses!

Black Fury, I'm sorry.

Tell my father and sister,

I will take him back.

[Horse steps]

[Music]

It seems that you are going to go with me!

Since my sister wants you to go back alive,

I'll keep an eye on you!

Alright, let's ride in the Western Regions together.

[Giggles]

[Music]