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Stay back.

or I`ll be forced to fight you.

Very well, You asked for it. Attack! All of you!

Get ready! Attack!

Kill him!

Take a good look at what`s happenibg here. The Tang Chinese are clevery trying to divide us!

We are killing ourselves!

From now on,

we will share every last grain of rice with our brothers.

The three of us will distribute the food equally, so deal with it.

We may feel the pain of hunger together, but one will die from starvation.

Life is much too precious to waste. All of us must survive together.

And to do that we must help and rely on each other!

We must get out of here alive together whatever it takes!

-What do you mean that the prisoners are behaving strangely? -It`s Dae Joyoung is having an influence on them.

What`s that bastard up to this time?

Here you go.

Share it among yourselves.

Thank you.

-Don`t eat it all yourself. -Thank you.

-I think we`ve let Dae Joyoung live long enough. -Let`s get rid of him right away.

Dae Joyoung is not an ordinary foe.

It could cause problems, if we get our own hands dirty.

We`ll use the prisoners to do the work for us, like General Li Wen suggested.

Call in the leaders from each ethinc group. This will be a piece of cake for them.

Got it.

These men represent Beakje, Shilla, the Turkic tribes and the Khitan tribes.

Listen up, I`m giving you a job to do. Kill the Goguryeoans that are forcing you to share your food.

If you succeed,

I will get you out of this camp.

I don`t care how you do it.

But you must never divulge that we are behind it.

No!

-It`s a new group of prisoners that just came in. -This is not good.

The more that come in, the more that will leave dead...

Who are you?

What`s this.

No!

Stop where you are! Don`t move!

Biwu, it`s you!

Sudol! Joyoung!

Why are you trying to kill us?

You`re not allowed to have weapons in here. Someone put you up to this!

You have to die in order for us to live!

Go back to your barracks!

If you want to survive, you will have to kill us!

I bear no ill will for any of you.

Go back to your barracks.

And of you want to kill me, reveal the real reson like a man and challenge me to a fight.

Don`t sneak up on me in the dark like a coward.

Let`s get out of here!

Biwu!

-Sudol! Joyoung! -Biwu.

What happened? What are you doing here?

I`m in another barrack. I followed those men when I saw them watching you since this afternon.

-Failed? -Yes, sir.

I told you to be careful!

He is Dae Joyoung, the leader of the Dongmyoungchun League!

But don`t worry.

He`s a hot target and he won`t last.

That bastard refuses to die!

You mean you got youself cought, in here on purpose to get us out?

It wasn`t hard getting in tahnks to General Go Sagae.

You shouldn`t have done this.

Once you are in here, it`s next to impossible to get out.

You may have walked into your own death....

I would die a happy man now, that I have seen you and Sudol.

Biwu...

Listen.

Everyone outside is doing everything in their power to get you out right now.

But no one knows when that might be.

So we have to do whatever it takes to survive until they get us out.

That`s why I got myself in here to protect you.

How is my father?

Everyone is fine.

How about His Majesty and Princess Sukyoung?

What happened to them?

His Majesty is being held in the palace with a serious illness.

And Primcess Sukyoung?

I`m not certain, but I think they might have made her a palace servent.

A servent?

Princess Sukyoung has become a servent?

I`m afraid so.

Blasted bastards!

How could they do this to a princess?

Joyoung....

There`s no one around. Please rest for a while.

There`s no time to rest, if we`re going to do all this laundry.

Your Grace, you delicate hands....

This is nothing compared to what His Majesty and General Dae Joyoun are going through.

Can`t you do a better job? The stainds are still there.

-Wash it over. -What do you mean?

This is perfectly clean.

You wench!

If I say it`s dirty, it`s dirty.

Keep your mouth shut and act like a slave!

You`re nitpicking to give us a hart time!

Nitpicking?

-You little wench! -Stop!

Not again.

-Who do you think you are ordering me to stop? -What`s this ywlling?

Did you find out what I ask you?

King Bojang is being held in the guest palace.

How is his condition?

Not good.

-Then try not to make trouble. -Wait.

Have you heard anything about General Dae Joyoung?

The last I heard he was taken to a slave camp in Mt. Guifu.

That place is like hell.

If they sent him there, he`s probably dead.

I have to save His Majesty.

Your Grace, we will be punish if they catch us outside.

I may never have another chance again. I must see him.

Your Grace....

-This has gone far enough! -That`s right.

The civil officials must join hands, and stop the barbarians from gaining power.

There is a solution.

Tell us.

What is the solution?

We are in this predicament because the Empress is controlling the state affairs from behind the curtains.

We must quickly install a crown prince to succeed the Emperor.

We`ve already had Li Xian deposed from the seat of the Crown Prince.

Who can we bring foward this time?

We will bring Li Xian foward again to be reinstated.

Prince Li Xian was displaced solely for his fondness for women and wine.

The Emperor will have to listen if the high officials come together.

But Li Xian has already been deposed. How can this be reversed?

If you follow the reasoning for Li Xian`s deposal, the Emperor shaould`ve been deposed a long time ago.

How did she get where she is today?

She was the previous Emperor`s Concubine, and now she sleep with his son as his wife.

That`s enough, General Li!

You will get all of us in trouble!

Bringing Prince Li Xian back will justified and appropriate.

And the Empress will not be able to ignore us.

General Li Wen called the officials together?

They`re trying to do exactly what you feared they might do.

-You mean reinstate Xian? -Yes, Your Highness.

I will put every non-Chines warrior that you recommended to my service,

so work quickly.

-All of them? -All of them.

They are soldiers who will fight my battle against the civil officials.

The more the better.

I understand, Your Highness.

Are Li Kaigu and Chulin watching Xian closely?

It seem they`re having some trouble because Princes Xian is sneaking out in the middle of the night.

Is that right?

-Where is the prince? -I don`t know, sir.

Mogae and I were right outside and we didn`t see him come out. Where did he disapear to and how?

-Does he have some supernatural power? -Search every inch of this room.

There`s got to be a secret door leading out.

Yes, general! Search the room!

Now he`s sneaking out to go to the kisaeng house in the middle of the day.

-General, it`s Mimosa. -Yes, come in.

-General Go Sagae! -It`s been a while, general.

Say hello.

My name is Gao Xianzhi.

My, how you have grown!

Time passes much too quicly.

General,

I heard that Li Wen is rallying the civil officials.

Yes, I know.

They will soon bring Li Xian foward to be reinstated as the Crown Prince.

If Li Xian takes the throne, status and prestige of Goguryeo, Shilla, Baekje, Turkic, Khitan,

and all of us warriors from the south will be reduced to nothing.

The warriors of the south must band together.

And to start, we must save Dae Joyoung.

-What are you talking about? -Think about it.

Li Wen is on his high horses because he captured Dae Joyoung.

Saving General Dae could work as a poweful opportunity to bring the non-Chinese warriors together.

-But he is a criminal of high treason. -I, Too, am a criminal of high treason

that resisted Tang to the end.

And how about you? Aster the fall of Beakje,

you brought Buyeo Pung to the throne on the old Baekje soil, ans systematical attempted revival of Baekje.

All non-Chinese warriors serving this land all comitted crimes against Tang at one point or another.

But Dae Joyoung is different. It`s too late to save him.

General....!

Take a look at this boy.

To him,

Goguryeo and Baekje mean nothing. We may have lost our country, but our children will live on.

Goguryeo and Baekje are brothers same blood.

Help us save Dae Joyoung.

Our children may not remember their homland, but don`t you want them to remember their brothers?

-General! General! -What it it?

What is it?

I must go to the palace.

Li Wen has called a meeting before the Empress.

This is no doubt about the crown prince.

They`re making the first move as I feared.

It is utterly inappropriate to be without a Crown Prince when His Majesty is gravely ill.

I`m glad you brought that up, I was intent on inquiring about you opinions regarding the matter.

The civil officials have already gathered consensus on this matter.

Is that right? And what is that?

We believe Prince Li Xian should be reinstated.

The deposed prince Xian?

That`s absurd.

How so?

Prince Xian already proved himself unworthy of the throne. How could we reinstate him?

-He was wrongly displaced. -Wrongly displaced?

Are you saying that the Empress threw him out for no reason?

We`re discussing the affairs of the state.

What could you possibly know when you`ve been away for so long, general?

-What? -Your Highness,

I request that you put the meeting in proper order. These warriors have been away from the court for too long to discuss the state affaires.

Silence!

You think we`re inferior because we are not Chinese!

What were you doing when we were fighting on enemy soil?

All you ever did was to scribe the history that we made with our blood and acted like you are the hero!

Be careful what you say.

You manipulate the truth with you guileful pen and deceive the Emperor and the people!

General Xue Rengui!

I spent my entire life serving the country and the Emperor.

I will show no mercy for any of you if you discriminate against us and treat us like barbarians!

Gentlemen, that`s enough!

I have heard the opinion of the civil officials.

We will discuss the matter another time and dismiss the meeting for now.

Have you already forgotten who saved your life, General Xue?

What?

If it weren`t for me, Andong Protectorate would have been wiped out by Dae Joyoung.

I saved your life by capturing Dae Joyopung!

How dare you patronize me!

I said that`s enough!

General.

What is going on? Is General Heichi back?

He`s still in the palace.

Jungsang, try not to worry so much. Everything will work out.

Come with me, Dolbal. There`s somewhere I must do.

Where are you going, sir?

You will know when I get back.

Let me accompany you as well, general.

No, it`s best that you stay.

-Let`s go. Dolbal. -Yes, Jungsang.

We must work together, if we`re going to contend with the court officials.

I don`t know. I`m a man who prefers to work alone.

If we seize the right opportunity, bringing the non-Chinese warriors together will not be a difficult task.

Seize the opportunity? What do you mean?

I`m talking about saving Dae Joyoung.

You can do it, general.

Only you can convince the Empress.

Am I hearing you correctly? You want me to save Dae Joyoung?

General, Goguryeo doesn`t exist anymore.

If we can put Dae Joyoung to service of Tang, what could be better?

That`s absurd!

It wouldn`t satisfy me to kill him with my own hands, and you want me to save him? Never!

General,

your honor and reputation is at stake.

Li Wen is patronizing you on account that he captured Dae Joyoung.

If you come foward and save Dae Joyoung, the world will see your superiority.

I understand where you`re coming from.

But Dae Joyoung has killed many of my faithful men. And he killed them mercilessly!

I could never forgive him.

General...!

I cannot comply if only for that reason alone.

General! General!

Out of the way!

General, it`s Dae Jungsang!

-Dae Jungsang is here! -You!

Is this how you treat a guest?

I...Well....

Dae Jungsang!

I can turn you in right now if I wanted.

You have some guts showing up here.

I know you`re trying to save your son, but you`ve done a foolish thing.

I`ve looked everywhere, but this was the only place I could come.

You, Xue Rengui,

were the only one I could let my guard down and open up to.

Isn`t it ironic?

My lifelong enemy is now my only friend, who can help me...

I cannot help you save your son.

I have no desire to see you locked up either, so do me a favor and leave now.

What are you doing?

I`ve lost my country, so I`m no longer a Goguryeoan.

I`m not a general either since I`ve lost my army.

All I have left now is this worthless life .....and my son.

Please help me save him. You`ve won.

You took my pride, my army, and everything else I have.

So please let me have my son.

I`ve failed at everything else. Don`t let me fail at being a father.

Please, I beg you.

I`d cut off my legs and be your servent for the rest of my life if you want.

Please help me save Joyoung!

What`s parental love anyway?

Look, my man, you are Dae Jungsang!

You cannot act like this.

You`re the legendary Dae Jungsang of Goguryeo!

No, you can have it. You can have it all.

All I needs is my son!

Oh, I don`t believe this.... Dae Jungsang...

The Dae Jungsang of Goguryeo!

Looks whos here? I knew you had nine lives,

-but I didn`t think we`d meet again. -Strike now.

You saved my life once.

I may not be a rich man, but I always pay back my debt.

Fight!

Damn! Attack!

General Xue Rengui went into the palace so late in the evening?

Yes,

I think he has an urgent matter to attend to.

-General, have you heard? -What`s going on?

Dae Jungsang was here.

Dae Jungsang?

You mean he met with General Xue?

All the activities in the court and now this... Something`s not right.

Could it be...?

It`s an attempt to rescue Dae Joyoung. General Xue must have had a change of mind.

They`re supposed to be dead by now! Why are they alive?

It`s become even harder since his sworn brother came in.

Split them up for us.

Split them up in different work areas.

I will have sent to the mine. You can do him there.

The mine....

Can you get the job done this time?

Stop the work and line up! Stop the work! Form a line!

Come on!

We will reduce their nimbers this way!

You, out.

You,

You, you, you, out.

You, out.

You, out.

What`s this?

This is our area.

-Where are you taking him? -We`re coming too!

Do you have a death wish?

Guards!

Joyoung! Joyoung!

General!

"General"?"Brother", you say.

-The mine is going to collapse! -Flee!

-Get out of here! Quickly! -Get out, everyone! Now!

-Get out! -Get out of here!

Get out of here! Now! I can`t hold it mich longer! Hurry!

You will have to die for us now.

Kill me, and this mine will collapse.

If you must kill me, wait.

You can kill me once everyone is out safely.

We tried to kill you.

Why would you risk your life to save us?

-You are my friends. -Hogwash!

We all come from different places.

Goguryeoans, Baekjean, Shillans. Turks, Khitans.... we are all different people.

How can we be friends?

We share a common goal, getting out of here alive.

Surviving so we can reunite with our love ones.

I, too, will do everything I can to survive. But I will not survive alone.

What I want is for all of us to get out of here alive together.

Remember....

Tang is our enemy and survival is our goal.

If we share a common enemy and a common goal, we are indeed friends.

-Take him! -Aye!

Joyoung! Joyoung!

I`m taking you back. It`s the Empress`s order.

I guess you`re going to be executed after all.

Welcome, General Li Wen.

Is it true you will grant a pardon to Dae Joyoung?

Grant a pardon? I never said such a thing.

Then why are you bringing him back to Chang`an?

These gentlemen here think that I should meet him. I`m having him brought back to satisfy my curiosity.

He is a malicious and ruthless killer.

Yes, but there is no denying his execptional abilities.

That implies you will pardon him. He is a dangerous man. Your Highness.

Yes, I know. That`s why am going to test him.

Test him?

If he passes this test, he will get a second chance at life, but if he fails, he will die on the spot.

But why go through this?

If this man is as impressive as they say he is, I`d like to see what he can do for me.

If he passes my test, that is.

You are before the Empress! Kneel at once!

Dae Joyoung,

you have committed heinous acts against the Tang Empire under alleged reason of reviving Goguryeo.

It is fitting that you be put to death immediately, but I`ve desided to heed the counsel of my advisers to put you to service of this country.

But your attitude precedes all things.

If I spare your life, will you give your loyalty to me?

Will you vow before the gods of heaven and earth to die for me and for Tang?

I`ve already vowed to the gods of heaven and earth that I would die for Goguryeo.

How could I breaking my sworn vow for another?

There are two cups before you.

One contains wine and the other contains poison.

Choose wine and you will live, but if you choose poison you will die.

Take one for yourself, and King Bojang will drink the other.

If you die, your king will live... and if you live, your king will die.

Now, choose.

Now.

Subs By:robster38