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I did not come here to save Khitans.

I am backed up against the wall.

What makes you think I would grant your request?

All I know is that you`re the only one in the world that can help us.

Please help us.

I swear to you I will return the favor somehow.

Muchuo Khan,

how could you send out of the fort?

He said he could persuade Dae Joyoung? Is there a problem? ~Muchuo:Turkic Khan~

You`ve got to be joking!

Why would Dae Joyoung listen to that child? ~Xue Rengui~

Be that as it may,

we`re going to kill off the Khitan prisoners if we don`t hear from him by morning. ~Tonyukuk~ ~Kul Tigin~

Killing them isn`t going to solve our problem! ~li Wen~

Geom will no doubt reveal our situation to Dae Joyoung!

Negotiations have failed.We have no choice but to go out there and fight them head on anyway. ~inel:Muchuo`s Son~

That may be so, but you`re giving them an advantage before we fight. ~Hongpei~

What`s done is already done.

Let us observe the outcome. And then if we must fight, we will.

General, how much longer must I wait?

-General Dae will make a decision soon. -There is no time.

I must return with his answer by morning.

Return? You mean go back into the fort?

Otherwise, my father will die.

General, there is no time.

Please let me talk to General Dae once more.

This is not for General Dae to decide alone. He need time to gather consensus.

Be paitient.

General! General!

Biwu.

What is it?

The tactician is urging Joyoung to launch an attack in the morning. ~Gulsabiwu~ ~Heuk Sudol~

You should go over there.

Keep an eye on Geom and make sure he stays put.

Make sure he stays put?

I think he is planning to go back into the fort.

All right, Biwu.

This is our last chance, to get rid of Muchuo and Xue Rengui.

You`re not thinking about saving Li Kaigu, are you?

They are out of food so it`s a matter of time before they come running out to fight.

We must attack before they do to seize the upper hand.

I understand your point. You may leave now.

-General, -I said I understand.

Now leave.

~Liao River Fort: Tang/Turkic alliance camp~

Do you really believe Geom can persuade Dae Joyoung?

I can`t guatantee anything. But there is a chance.

Once Dae Joyoung captures this fort, first thing he will do is kill us.

Do you resent me?

I am the one who sent Geom to Dae Joyoung. ~Shing Hong~

I hope Geom doesn`t come back.... ~Li Kaigu~

If this saves his life, I would thank the gods.

General...

I would be gone, but Geom will live on as my son.

Dae Joyoung has taken everything from me, but he could not take my son.

I will take comfort in that.

You`re wrong.

Dae Joyoung is here for Geom.

We will know soon enough.

If he grants Geom`s request and save us, that means he knows that Geom is hi son.

What then?

~Dae Joyoung`s camp~

General,

guards are everywhere.

-I`m afraid this will end in failure. -I cannot wait any longer!

Come!

I must see General Dae Joyoung.

I can`t let you out without further instructions.

We`ve been ordered to kill if you attampt to leave.

Go back inside, Geom.

I must have a word with General Dae!

Oh, this is impossible...

Please go back inside.

Joyoung, let`s reveal the secret.

Let`s tell Geom that you are his father.

I can`t do that.

Geom insists on going back into the fort to save Li kaigu.

He may not go if he knows that Li Kaigu is not his real father.

He will go inside if only for the gratitude for raising him.

So you`re going to hide the truth from him forever?

Say something, Joyoung. Why won`t you tell him who you are?

Do you think I don`t want to?

I`ve already shouted out a thousand time in my head, "I am you father, You`re my son!"

Joyoung...

But the country I must rebuild is more important to me than my personal pains.

That`s why I had to let Chulin go when I was young.

How could I take Geom from Chulin after all this time?

How could I shamelessly ask Geom to betray the mother and father who raided him and become a Goguryeoan?

So you`re going to let Geom go back into the fort?

Then let`s accept Muchuo`s offer and save Li Kaigu instead.

-I can`t do that. -Joyoung.

Leave.

I want to be alone

General Dae is going through tremendous emotional struggle

We cannot hesitate to destroy Xue Rengui and Muchuo now that Geom is out of the fort.

Don`t worry.

General Dae is well aware of that/.

Please take me to General Dae Joyoung if the sun rises and I am not back my father will die!

Please take me to General Dae.

-Heuk Sudol! -I had no choice....

Lock them up in confinement.

-Mimosa! -Whgat are you waiting for?

-General. -Lock them up!

Yes, sir!

Let go!

General, it`s me Geom!

General, if you can`t help us let me go back! General! Let me go back!

Hold him until tomorrow afternoon.

He will give up once Li Kaigu is executed.

Could I have this three legged raven flag?

Why do you want our flag?

I just like it.

The way it looks, how it feels... I just like it for no particulare reason.

Goguryeo was truly a fascinating state.

I`m awed by its grand spirit and remakable strength.

I can make a huge difference here in Liaodong.

You are the one with grand spirit and remarkable strength.

I`d like to take the Goguryeoan spirit with me back hom.

How does it feel seeing Liaodong first hand?

I`m astonished to learn that this vast land was once the border region of Goguryeo.

Goguryeo was an extraordinary Kingdom far more impressive than you think.

Take a good look.

Goguryeo`s awesome history that bred fear into the heart of every Tang and Sui Chinese began here

the blood of Goguryeo warrior that died here on this field.

General.

Are you going to ignor my request after all? ~Li Geom:Chulin`s son~

It was not an acceptable request from the start,

Then let me go.

I must be with my father.

I don`t want you getting killed.

If you keep me locked up in here, I`ll live the rest of my live hating you.

Let me go.

You can hate me, but stay alive.

I will accept any treacherous curse and resentment, if I can save your life.

I am the son of your enemy.

Why would you want to save my life?

Why are you trying to throw your life away to save Li Kaigu?

Isn`t that obvious?

Because he is my father.

That`s my reason as well Li Kaigu may be your father, but you are my son.

Why? Why are you trying to save me?

General! Let me go.

Let me get back to my father!

General! General!

Let me go! General! General!

We will launch an attack tomorrow morning after Li Kaigu`s execution.

We need to talk, Mimosa.

Khan! Khan!

-Khan, Dae Joyoung`s army is approaching! -That punk has tricked us!

Get Li Kaigu out at once.

We will execute the prisoners first!

Move it!

Execute them one at a time and toss their heads outside the fort.

-Start with Li Kaigu! -Yes, khan!

-General! -Bastards!

General,

Why did you bring Geom out here!

That`s the warrios` wish.

It`s imprudent to sacrifice our men for this, sir.

Even if we don`t get them this time they`re no match for us anyway.

Father....

Father!

-General! -General!

Father!

-Kill him! -Kill him!

-General! -Bastards!

Stop!

Stop the execution!

Stop.

Do you have something to say?

Release the Khitan prisoners and we will clear the path!

You want us to turn over Li Kaigu?

That`s right.

But if you refuse, none of you will go back home alive.

Don`t be fooled!

Dae Joyoung has no reason to help Li Kaigu.

This has to be a trick, don`t be fooled!

Speak.

Why are you trying to save Li Kaigu?

Who said I`m trying to save Li Kaigu?

All I said was to turn him over.

You`re going to kill Li Kaigu yourself and get your revenge?

I am the one waiting for an answer.

Will you comply or will you choose war?

Give me an answer!

No! Never!

Don not turn me over to Dae Joyoung! Kill me now instead!

General! General!

Clear your troops from the east gate tonight.

We will leave the prisoners behind and the gate open.

Khan!

Xue Rengui and Muchuo?

They should be getting out through the east gate now.

-General! -Joyoung!

So you want to patronize me.

My son is watching. I`ve suffered enough humiliation.

So pull out that sword and strike me now.

If you`re a man, you won`t deny my last request.

Kill me now. Come on!

I didn`t save you life and let Muchuo go just so that I could have satisfaction of revenge.

Then why did you save me?

Answer me.

Why did you save me?

Feed them and let them rest tonight.

We`re going back together in the morning to Ansi Fort.

Father, it`s over now.

Tell me.

What did you do to get Dae Joyoung to save us?

I pleaded and pleaded again.

That`s what I don`t understand, ~Li Kaigu~

Why would Dae Joyoung repond to your pleading?

Sir, that`s not the problem right now.

We have to figure out where we`re going to go from here.

I am not going to Ansi Fort.

But there is no other place for us to go.

Have you forgotten who brought Khitan to ruin?

But if we don`t go to Ansi now, we`re going to end up dead.

We won`t stay there for long.

Beside, Princess Chulin is there.

This is so frustrating.....

I`m force to live off of Dae Joyoung of all people!

That`s the least of your problems, general.

Dae Joyoung has save us and this means that he knows Geom is his own son.

Sir.

-I`m back. -What were they doing?

There are no suspicious activities, sir.

Keep a close eye on them during the trip back to Ansi Fort.

I will, sir.

We saved Li Kaigu for now because you insisted, but this is temporary. ~Mimosa~

He must get rid of him immedeately when we get to Ansi Fort.

Are you set on killing Li Kaigu?

Keeping Li Kaigu alive is like leaving a tumor to grow.

It has to be removed before it spreads and kills us.

~Ansi Fort~

General it`s a report from General Dae Joyoung.

What`s the report?

The Turkic army was routed and our troops are on theur way back.

How about Geom? Were they able to save Geom?

Jungsang,

Tell me in detail. ~Dae Jungsang: Dae Joyoung`s father~

What happened to the Khitans that were trapped in the fort?

Li Kaigu and his son were captured along with the Khitan warriors and they are bringing them here. ~Jang Sanhae~

Why are they bringing them back here?

They have killed countless Goguryeoans,

if they aren`t to be executed, they must be outed the moment they arrive. ~Sukyoung:Dae Joyoung`s wife~

Princess Sukyoung is right.

I don`t understand why they are being brought here.

I`m sure Joyoung knows what he is doing. He couldn`t be thinking about embracing Li Kaigu.

They would never become one of us even if we accept them.

Infact, they are certain to bring us future harm, so we must set out boundaries clearly.

-What is wrong, Your Highness? -Go on without me.

I must see Chulin and talk to her.

Your Highness.

I don`t know how to thank you for saveing General Li Kaigu and my son.

Please try some tea.

I`d like you to leave as soon as they arrive.

We have done all that we can do.

We were not planning to stay here long term. ~Chulin~

I`m sorry for all of the inconvenience we`ve caused.

You`re the only one who can cut off this tangled ties of so many years.

I must ask you to stay away from us once you leave.

Did...General Dae tell you something?

Never mind.

I found out unwittingly.

About Geom, that is.

I`m sorry...

You don`t have to be sorry.

The confusing time that we lived in is to blame.

It`s no one`s fault.

We will leave.

As soon as General Li Kaigu and Geom returns, we will leave Ansi Fort.

Thank you for your understanding.

~Chang`an, Tang~

Is it true that Xue Rengui and Muchuo were routed by Dae Joyoung?

Yes.This is ultimate disgrace!

Liaodong may be Dae Joyoung`s turf but how could Tang-Turkic alliance army,

be helpless agaisnt him? ~Li Meng~

Her Majesty will be furious once she finds out abou this.

This is dreadful.

She`s excited about conquering the Turkic territory of Liaobei right now. ~Wei Sheng~

Who will deliever this news?

Her Majesty would like to see General Zhang Xuanyu and Yang Xiaowei.

-Does she know about Liaodong? -Yes, she does.

Please come with me to the Imperial Chambers.

What happened to my order to assemble an army?

We are working on it, Your Majesty.

I want this army bigger and stronger

Your Majesty, now may not be the best time to attack the Turks.

Our target has changed.

I need a strong army to go after Dae Joyoung. ~Emperor Wu Zetian~

Your Majesty, Dae Joyoung only has a small force of less than one hundred thousand men. ~zhang Xuanyu~ ~Yang Xiaowei~

Muchuo may be a worthy opponent, but to assemble a grand army to go after Dae Joyoung?

Don`t you get it?

Why do you think Dae Joyoung let Muchuo and Xue Rengui go and took Li Kaigu with him?

I presume it is to get revenge on his lifelong enemy Li Kaigu.

You should know Dae Joyoung better by now, Dae Joyoung is going to place Li Kaigu under him.

Who knows Yingzhou better than anyone? It`s Li Kaigu.

Dae Joyoung will attempt to recapture Yingzhou using Li kaigu.

That is why we must mobilize and deploy a grand army to Yingzhou as quickly as possible.

Now do you understand?

We will carry out your command, Your Majesty.

-Welcome back, general. -Father.

Have you fared well?

Where are the Khitan warriors?

They will be staying in the guest wing for now.

-Disband the soldiers and wrap up the unfinished work. -Yes, Joyoung.

Do it tonight.

-Arrest Li Kaigu and all of his men. -I`m trusting you on this.

Just make sure Geom and Joyoung don`t become enemies because of this.

All right.

The night is long and I can`t sleep...

I guess I`m getting old...

You were right.

Guards are all over the place watching us.

We should`ve died fighting the Turks instead.

Out of the mud blooms the lotus.

There`s nothing we can`t endure if we think of Ansi Fort as the mud.

But there are no guarantees that the flower will bloom either.

Opportunity will come as long as we stay alive.

Have a drink and sleep comfortably tonight.

Not long ago,

I was swinging my sword and firing my arrows to conquer this place.

How could I rest my legs and sleep here?

General Dae Joyoung would never have brought us here if he meant to hurt us.

I`m not afraid of anyone trying to hurt me

I`m afraid of the shame that`s going to suffocate me when I close my eyes to sleep.

Father....

It`s late. You can leave us now.

Where could we go if we leave here?

I don`t want to stay a moment longer since you are back.

I thought about that all the way here, but there is not one place for us right now in this land.

I never dreamed Geom would come to find me.

I`ve lost everything but I still have two things that matter most.

You and our son Geom.

Hang in there, Chulin.

I promise you I will rebuild Khitan from the ground up.

What brings you here so late?

What is the meaning of this?

We brought you here as prisoners.

General?

And you will be treated as prisoners of war from now on.

-Now arrest Li Kaigu. -Yes, sir.

Your Highness, you must get out of here! Your Highness! Your Highness!

Father!

What is the meaning of this?

I knew it.

Why would Dae Joyoung let me live?

You will not see or talk to anyone from now on.

As a courtesy,

you will be held in a guest quarters insted of a jail cell.

-Take him. -Yes, sir.

General...

-Father! -General!

Who ordered this?

Is it General Dae Joyoung?

He is simply being isolated, so don`t overreact.

I asked you a question!

They`re going to kill your father....

They`re going to kill him!

Your Highness....

-Move it! -Let go of me!

-I`m walking, you bastards! -Open the cell.

Get inside!

Stay quietly. Make a fuss,

and we won`t hesitate to take your heads.

Right, you bastards... Let`s go!

-Watche them closely! -Yes, sir!

-They acted sooner than I expected. -What`s going to become of us now?

-Are we going to die? -No.

Dae Joyoung will not be quick to kill us.

What make you believe that?

I have my reasons.

As long as Geom is watching he won`t be able to kill us or General Li Kaigu that easily.

This is so frustrating.

just come out and tell us what you know.

-Did you get it? -Yes, sir.

The Khitans?

They`re been completely suppressed and immobilized.

-I will go to Li Kaigu now. -Yes, sir.

-Mimosa has placed Li Kaigu in isolation? -Yes, general.

Is anyone there?

-Yes, sir. -Call the tactician.

-What is he thinking? -Yes, sir.

No, I will go to him myself. Lead on. -General don`t go.

Wife?

It is best that you stay out of this. ~Sukyoung:Dae Joyoung`s wife~

This is one problem that I must resolve myself.

No, let your men handle it.

It is for the benefit of everyone involved.

Wife.

I have never once defied you in all the years of our marriage.

But I must stop you this time. Don`t get involved.

Why did you bring me here if this was your plan in the first place?

We had no choice in order to save Geom.

To save Geom?

You deployed your army for Geom?

This is potent poison that will kill within three steps after ingestion.

General Dae has done all he can for Geom.

If you really care about Geom, drink this poison without hesitation.

Does Dae Joyoung know?

Does he know whose blood Geom has?

Blood cannot be deceived.

Your lone death could save all of those you love.

Decide wisely.

I will be back in the morning to check the room.

-Guard the room tightly until then. -Yes, sir.

Dae Joyoung.....

Dae Joyoung will take my son!

My life is all I have left now.

Before Dae Joyoung comes to take my life from me...

perhaps I should take my own.

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