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=Hot Blooded=

=Episode 12=

Boatman.

How much to go to Peach Blossom Island?

Peach Blossom Island?

I don't know that place.

I don't know.

Boatman?

Boatman.

How much to go to Peach Blossom Island?

Young man,

you are not a local?

Just stay and have some fun

here in Zhoushan.

Why do you go to that freak place?

I'm going to find someone

and keep an appointment.

Boatman,

I must go to that island.

I'll pay whatever it takes.

That's all yours.

Fine,

but Peach Blossom Island is very eerie.

Even water bandits avoid it.

If you can't come back,

it's not my fault.

No, I won't.

Alright. Go.

What would you like to eat?

Kang,

what do you want to eat?

Steamed quail...

Two bowls of light soup noodles, please.

Light soup noodles?

Two bowls of light soup noodles!

The weather is dry.

Eating light soup noodles will be refreshing.

This journey

has been hard on you.

Don't say that again.

As long as I'm with you,

I'm content.

We'll need some more days

to return to Niujia Village.

We should save some money.

What's wrong?

Are you not feeling well?

Are we short on money?

No.

Father and I used to travel a lot.

I'm used to it.

We can make money along the way.

I'm just worried

you might find it undignified.

Don't worry about me.

Earning money by our own skills

is the greatest dignity.

Here you are.

Two bowls of light soup noodles.

Please enjoy.

(Peach Blossom Island)

(She's gone.)

(She's gone forever.)

(Feng Heng, Peach Blossom Island's mistress)

(Now,)

(in the Peach Blossom Garden,)

(it's just me alone.)

(Feng Heng's tomb)

(She once told me)

(that according to)

(her hometown's tradition.)

(Drunken Life, Dreamy Death) (When a daughter is born,)

(they bury a jar of wine underground.)

(I buried a jar too.)

(The name of the wine is beautiful,)

("Drunken Life, Dreamy Death".)

(If only it could truly make one forget all worries,)

(it would be great.)

(Days passed.)

(Rong)

(grew day by day.)

(The peach blossoms on the island)

(bloomed again.)

(To keep Rong)

(from feeling too lonely)

(on this isolated island,)

(I practiced martial arts with her,)

(taught her to read,)

(and watched her grow up.)

(Since then,)

(she seemed to have become)

(my only hope.)

(Later,)

(she would often)

(come to talk to you)

(about her thoughts.)

(Then)

(I knew)

(she wouldn't stay)

(in Peach Blossom Island.)

Father.

What's at the end of the sea?

I don't remember.

Did mother come from across the sea?

Your mother wasn't from here.

Why don't you want to go see

the other side of the sea?

I wants to go out with you

and have a look.

I swore never to leave

Peach Blossom Island.

(Finally,)

(Rong still choose to leave)

(for the other side.)

(And I...)

The flowers on this island are beautiful.

Young man,

when will you go back?

I don't dare to wait here for you.

Boatman!

You go back first.

I probably won't return

this time.

I don't want to drag you into this.

Rong!

Rong!

White eagles?

(Qingyin Cave)

Who's there?

I'm Guo Jing,

here to visit Master Huang.

Then

why aren't you kneeling?

Master Huang,

your voice...

I caught a cold. Mind your own business!

I'm sorry.

I'm here

to accept your judgment.

I can't live without Rong.

As long as you let me see her,

you can do whatever you want with me.

Just bury me

on Peach Blossom Island

after I died

so I can be with her.

If you want to see her so badly,

prove yourself by getting through

this Peach Blossom Formation.

I'm a slow learner.

But I must

see Rong today.

Out of respect for your sincerity,

I'll tell you once.

Kid, you listen up.

Okay.

At Qingyin Cave,

go 1,000 steps forward from Kun position.

If you see the Peach Blossom Formation change,

go 800 steps

to the southwest to the Zhen position.

If you see white sand in the north,

turn 500 steps to the northeast

to get out this formation.

Rong!

Silly boy!

I told you how to get out of

the formation.

(Qingyin Cave) Why can't you do that?

Sir,

I'll try again.

(Qingyin Cave)

Sir!

I've tried dozens of times

but always end up here.

Did I do something wrong?

Sir?

Sir, say something.

Tell me how to get out!

Haven't I told you that?

(Zhou Botong, from Quanzhen School)

You're not Master Huang?

Of course not.

I'm me. He's him.

If I were him, I'd be so unlucky.

Bad luck! Bad luck! Bad luck!

Sir, I don't even know you.

Why are you messing with me

if you're not Master Huang?

It's not messing.

It's a game.

Once you're on this island,

unless Old Heretic Huang agrees,

no one leaves the Peach Blossom Forest.

Game?

(Qingyin Cave)

These 15 years weren't a game for me,

but a bet!

I've spent 15 years

with Old Heretic Huang.

I just want to see who lives longer,

him or me.

Have you been trapped here

for 15 years?

Not kidding.

(Qingyin Cave) When I first came,

Old Heretic Huang's daughter

was a little girl.

About this tall, up to here.

Yes, right here.

Sir,

you know Rong too?

We are old friends.

Little Rong! Little Rong!

Rong! Rong!

Sir,

Rong's friend is my friend.

I'll get you out of here.

You can't even get out

of here yourself.

How will you get me out?

Tell me.

If you help me find Rong,

I'll find a way out.

Old Heretic Huang

loves his daughter more than his own life.

Aren't you afraid he will kill you?

If I die, I'll die here

and fertilize the peach blossoms.

Rong will be happy to see that.

It would be worth it even if I died.

Love is troublesome.

Listen to me.

You stay here in Qingyin Cave

for 15 years.

You'll definitely forget

about Rong.

I'll be here with you.

But, sir.

Why have you been trapped here

for 15 years?

That should blame

Old Heretic Huang's

that good wife.

She caused my suffering.

Great! Great!

Thank you, everyone.

My husband and I

are new here.

We need travel money to go home.

We're performing

our unique skills.

If you have money, please show support.

If not, just enjoy the show.

Kang.

Take it.

Great! Great!

Thank you, everyone.

Thank you. Thank you.

May you prosper.

Thank you all.

Please support us.

Good luck to you.

May your wish come true.

Thank you...

Do you have an official permission

to perform here?

Officer,

we're new here.

We didn't know we should have

a permit for performing.

I've never heard of

such a law in the Song Dynasty.

Well, then let me

tell you today.

This land belongs to the emperor.

Is that right?

Yes.

Then don't you need permission

of the owner

to do business

on the emperor's land?

Yes.

You are quite sensible.

Actually,

we don't

need a law

for such a simple thing.

Seems you're simply making things

difficult for us.

- Kang. - What did you say?

Can you say that again?

Officer. Officer.

Please don't mind

my husband.

He doesn't understand these.

Yes, we are on the emperor's land

so we need a permit.

But we're new here

and we didn't know that.

Could you make an exception?

Hold on.

Look at you, so pretty.

Why do you have to

marry a useless man

like him?

Why not come with me?

I'll give you everything.

I promise,

I'll take good care of you.

Please stop joking, officer.

Girl,

I'm serious.

You have to come with me.

Kang, just teach him a lesson.

Don't kill him.

That's right.

Spare me, hero!

Spare me!

It's all my fault.

Please let me go.

Please let me go.

Let's go.

Go.

Mother.

I really don't know

what to do.

I thought

Jing was honest and reliable.

So I can marry him.

But he is engaged on the grasslands.

He is Gold Knife Prince Consort of Genghis Khan.

That Huazheng girl

is pretty

and heroic.

They are a couple of white eagles,

a perfect match in the grasslands.

But

I'm just a little swallow

from the south.

But I can't

leave him.

Rong!

Rong!

What's that sound?

Don't listen. Cover your ears and run!

Too late. Sit and meditate.

Stayed focused and protect your elixir field.

This melody is nice.

Nonsense.

It's a soul-stealing melody. Do you know that?

No, I don't.

Just stay focused if you want to live.

Don't talk.

Sir, this melody...

This melody is really nice.

Why aren't you- Why aren't you affected?

Should I be?

This is his Emerging Waves from the Dark Blue Sea.

You're not affected?

No.

You really aren't affected.

You're not affected?

I'm fine.

You are fine.

Then I'm fine.

Sir,

what's wrong?

Why are you sweating?

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

Sir.

Go back to the cave.

He can't get us there.

Okay.

Let's go.

- Old Imp! - We're safe. We're safe.

Here. Here. Here.

You meddle too much again.

I've been idle for 15 years.

Now I have something to do, but you don't

allow it. Yet I must have this fun!

Let's see

- how long you can - What's wrong?

stay here with this jerk!

Until you die!

Why don't you come in?

If you don't come in,

you are not Old Heretic Huang.

You'll be Dog Huang!

Come in! Come in!

- He's gone? - I think so.

We won! We won!

Sir.

Why don't Master Huang

come into this cave?

Because I have something

he wants the most.

If he comes in,

I'll destroy it!

In these 15 years, he's tried everything,

but he still can't do anything to me!

He can't do anything to me.

What is it?

You're so curious.

Just like me. I'm curious too.

Come, have some.

You must be tired.

Just now,

I saw your inner energy technique.

Which one of the Seven Immortals

of Quanzhen is your master?

I learned from Seven Heroes of Jiangnan.

Why did Ke Zhen'e teach you martial arts

of Quanzhen School?

Taoist Ma taught me

internal martial arts for two years.

But

I didn't join

the Quanzhen School.

I see. Ma. Okay.

Here you are.

What did you do to make

Old Heretic Huang want to kill you?

I upset Rong

and offended Master Huang.

Man!

Why did you do that?

Old Heretic Huang won't let you go.

Fine. Sit. I'll protect you.

I'll protect you.

Come here.

Have some water.

Have some water.

Honestly,

I'm here to let him kill me.

That's not going to happen.

I didn't expect to

drag you into this

and make you suffer.

No. No.

I don't think Old Heretic Huang

really want to kill you.

Or you wouldn't be alive now

with his advanced skills.

He just wants to see

how close you

and his daughter are.

I'm sorry.

I don't understand.

You really don't get it?

Or are you kidding me?

I...

You fool!

That's Emerging Waves from the Dark Blue Sea!

Old Heretic Huang

used this melody

because it contains

high-level internal energy.

After listening to it,

anyone who has been intimate with a woman

will be attracted

and affected.

They will be injured

or killed.

But you

weren't affected at all.

Old Heretic Huang can be reassured.

Being intimate.

Do you know that?

Sir,

Rong and I haven't...

Good.

Don't you ever do that.

It hinders martial arts.

Sir, why are you staring at me?

Kid,

I've been here on the island

for 15 years,

hoping for someone

to spar with.

A few months ago,

Old Heretic Huang's daughter

came here

and talked with me.

I wanted to spar,

but she didn't come back

after that day.

Will you

spar with me?

Sir,

I should find Rong first.

Come on.

15 years!

I haven't gotten out of here!

You won't either.

"You can't get out." See?

Your Rong said you can't go.

Here. Let's fight.

Aren't your master Seven Freaks of Jiangnan?

How do you know Hong Qigong's Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms?

Qigong is also my master.

One more fight!

I've never seen

such skills before.

Why did I see

two of you fighting?

That's right.

Feels like there are two of me, right?

I've spent 15 years here,

but I didn't waste my time.

I've practiced so hard.

But no one is here.

So my left and right hands fight each other.

Left and right hands?

How can they fight each other?

I prentend the right hand is Huang,

and the left hand is me.

Right hand strikes.

Left hand deflects,

and then returns a punch.

Thus, the fight began.

I call this martial art

Left-Right Mutual Combat.

Impressive.

I'll teach you.

I don't want to learn, sir.

You will learn.

- I don't want to learn, sir. - You must learn.

Stay focused.

Square with left. Circle with right.

Then you get a quare and a circle.

Haven't you heard me?

Now I don't want to

learn martial arts.

Can you do it?

How can you do that, sir?

That's talent.

Give it a try. Let's see if you have the talent.

When I started to practice

drawing this,

it took me a whole month.

You don't have to rush it.

I believe no one

can draw it faster than me

except my senior Wang Chongyang.

Fingers connect to the heart.

One heart can't serve dual roles.

How can one manage to

use two hands for different purposes?

Focus on one task at a time...

Focus on one task at a time?

Miss, what would you like?

Please have a look.

Do you like it?

Guests, see you.

Not that much.

I'll look around a bit more.

Nianci, you go to rest.

I'll go feed the horses.

We'll travel tomorrow.

Alright. Don't be too late.

This is from the prince's mansion.

Exchange it for this hairpin.

- Deal? - Sure, no problem.

Nianci, look what I got for you...

Kang, run!

Don't mind me.

Just go!

Jerk.

We meet again.

What's that in your hand?

Show it to me.

Officer,

I offended you today.

Please come after me

and spare her.

Come after you?

You wish!

I'll be honest with you.

Today,

I'm here for this girl.

What a pity.

You must be blind

not to recognize me.

But your choice in women

is good.

If you dare to touch her,

I'll make sure you wish

you were dead.

Well said.

Let's do as you say.

But I have to warn you.

If you move,

I'll scar her face!

What are you waiting for?

Hit him!

Stop!

Don't hit him.

Stop!

Stop!

Hit him hard!

Officer!

I beg you.

- Alright. Stop. - Stop!

What are you waiting for?

Kill him!

No! No! No!

- Your Highness. - Your Highness.

Your Highness?

Your Highness,

I didn't recognize you.

I didn't recognize you.

It's all my fault.

Please have mercy.

Your Highness.

Have mercy, Your Highness.

Kang...

Your Highness.

To speak bluntly,

you didn't suffer like this

in our Jin.

If His Royal Highness hadn't sent us

to follow you,

today could

have been a disaster.

Fate plays tricks on people.

I can't meet him anymore.

Your Highness, that's wrong.

His Royal Highness misses you

and awaits

your return.

But I won't return.

You drew these?

That's talent.

Do it again.

What's wrong, sir?

You slow learner,

I thought it would take you

a long time to learn.

But in one night,

you mastered this skill.

I followed your method,

drawing a circle and a square at the same time.

It has taken me a long time.

Sorry for being slow.

You are slow?

You are even faster than me.

You said you are slow.

What about me?

But I am slow.

Rong!

Rong!

Stop! Stop!

My ears hurt.

Just stop that, okay?

Sir,

Master Huang's flute music

can reach here.

So my voice

must reach Rong, too.

Silly boy.

Old Heretic Huang used his inner energy.

So it could reach far.

You're just yelling. It's different.

Then I'll try my inner energy.

I'll go first.

My inner energy is stronger.

If Rong hears, she'll come.

Save your energy

to practice the talent with me.

"Okay."

"I promise you.""Hurry up."

"Don't rush me!"

Rong!

Has a young man been here?

Don't run!

I haven't had such a good fight

in a long time!

Kid,

here.

Sir,

while sparring with you,

I realized something.

What?

Sir,

your hands use

different techniques,

like two people

fighting at the same time.

If that's the case,

it's like

two people fighting one.

Though the inner energy is the same,

there are more moves.

It's an advantage.

This skill is very useful.

You are talented.

Actually,

I created this skill

out of boredom,

not realizing

this skill

could be so effective in fighting.

Sir,

what's wrong?

I'm leaving the cave!

Leave the cave?

Where is it?

You're not afraid of Master Huang now?

Now I've mastered

peerless martial arts.

I'm not afraid of Old Heretic Huang!

Aren't we being too optimistic?

I used to fear

that he would give me a hard time.

But now I want him to come,

give him a good beating

and vent my anger.

If...

If I weren't aware of

the island's layout,

I would have sought him out long ago.

It's mealtime!

Sir,

can you take me to see Rong?

Don't waste your efforts.

These mute servants

were captured by Old Heretic Huang.

He cut their tongues

and trapped them here for life.

Eat your food.

No wonder the ones

who brought meals these days

could only hum.

Rong's father

is too cruel.

That's why people call him

Old Heretic Huang.

He even prepared a meal for you.

That's kind.

- Eat. Eat. - Sir.

Aren't you afraid of being poisoned?

Though he is detestable,

he is still a master.

For 15 years,

he's never deprived me of three meals a day.

I respect him for that.

Sir,

Rong made this chicken soup.

Out of ten sentences,

nine of yours are about Rong.

What spell did Huang Rong

cast on you?

This really is Rong's chicken soup.

No one else can make it.

I'll tell you a story.

And you'll stop talking

about Rong. Okay?

Alright.

Do you know about

the contest on the top of Mount Hua

among the Five Greats

Eastern Heretic, Western Venom,

Southern Emperor, Northern Beggar,

and Central Divine?

Five of them

fought for a scripture.

Is that the Nine Yin Manual?

Then do you know

who created the Nine Yin Manual?

No.

Everyone knows

the power of the Nine Yin Manual,

but few know

the mastermind behind it

is more powerful.

This one

is Huang Chang.

Back then,

he was ordered by a Song emperor

to compile Taoist scriptures,

the Wanshou Daozang. [*Daozang: a large canon of Taoist writings]

He unintentionally

understood the Taoist principles.

Then he became

a martial arts grandmaster without a teacher.

But he made skilled enemies

by helping the emperor

destroy the Manichaeism,

leading to

his family's destruction.

For 40 years,

he pondered revenge

and eventually

found ways to counter

those martial artists' techniques.

But when he emerged,

(Haizhou)

everything had changed,

and his enemies were gone.

Everyone dies eventually.

Huang Chang is no exception.

But he couldn't

let his decades of effort

go to waste.

So

he wrote down everything

into two volumes.

If people

fight over this manual,

causing disasters

like family destruction,

this manual

is the most harmful thing.

Kid,

you sound just like

my senior.

If martial arts

are just for killing and fighting,

what's the point of practicing them?

If people even learned a little

from that,

it's beneficial.

If that's the case,

I'd rather not practice.

No!

Practice them!

No, I won't.

Martial arts bring happiness.

No, it isn't.

Being with Rong is the happiest.

Didn't we make a deal?

I tell you a story, and you don't mention Rong.

Why do we talk about Rong again?

You fool! You fool!

I told you!

Rong made this.

She wrote me a letter.

What are you doing?

(Jing)

Kid, I'm saving you.

What do you mean?

Old Heretic Huang is eccentric.

If he finds out

you and Rong are

secretly communicating,

you might end up

like the mute servants.

Even if Master Huang wants to kill me,

I'll go find Rong.

Are you sure?

Yes.

Kid, wait.

Isn't Hong Qigong your master?

Ask him to support you.

He is the Northern Beggar.

Old Heretic Huang

will give him some respect.

Why didn't I think of that?

No. No. No.

You're still on this island

and can't leave.

How can you tell your master?

No. No. No.

That's not a good idea.

But I can handle that.

Kid, you can call eagles?

Sir.

These are two eagles I raised in the desert.

Recently, they followed my old friend

to the Central Plains.

If not for your reminder,

I'd have forgotten.

I'll send them to my master,

asking him to come to

Peach Blossom Island

and help me out.

Eagles! Eagles!

♪I wander in the martial world♪

♪I drink a thousand cups of wine and sing to the sky♪

♪Life and death intertwined♪

♪Leaning against the railing and shouting♪

♪Stars and moon over the wild expanse♪

♪Longbows shooting toward the distant sun♪

♪We meet in mountains and rivers♪

♪Rushing through narrow paths♪

♪I wander through the martial world♪

♪All glitz mere illusions♪

♪Cutting off all debts♪

♪Only the shadows of swords and gleaming blades can be seen♪

♪Fearless, undaunted♪

♪The marial world is a lifetime of daring♪

♪Who knows my dreams and ambitions♪

♪Wakening to find them as distant dreams♪

♪The road ahead is long♪

♪The path is vast and grand♪

♪Thousands of dreams span ages♪

♪Whirling and swirling♪

♪Ask the youth what it means♪

♪Heroes face all challenges♪

♪True to their hearts♪

♪Or lost in the dust♪

♪The road ahead is long♪

♪The path is vast and grand♪

♪People in the world varied and numerous♪

♪Whirling and swirling♪

♪Who truly understands♪

♪Heroes face all challenges♪

♪Searching to truly grasp♪

♪Only then do they discern♪

♪Achievements and mistakes are transient♪

♪To the end, yet steps persist♪

♪We can feel pain and also joy♪

♪We can charge forward or retreat♪

♪No need to look back♪

♪Rush through wind and clouds, shake the universe♪

♪No matter the journey's length♪

♪Entering the martial world♪

♪I fear not the endless journey♪