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♪I'm just a common man under the sky♪

♪Among all living beings, they speak of my recklessness♪

♪Above the sky, my heart yearns♪

♪The light that these hands cannot hide♪

♪The justice gavel strikes and releases countless burdens♪

♪Looking back, it's the same old story♪

♪Time and space brought me to another yellowed page♪

♪Curious about the greed in the world♪

♪I tore the sky's curtain apart♪

♪The powerful words♪

♪Spilled this golden soup♪

♪It is not very firm♪

♪Standing here♪

♪I set the rules that shackle me♪

♪Learn to cure♪

♪Eradicating the diseases of this land♪

♪I am just a common man♪

♪I wanted to take things step by step♪

♪I am just a common man♪

♪Never want to be a confused fool♪

♪I am just a common man♪

♪Listening to the songs without dispute♪

♪Yet I always see the lonely souls♪

♪But I always rush ahead♪

♪Leaving my scribbles behind for future generations to study♪

♪The light that these hands cannot hide♪

♪The justice gavel strikes and releases countless burdens♪

♪Looking back, it's the same old story♪

♪Time and space brought me to another yellowed page♪

♪Sunlight pierces through♪

♪One comes and goes as one pleases♪

♪My Go board holds both sides♪

♪When I set the game, learn to see♪

♪Don't be a sore loser♪

♪So many lies and deceits♪

♪I can see through every play♪

♪May I live and die with the sun♪

=Guardians of the Dafeng= =Season 1=

=Episode 4=

Seize him!

Ningyan!

- Sir, - Lingyue.

he insulted me first.

Ningyan stopped that man.

Why are you arresting him?

I'll judge

whether he's guilty or not.

- Move! - Sir...

Sister...!

How dare you!

Ningyan,

resisting arrest

will make things worse.

You're playing right into their hands.

Are you hurt, Lingyue?

Get up.

Mr. Zhu,

please take care of my cousins.

I will.

Take him away!

Mr. Zhou,

I'll take it from here.

No need.

I'll question him myself.

After you.

Who are you?

A constable

from the Changle County Government.

So?

I'm here to see Caiwei.

Senior Caiwei?

A friend asked me to give her

(The Codex of Alchemy) this book

with a message.

"Xu Qi'an is in trouble.

Help him."

What happened?

It's the 48th time.

Senior Song has been faking the tax silver

for two days but failed.

In the Astronomical Bureau,

he's the most talented alchemist.

I can't believe he failed.

Let's go and check.

Excuse me. Coming through.

It's working!

(Song Qing, Astronomical Bureau, 6th Rank Alchemist)

Senior Song!

Senior Song!

Senior Song!

Senior Song!

Are you alright?

Did you get hurt?

It's not the salt

or the temperature

and definitely not my alchemy skills.

You're right.

Why couldn't I make it?

Senior Song!

Senior Song!

Senior Song!

A constable came to see Senior Caiwei

with a message.

"Xu Qi'an's in trouble.

Help him."

Xu Qi'an?

That name sounds familiar.

What else did he say?

He left this book, too.

"Equivalent exchange

is the unchanging principle of alchemy."

"Equivalent exchange"!

Yes! That's right!

When teaching me alchemy, Master said

the essence of it isn't change

but transformation.

(The Codex of Alchemy) Who gave you this book?

(The Codex of Alchemy)

What's "chemistry"?

What does "atom" mean?

I know every character in the book,

but together,

I'm completely clueless.

What about you, Senior Song?

Be quiet.

Read it carefully.

"To fake silver,

step one,

filter the salt water."

Yes.

I did so, too.

"Step two,

evaporate it

for crystallization

and melt the crystals."

"Step three,

be careful.

It's the key to making the tax silver.

Your success

depends on it."

Step three!

- That's it? - It...

Where's the rest?

He only gave you this?

Yes, just this one.

So what's

step three?

He meant to leave us hanging.

I'll ask you again.

Who gave you this book?

Uncle Pingzhi?

He scared me.

I am

Xu Pingzhi, Baihu of the Imperial Guards.

I'm sorry that my nephew

offended you.

My apologies.

Xu... Pingzhi?

Yes, that's me.

Mr. Zhou,

can we end things

here and now?

Yes. Sure.

The Baihu of the Imperial Guards said so.

Sure, let's end it.

Hey,

how about this?

You can

stab and kill him

and then kill yourself.

That way, we're even.

What do you say?

A lowly Imperial Guard is

nothing more than a man of straw.

How dare you get in my way!

Finish him!

Yes!

Ningyan,

I'm here for you.

No one can take you away.

Bring it on!

I was reckless.

I thought they'd fight fair and square,

doing one-on-ones,

but they beat me together.

So shameless!

But don't worry.

I always have a backup plan.

Before I came,

I had asked your aunt to see Cijiu

to get help from the Yunlu Academy.

Also,

I had sent a message to the Imperial Guards.

Once my men come,

they'll get us out

in no time.

Imperial Guards?

Given their speed,

they'll arrive in a few minutes.

Just wait.

Uncle,

are the Imperial Guards

- really good? - Yes.

Can they handle Zhou Li?

They'll die for me!

Fine.

Master, Mr. Mubai,

please do me a favor.

What is it?

Brother offended Vice Minister of Revenue's son

to protect my sister.

Please

help him.

Your brother,

the one who wrote,

"Fear not you've no admirers.

There's someone who loves your song"?

That talent?

- Yes. - Cijiu,

I'll help him out. Don't worry.

Go back with your master

to study.

This is none of your business.

I'll deal with my student's trouble.

Come on!

Where's your brother now?

In the Changle County.

(Heart Spell) I go miles away with one step.

That old geezer is such a busybody.

(Dustless Spell) I should leave.

I'm going to Changle.

I'm still learning it.

You're...

good enough.

I thought those two masters

wouldn't help out.

How should we...?

We'll ride!

Let's go!

Where's Ningyan?

The Ministry of Justice took him away.

Don't worry, Miss Xu.

We've done what Ningyan

told us to do.

If the Astronomical Bureau steps in,

I'm sure

he'll be fine.

He has connections there?

He's something else.

Ningyan is wonderful.

If they hurt him,

I'll fight them with my life!

Yes, me too!

Are he

and his colleagues close?

Ningyan

is

quite special.

Special?

Mr. Wang,

can you tell me more about him?

It's kind of embarrassing,

but officers like us

are hardly

clean and honest.

The best we can do is

not exploit the civilians.

As for

the loaded ones,

getting money from them

isn't

wrong, is it?

But Ningyan never does that.

Civilians

or rich people,

he never extorts money from them.

When your family was in trouble,

I meant to

help him

get some money.

He smiled

and agreed.

But when I gave him his share,

he had it

returned quietly.

He's smart.

No fish survive if water is too clear.

It's simple as that.

But he doesn't know.

When you think he's dumb,

he's sophisticated

and tactful.

He knows the ways of the world

and gets along well with us.

Now that he's in trouble,

all of us are worried.

Uncle.

Uncle?

Uncle.

It's been two hours.

Where are the Imperial Guards?

They must've caught up with something.

Be patient.

There they are!

Xu Qi'an,

it's time to take your last meal.

Get out.

Listen,

don't play tricks with me.

I don't want to break your limbs

and drag you out.

Move it!

Come on!

Let's go!

Ningyan!

Where are you taking him?

Ningyan!

Come back!

Zhou Li,

my men will come anytime.

If you lay a finger on Ningyan,

I'll kill you!

Just now, you said,

"A mad ordinary man..."

What's the rest again?

Are you mute?

Alright.

Give him that.

(Confession)

Sign it.

To spare myself torture?

So you aren't mute.

But you got it wrong.

What I'm saying is

torture before signature

or the other way around.

(Xu Qi'an will be exiled to Yunzhou.)

Are you mad?

You're so short-fused.

If you're mad now,

how will you react later?

Each and every tool here

can cause you excruciating pain,

but it won't kill you.

I'll show you

that you're

a man of straw after all.

It only takes

a pinch

to finish you for good.

Report, Minister!

Two masters of the Yunlu Academy

demand to see you.

(Sun Jingzong, Minister of Justice)

Yunlu Academy?

Stop following me!

This isn't your business, you know.

It's mine.

It's not your concern.

Chunjing.

Jinyan.

What

brings you to

my office?

Your men arrested my student, Xu Qi'an.

Please release him,

Minister Sun.

The Ministry of Justice

never arrests people easily.

Tell me what happened.

- He... - Report!

Minister Sun,

alchemists of the Astronomical Bureau

are breaking in.

We can't stop them.

Supervisor

of the Astronomical Bureau's disciple,

Song Qing

greets you, Minister.

Breaking into the Ministry of Justice

is against the law.

Leave now!

Minister Sun,

I'm here to ask you

to release a man.

Who is it?

Xu Qi'an.

He was falsely arrested earlier today.

Minister.

Did our officers

arrest Xu Qi'an earlier?

As far as I know,

we made

no arrests today.

No?

But he is...

in our prison.

Who brought him back?

Well...

Director Huang!

Come here.

- Minister. - Did you

have him arrested?

Yes, Minister.

Explain the whole thing

in front of everyone!

Here's the thing.

Mr. Zhou filed a suit

that someone beat him in the street.

It was too sudden,

so I didn't have time

to get an arrest warrant.

I thought we should arrest him first

before he ran away.

Gents should be honest.

(Heart Spell) So should ordinary men.

Heart Spell!

Mr. Zhou wanted Xu Qi'an

to die in our prison.

It was easy, so I did him a favor.

4th Rank.

Heart Spell.

Minister!

I heard

your uncle brought you up.

So I have reason to believe

you two planned this together.

Zhou Li,

leave my family alone!

You also have a cousin

who's pretty.

She can go to the Imperial Office of Music!

That's not included in the confession.

Add it now!

Do it right here

in front of him.

Yes.

Take him away.

(There they are.)

(Finally!)

Sir,

I haven't done

questioning him.

This is our ministry,

not the Ministry of Revenue.

If you like questioning others,

go to your father's ministry.

That is if it's a judiciary, too.

Did you not hear my order?

Take him away!

Hold on!

Sir,

this man meant to kill me in public.

I'm the victim.

Sir,

you'd better

not interfere.

Mr. Zhou,

say that

to Minister Sun

who's right outside.

Director Huang,

you've gone too far!

This is huge.

How dare you act on your own!

You're disgracing

our whole ministry!

You should be glad I'm not dead.

I'll reintroduce myself.

I'm the new disciple of the Astronomical Bureau.

Xu Qi'an

greets you, seniors.

Did you write this book?

Senior Song,

this isn't the place to talk.

Once we get out,

ask me anything.

I'll tell you

all I know.

Qi'an, I'm here.

It's fine. I'll protect you.

Minister Sun,

why are those alchemists...?

They're here for that man.

And

those two masters of the Academy...

They're also here for him.

Are you Xu Qi'an?

Yes.

I'm Cijiu's master.

Greetings.

"Fear not you've no admirers.

There's someone who loves your song."

Did you write that?

No, actually.

I'll explain it to you later.

- You... - We're done here.

It's time to leave.

Fine.

Wait.

I have something else to do.

Please give me a minute.

Xu Qi'an,

what do you want?

You're insane...!

Masters...

Masters, have you had lunch?

Xu Qi'an,

my father is the Minister of Revenue!

Please.

Not here.

Please stop.

- Mr. Zhou! - Minister!

This is your office!

I'm assaulted in broad daylight!

I demand justice!

Calm down, Mr. Zhou.

I'll tell His Majesty

in court tomorrow.

Get up now.

Zhou Li.

What now?

I'm showing you

that ordinary men can get mad.

A furious ordinary man...

I see.

Luckily, Masters came in time

to help you out.

By the way, Cijiu,

since when do I become so popular

that two masters are fighting over me

to be their last disciple?

And they invite me

to the Yunlu Academy

to talk about poetry and Taoism.

You see,

they love your poems,

such as

Seeing Yang Gong off to Qingzhou at Mianyang Pavilion.

I thought they valued my character.

Turns out, it's my poetry.

When did I write that poem?

You don't remember?

Why did those

of the Bureau also come?

I had Constable Wang

bring a book to them

that would pique their interest.

Also, they invited me

to give them a lecture tomorrow.

I couldn't say no!

I'd like one.

I'll try it and buy some next time.

Be careful.

Yogurt! Creamy yogurt!

Young lady,

would you like one?

(Yogurt)

Excuse me.

I'd like some.

- Sure. - I'll take them.

Here you go.

Thank you.

Take it.

One for you.

Thank you.

Taste it, Cijiu.

Here.

This is good.

As for the melon-favored one...

Aunt,

thanks for everything.

Here.

I didn't do it for you!

Had something happened to you,

everyone in the Xu Clan

would've been affected.

Xu Lingyin!

Stop!

- You'll fall! - Be careful.

Come on!

Here, Lingyue.

(Gu Ruohan, the Swordsman)

You...

Take it

before your mother sees it.

Come on!

Ningyan,

how did you know?

I knew a long time ago.

He's low-paid.

I'll buy

the books you like.

I'm richer than you.

Where's my uncle?

He hasn't come back?

Zhou Li,

my men will come anytime.

If you lay a finger on Ningyan,

I'll kill you.

Zhou Li,

my men will come anytime.

If you lay a finger on Ningyan,

I'll kill you!

Somebody help!

Help...

Well,

correct me if I'm wrong.

Did you forget about me?

Cijiu,

your father is asking you.

He... he's talking to you!

Father...

Eat up.

Sit down.

Lingyue, sit.

You ingrates!

Don't blame us.

What... what did you

promise me

back then?

You said you'd get it done.

You were reckless.

I was eager to help.

Yes! Right!

It was all Zhou Li's fault.

He insulted my cousin.

We must make him pay.

Right, Cijiu?

I'd do the same as Ningyan!

Good boy!

You boors are alike.

Let's eat.

Dig in.

Don't act on impulse ever again.

Don't be like your uncle.

Lesson learned, Aunt.

It turned out to be a blessing.

From now on,

our family

will be of one heart

and one mind.

Let's eat.

Miss,

you're...

Is Xu Qi'an in?

You weren't in the Astronomical Bureau.

No, the Municipal Office.

You were so lucky

that you found Senior Song.

Hadn't it been me,

that blue book wouldn't

have worked.

By the way,

why did you and Zhou fight?

When we were shopping,

he tried to hit on my cousin.

She's indeed a beauty.

Yes, she's pretty.

As pretty as you.

Of course.

We're as fair

as fairies.

I'm here for business, though.

It's about the Tax Silver Case.

Do you know

who swapped your uncle's tax silver?

I'm a low-ranking constable...

They were a Qianhu

of the Imperial Guards,

Lu Changzhi,

and a clerk of the Revenue,

Zheng Xin.

So?

Vice Minister Zhou Xianping of Revenue,

who's also Zhou Li's father,

is behind them.

It only takes a pinch

to finish you for good.

Zhou Xianping is

Zhou Li's old man?

Since you solved the Tax Silver Case,

you've made enemies with him

and got involved in it.

What happened in the street that day

was a trap they set.

They wandered around me

and hit on my cousin

to provoke me

so that they could kill me.

You're smart.

Hey,

is that why you're here?

Thanks.

There's something else.

Say it.

Following the leads,

we've found Zhou Xianping,

but he's high-ranking

and well-connected.

We don't want to alert him,

so now, we're stuck.

But His Majesty said

I could only return to

the Bureau after this case.

So

Xu Qi'an,

I read the cases you solved in the Office.

You're quite good.

Do you need my help with your case?

Fine. Let's hear it.

Father.

What are you looking at?

You freaked me out!

Who's that girl?

She came to

see Ningyan so late.

Is something going on between them?

She's with the Astronomical Bureau,

Astrologer Chu Caiwei.

That bureau?

Yes.

She also handles the Tax Silver Case.

That boy is good!

An astrologer like her is

too good to let go.

I think it's a bad idea.

We're no match

for the Vice Minister of Revenue.

Ningyan,

you know those of the Bureau.

Cijiu studies at the Yunlu Academy.

With your backgrounds,

if we behave ourselves,

no one can harm us.

We're like the meat

on their chopping block.

They're in control.

We don't have a say here.

Exactly.

When the case happened,

wasn't I at the Yunlu Academy?

Ningyan returned safe and sound

because of Zhou Li's rough handling.

He was at fault.

If his father acts

and creates another case

to kill all of us legally,

will the Bureau

and the Academy

break into the jail to rescue us?

What to do then?

Act against Vice Minister Zhou?

We're humble,

while he's 4th Rank!

Here's what I think.

One,

someone must be behind him.

Two,

His Majesty is trying to

maintain a delicate balance.

Caiwei once said

when the Secretary of Revenue

impeached Zhou,

His Majesty brushed it aside.

Were his rivals trying to bring him down?

Throughout history,

all emperors use the art of balance.

His Majesty didn't dismiss Zhou,

meaning it's a matter of power struggle.

Even the Municipal Office can't touch him.

Not exactly.

First off,

why did he create the Tax Silver Case?

Not for corruption.

He could take bribes anytime.

Yes.

No need to do it during the inspection.

Was he

in urgent need of money?

He needed it

to fill the hole

that would be discovered

during the inspection.

I get it.

So we need to uncover their plot

so that Zhou can't get away.

Battle wolves with tigers.

We won't deal with him ourselves.

We'll be the spark

to start a fire to kill him.

Do it as soon as possible.

Step back further.

We don't need to target him.

A high-ranking official like him

is cunning and crafty.

So far, we aren't his match.

Still,

he has a weak spot.

Zhou Li.

Correct.

Compared with his father,

Zhou Li is spoiled and dumb.

If there aren't enough charges,

we'll make some,

giving Zhou Xianping's rivals leverage.

You can become the Prime Minister.

Knock it off, Uncle.

Use your connections

to check out Zhou Li.

Who does he hang out with?

Does he have any quirks?

Where does he usually go?

We need all the information.

It's on me.

Cijiu, go to the Academy tomorrow.

Ask your masters to protect the girls.

Sure.

What about you?

Me?

I'll find a way out for the Xu Clan.

(It looks like a modern building.)

Have you been here before?

It's my first time.

You don't look surprised.

I've seen skyscrapers.

There are a lot in Shanghai.

I...

I've always been calm.

I can keep a straight face

in front of anything.

Perhaps

it's a gift.

Very well.

He who has a calm mind

can work with me.

Please let me know

if there's anything wrong.

Begin.

(In my previous life, if I could)

(make a fire with a flick,)

(that'd be awesome!)

Hold on.

Have you failed

at this step repeatedly?

Yes.

Please guide me.

Your failures aren't

due to the materials,

the temperature,

or your alchemy skills.

The problem lies in

two words.

(Materials) Electric voltage,

in layman's terms,

means the strength of a shock.

Both water and voltage

flow from high to low.

If you spill water

from this cup on a person,

it's fine, right?

Yes.

But what if it's a waterfall?

If one gets hit by it,

its impact can break

that person's bones

or even kill him or her.

Electricity is the same.

I call this phenomenon

voltage.

I know it.

You're clever.

Is what you just said

included in that book of alchemy?

Of course.

Also, only I have

read and studied

that book.

The note sent to you earlier is only

a drop in the ocean.

That book introduces

all kinds of knowledge

and alchemy techniques

that are unheard of.

I've decided

to share this book

with the Bureau.

Great! Brilliant!

Yes!

That blue book was a gift to thank you

for helping me.

I've perfected the making of fake tax silver

and told you about voltage.

That's not free.

Always keep in mind

the principle of alchemy is...

"Equivalent

exchange".

Of course.

Name your price then.

How rude.

Alchemy can't be bought with money.

(What's free)

(is most expensive.)

All set, huh?

"Huan".

"Qian".

"Yang".

It's Yang Qianhuan,

my senior,

the sole formationist

in the Dafeng.

And those two are...?

Supervisor prepared them for you.

Do you use sabers or swords?

Sabers.

A fan of sabers?

Calm down.

It's a gift from Supervisor.

♪One, two, three, four♪

♪Mirrors are covered with the hui pattern♪

♪The night wind blows♪

♪Waking up, I pick up a lantern♪

♪Gazing back, I see the gate, and the sound echoes♪

♪I'm in this world♪

♪The long night is bright as dawn♪

♪Never ask where I'm from♪

♪In this world, on this land, I'm galloping♪

♪I travel in a robe with my sword♪

♪Breaking the air with each step♪

♪I'd rather make peace with this world♪

♪Than go down with it♪

♪I'm free, not aggressive♪

♪I'm nice to everyone♪

♪But if you make me call black white♪

♪And make my hands dirty, I won't♪

♪Whoever comes♪

♪The ordinary can be extraordinary♪

♪Watch out for fire late at night♪

♪As long as my heart beats♪

♪I'll only worship light♪

♪Not power♪

♪It's a complicated world♪

♪The chivalrous youth can fight♪

♪Mirrors are covered with the hui pattern♪

♪The night wind blows♪

♪Waking up, I pick up a lantern♪

♪Gazing back, I see the gate, and the sound echoes♪

♪I'm in this world♪

♪The long night is bright as dawn♪

♪Never ask where I'm from♪

♪In this world, on this land, I'm galloping♪

♪I travel in a robe with my sword♪

♪Breaking the air with each step♪

♪I'd rather make peace with this world♪

♪Than go down with it♪

♪I'm free, not aggressive♪

♪I'm nice to everyone♪

♪But if you make me call black white♪

♪And make my hands dirty, I won't♪

♪Whoever comes♪

♪The ordinary can be extraordinary♪

♪Watch out for fire late at night♪

♪As long as my heart beats♪

♪I'll only worship light♪

♪Not power♪

♪It's a complicated world♪

♪The chivalrous youth can fight♪

♪Whoever comes♪

♪The ordinary can be extraordinary♪

♪Watch out for fire late at night♪

♪If my heart still beats♪

♪I'll only worship light♪

♪Not power♪

♪It's a complicated world♪

♪The youth are born free♪

♪Whoever comes♪

♪The ordinary can be extraordinary♪

♪Watch out for fire late at night♪

♪As long as my heart beats♪

♪I'll only worship light♪

♪Not power♪

♪It's a complicated world♪

♪The youth are born free♪

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