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ADAPTED FROM ZHU YAN BY CANG YUE

BAI RESIDENCE

KONGSANG ARMY MOVEMENT INFORMATION

- Who's there? - It's me.

Am I not welcome here, General Qing?

Of course you are.

Come.

Please take a seat.

Why?

I'm the Princess of the White Clan.

Can't I know about military affairs?

Didn't you tell me to put my concerns on the bigger picture

and not be obsessed with something trivial?

I want to chip in for the military too.

Is it because I'm a woman?

Certainly not.

Zhu Yan helped in relieving Xia City from danger.

She has done justice to her heroic name

and dedicated herself to the nation.

Xuelu, you can do this too.

Enough about Zhu Yan.

Both of you were always together in Jiuyi Mountain.

She rejected your proposal. Why do you keep mentioning her?

Don't tell me

you can't get over her.

Honestly,

I've been recalling

what you said to me recently.

I've been studying books on the art of war.

Can you tell me what happened

during the war with the Merfolk Clan?

What are you interested in?

Let's start with this.

Why deploy defense at the Dragon King Temple?

The river

was abruptly diverted.

The Dragon King Temple was built upon.

Something must be suspicious going on.

When I got back that day,

I realized the moon in the sky

was as round as the one we saw

at the foot of Jiuyi Mountain.

General Qing.

Can I really choose another path?

Xuelu.

Is that what you think?

Answer me first.

Of course.

Of course you can.

What if

I made

a lot of mistakes before?

Don't you mind it?

No.

Now close your eyes.

Xuelu.

I can't believe this is happening.

You're beautiful.

Thank you, General Qing.

I'll get going.

Hold on.

I have something for you.

This is my heirloom.

Please accept this.

The heirloom is precious.

General Qing.

You can't simply give it to anyone.

Please be prudent.

If I encounter dangers

on the battlefield,

I hope the last owner of this jade pendant

can be you.

General Qing.

Preceptor wants to see you.

Xuelu.

Once the war has settled down,

I'll go to your father to propose a marriage.

Preceptor.

Xuelu succeeded.

This lady is the subordinate of the Sea Emperor.

Take this drawing and plaster it all over the city.

If we can find her,

we might lure the big fish out

and locate the Sea Emperor.

All right.

But you're already in a truce

with the Sea Emperor, right?

Why didn't you draw the Sea Emperor's portrait?

Seems like Shi Ying doesn't want us

to know the countenance of the Sea Emperor.

He must be hiding something.

I'm going to dig it out.

It will surely be leverage against him.

Do you know her?

How bold she is!

If she falls into my hand,

I won't let her off the hook.

Preceptor.

I'll dispatch people to plaster this notice all over

and search for this woman.

All right.

But don't alert the enemy.

How lucky.

Ruyi turns out to be the subordinate of the Sea Emperor.

If I can seize the Sea Emperor…

Drink some.

XINGHAIYUN PLEASURE HOUSE, YE CITY

Out of my sight.

Why hasn't she shown up?

- Listen! - Mister.

I want Ruyi now.

Don't you brush me off with such lowly jades!

Regardless of how precious she is, she's merely a jade.

I'm loaded with wealth.

No one can snatch her from me.

I'm going to take a hard look

on how divine Ruyi is.

Qing.

Evacuate all the members

through the secret passage in my room.

Here's the list for the first batch.

They've collected most information here over the years

and are the most dangerous ones if they stay.

There are 27 people in total.

What about you?

After all of you leave here safely, I'll set off.

After all, Ruyi is the icon of Xinghaiyun Pleasure House.

The Kongsang Army will be alerted

if I disappear.

Go ahead.

Yes.

Zhi Yuan.

Finally, we can return to the Biluo Sea together.

- Come on. - Mr. Wang.

- Come on. - Come on.

- Come on. - Faster. Come on in.

- Come. - Come and visit us.

- Come. - Master, come on.

- Come on and visit us. - Come.

- Let's have some brew inside. - Come on.

- Mister. Come. - Come in.

Come.

Isn't this Mr. Bai?

General Bai.

- Mr. Bai. - You…

What else can I do here?

Don't you know?

- No, mister. - How dare you hit me?

- Mister! - You dare snatch Ruyi from me?

Ruyi isn't going to meet crude people like you.

I'll kill you.

Leave, everyone.

Why are you doing this?

Ruyi is mine!

Please be careful.

I'm good. Go ahead.

- Come back safely. - I will.

- Let's go. - Let's go together, Ruyi.

- Be good, go. - Ruyi, Bai Fenglin is here.

He has the army to lay siege outside.

What do we do now?

It's fine. Keep on moving.

Don't get affected.

- Go in now. - Go.

Ruyi.

You're snatching Ruyi from me?

So many.

Ruyi is mine.

Yours?

What about me?

Look at all the money!

They're everywhere!

General Bai.

Are these enough?

Yes.

General Bai, please wait for a moment.

I'll invite Ms. Ruyi here now.

No need. I know where she is.

General Bai, no rush.

Ms. Ruyi…

She feels sick today.

I must go and check on her now.

- Ruyi! - Ruyi!

- Ruyi! - I'm all right.

- Sorry to keep you waiting. - Ruyi!

- Ruyi! - Ruyi.

- Ruyi! - Ruyi!

It's so crowded here.

Why don't we go to your room?

Every master here

are of noble origins and influential,

They came from afar

and are willing to contribute generously for my sake.

I'd like to present a song

as a token of gratitude.

General Bai is the Governor of Ye City.

I believe you're generous enough

to spare us some time.

- Great! - Great!

Do as you wish.

Faster.

Faster.

Be quick.

Go in.

Faster.

Go in.

Hurry up.

Faster.

Hurry.

Faster.

Come on, keep on moving!

Good!

- Good! - Good!

- Bravo, Ms. Ruyi! - Good.

Wonderful.

Beauty,

you're too good for a traitor.

Ruyi.

As long as you tell me the whereabouts of the Sea Emperor,

I will keep you safe

concerning our good old times together.

Look at your dainty face.

I really can't

ruin it.

Good old times?

Staying with scum like you

in one room

makes me sick.

You undesirable and dirty

mermaid jade!

Who do you think you are?

Bai Fenglin.

If you don't take my life today,

I'll make the evildoing you've done all these years

known to the public.

Ruyi.

Since you're determined to die,

I will have myriad ways to torture you,

but I won't kill you.

Over the past years,

you've been struggling inside this mire

for the sake of the Merfolk Clan.

You're tired now.

Go on and reveal all the secrets.

Let go of everything,

and you'll be free.

Are you not telling me?

Come clean.

Now.

Let go of her.

Bai Fenglin.

She's a criminal of the imperial court.

You shouldn't skip past Shi Ying to interrogate her directly.

Also,

why did you pretend not to recognize her

when you saw her portrait and come here?

I knew you were up to something.

At first,

the portrait did ring a bell,

but I didn't recognize her as Ruyi.

- That was why I came-- - You may leave.

Preceptor, you're benevolent.

If the Emperor of Kongsang were like you,

both of our clans wouldn't have ended up

in an endless desperate war.

How dare you make mischief here?

It was the Merfolk Clan who turned against us.

Preceptor, you're like the immortal beyond.

How could you notice

scoundrels like Bai Fenglin

who keep pushing our clan to death?

I won't comment on the war.

But you saved my life today.

By right,

I should return your favor.

So

I'm going to tell you a huge secret.

Confess about the whereabouts of the Sea Emperor now.

What I'm going to tell you

is about Lady Qiu Shui.

Qiu Shui.

I have an important task for you.

We must capture the leader.

Go undercover beside Emperor Beimian

and beguile him

with your beauty.

But you should know

that you must stay by Emperor Beimian's side lifelong

until you die

before you're allowed to return to Biluo Sea.

Rest assured, Elder.

I've prepared to dedicate myself

for the sake of the clan.

You will stay here.

Xinghaiyun is the huge intelligence network of Sea Kingdom

that sits in Kongsang.

It has been providing us

with constant fund flow and intel as to restore our kingdom.

The Kongsang people killed your father,

brother, and loved ones.

You'll stay here

to avenge them

in another way.

Can you do it?

I can.

Elder.

It has been a long while.

You never failed our expectations.

I have fulfilled my mission.

Emperor Beimian has been latching onto me.

Very good.

Now, you should kill his elder son,

Shi Ying.

I…

Why?

Shi Ying is an unparalleled prodigy.

If he were to ascend to the throne,

our restoration mission will be more difficult.

So before he grows strong,

we should eliminate him as soon as possible.

Why are you hesitant to kill the Kongsang people?

If you fail to take his life,

figure something out

to let Emperor Beimian lose trust in him

and strip him of his Crown Prince position.

Remember this well.

This act is earthshaking.

You're not allowed to fail.

Yes.

Hence,

after years of being undercover

beside Emperor Beimian,

Qiu Shui

dedicated her life to her mission.

It turns out Lady Qiu Shui

is the spy planted by the marine force.

Qiu Shui's sacrifice was worthwhile.

If you were still the Crown Prince now,

Kongsang wouldn't have rotten

to its core now.

If Kongsang wasn't at the brink of collapse,

the Sea Emperor wouldn't have returned

to rescue the Sea Kingdom.

I'll take you to the Emperor

and you confess everything to him.

Do you know

why I would bring up this past

right now?

Preceptor.

When you were listening to me just now,

I've already used my dream realm

to cover all my memories.

Preceptor.

Now,

I've forgotten everything.

If she were to end here,

that'd be her retribution.

Why heal her heart meridian?

Over the years,

she has been in this mire

collecting intel.

She's just a pitiful soul

used by the marine force.

Besides,

she has already forgotten everything.

She deserves to live on

if she manages to survive.

Let her be.

You always put yourself in others' shoes.

But now her mind is blank.

She can't prove your and your mother's innocence

before the Emperor.

Innocence?

In fact, he's long known

the truth.

However, for the sake

of his dignity

and his beloved woman,

he'd rather wrong us.

So

the one who killed my mother

wasn't Qiu Shui,

but Emperor Beimian.

With such a father

and emperor,

nothing much will change

even if I've found evidence.

I've been living for 10,000 years.

I've seen a lot of rulers

who fell prey to honey trap.

Fortunately, you're not like him in the slightest.

It's a shame that I'm not a woman.

Otherwise,

I could've defeated Lady Qiu Shui

and won over Emperor Beimian's heart,

telling him to take care of you.

Chong Ming.

I'm no longer the emotional boy I was back then.

No need to comfort me.

Our priority now

is to capture the Sea Emperor.

Nothing is more important

than that.

But how can we capture him?

The Merfolk marine force in Xinghaiyun Pleasure House

must be more than just Ruyi.

Besides, Ruyi is crucial

among the Merfolk.

I think

someone has already informed the Sea Emperor

of our movements.

But I doubt Zhi Yuan

will risk himself for her.

I've seen the way Zhi Yuan looked at her.

Your Majesty.

I came here for the Sea Emperor.

He cares about her.

So

he will come.

Watch yourself well along the journey.

All right.

Mr. Yuan, thank you.

We can finally go home.

- We're going home. - We can go home.

Where's Ruyi?

Why hasn't she returned?

Your Majesty.

Ms. Ruyi is trapped in Xinghaiyun

by the Kongsang Army.

Xinghaiyun Pleasure House?

Yes.

Why would Ruyi…

Your Majesty.

Ms. Ruyi

has taken charge of Haihun Gorge

and collected intelligence about Kongsang in Xinghaiyun.

Today, she's helping the members of Haihun Gorge evacuate.

But I failed to protect Ms. Ruyi.

- Please punish me. - No.

Speaking of which, it's my fault

for not taking good care of my sister

all these years.

I'll bring her back.

Don't go there rashly.

Your Majesty.

There's a secret passage underneath Xinghaiyun Pleasure House,

which leads directly to Ruyi's room.

That secret passage also connects to Haihun Gorge,

the entrance to the Biluo Sea.

This is the reason

why Xinghaiyun was built there.

It has only been a few days.

The distance between Master and I has grown apart.

Does he still hold onto the misconception

about Zhi Yuan?

My lady.

You tasked me to scout for news.

I found this today.

This person is on the wanted list of the Kongsang Army.

This…

Isn't this Zhi Yuan's sister?

My lady, do you know her?

Who's after her?

The Kongsang Army.

I suppose it should be the Preceptor.

The current situation

is like from the frying pan

into the fire.

If I encounter dangers on the battlefield,

I hope the last owner of this jade pendant

can be you.

Qing Gang.

You're so silly.

Would you still give me this

if you knew that I duped you?

For a woman

who disregards the interest of the nation like me,

General Qing couldn't care less about me.

Princess.

Princess Zhu Yan is here.

Show her in.

Xuelu, I need to see my master for something urgent.

What is it about?

I want to see him

not for something personal.

It's relevant to the possibility of a cease-fire of the war.

If you know his whereabouts,

please tell me.

Zhu Yan helped in relieving Xia City from danger.

She has done justice to her heroic name

and dedicated herself to the nation.

Xuelu, you can do this too.

He went to Xinghaiyun Pleasure House

to seize the Sea Emperor.

Xinghaiyun Pleasure House?

Got it. Thank you.

Move aside.

Come and take a look.

They are wearing armor

under their garment.

Are they soldiers?

The atmosphere around this pleasure house

feels weird.

Why is the Princess here?

Take a look.

Move aside.

XINGHAIYUN PLEASURE HOUSE, YE CITY

As I thought,these patrons are soldiers in disguise.

The Kongsang Army has secretly taken hold of this place.

Zhu Yan.

Why are you here?

Qing Gang, please help me.

I have something urgent to talk to Master.

Princess Zhu Yan.

You really enjoy making difficult requests.

He is in the middle of interrogating the courtesan, Ruyi.

He instructed me

not to let anyone disturb him.

Qing Gang.

I really have something important to tell Master.

Please.

General Qing and I

want to help you.

But maybe you have no idea

what an interrogation looks like.

Severe punishment will be used.

After the interrogation, the suspects

are likely to be covered by wounds.

Do you think

I can let you disrupt this session?

Master

won't be so cruel.

Whether he's cruel or not

depends on how anxious the Preceptor is.

As of now, he is eager to find the Sea Emperor.

I'm afraid his cruelty

can be beyond belief.

Nonsense!

If you don't let me in,

I'll force my way in.

Zhu Yan.

Stay composed.

Don't interrupt the Preceptor.

General Bai.

Is the Preceptor not seeing anyone for now?

I've already told you

what the Preceptor means.

If you keep pestering us,

is it because you think you're someone special

to the Preceptor?

Fine.

I'll leave.

Yan'er.

Come up.

We're setting up to lure the Sea Emperor,

but Zhu Yan came here anxiously insisting on meeting Shi Ying.

Is there something between the Sea Emperor and Zhu Yan?

Shi Ying didn't draw the Sea Emperor's portrait.

Is it because he was trying to protect Zhu Yan?

Master.

Where's Ruyi?

Did you capture her?

Yan'er, did you come here

just for this?

Didn't I tell you to stay out of this

when we were in Jialan last time?

Master.

I can't allow you and Zhi Yuan to go against each other.

Master.

Xiaozhuzhu, why are you here?

I'm on guard duty here. No one came in.

Master.

Just now, she was still here.

Chong Ming, inform Qing Gang and Bai Fenglin

that the Sea Emperor has shown up.

Surround Xinghaiyun.

- Zhu Yan. - Don't let them run off.

Come.

Ruyi.

It's my fault.

I failed to look after you.

I will never let you suffer again.

Sea Emperor!

Zhi Yuan.

Zhi Yuan.

Are you all right?

Yan'er.

Why are you here?

Don't step into this trouble.

Zhi Yuan, it's fine.

I'll explain to Master.

Zhu Yan.

Are you aware of what you're doing now?

- Master. - Yan'er.

I know you lose your head in anger.

But you should realize

that it was Elder Jian behind that incident.

Zhi Yuan has already killed Elder Jian

and he's trying to withdraw the marine force

from various places.

This is just a misunderstanding

between you two.

Misunderstanding?

How could you make that conclusion after so many Kongsang people

have sacrificed?

But

Zhi Yuan isn't the cause of all chaos.

Fine.

Today, in front of the Sea Emperor,

I'll tell you the rightful reason

why I must kill him.

And to clear your doubt too.

Ruyi committed herself to such a place

as to gather intelligence

and devoted herself to the dignitaries of Kongsang.

Isn't she ambitious enough?

She was willing to create a dream

to destroy her past

to stop me from obtaining a slice of news

about the Sea Emperor.

Isn't she cruel to herself?

She's not the only one

who does this.

Ruyi told me

that Lady Qiu Shui

served the marine force too.

Master.

Back then,

Lady Qiu Shui

was willing to enter the palace to sow discord

just because of a prophecy

that the prodigy Crown Prince of Kongsang was born.

Ultimately,

she even killed herself to ruin the Crown Prince.

At that time,

she was already eight months pregnant.

I tell you about this

not because I'm holding personal grudges.

Instead, I want you to know

that the death warriors of Sea Kingdom

are so much determined

for the goal of restoring their kingdom.

As long as the Sea Emperor doesn't die,

they won't give up causing havoc to Kongsang.

Besides, as the Evil Star manifested,

the Sea Kingdom will exterminate Kongsang

in 70 years.

So the Sea Emperor must die.

Once the war begins,

it's out of our hand

to stop it.

This is a war between two kingdoms.

Someone has to step forward to take responsibility.

This person

should be me,

the Sea Emperor.

The duel between the Preceptor and me

is my duty to fulfill.

You should leave now.

The prophecy said the Evil Star would eliminate Kongsang.

But nothing is predictable.

Even the prophecy may not necessarily come true.

How can we kill an innocent person

for a disaster that hasn't happened yet?

Master.

I believe

you know perfectly well how it feels

when the world turns against you

- and you're misunderstood by everyone. - Shut it.

How could you compare me

with the Sea Emperor of the Merfolk Clan?

Zhu Yan.

Are you aware

of how heavy sin your words

will bring to the Crimson Clan?

Out of the way.

Out of the way!

No!

No!

Master.

Don't kill Zhi Yuan.

Please.

Move.

I won't.

Yan'er, go.

No!

Master.

As long as I'm here,

I won't let you kill Zhi Yuan.

Zhu Yan!

Did you even listen to me?

I did!

Then why are you still defending him?

Get out of the way!

Because…

Because I like Zhi Yuan.