Original subtitles

Adapted from the manhua of the same name, The Ravages of Time

The spear, who has it not harmed in the numerous battles

The halberd, its rise and fall is impermanent

The blade, incomparable in this garish world

The long lance, the man from Yan rages in these dark times

The imperial army kills people like grass mown

The warrior defeated is like a mountain toppled

Only when the arrow is used do you regret not having enough of it

The phoenix lost its nest, the azure dragon's horn is severed

Gazing at the Divine Land, nothing remains when you look back after a thousand years of rises and falls

While steering a small boat, create poems over wine describing heroes

Eternal worries blind one to the beauty locked deep in the palace

In every possible strategy, things constantly change and fade away

Past and present matters become topics for idle chatter and enter my dreams

Human life is but a fleeting moment as the times fly past

Translator's Note: the last line of the opening poem of Romance of the Three Kingdoms It is better to keep an open mind with respect to right and wrong or success and failure when evaluating historical developments

Episode 3 Fool

Water Mirror Mountain Manor

With Xu Lin's death

the rich merchant families in Yanzhou and

similar regions asked to contribute money and provisions

have abandoned this matter

They just wanted to benefit from

the conflict between the two sides

The Guandong Coalition

stationed their troops in Henei

and raided all the rich merchants

who had agreed to support Dong Zhuo

The coalition's morale greatly increased

after acquiring tremendous military supplies

and advanced towards Luoyang.

Unfortunately, no one could defeat Lu Bu

Lujun Pass the war sank into a stalemate

Is Lu Bu

really invincible?

What do you think, Teacher?

Heroes indeed emerge when there is chaos in the world

Heroes emerge when there is chaos in the world but so do fools However, there is no telling if they are fools or heroes until we know the end

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Jingyang Governor

Jingyang Governor

Jingyang Governor Do you all see that?

This is the result of opposing Lord Dong Zhuo!

The Han Dynasty has suffered many years of war

Governor's Manor The Yellow Turban bandits have been eliminated

Governor's Manor but the warlords in various regions

Governor's Manor took this chance to revolt

Governor's Manor and oppose the imperial court

Now is the time to express your loyalty to the nation

Liu Bei courtesy name Xuan De Guan Yu courtesy name Yun Chang

Speak a little louder

I, Li Xuan De, came here today

on Lord Dong Zhuo's behalf

to collect funds and provisions for the troops

in service of the imperial court

Is he Liu Bei?

Damn, he actually became Dong Zhuo's lackey?

When a nation is in hardship Zhang Fei courtesy name Yi De

Zhang Fei courtesy name Yi De there are always scum who use

Zhang Fei courtesy name Yi De crises for personal gains

Zhang Fei courtesy name Yi De Who's whispering?

Step out!

Dong Zhuo brought savage forces into the capital city

The people have a right to punish him

Liu Bei, your being related to the royal family is pointless

since you have associated with this villain

Although I, Zhang Song, am just a commoner

I still despise you!

What are you going to do, Painted Face?

Don't come near me

Traitor, let me go!

Get out of Jingyang city!

What a lawless bunch

This guy has great strength

But the way he throws a person is very strange

People say that peaches from Jingyang

are big, sweet and juicy

I wonder what this one tastes like

Today, I only have time to eat one peach

as I'm preoccupied with military matters

If I don't see this chest filled with money

by the time I finish eating this

that guy with the painted face

will see you all out of the city one by one

Did you hear that?

Get to it!

This is...

not enough

Was the peach not sweet enough? It was very sweet

No

I mean there's not enough money in the chest

Lord, this is all we can offer

We still need to be able to survive

How can that be?

Look,

if you pinch at it and pick at it like this

you can still get something out of it

If you don't have anymore money with you,

there should be some at home right?

Soldiers

loot the city

Give it back to me

Hurry

My Lord! The Guandong Coalition has come!

So soon? Let's leave

We have looted so little, this is really regrettable

Let's retreat

We'll leave via the west gate

The villains are finally gone

The Guandong Coalition will definitely teach them

a serious lesson once they arrive

Get lost! Get out now!

(Jingyang City) Get lost! Don't come back!

(Jingyang City)

(Jingyang City) Get out of here!

Get out of here!

Don't come back!

Get out now!

Yun Chang, you disapprove of this?

But you must have your reasons for doing this

Why are all the stones being thrown in my direction?

That is because you behaved so ostentatiously

You even threw that scholar out of the city

That was Big Brother's idea

You're right,Third Brother

Let's hasten our escape

Messenger

quickly notify the troops

The government treasury of Jinyang city

and the rich merchant families

are to be looted

by all soldiers!

Thank you so much, Sir

Stop there!

What are you all...

General, you're our savior

Our liberator

We people of Jinyang are willing

to pledge our loyalty to the coalition

to execute the traitor Dong Zhuo!

Execute the traitor Dong Zhuo!

This situation is different from Huyang city

Are we still looting the city?

These people see us as family

Who would be willing to loot them?

Fellow countrymen

we have always been bullied by the Xiliang Army

Now, our savior has finally come

Our homes have been completely

looted by the Xiliang Army

but we can still contribute

right?

Yes!

We can contribute!

This situation is getting interesting

Contribute to the coalition!

Long live the coalition!

Jingyang city has just been

completely looted by the Xiliang Army

We won't gain anything here anyway

I might as well...

Long may he live!

Long may Lord Yuan Shao live!

Long may he live!

That's the right option

Yuan Shao's army isn't completely foolish

Second Young Master

Between money and reputation

which would you choose?

The Sima family does business

Businessmen are most concerned

with investment and profit

so naturally...

You'll choose whatever gives you

the most profit with minimal investment

Correct

It's only a good deal if I turn

a real profit

Huyang

Huyang Huyang City

Huyang

Who is he?

Officer, please let us have a means of survival

We've just been plundered by the Guandong army

We don't have anymore money

I still have my life, you can try taking it!

I can't afford to take your life

People of Huyang

I, Liu Bei, did not come to loot the city

I came to save the city

Here

Thank you so much

Thank you, Sir

In the end, the people are the ones who suffer

when there is chaos in the realm

For the sake of funds and provisions

the Guandong Coalition looted

and burned every place they went

People in Huyang city have died or are injured,

and their homes are destroyed

Now they can rebuild their homes with

the money Big Brother has distributed

As for Jingyang city

Big Brother first pretended to be

looting the city for Dong Zhuo

thus planting a deep hatred for the

Xiliang Army in the people of Jinyang

Once the Guandong Coalition arrived

they would, of course, warmly welcome them

and be respectful in every possible way

Thus dispelling the Guandong Coalition's

intention to kill and plunder

This has, in fact, saved their lives

Jingyang city was going to suffer

the same fate as Huyang city

but now, they get to keep their lives and homes

The people of Jingyang city will understand

Big Brother's efforts sooner or later

But I can only play the villain

Compared to the people in poverty

that governor enjoyed a high position and generous salary

there is no harm in making him suffer a bit of physical pain

Loot one city to save two cities

There is probably no stranger tactic in this world

Thank you! Thank you!

Only our "foolish" brother

can come up with this sort of strange ideas

Big Brother, where are we going next...

To Luoyang, of course!

Don't worry

we won't go the wrong way this time

Many years later, the man called Liu Bei received all sorts of criticisms from others that said he plundered Xuzhou and Jingzhou... Was he a bandit or a king? How can the historical truth be explained by saying that "the later generations will judge whether this is right or wrong"?

These three fools

are quite interesting

Hurry

Let's go!

It's not easy to live in these troubled times

Don't die now

We shall meet again if we're meant to

Luoyang

Luoyang What a majestic city

Luoyang We took one big detour though

We took one big detour though

It is time for us to take down Dong Zhuo

Yun Chang

if you want to put an end to these troubled times

you will not realize it by

taking down a certain person or a certain group of people

What we need to do is to restore order in the realm

In that case

how do we restore order in the realm?

By becoming someone

that even Dong Zhuo has to submit to, of course.

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You're the most intelligent mind in the nation

Guess why I've come here today?

You'll definitely be

very shocked once you know why

Lord Lu Bu, you're finally here

My father died protecting Lord Xu Lin

Please avenge my father for me

None of these heads are his

I saw him on Lord Xu's ship

Translator's Note: one chi (during the Han dynasty) is about 23 cm / 9.1 inches He's about eight chi tall and has a resonant voice

His face is full of scars from blade wounds

and he's about 40 years old

So

this incompetent man isn't the one-eyed killer either

Brother Xu Lin, please show me

how I ought to avenge you

Today is the seventh day since your death

Today is the day your soul returns

Brother in heaven,

please help me find the real culprit

I await your guidance

Have you come?

Is it him?

It's me

Lord Xu Lin knows that

only I can find the true culprit for him

Grave of Xu Lin, Military Adviser of the Han army

Grave of Xu Lin, Military Adviser of the Han army Brother Xu Lin, is this the guidance you have provided?

General, please avenge my father's murder for me

Zhao Huo, from today onward

you will stay in my camp and await orders

Liaoyuan Huo's argument: Killing one skilled expert is more convenient than killing 100 underlings

Lu Bu's argument: Killing 100 skilled experts is more interesting than killing one underling

Ever since the Guandong Coalition

raised troops against Dong Zhuo

Dong Zhuo has imprisoned

the wives and children of every

high-ranking military officer in the coalition

and also the influential families

of the Han dynasty left in the capital, as hostages

Chancellor's Manor

Chancellor's Manor Dong Zhuo used these hostages to extort

Chancellor's Manor large sums of money from their families

Chancellor's Manor

Chancellor's Manor Speaking of which, over 130 members of

Speaking of which, over 130 members of

Brother Yuan's uncle's family have also...

The First Enigma

Luoyang

Luoyang Toppling Dong Zhuo is both a national matter

and a Sima family matter

Dong Zhuo only cares about collecting ransoms

but won't release the hostages

Although the Sima family is very rich

we still have to use brute force

to save First Young Master

These hostages make the best type of shields

so they're the greatest obstacle for

the Guandong Coalition's invasion

As their families are under threat

many high-ranking military officers have been

forced to withdraw from the battle

The coalition will be in a difficult situation

as long as Dong Zhuo has those hostages

We'll eventually have to turn this situation around

for the nation and for my family

I won't disappoint you in either aspect

I never have

Next, state your name

I am Bai San and stay in Third Alley, Tenth Street

I live with my parents and five brothers

Now is time of the ancestral worship festival

Many people who have ventured out will return home

during this time to pay respects to their ancestors

Based on my speculations

the Guandong Coalition will make use of this time

to gather their army's elites and

sneak them into Luoyang city

to free the hostages

Zhong Da's prediction was right again

Uncle Huang, look at that person

Is this person trying to get into the city by himself?

He's light on his feet, he might be an expert

This is ridiculous

Boy! How dare you bring a weapon into the city?

Stop there, boy!

Didn't you hear me?!

Uncle, weren't you informed?

the son of Zhao Xian, the governor of Mianchi

I'm officially assuming my post today

So you're the new colonel

Lord Zhao

I failed to recognize your esteemed self

How is he an expert?

He's just a rich kid

A southern accent

As I expected, she's from the Guandong Coalition

My ears have always been very sharp

Ah Huo, don't do anything dangerous

since you're going into the city by yourself

You must wait for the opportunity

What opportunity?

When the Guandong warlords break into

the imperial prison, that's your opportunity

The more chaotic Luoyang city is,

the more opportunities you'll have

Looks like

this year,

Luoyang will be a lot livelier than the previous years

Leave home, your father is safe

The stylus carves out the landscape, depicting the thousand mile journey home in every inch of the drawing

Part ways with your father, your wife is safe

The bride stays home alone, how many lines have been written in the letters over these ten years

Part ways with your wife, the children are safe

The sword leans propped up against the fence, facing a line of geese returning home

Men who have left home miss their families

If this parting cannot be overcome, you remain closed off to the vastness of the world

Men who have left home miss their families

One night of a reed pipe playing brings pain to the faces of the soldiers in the entire camp

Separation in life is painful for the soldiers on the ground

Separation in death is painful for the dead under the banners

Having no family is painful, no clothes can't be mended

Having no wife is painful, who will I be buried with?

Being childless is painful, there is no place to return to

Having no roots is even more painful