You must have killed a lot of people too.
How can you decide if one should live or die?
How can you judge if you are being righteous?
Seven Swords
Episode 20 Seven Swords
In fact, I am not talented...
in many areas.
I'm not talented. I'm a failure.
You're a woman and yet you are the leader of the Eagles of the Desert,
you must be exceptionally talented.
You should be proud of yourself.
Do you really believe that?
Although I am the leader,
I feel helpless most of the time.
Didn't Yang Yunchong tell you about it?
What?
About Aierjiang.
Oh... Yes, he did.
He said that Aierjiang was afraid to die.
And that all the people were killed because of him.
You executed him afterwards.
Anything else?
He didn't say...
That Aierjiang used to be my lover?
I killed my lover with my own hands.
Is that being strong...
or weak?
I fully understand how you feel about that.
You see... I killed my lover with my own hands too.
You have bled a lot.
Drink more soup. It's good for you.
Thank you.
I want to ask you something.
Please do.
You said today that you don't like to kill people.
And that I should take a look at my people. And find out what they did to this place, right?
Right.
I don't understand.
Can you explain it to me?
Do you really want me to?
All right.
Xiaosan.
I have finished...
explaining everything to you.
I can't believe it.
That is different from what my father told me.
He lied to you.
My father would never lie to me.
All right. Forget about it then.
Your father would never lie to you...
Whatever he does... is always right.
He's not responsible.
No matter how many people die, it has nothing to do with him.
Is that right?
Don't insult my father.
I was just telling the truth.
You must have killed a lot of people too.
How can you decide if one should live or die?
How can you judge if you are being righteous?
I really have killed a lot of people...
from the day I left Mount Heaven.
But that doesn't mean that I like to kill people.
I don't want to decide who should live or die.
But often I must kill or be killed.
As for righteousness,
anyone who has a weapon in his hand...
would think that he is being righteous.
You asked me, how can I kill so many people?
I kill people by my conscience.
By your conscience?
That is the grandest excuse I have ever heard.
There are fewer soldiers guarding the camp at night.
I will find someone to take you out then.
Princess.
How dare he talk to you like that?
Isn't he crazy?
I think that he is very clear-minded.
It makes me furious.
By his conscience.
I have never seen anyone so shameless.
Princess... Let him be. All right?
We should save as many people as we can.
Here.
Eat slowly.
Princess.
Why are they so hungry?
Come. I'll help you.
Have some congee.
No, let me. Let me.
I'll help you.
I beg you...
How can you be so impolite?
The princess is trying to feed you.
You are fortunate.
Yesterday, the princess fed rice to Little Tiger.
He... He... He was...
Where is Little Tiger?
Why can't I see him?
I fed Little Tiger.
Then what?
Say it.
If someone cannot eat,
they think that he will die soon.
Then what?
Then they take him to the hill back there.
No. No.
General.
We're ready.
Please. I don't want to die.
Nobody wants to die.
Look at your stomach. You wouldn't live for long.
This is best for everyone.
You'll not suffer anymore, nor will these others.
Listen!
You are soldiers...
so act like it.
Don't blame me for being ruthless.
We will see each other after we die.
It's just a matter of time.
General. Spare my life General!
Fire Squad. Ready.
Stop!
Minghui.
Father. Are you going to kill them?
This is none of your business. Go away!
Why are you doing this?
It's my orders!
Your orders? I understand now.
It's Prince Yu, right?
All right. I'll talk to him now.
Minghui. Stop there!
Father.
Are you still the father I know?
How can you kill your own people?
I'm going to find the prince now.
Without his order,
you cannot hurt any one of them.
General, what should we do?
I have already sent people...
to look after the two water sources.
As for the others,
I have to talk to the prince.
Let her in.
You want to talk to me?
Your Highness. I need to talk to you.
Your Highness. I'm leaving you.
No need.
Sit down.
Your Highness.
Did you order that all the soldiers who are seriously injured be killed?
I did, and I didn't.
Your Highness. what do you mean?
I didn't...
because this is the rule...
of the army.
I did... because I agree with this rule.
How can you say something so terrible?
Aren't you ashamed of yourself?
Princess. You...
I hope you understand that...
I want my people to live more than anybody else.
But this is the battlefield.
This is not a battlefield.
We're in our military camp.
But you still agree to let the seriously injured soldiers...
be killed by your own people.
They die for the country.
Not for me.
What difference does that make?
If they don't die at the hands of the enemy, they are killed by our own people.
Your Highness...
How can you expect the soldiers to trust you now?
Princess Nalan. You...
Chengbin. Leave us.
Yes.
As a soldier,
If I were seriously injured like them, I would ask to be killed too.
That's impossible.
we would hire the best doctor...
to cure you any way we could.
Because you are the prince.
And they are just ordinary soldiers.
Then what do you think we should do?
Please abolish the order.
And take care of them properly.
What do you mean?
Doctors... Medicine... Send people to take care of them.
We are in the desert.
Someone is waiting to attack us at any moment.
I cannot do what you asked.
That's because you are unwilling to do it.
Even if they do survive,
they would become crippled.
What do you want me to do then?
Throw them out and forget about them?
But, even during wartime,
people's lives are extremely important.
For an army that kills its own soldiers,
I cannot imagine...
what kind of righteousness it represents.
I don't want you to keep saying that.
If you don't abolish this rule,
then I'll keep saying it.
General Nalan,
Have you seen Minghui?
She is with the prince.
What did His Highness say?
His Highness...
is following her advice.
The prince has ordered that, from today onwards,
no seriously injured soldiers can be executed.
They will be sent home when cured.
General Nalan, your daughter is...
I... I can't put it into words.
General.
Soldiers. Take them away.
Zhang Hui.
General.
What do you think Zhang Chengbin meant by that?
"I can't put it into words".
General. Don't let it bother you.
You don't have to care about what he meant.
It's your words that are important.
So, what do you mean?
Didn't you follow what Miss Nalan said?
Can't you tell from this?
Wait. Spring will lead you the way.
You can hide yourself among the army.
There is food and water in the bag.
Thank you.
Forgive me for asking,
but I still don't know your name.
We met by chance,
we might not see each other ever again.
There is no point in knowing.
Then I have to thank you for saving my life.
Don't mention it.
Please forgive me...
for quarrelling with you yesterday.
We are on different sides.
But you insisted on saving my life.
And you have been honest with me.
I'm really thankful for it.
You told me...
to see what our people did to this place.
I will definitely go and see it.
In fact, today... - Miss!
Miss, we have to go.
Take care of yourself.
You too.
In a while, when the soldiers go out,
you can sneak out too.
They will go out after patrolling.
I understand. Thank you, Miss.
Hey...What are you waiting for? Hurry up!
Shhh.
What is it?
I feel something's wrong.
Clear the whole troop.
What's going on?
It seems that they are doing a drill.
A drill?
Leader.
Yes.
Do you know what we are doing?
Yes. We are having a drill.
A drill? Who said this was a drill?
I am the leader of your enemies.
We have you surrounded.
I have not stood by my post. Please forgive me, Your Highness.
You are responsible for the night patrol.
You are the security guard here.
But you didn't notice an ambush ahead.
That is worse than not standing by your post.
Come. Take him away!
Punish him!
Your Highness. Spare my life!
Miss. They are having a drill.
I think it is impossible...
to go out with them now.
How about this? Perhaps I should just go.
No way.
You cannot go out like this.
So, what should we do?
I'll take you out tomorrow morning.
Miss!
It's all right. I have a plan.
My name is Minghui.
My name is Yang Yunchong.
Miss Minghui.
There is something I want to ask you.
All right.
When I was leaving,
I felt there was something you wanted to say to me.
I found something out accidentally.
It's about the injured soldiers.
If they are not fit enough to fight,
then they are executed.
And they are executed by our own people.
And then I began to think...
I really should go and take a look.
But I thought I shouldn't tell you...
What happened around me.
After all, you're...
The enemy.
No matter if you are my enemy,
or my friend,
I want to drink with you.
Just because of what you said.
During the difficult times,
you tried to think about others,
and you are brave enough to save them.
That moves me.
You are right.
No matter if you are my enemy or my friend,
we have to sit down and have a drink.
This is fate.
Come.
General. His Highness wants to see you.
All right. Let's go.
You sang very well just now.
Is that a folk song?
Yes.
It seems to be about a pair of lovers.
You're right.
And then?
Why do you ask?
Because this song seems to be quite depressing.
It made me feel uneasy.
And then...
And then both of them are too strong,
so they have to separate.
Men are like that.
They tend to give up on their fortune...
when something insignificant stand in the way.
Yes. But who can see clearly...
When you are the person involved?
A friend of mine wrote this.
He is dead.
Dead?
Right.
His lover killed him.
Because of water.
His name was Aierjiang.
I really cannot understand.
Aierjiang had not done anything wrong.
Why did his lover...
If it were me...
Perhaps... she was forced to do it.
Many people died...
because of the water.
I'm sorry. Minghui.
I shouldn't blame you.
I should be the one to apologize.
My people and l...
In fact, I should have realised that...
most battles are not fought for righteousness.
It's just an excuse.
Why do you keep saying "your people"...
and "my people"?
The world is so big.
It can allow every person...
to live comfortably.
There's no need to kill anyone.
I have two wishes now.
I hope that this battle...
will end very soon.
And I hope nobody else has to die.
I am willing to pay any price for this.
Me too.
And, I hope that the two of us...
can become friends and...
forget about our differences.
Good. Come.
It would be nice if I could keep on talking to you.
In the future,
we will definitely have a chance to meet again.
We are approaching the entrance.
You can go slowly.
Let me talk to the guard.
Whose horse is this?
General.
What's the matter?
Yang Yunchong's horse is walking back and forth at the entrance.
we cannot capture it nor can we make it go away.
Deliver the order. Alert. Search!
Yes.
Minghui.
Stop there. Who is it?
It's me.
Princess.
I have to go out.
There are criminals in the camp, no one is allowed to leave without permission.
Do you know who I am?
Princess.
Let me go!
Yes. Let the princess out!
Go quickly!
General.
Has anyone left the military camp alone?
The princess has just left.
Follow me!
Search everywhere. Quick.
You saved my life,
What are you going to tell them?
Don't worry about me.
Will we see each other again?
Take care.
You too.
Minghui.
Please do not kill my father.
I beg you.
Minghui. Don't beg your enemy.
Brother Yang.
My father is the only relative I've got.
I saved your life.
Please don't hurt him!
You know the rules very well.
How dare you oppose it?
Come. Give him 20 beatings.
Take him out.
Chengbin.
Your Highness.
Send the soldiers to search for him.
Yes!
Your Highness.
General Nalan and Princess Minghui...
have returned to the military camp.
Your father will die because of this.
Don't you know that?
Minghui.
Tell me why.
Say something.
Don't you know that the man you saved burnt down our granary?
But we stole their water.
Shut up! How dare you help and cure an enemy?
Look at you now.
They are your enemies.
But I have no grudge against them.
Why can't I save him?
Shut up!
Nalan Xiuji.
Your Highness.
Come out.
I want to say two things to you.
One, send Minghui away immediately. To Yili.
Yes.
Two, I want to marry your daughter.
I will go back to Hangzhou soon to marry Minghui.
Your Highness.
I don't want to go anywhere.
You are becoming even more ignorant.
I have told you before.
You should be prepared.
The prince has proposed to marry you.
As soon as the war is over, you will be married in Hangzhou.
Father, I really don't want to get married.
And...
I want to stay with you, so that I can take care of you.
Silly girl.
Once you marry the prince, you won't have to take care of me anymore.
But I don't want to get married.
Minghui. The marriage cannot be averted.
Yang Yunchong is back!
Yang Yunchong.
What happened to you?
What kept you?
It's a long story. I'm returning the horse to you now.
Brother.
Don't you know that I've worried about you?
Where have you been these past few days?
I was seriously injured by a poisonous arrow.
Let me take a look.
It's all right now.
That's because I met...
a very good doctor.
I'm glad that you are fine now.
When everything is settled here,
I'll go to Mount Heaven with you.
All right?
If you think that I am too strong,
I can learn to be more gentle.
If you've change, then you will not be Fei Hongjin anymore.
I will be gentle only to you.
To the others,
I will still be Fei Hongjin.
For me? Is it worth it?
Don't try to find any more excuses.
Princess.
Princess has a good heart.
If you didn't beg the prince for our lives,
we would have...
Yes.
And we have also received some money for our families.
Princess. It's fortunate for us to be able to go back home.
The princess is our saviour.
We bow to the princess.
Yang Yunchong. Let's play together.
I can't... I'm drunk.
It's just a game.
If you really were drunk,
you wouldn't be so indecisive.
I really am drunk.
Yunchong.
Yunchong. Don't be shy.
Show us your talents.
I'll play with you. Come.
Be careful.
Watch out!
Bravo!
Swordsman Chu.
According to the rules, you have to drink with the leader if you win.
Here. - Thanks.
Leader!
A troop of soldiers has left the military camp
and are heading towards Yili.
They must be escorting an important person.
I guess, by tomorrow morning, they'll be about 5 miles from here.
All right. Prepare yourselves!
Princess. Do you want to drink some water?
Princess. I want to ask you something, but you will scold me for it.
Have you fallen in love with that man?
Princess. You mustn't do that.
Have you forgotten what General Nalan said?
I just want you to live happily ever after.
If one day,
your father married you to some random man,
would you agree to it?
I... I haven't thought about it.
But...
The prince is not some random man.
I promise you that...
I will let you marry...
the person you love.
Princess.
Stop!
Charge!
Protect the princess!