Seven Swords
Episode 25 Seven Swords
I will be an officer of the government forever,
I will do my best to serve my country.
Good! In that case,
let us enter the capital city.
Wait.
Do you know that...
there are rebels in the Beauty Club?
Rebels?
That's right... I may be old,
but I can tell.
Come here.
Go!
Jump!.
I'm going to kill you.
Don't!
Where is Xin Longzi?
Let's find him.
Xin Longzi.
What happened to you?
Who are you?
What are you doing here?
Who is this kid?
Soldiers... Run!
Sir. Please stay.
Are you Mao Bijiang, leader of the southern rebels?
We've already failed. - Stop talking. Follow me.
Where to?
Our usual place. - Our usual place?
Yes. No one would believe that we'd go back there.
Come on. - Let's go.
Did something happen to the Red Spear Society here?
Senior Fu.
You found the I Ching tablet in the warehouse. What does the word on it mean?
Is it some kind of mark that they left when they ran away?
I guess something might have happened to the people here.
This is the mark that they left here.
There is the word "One" written on the diagram.
It means, "Everything will come back as one."
So, I guess this must be a clue to their whereabouts.
But the world is so big.
How will we find them?
It might represent a place.
What does it mean? What place could it be?
And we have the scholar and the child to take care of.
Yes. A scholar that knows no martial arts.
He has not shaved his head, and he is carrying a child.
He will be killed if he leaves us.
Two lives.
I think we have to...
take this burden with us.
I'll take a look.
It's not safe tonight.
Even the chickens are scared.
Come on... Let's take a look.
There's no one there.
Maybe I'm hearing things.
I'm sure I heard a child crying.
It must be that crazy girl again.
Probably, she's barking mad.
Mr. Mao. The city is chaotic right now.
It's too dangerous for you and your child.
You should leave as soon as possible.
I won't leave without...
the child's mother.
Where is the child's mother now?
Held captive in the royal palace.
The royal palace?
Our country is occupied. Even a scholar like me,
cannot stand aside and do nothing.
So I helped the others.
And followed General Shi to guard Yangzhou.
But we didn't have enough food.
General Shi died for the country. Yangzhou fell.
I had to take my daughter...
and my wife and run away from Yangzhou.
Don't be nervous.
We'll reach the city gate after this road.
Then we will be safe.
Let's go!
Hey. What's your business?
We are just leaving the city.
Don't touch my child.
Get your hands off my child.
Give me back my child.
You bastards.
Get your hands off my child.
Don't take my child.
Xiaoyuan. - It's a woman!
Let go of me!
Let go of me. Xiaoyuan.
Don't touch me!
Xiaoyuan.
Get off her!
Animal!
Are you all right?
Dong Xiaoyuan.
You are Dong Xiaoyuan?
Nobody can touch this woman.
Take her... There's a reward for her capture.
Xiaoyuan. Xiaoyuan.
Don't move!
If you want to take me alive,
then release my husband and child.
All right. Release him.
Xiaoyuan...
Xiaoyuan!
Scholars are useless.
In these chaotic times,
I cannot save the country,
and I cannot save my family.
I have put Xiaoyuan in danger.
And I have put my child Lian in danger too.
My child.
You shouldn't have been my daughter.
You have chosen a life of suffering.
Don't be ridiculous.
The child cannot choose her parents.
It's you who wanted this child.
Thank you, swordsman.
Mr. Mao. Don't mention it.
Feed the child.
Thank you, swordsmen.
Sir.
The jewel in our plan is right inside.
Please.
This is the famous prostitute of Yangzhou, Dong Xiaoyuan. She is talented in arts and music.
Your Highness likes to learn the arts of the Han people.
You should get along very well with her.
Who are you?
Why have you brought me here?
Dong Xiaoyuan.
I'm giving you to the emperor.
You are very fortunate.
I have a husband and a child.
Your emperor...
has killed millions of Han people.
I won't give in.
Ridiculous.
You were a prostitute. You're lucky to be in the royal palace.
How dare you talk nonsense?
Using such words against Sir Aolong,
do you want to die?
I was captured and sent here.
I just want a quick death.
Li Chengchou.
You are really good at choosing women.
You did good. You did good.
If we want the emperor to abdicate, we are dependant on this woman.
Have you written to the emperor on her behalf?
Don't worry.
I have arranged for the eunuchs to give the letter to the emperor tonight.
Good. It's not a sin...
to get an annulment with the queen,
but if he gets along with Dong Xiaoyuan,
then we have proof.
We can say that the emperor wants the annulment with the queen for this woman.
He is therefore inviting Han people into the royal family.
If the emperor's mother hears about this,
she will become furious.
In order to maintain peace with the eight armies,
she will have to make the emperor give up his throne.
But we need to make Dong Xiaoyuan willing to get along with the emperor.
Then our plan will work.
Be careful. - Yes.
Bribe the emperor's eunuchs.
Take Dong Xiaoyuan...
into the emperor's bedroom every night.
Then the word will spread.
When the emperor's mother...
sends for Dong Xiaoyuan to question her,
Dong Xiaoyuan is bound to...
speak to her insolently.
This will be a sin...
that the emperor has committed.
Nice plan. Nice plan.
Duo Geduo's army will enter the city tomorrow.
We have to do this quickly.
Senior Fu. I am just a scholar.
I don't want to involve the innocent.
This is my business.
I'll take care of it by myself.
Be patient.
I'll help you to think of something.
Think of what?
Can you silence the child?
If the child keeps on crying,
we will have no place to hide.
Didn't you cry when you were a kid?
I guess we'll have to find some place else.
Your Highness. Here Your Highness.
A eunuch found a letter addressed to you.
I didn't know what to do.
So I brought it for you.
Dong Xiaoyuan.
Li Chengchou brought this Dong Xiaoyuan...
into the royal palace.
He wants to give her to the emperor.
But she hasn't eaten anything...
for the past three days.
The emperor has been very busy.
We don't dare to give you any more troubles.
All right. I'll take a look myself.
I'll change first.
Dong Xiaoyuan. The emperor has sent some dimsum for you.
Get up and thank the emperor.
Dong Xiaoyuan. Get up and thank the emperor.
Don't touch that.
Madam. I just want to look.
Don't touch it!
Dong Xiaoyuan. You are outrageous.
All right. Madam.
I won't touch it.
But, you should eat something.
Or else you will suffer a lot.
It looks like you are going to die from hunger in the royal palace.
It seems that...
you have been wronged.
But if you don't tell anyone,
then who will know what happened?
How about this? Tell me about it,
I'll tell the emperor about it for you.
The emperor is a reasonable man.
He will definitely help you.
All right.
Then you can tell the emperor...
that I'm going to kill him.
All right.
Madam. Get some rest.
Take good care of this woman.
Your Highness.
Dong Xiaoyuan is too proud a person.
I think something has happened to her.
Perhaps we should find her a doctor first.
This woman has insulted me.
If you let my mother hear about it,
then she will be killed.
Your Highness. I wouldn't dare.
There are many people in the royal palace.
You shouldn't tell the doctor or word will begin to spread.
Let's find a doctor that we can trust from outside the royal palace.
Ask him to cure her quietly.
There are soldiers. Quick.
I heard something. Let's take a look.
Run. Run quickly.
Hey... Yuanyin?
Senior Fu.
Come and take a look at this.
Take care of Mr. Mao. I'll have a look.
What is it?
Playing hide-and-seek now?
What happened?
Senior Fu.
The word on the I Ching tablet...
is written here, right?
"Everything will come back as one."
Are the people of the Red Spear Society here?
Everything will come back as one.
There's nobody here.
The district office of the Red Spear Society...
has been destroyed by the soldiers.
Not many people have survived.
It's been very dangerous.
Mr. Lu.
Why have you stayed here?
Since the first day I joined the Red Spear Society,
I have had a coffin prepared for myself.
And there are a few people...
in Hangzhou who know me.
I guess I'm still safe here.
Perhaps I can be of use by staying here.
You are brave and loyal. You should be respected.
I have a duty to serve my country.
It seems that the Red Spear Society...
in the capital city is also in danger.
What do you think we should do?
Aolong is very determined.
And the emperor has sent for Duo Geduo.
Something is bound to happen.
It will become very interesting.
Good.
When the snipe and the clam grapple,
the fisherman profits.
This is a good opportunity for us.
There is news from the city gate...
that the armies of Duo Geduo...
are going to enter the city tomorrow.
When they enter the city,
Duo Geduo will think that...
he has taken everything under control.
He will become complacent.
That is the best time for us to make our move.
Then we can assassinate him.
Good.
Let's take a rest tonight.
Freshen yourselves. We'll attack tomorrow.
Sir. Can we cut down...
the peach blossom trees during the night?
Why?
We have to kill Duo Geduo tomorrow.
Yuanyin wants to use the trees to practise his swordplay.
In order to overthrow the dynasty,
how can I care about a few trees?
You can do whatever you like...
even if you want to destroy my house.
Please.
Please drink.
A woman is ill in the royal palace.
We want you to treat her.
How about the official doctor?
We want to keep this a secret.
That's why we came out of the palace to find a doctor that we can trust.
But you have to keep it a secret too.
As usual,
I won't ask you what I shouldn't ask.
However, you have to tell me...
the hometown of the patient.
People from different hometowns...
need different kinds of medicine.
She's from the south. Yangzhou, maybe.
Yangzhou.
Please... Drink... Drink some tea.
I can't see...
You deal with them! I'll give chase.
Third Brother. Where did they go?
Third Brother.
I heard that...
you are a martial arts expert.
And you are a recluse.
But to me,
you are just a swindler and a con man.
It seems that you know a lot...
about me.
You should know if I am a swindler of not.
You were an official in the previous dynasty.
You suddenly gave up your job.
Then retreated into the forest.
You waited until we invaded the central plains,
then you came out as a rebel.
That is really unprecedented.
I quit my job because I didn't know what Ming Dynasty meant.
Now, I don't know what Ching Dynasty means.
The dynasty itself is not important.
No dynasty can last for a million years.
It's only the land that remains the same.
Good. Very well put.
I have never thought about a dynasty that lasts a million years.
I just care about the present dynasty.
They are ours, the Manchurians.
The surname is Aixin Jiaoluo.
You're wrong.
Dynasties can change.
But the civilians never change.
There is only one dynasty.
It's the dynasty of the people.
People are like water.
The same water that bears the boat can also swallow it up.
If there is no water,
what's the use of the boat?
It will be useless even if it is a dragon boat.
This sword is used to save the people.
What nonsense you speak.
I heard that the sword in your hand...
also drank the blood of many people in the previous dynasty.
You claim to help the people.
But I think you are trying to redeem yourself instead.
Your soul cannot be redeemed...
once you have sinned.
Doesn't the saying go...
"what is done cannot be undone"?
You're right.
I will bear the responsibility...
of my own sins.
But,
if you talk about "what is done cannot be undone",
then let me give you some advice,
you should have a conscience...
before you do anything.
Conscience? This is my conscience.
It seems that your conscience is cold and hard.
Fu Qingzhu.
You really are a calm swordsman.
Are you saying that I should be threatened by your sword?
No.
You should be threatened by your own conscience.
It's your own demons that will take you off balance.
You're wrong again.
I don't care about my past sins.
I just don't want any more regrets.
Is this your beacon light?
No, it's the rules.
The rules of the past life, of the present, and the future.
It's the rule of everything.
But you shouldn't talk about the future when you do something good.
You can't say that you don't care about your past sins.
When you're dead,
then you can talk about "no regrets".
This weapon is used to kill the wild rabbits.
Come on.
Let me kill you!
What kind of swordplay is this?
The Unlearn Way.
Nonsense.
This is...
Unlearn...
What...?
Don't ask...
Senior Fu.
Yuanyin. Stay back. Let's go!
Don't ask...
Lian. Dad has come back.
Lian.
Let go of my child! Let go!
Lian.
Doctor Lu... How is she?
Your Highness... Now, she...
Miss...
It's you. It's you. Don't come near me. Get away!
Dong Xiaoyuan. You are outrageous.
Please forgive her.
She is very confused right now.
I think you should let her rest.
And the others too... she should be alone.
Are you sure you can cure her?
Cure her...
I'll give you a hundred pieces of gold.
The rest of you...
Come with me.
Madam Mao. Don't think about dying.
Your husband and daughter are still alive.
They are living in my place.
You cannot think about dying.
You have to take good care of yourself.
When I come back tomorrow,
I'll get you out of here.
Then you can see them again.
Thank you.
Don't mention it.
Take the medicine on time. Eat your meals regularly.
Take good care of yourself.
Mr. Mao and Lain...
are waiting for you.
Saviour... How is my child?
Has she grown?
Is she thinner?
She is very good and obedient.
You can see her when you leave the royal palace.
Take care.
We were chasing the soldiers,
but I lost sight of Third Brother...
right about here.
Xin Longzi has been having strange moods.
It seems that...
the peach blossoms have caused his frustrations.
Where should we look for him then?
Your Highness.
Brothers.
You have followed me for years.
We have fought many battles... But why?
To protect our country.
Good.
My armies are very well disciplined.
Everyone does their duty.
I'll kill whoever breaks the law.
Yes!
Follow the prince to the city!
Yes!
Go!
Your Highness... Your army is really great.
Aolong... Yours too.
Your Highness leads the armies that protect the capital city.
Your mighty power is known throughout the city.
If we were to fight,
I wonder who would be the victor.