Lan Ling Wang
[Prince of Lan Ling]
Episode 1
557 Common Era.
The end of the Wei Jin Southern and Northern Dynasties.
Hu Kou region near the Yellow River.
[Yang Jian, Black Cape Swordsman]
A human finger!
How come there's a finger inside the fish?
I don't know... but this...
Excuse me.
In the upstream region
the Zhou soldiers have conquered Dan Zhou city
So the dead bodies of Qi soldiers were thrown into the Yellow River
and got eaten by fish.
Therefore, within these few months you'd better not eat fish.
This...
Look, it's going to be great year for harvest!
We're running out of room to stock our harvest.
That's right!
No matter how we extend our storeroom it's still not enough.
The farming technique that our ancestor, Wu Xian, has passed down
is really amazing!
Come chase me!
Give it back!
- Take a rest if you're tired. - Okay.
- Give me the flower! - Take a rest.
[Xue Wu's Grandma]
Here you are.
Time certainly flies.
It's been another ten years.
Let my guest in.
Spiritual Elder, have you been well?
The outside world is still as chaotic as before, right?
The Qi and Zhou states are still fighting each other
and are hurting numerous innocent people.
Elder.
Your ancestor, Wu Xian, once helped the king to conquer the world.
Why are you not out there to help our king settle the battle
but instead, hiding here and cut off from the outside world?
It's long been known that kings only use and abuse people.
After the divine sorceresses of our Wu tribe used their divination skills
to help various kings conquered the world
people would become envious of them.
Since they're worried that other people would take away their divine sorceress
so they tried to wipe out my entire tribe!
After the massacre on our Wu tribe
our population went from a few hundred to only a few of us left.
Finally, in order to keep our bloodline [Yang Xue Wu, Divine Sorceress]
Our elders led the remaining few people
and hid here for hundreds of years.
We call ourselves White Mountain Villagers
and use our Five Mile Fog Magic
to hide the entrance of White Mountain Village
so that the Wu tribe remains hidden from the outside world.
But for the past hundreds of years
people still believes in the myth
that whoever has a divine sorceress would conquer the world.
Everyone, from the king to peasants
strongly believes that divine sorceresses would help the king conquer the world again.
Elder...
That's enough!
Back then, if I had not owed the head of your tribe a favor
given you my Five Colored Bird to lead you into the village
and allowed you to come for a reading once every ten years
I would never let you into my village so easily.
Ask whatever you want to ask.
As soon as you're done, you must leave at once.
Please don't get mad, Elder.
For I'm a swordsman
I don't know what the chaotic world holds for me.
Please tell me how this world will turn out in the next ten years.
The world is currently split up into two regions, North and South.
In the North, there are the two strong states of Zhou and Qi.
In the South, there's still the Chen state.
But the Chen state is weakening fast.
Therefore the winner of the battle is in the North.
I wonder
if it's going to be Qi state or Zhou state?
The change in the world is closely related to these four people.
Yuwen Hu, a powerful courtier in Northern Zhou state.
When he was young, he was a loyal and courageous general.
But due to his greed for power
he's doomed to eventually kill his master.
Just like a greedy wolf.
Yuwen Yung, a young master in the Northern Zhou state.
He's the nephew of Yuwen Hu
and succeeded to the throne at a young age.
He grew up under the control of Yuwen Hu.
Therefore
sooner or later, he'd want to lodge an attack
and grow up to become a hungry wolf.
Therefore, the Northern Zhou state will soon engage in a battle of its own.
Just wait and see who the winner is between the greedy and hungry wolves.
You said four people would influence the change in the world.
So the remaining two should be people from the Qi state?
One of them
is the current crown prince of the Northern Qi state, Gao Wei.
Although he's being guarded by the rose finch star
but to a very limited extent.
Even if he becomes the king
he can only be like a bird.
He might appear to be elegant
but he's not able to accomplish anything.
In that case
the other person who might become the Northern Qi state king is...
Gao Chang Gong, the grandson of Gao Huan who founded Qi state.
He's the cousin of the crown prince, Gao Wei.
He owns the land of Lan Ling, and is called the Prince of Lan Ling.
It is said that although Gao Chang Gong is a royal member
but he is very kindhearted.
He's both handsome and great at fighting battles.
He's unbeatable.
People refer to him as the God of Battle.
His destiny is like that of a phoenix.
In other words
The Prince of Lan Ling should be the most suitable person to become the king.
Unfortunately
the Prince of Lan Ling is a phoenix with no claws.
Although a phoenix can fight for a very long time
but how can it rest if it has no claws?
Without the help from a mentor
he'd fall very quickly.
What's even more sarcastic
is that he's destined to die in the hands of his own brothers.
Xue Wu, how dare you!
How dare you eavesdrop on Grandma!
Get out!
This child possesses the blood of a divine sorceress.
She actually made the clawless phoenix dance for her.
Could she have an extraordinary relationship with the Prince of Lan Ling?
No!
She'd never find out about her destiny.
I'd never let her get involved with the outside world
and bear the mission of our Wu tribe.
Prince of Lan Ling, the God of Battle.
You're a good person.
Although Grandma's never been wrong in her readings
but I'm still going to pray for you.
I hope you'll win the battle for your own destiny.
[Ten Years Later]
[Gao Chang Gong, Prince of Lan Ling, General of the Northern Qi state]
[Hu Kou Barrier, Northern Qi state]
Brothers!
The Zhou soldiers are coming towards us in numerous numbers.
We will have to fight them on our own.
The soldiers of the Qi state are going to fight their enemies.
- Will you come with me? - Yes!
[Yang Shi Shen, Hulu Xu Da, Northern Qi state]
Charge!
Look at the tens of thousands of Zhou soldiers that we have.
How would the two thousand Qi soldiers ever going to beat us?
We're definitely going to win this battle.
Hulu Xu Da is Gao Chang Gong's key man. [Yuchi Jiong, General of Northern Zhou state]
If we can capture him today
it'd be like chopping off one of Gao Chang Gong's arms.
I hereby give an order.
Whoever captures Hulu Xu Da will be rewarded with 500 gold!
Yes!
Look, General.
A masked man's coming towards us.
Could he be...
At first I was only going to capture a petty guy like Hulu Xu Da.
I didn't expect Gao Chang Gong to be lured here as well.
Hang in there, brothers! Fourth Prince is here!
Fourth Prince!
It's been said that the God of Battle, Prince of Lan Ling
never lets others see his face.
I hereby give an order!
Whoever captures Gao Chang Gong
will be rewarded with 10,000 gold and promoted up three ranks.
Today, I'm going to rip off the Prince of Lan Ling's mask
and see his real face!
Xu Da!
- We must get out of here! - Let's go!
I'll lure them away so you can run.
- Let's follow our plan. - Yes.
Let's go!
Gao Chang Gong's running away! Catch him!
Whoever catches the Prince of Lan Ling will be rewarded!
Go after the Prince of Lan Ling!
Chase the Prince of Lan Ling!
Fourth Brother!
Xu Da, what are you doing?
We're brothers, so I'd never leave you in danger!
I hereby give an order!
Follow me to capture Gao Chang Gong.
Capturing him is worth more than conquering ten Hu Kao Barriers!
General, watch out for traps.
Gao Chang Gong is running towards a quicksand region.
I know what I'm doing.
Go after him!
Chase him!
Since Fourth Brother rode off alone and became their lure
the careless Yuchi Jiong must be following him closely with his soldiers.
It will depend on who gets there first.
Let's go!
Fourth Brother.
They've been tricked.
Hu Kao Barrier has a complex geography and is difficult to defend.
Since Yuchi Jiong is very ambitious
once he has a chance of capturing me he'd lead all his men with him.
This trick should take down a large number of Zhou soldiers
and win some time for Prince of An De.
Gao Chang Gong!
I know your trick.
With thousands of soldiers and horses
I'll definitely make myself a path.
Charge!
Kill him!
Step over our soldiers and horses to cross the quicksand!
Yuchi Jiong is so inhumane.
Let's go, Fourth Brother.
- Let's stick to our plan. - Yes!
Let's go!
The mountainous path ahead is a dead end.
Prince of Lan Ling, you can't get away!
Go after him!
Chase him!
General, we've been ambushed!
Release the arrows!
Fourth Prince, congratulations on such a successful plan.
They've all become easy targets now.
At least we've managed to take down at least half of the Zhou soldiers.
We can now fight the battle.
Back down!
Kill them!
Yuchi Jiong, you won't get away!
Capture Yuchi Jiong alive!
Chase him!
Watch out!
Protect Fourth Brother!
Retreat, quick!
Fourth Brother, why aren't we going after them?
Although we've managed to take down quite a lot of Zhou soldiers
but we still only have 2,000 soldiers.
They're still much stronger than us.
We must wait until Senior General Hulu gets here with his backup soldiers
before we can cross the river and fight them.
What a pity.
I wish I could kill a few more Zhou soldiers to ease my anger today.
Shut up!
You're the one who has disobeyed me the most
and put everyone in danger in this battle.
Prince of An De.
When we get back to camp
pass on my order to confiscate Hulu Xu Da's pay for three years
and demote him three ranks.
Since you're so unwilling to follow my orders
then you should start training from scratch.
But Xu Da did it because he was worried about you...
Yes, sir.
Prince of An De.
Although Hulu Xu Da disobeyed my orders
but he's done well in protecting me in this battle.
Therefore I'll share half my pay with Xu Da for the next three years.
Thank you, Fourth Brother.
If you'd like to thank me
then help Prince of An De to keep an eye on Hu Kou Barrier
and watch your actions.
No one is to leave Hu Kou Barrier without my order.
Yes!
Fourth Prince.
Snowy's injury has triggered his old wound.
I've heard that Hu Kou Barrier is a very scenic place where fairies hide.
Why don't we go there?
The hot spring there might help Snowy heal his wound.
That sounds good.
I'll take Snowy to find a hot spring to cure his injury.
Everyone must be tired, go and take a rest.
But remember, the Zhou soldiers are still around here.
You must still stay alert at night, understand?
- Yes. - Yes.
This time we must keep a close eye on Hu Kou Barrier.
The Zhou soldiers have already backed down to guard Dan Zhou city.
General Hulu's backup soldiers should also be here soon.
To be honest
the Zhou soldiers are certainly a little stronger than us.
If it wasn't for Fourth Prince's thoughtful battle strategy
I guess we would have lost both Hu Kou Barrier and Luo Yang city already.
Did you know not only are the hot springs beautiful around the Hu Kou region?
It's long been said
that the descendants of Wu Xian tribe are secretly living here.
I've heard that since I was young.
People say that whoever finds a divine sorceress of Wu tribe would conquer the world.
Pity that the Wu tribe has long disappeared
so I'm not sure if this myth is true or not.
Everyone says not only do these divine sorceresses have fortune telling skills
but they can also help kings to wipe out enemies, cure all illnesses
and turn dirty water clean.
Really?
What's more, they're also beautiful and have great figures.
Oh, that's right!
Fifth Prince, what's wrong?
I forgot to tell Fourth Brother
that if he bumps into a divine sorceress
he must bring her back to show me.
I want to see how beautiful she really is.
I really want to see what she looks like.
[Yang Xue Wu, Divine Sorceress]
I failed again!
How did that happen?
That's it.
The book says add saltpeter, coal, and sulfur
as well as rosin and yellow lead
and it should create a splendid firework.
But how come after trying for half a day
and almost burned down the house
I still can't make a firework?
I've ran out of sulfur.
I must get out of the village and find some.
Xue Wu.
I hope you're not trying to make your own inventions again.
- Grandma! - Xue Wu.
Why are you up so early?
- I'm blind, not deaf. - Yeah?
- It was such a loud explosion. - Really?
How could I not wake up?
I... I...
I was busy embroidering the belt for tomorrow's initiation ceremony.
Grandma can hear clearly, as well as smell very well.
The entire house smells of thick smoke.
Grandma.
That's because I was burning coal to get warmth.
You know how I have aversion to cold, right?
Aversion to cold?
Then let me ask you.
What's the cure for that?
Cassia twigs, liquorice, cooked astragalus...
and...
The cure for aversion to cold
is separated into targeting the five organs.
It's not as simple as memorizing the medicine names.
Judging from how slack you are
how are you going to heal people?
You're grounded for today.
Get on with your studies at home.
Grandma!
Grandma.
You know that I don't want to be a doctor.
Why can't you just let me research on what interests me?
The house smells of thick smoke
because I've stayed up all night trying to figure out how to make a firework
before your 80th birthday celebration with the whole village.
Why can't you be proud of me, Grandma?
I'd be very proud of my granddaughter
only if she's good at cooking, embroidery
caring for her husband, children, and family
and not someone who's over ambitious and obsessed with predicting the future.
Xue Wu.
Why can't you just listen to Grandma and just be an ordinary girl?
Grandma, it's Fei Yen!
My parents heard a loud explosion
and asked me to come and see if you're all right.
Grandma!
My mom asked me to come and tell you to keep an eye on Xue Wu.
This is happening too often.
We either get woken up by loud explosions
or get scared by huge fires.
- Look what you've done. - Grandma.
They must have heard wrong as well.
I'll go and check it out.
You take a rest first.
Luo Hua.
I've looked up this medicine book for you.
For your pimple
toads are the best cure.
Works for all skin problems.
All yours!
Yang Xue Wu, you weird maniac!
I'll get you back for this!
What's it got to do with me?
You're the ones who are screaming like maniacs.
Lucky, Fortune.
Sorry to have to wake you two up so early.
Yang Xue Wu.
Grandma.
Tomorrow is White Mountain Village's initiation ceremony.
Where's your belt?
I...
You're grounded for today.
Finish embroidering your belt!
The White Mountain Village initiation ceremony
is a once in a lifetime ceremony for a girl.
The belt represents her upbringing and education.
Only if you've finished embroidering the belt
would a nice boy like you.
I'm not going to let you embarrass our family
by presenting a rag at the initiation ceremony.
But Grandma
I need to go to the thermal valley to find some sulfur.
It's so chaotic beyond our village that nobody wants to go.
Why do you keep wanting to go outside?
If I find out that you leave the village again today
then I'll use Five Mile Fog to cover the village
so that you can never come home again.
Grandma, you're bullying me because I'm an orphan
so there's no one to stick up for me.
You always want me to be a lady
but I'm not born to be a lady.
You also know that everyone's laughing at me.
No one's going to accept my belt at the initiation ceremony.
I'm definitely going to be an embarrassment!
No matter what you're not to leave the village today!
I know we can't go against our destiny.
Five Mile Fog.
Please protect Xue Wu
and keep her away from the person whom she's destined to meet.
Snowy, hang in there.
I can already smell sulfur.
We'll be there soon.
Stay right there!
Don't run away!
Stay where you are!
Madam Jiang!
Madam Jiang, I'm exhausted!
Madam Jiang.
Since you're not laying any eggs
I'll have to help you.
Why embroider belts?
I'd rather study acupuncture
than practice my embroidery.
Madam Jiang, you haven't laid any eggs for days already.
If this goes on, Grandma and I will be malnourished.
Let me see if you're sick, okay?
Madam Jiang!
Don't run!
Stay where you are!
Don't run away!
Stop!
The storm is coming!
I promised Grandma that I won't leave the village!
So this is the hot spring.
Let's use the hot spring to cure your wound.
Aren't you lucky?
You're full of eggs so you shouldn't run so vigorously!
Thundering one minute, and sunny the next?
What strange weather!
Madam Jiang, don't run!
So she's left the village.
It must be destiny.
Must I let them meet each other?
Snowy, does that feel good?
You've fought with me for so many years.
You really deserve a break now.
Madam Jiang!
You can surely run for an old woman.
Just like my grandma.
Let's go home now.
I'd be in big trouble if Grandma finds out that I've left the village.
Since I'm here already
I might as well bring some sulfur back.
This is renowned for its Lady Spring.
It's very safe, wait for me.
I'm sorry! I didn't mean to peep on you!
But it's such a beautiful scene!
I couldn't help myself.
I often sneak out of the village
but I've never seen any outsiders before.
I'm so sorry!
Don't mind me.
Back in my hometown, it's either the elderly or young children.
Girls the same age as me are either very fat or very dark.
Ever since I was born
I've never seen such a perfectly beautiful...
woman like you.
Pretty Lady...
Don't go, Pretty Lady!
Since we're both girls, don't be shy.
Let's bathe together!
Here I come!
I've picked up a piece of sulfur.
This is great!
Pretty Lady.
Although we're not born on the same day
but since we can bathe in this hot spring together today
it must be fate.
Why don't we become friends?
Pretty Lady, if you don't speak
then I'd take it as a yes?
That's great!
No one ever wants to be my friend within my village.
Only you, Pretty Lady.
A stranger who's willing to be my friend.
Don't be scared, Pretty Lady. I'll protect you!
You perverts!
How dare you peep on Pretty Lady while she's bathing!
Let me teach you a lesson!
I know what you dirty men have in mind!
Despicable!
I won't let you touch Pretty Lady.
Didn't your mother teach you not to peep on women bathing?
You even peeped on two women bathing!
Don't be scared, Pretty Lady.
Let me protect you!
You pervert, this would teach you a lesson!
Pretty Lady.
I didn't know you were that good at martial arts.
Thanks.
Pretty Lady, you've got such a pretty face
but your voice is like a man's.
Never mind.
It's not a such a big deal.
It's better to have a man's voice than to look like a man.
The men in my village are so annoying.
They all look down on me.
Forget it, we shouldn't bathe for too long or we'd get dizzy.
Let's go.
I'm sorry, miss.
Excuse me for what I did.
Pretty Lady, how come you're a man?
Miss.
I thought you said it's not good to bathe for too long.
I'm a decent girl but you've seen every part of me.
Miss... Miss?
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