Lan Ling Wang
[Prince of Lan Ling]
Episode 2
Men and women should keep a distance.
In order to protect your reputation
I only covered you with your robe.
You... you...
Why didn't you tell me you were a man?
I never said I was a woman.
Judging from your build you could have easily fought them on your own.
I shouldn't have helped you
and let them see my body!
Who would want to marry me if people in my village hear about this?
You're not a local, right?
When are you going to leave?
Miss, do you think my horse can walk very far at all?
He's been wounded quite badly.
But you can't stay.
The longer you stay here, the more likely you'd meet our villagers.
If you tell them what happened to me by accident
then I'd be in trouble.
Miss...
Don't worry, I'll just wash it when I get home.
He's hurt very badly.
If he keeps on walking
he'd definitely fall down within ten miles.
How do you know that?
I could already see his bone and it's red and swollen.
He must be in great pain right now.
Then can you help him, miss?
I know of someone who can.
But...
Miss, this horse is like my own brother.
He's fought many battles with me.
Even the army doctor couldn't cure him.
Please help him, miss.
I, Gao Si Lang, would be very grateful.
Follow me, don't get lost.
Oh yeah.
Our villagers are quite shy of strangers.
So we'll have to sneak into the village
and get the medicine from my house to cure Snowy, okay?
What's that moving thing?
Quickly come and have a look.
- What's that? - Why are those flowers moving?
I don't know.
What on earth is that?
I've never seen anything like this.
- How can these flowers move? - Hurry.
Careful!
Isn't that Xue Wu's chicken?
- Yeah! - It's covered in flowers.
- That weirdo must have done this! - Yeah.
Thank goodness it's Xue Wu's chicken.
I thought it was an intruder.
Don't worry about it.
Quick, hurry up!
Come on!
Bring your horse over there.
So your village forbids outsiders from coming in.
I'm sorry for causing you trouble.
What else could I do?
I had to help you, right?
You guys wait here first.
I'll go inside and see if Grandma's got some medicine for him.
You better leave once you've applied the medicine on him to avoid trouble.
Okay.
Xue Wu.
Grandma!
Grandma.
Xue Wu.
My back has been hurting badly for the past few days.
I remember there's a prescription in the medicine book
with a bitter taste, that's cold
and is used for cooling the body
and strengthening joints and the spine.
Can you tell me what that prescription is?
It's horse meat!
Grandma, it's my fault.
Please don't kill Snowy and use him to cook soup.
I know I was wrong.
I shouldn't have disobeyed you
and left the village and even brought Snowy back.
But that's because he's badly hurt.
According to our village's rules, you'd have to guarantee with your own life
when you bring an outsider into the village.
If this outsider causes trouble
then you'd be killed and offered to our ancestors.
Have you forgotten already?
Grandma.
If this person had not saved me life today
I would have been killed already
and wouldn't be here arguing with you now.
Also, you've always wanted me to study moral teachings
and be a grateful person.
It's only right for me to risk my life to help him, right?
You...
Please forgive her, Elder.
She told me she knows of an elder renowned for her curing skills.
That's why I begged her to bring me to the village.
I didn't expect to cause such serious consequences.
Snowy and I are totally unrelated to you two.
I'd hate to see you two ruin your relationship because of Snowy and I.
I shall go now.
Don't... don't go.
Grandma, how can a doctor leave someone to die?
Also, he's my only friend.
Grandma, I beg you!
If it wasn't for him, you wouldn't be seeing me now.
Once I've cured your horse
you must leave at once.
Miss.
Why are you risking your life for us?
As I said just then
you saved my life, so we're friends.
Also...
don't be silly.
She's my biological grandma, why would she kill me?
You've gone so far to help me.
May I know your name?
Xue Wu, my name is Yang Xue Wu.
Come on, let's bring Snowy in.
Top of its head.
Middle of its back.
Back of its neck.
Xue Wu.
Go and get some forked fern and notoginseng.
Grind them into powder to make a dressing.
Yes, Grandma.
I've been to many places
but I've never seen anyone cure a horse like this.
Why acupuncture?
Visible wounds are not the most serious.
This horse has the same destiny as yours.
It lost its mother since young and has always been lonely.
But in order to prove itself, it's given itself to the battlegrounds
and brought numerous wounds upon itself.
You might understand its persistence
but does your master understand your sacrifice?
I only know that I hate battles.
I'm fighting because I want to end these battles.
But when I see young kids coming onto the battlefields
I'd ask myself if what I'm doing is right or wrong.
One day
it's going to die from losing too much blood.
That's this horse's destiny.
But it's against its will.
Because it'd want to fight with you until the end.
It understands that all you ever want is to have world peace.
It was born to protect you.
Snowy.
You can't die.
You must stay with me and protect me.
We would die together.
We must witness world peace together.
Grandma, your abilities are godlike.
Why don't you go out there to help the world?
The reason why we're cut off from the world
is to avoid the chaotic world outside.
We've already broken a major rule by letting you stay the night.
As you leave
do not leave anything behind or take anything with you.
My granddaughter is still immature and does not understand.
She's just an ordinary girl.
I hope...
you'll forget about this place and about her.
Grandma, why did you say that?
Miss Xue Wu's not ordinary at all.
She's pure, innocent, as well as intelligent.
I've never seen a girl as pure as her before.
If it wasn't for her Snowy would have died already.
Enough!
No matter what, you must leave tomorrow morning.
Grandma, the powder's ready.
The horse cannot walk now.
Go and prepare a room for the young master to stay the night.
Fourth Master, eat something.
You want to meet my friends?
Lucky and Fortune!
- Lucky and Fortune? - Cute, right?
This is Lucky, and this is Fortune.
You better eat first.
Here, sit down.
Why is this room so strangely decorated?
Is it?
I also think you're different from other girls.
You like talking to yourself
and talking to animals.
That's because I've never really had any friends.
My parents passed away when I was young.
And my grandma... she's very strict.
So there are some things that I can only say to myself
or tell these animals.
Don't mind me.
Fourth Master, there's something that I can't let my grandma find out.
I have to go now, enjoy your meal.
Yang Xue Wu.
So this is your belt?
Tomorrow's going to be a big day for us.
A once in a lifetime initiation ceremony.
All of us have already embroidered our belts
to put on the boys that admire us.
But you've actually made your belt so dirty.
She doesn't care about that at all.
Everyone knows Yang Xue Wu is renowned for being a troublemaker.
Who would want to accept her belt?
Not only are you ugly
but you're always causing fires and explosions in our village.
It's called fireworks.
I still remember when I hurt my leg at ten years old
Xue Wu forced me to sit on a strange chair
and made me fall even harder.
It was a wheelchair.
I made it for you because I knew you couldn't walk.
It's your fault for not sitting still.
Forget it, you'll never understand anything that I do.
Even your grandma doesn't understand.
That's why she scolds you all the time and is so ashamed of you.
Isn't that true?
Your grandma is a direct descendant of our Wu ancestor
and you're her only granddaughter.
But Grandma didn't even want to pass down the Wu tribe's divination skills to you.
Obviously you're not good enough.
The Wu tribe's divine sorceress?
Could this be the legendary Wu tribe?
So there really is such a person.
I feel so bad for Grandma.
She's lost her son and daughter-in-law
and is stuck with this troublemaker granddaughter.
Fei Yen, I think water must be your jinx lately.
First, it was toad water, and now it's laundry water.
- You better watch out. - You... you...
You did it on purpose!
No one would ever marry you!
You don't deserve to attend the initiation ceremony!
You better not come tomorrow!
Otherwise you'll ruin it for everyone! You...
- Let's go. - Just ignore her.
I'm so mad!
Fourth Master, have you finished eating?
I'm not really hungry.
I hope those noisy villagers didn't disturb you.
Why do you carry such a scary mask with you?
Is it scary?
Actually, ever since I was very young
I was forced onto the battlefields.
It's a place where everyone wants to kill you.
It's only when I wear a mask
can I become somebody else.
I can then forget about my kindness
and become a loyal general who's there to protect his own country.
It's a world where man eats man.
Don't change yourself because of what others think.
If you don't accept yourself as you are
then how do you expect others to accept you?
I heard what that lady said just then.
Don't worry about her.
In my eyes, you're very special.
Really?
This belt is very important to you, right?
But you actually used it to wrap up Snowy's wound.
You didn't even know me
but you've helped me so much.
You even risked your life to bring me and Snowy here to cure his wound.
You have a special kindness that those ladies don't have.
Because I want to see you and Snowy bring peace to everyone.
The day when you settle all battles is when our village will see light again.
I'm really looking forward to it.
Okay.
I can show you around Qi state then.
You mean you're Qi state's general?
Yes.
What about it?
Nothing.
I once heard Grandma mention someone who's very mighty.
But I can't tell you.
When tomorrow comes
they can laugh all they want.
I have my own mask, too.
I'll hide my cowardice and become a brave Yang Xue Wu.
Good.
Tomorrow, your belt will be the most unique.
Fourth Master, you don't need to worry.
I'll cure Snowy.
Fei Yen, you'll soon be putting on the belt for me.
I'm so excited!
No one looks better than you do.
- Honey, you look beautiful. - Don't touch her.
- Why can't I touch her? - Okay, that's enough.
The ceremony's starting soon, I'm so nervous!
I'll be right here.
Grandma Sorceress is here, be quiet.
- Good morning. - Morning.
Did you add this on for me?
Special, right?
It's very pretty!
We'll be leaving after I feed Snowy.
Thanks for taking care of us.
It's nothing.
You look good today, very pretty.
Much prettier than those ladies.
Thank you.
Oh yeah, Grandma's lifted the Five Mile Fog for you to leave the village.
Please take care.
If we have time, we can...
No, we can't see each other again.
You must forget about this place.
Your village is away from all the chaos, and is as beautiful as heaven.
I wish you all forever happiness.
Thank you, I also wish you safety in the outside world.
Grandma, it's almost time.
Do you see Xue Wu?
She's gone to say goodbye to that young master.
Let's not wait for her.
Since you're the general of the Qi state
so you must know the Prince of Lan Ling, right?
Prince of Lan Ling?
Why did you suddenly mention this person?
In this world
there are only four influential men.
The Zhou and Qi states have two men each.
One of them is the Prince of Lan Ling who can bring peace to everyone.
If you have the opportunity to work for the Prince of Lan Ling in future
please tell him to be careful
and not be obsessed with fighting battles.
Because the world can only have peace if he's safe and sound.
I hope I'd be able to meet this God of Battle some time within my lifetime.
Don't worry.
I'll definitely tell him myself.
Let the ceremony begin!
Oh no! The initiation ceremony's starting!
I'll have to go now.
Xue Wu.
My smile is my mask.
Today is the day when you'll tie your hair up.
Shed away your immaturity and welcome your virtue.
May you have a long and happy life.
From now on
you're no longer immature little girls.
You must shed away your immature behavior
and become virtuous women.
You must look after your families and look after your husbands and children.
Understand?
Yes.
Now
I'd like to ask the men who favor you to come forward
for you to put on the belts that you've embroidered for them.
This way, you'll be able to receive the blessing that I'll give you.
This is great!
Mu Dan, here, put it on for me!
The ladies are so pretty today!
- Zhu Gan, let me put it on for you. - Okay.
What a perfect match!
No one wants Xue Wu's belt.
- No one wants Xue Wu? - I knew this would happen!
Yang Xue Wu, where's the man who favors you?
Why doesn't any men like you?
Obviously you've always been a loner.
Nobody wants to like you.
If there's no one for you to give this to
then why don't you just rip up this ugly belt?
No! I've spent half a year on it!
It's still my work even if no one wants it!
Fei Yen, let's make peace.
Don't rip up my belt!
Who said nobody wants her belt?
Who is he?
I don't think he's from this village.
He's not one of us.
I haven't seen him before.
Who is he?
How did he get in?
May I have your belt?
Who are you?
What if you hurt my hand?
If you try to bully Miss Xue Wu again
then I'll really break your hand.
Why did you come back?
I thought you've left already.
How can you let them bully you like this?
If I fight back when people bully me
then they'd hate me even more.
But if I smile instead
then one day, someone would discover that I'm not so bad after all.
That's my mask.
Just like you said, smile bravely.
Yang Xue Wu.
How dare you bring in an outsider!
Yeah, you should be sacrificed to our ancestors for it!
- What if others know about our village? - How could she do that?
I'm not an outsider.
I'm someone who favors Miss Xue Wu.
What's going on?
There's no rule to stop an outsider from favoring girls in this village.
- I guess he's right. - There's no such rule.
But nothing like this has ever happened before.
Put it on for me.
How can you mess up our village's tradition like this?
You've broken your promise.
You said you'd leave but you've come back to cause trouble!
Elder, please don't get mad.
I didn't want Xue Wu to get humiliated
so that's why I came back.
Step aside.
I repeat myself, step aside!
Elder, please don't blame Xue Wu.
This is all my idea.
I just want to repay her for saving my horse.
Xue Wu, did you hear that?
He only wanted to repay your kindness
and not because he truly wanted to have your belt.
How could you disobey me for such a man?
Do you know what kind of danger you'll bring upon our village by keeping him here?
Grandma.
He just...
He just didn't want me to get humiliated.
Why are you blaming him for it?
Grandma, why...
why must you hurt me like this?
- What's wrong with Yang Xue Wu? - She's absolutely ridiculous!
Xue Wu said she often gets humiliated
and even her own grandma looks down on her.
That's why I wanted to let her feel proud and happy
on such an important day of her life.
Grandma.
Why must you be so harsh on her?
No matter what, this person can't be you!
Please stay away from Xue Wu and never see her again.
Make sure he leaves this place!
- Go away! - Don't cause us trouble!
Xue Wu.
Do you know why I won't let you have anything to do with Fourth Master?
I've done a reading before.
Fourth Master is Qi state's general.
He was brought here by the battle
and he will be brought to the next battle.
Snowy, it's time for us to go.
We've already been away for a night.
We should get back to camp now.
Not long after, on Mount Mang
he's going to fight 100,000 soldiers with merely 500 of his own soldiers
and have a miraculous win in that battle.
But, Xue Wu
you must not fall in love with Fourth Master.
I've already done a reading.
There's only one woman in his life
whose surname is Zheng, not Yang.
Not you, Yang Xue Wu.
Do you understand?
Xue Wu.
I've never looked down on you.
In fact
I'm afraid of your power.
You're my very own granddaughter
and a divine sorceress of the Wu tribe.
You were born with a certain power and mission.
But the outside world is not what you think it is.
That is why I didn't want to teach you divination skills.
What I want most in my life
is for you to be free from bearing a divine sorceress's mission
and be an ordinary woman
to enjoy a free and stable life.
A man like Fourth Master will only bring you disasters.
Death is his destiny.
You won't be able to change that.
One year later, at the most
he will definitely die.
You mean Fourth Master will die in a year's time?
That's right.
Xu Da.
Can you stop walking for one second?
Fourth Prince has been away for a whole night.
I wonder if he's in trouble.
No, I must go and have a look.
You can't. We're still not sure what the Zhous have got in mind.
Who knows what Yuchi Jiong is up to.
If you go out like this, you'll only put yourself in danger.
Fourth Brother has ordered us not to leave here.
Why are you disobeying him again?
Fourth Prince has never spent a night away from camp before.
I've got no choice but to disobey orders.
- No! - Xu Da... Xu Da!
Don't go!
Xu Da!
Hulu Xu Da's left camp.
- Quickly go and tell General! - Yes!
Shoot!
You sly Zhou soldiers!
I'll teach you all a lesson!
Fourth Brother!
Hulu Xu Da.
How does it feel to be killed by your own brother?
Yuchi Jiong...
Xu Da's still not back yet.
How would I explain this to Fourth Brother?
Don't worry, Fifth Prince.
Xu Da might be coming back with Fourth Prince.
- Fourth Brother's back! - Fourth Prince!
Let's go!
- Fourth Brother! - Fourth Prince!
What's wrong?
Did you come back by yourself?
Xu Da went looking for you, didn't you see him?
Where did Xu Da go?
Didn't I order everyone to stay at camp?
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