Lan Ling Wang
[Prince of Lan Ling]
[Episode 3]
- Fourth Brother! - Fourth Prince!
What's wrong?
Did you come back by yourself?
Xu Da went looking for you, didn't you see him?
Didn't I order everyone to stay at camp?
Fourth Master's mask.
It's very important to him.
How would he fight a battle without it?
Death is his destiny.
You won't be able to change that.
One year later, at the most
he will definitely die.
Even if I can't change Fourth Master's destiny
but at least
I should try and keep him safe on the battlefields.
Fourth Prince, I can see the bodies of Zhou soldiers ahead.
Looks like there's been a fierce battle after an ambush.
Xu Da never leaves his sword behind.
Fourth Prince, we can't find Xu Da anywhere.
But we've found a bloody trail not far from here.
But it's disappeared after a few dozen steps.
I'm afraid Xu Da was badly hurt and got ambushed.
He might have been captured by the enemy!
Why didn't you stop him?
Fourth Brother, you should know Xu Da.
He only listens to you.
How would I explain to Senior General Hulu?
Look at the rabbit that I've caught!
Look how big it is!
That forest is full of animals.
I've never been there before.
Look at this rabbit.
Come to my place for a rabbit feast later.
Dear ancestors of the Wu tribe!
I'm not able to change Xue Wu's destiny.
But as a divine sorceress of the Wu tribe
is she able to change the world?
Dear ancestors.
Please bless her.
My elders have once said
if I walk towards the sunrise from our village
I'd see a big city.
I think it's called Nan Fen Zhou city.
I shall go there to look for Fourth Prince first.
[Dan Zhou City, Northern Zhou's Boundary]
Hulu Xu Da.
Here's some wine for you!
Ever since we've been fighting the Qi state
we've always fallen for Gao Chang Gong's tricks.
Now that we've captured you
it's like having control over Gao Chang Gong.
We can finally take revenge!
Are you okay?
On the battlefield
the Zhou state will always be the loser against the Qi state!
[Northern Qi State's Army Camp]
[Hulu Guang, Northern Qi State's Senior General] General!
It's been a long journey for you.
Please take a rest.
- Leave this with me. - Let go of me!
General!
You should save your energy for going to the battlefields
to kill Yuchi Jiong!
[Duan Shao, Northern Qi State's Imperial Tutor]
Senior General.
This is not army training.
I know you must be distracted
because your son, Hulu Xu Da, has been captured by Yuchi Jiong.
Am I right?
Imperial Tutor.
Don't say anymore.
We can't let Fourth Prince know about this.
I understand.
On the one hand, he's your own son
and on the other, you must remain loyal to Fourth Prince.
It must be very hard on you, Senior General.
If you can't even beat me
how would you beat my Fourth Brother?
In your dreams!
You want to die, right?
- My ear! - Let go!
My ear!
General!
- I'm sorry, General! - You nearly ruined my plan.
Have mercy on me, General!
Forgive me, General...
Fourth Prince.
Senior General, you've been hurt.
It's just a small scratch.
I didn't mean your hand.
The Zhous have released news
that Xu Da's going to be executed at noon the day after tomorrow.
General Hulu.
You're not just going to leave Xu Da to die, right?
Fourth Prince.
Our country's well-being, and the lives of everyone.
Neither of them are less important than my son's life.
Every generation of the Hulu family had been loyal to our country.
Since Xu Da is part of the Hulu family
if he's able to sacrifice his own life
for our country's well-being
then he'd also be contributing to our country.
Then his death would be worthwhile.
I'm going to sneak into Dan Zhou City tomorrow to save Xu Da.
Fourth Prince.
My son's life is not worthy to be exchanged with your life.
You should know where you stand.
The battle will be starting any minute now.
The crown prince's followers are waiting for you to make a mistake.
As the commander-in-chief
how can you get distracted by other people?
Xu Da is not another person.
He's my buddy.
I know that.
That day
when they didn't kill Xu Da and let out the news on purpose
it's obvious they're setting up a trap
to lure you.
You can't lose your life for my son.
You'd turn me into a disloyal person.
General Hulu.
Xu Da's life is hanging on a thin thread now.
We must do something about it.
Senior General!
If you insist on risking your life
then how would I face the late king after I die?
I must stop you even if I have to take my own life!
Fine.
Calm down first.
I understand what you mean.
Get some rest first.
So what should we do now?
We must save Xu Da, tonight.
[Li Zheng Palace, Northern Zhou State]
Your Highness, General Yuchi Jiong requests to see you.
Let him in.
I, General Yuchi Jiong, greet Your Highness.
You've come just in time.
The king started this chess game
but I'm not very good at playing chess
so I'm quite puzzled right now.
Here, come and play this game with me.
I don't know how to fight on a chessboard
but only how to conquer on a battlefield.
[Queen Axina, Northern Zhou State's Queen]
Looks like you're very confident at capturing Prince of Lan Ling.
As long as he falls for the trap and enters the city
however strong he might be
he still won't be able to escape my trap.
General Yuchi, please get up.
Thank you, Your Highness.
For the many years of battle between the Zhou and Qi states
we'd lose whenever we fight against Prince of Lan Ling.
Capturing him would be like chopping off the right arm of the Qi state.
If you succeed this time
you'd be making a major contribution for the Zhou state.
General, are you absolutely confident?
Please don't worry, Your Highness.
In the past
Prince of Lan Ling had always worn a mask
so we never knew what he looked like.
But this time...
I'll definitely capture him.
As soon as Prince of Lan Ling dies
it'd be a huge strike for the Qi's army morale.
Then they'd no longer be our enemy again.
Right now, the king is trying to borrow army from my father in Turkestan
to form an ally to fight the Qi state.
If you can really take down Prince of Lan Ling
my father would surely agree to lending his army to the king if he hears of the news.
In other words, the king's wish to conquer the northern dynasty
would come true.
Please don't worry, Your Highness.
I'd never let Prince of Lan Ling get away.
- Take a look! - Fresh bread!
What a lively market!
I've never seen anything like this before.
Looks like the Qi state does very well in its iron and pottery industries.
- These smell so good! - Want one? One cent per piece.
- One cent? - It smells very good.
No, it's okay.
I'm sorry!
What? You're just going to walk away like that?
- Have a look! - Vegetables!
Money for the doctor!
You've bumped into my chest.
You must pay me to go and see a doctor!
Are you kidding?
You seem perfectly fine and your pulse is normal.
You don't need a doctor.
Either pay me or lose a finger.
I've never carried any money with me.
- Why would I have money? - You...
Don't move!
My lady, come with me!
Who the hell was it?
He's always been a big bully.
Are you okay?
I'm okay, thank you.
You don't look like a local here.
Where did you come from?
I'm Han Xiao Dong.
My name's Yang Xue Wu, I'm from...
You wouldn't have heard it before anyway.
You seem a bit lost.
Tell me, I might be able to help.
Okay, I'm looking for someone.
Miss, you must be starving.
Come on, I'll treat you a meal!
Really?
That's great!
There are some nice people in the outside world after all.
Miss Xue Wu.
You don't look like a local here.
Is it your first time to Nan Fen Zhou city?
Yeah.
Don't judge me by how I look.
Although I'm not rich
but I still have money to treat you a meal.
I'll consider you as my friend.
Here you are! Please come inside.
Miss Xue Wu.
If you've got nowhere to stay at night
I can ask the innkeeper to let you stay here for the night.
- We know each other well, right? - Not a problem!
Really? I can stay here?
That's great! I thought I'd have to sleep on the streets again.
- Thank you! - Sit down.
Come on, have a seat.
What would you like to eat?
We've got soy milk and baked bread.
Let's order a soy milk to quench her thirst and two of each of the other dishes.
Okay, I'll prepare it right away!
Thank you.
Xiao Dong, thank you!
I wouldn't know what I'd do if I had not met you.
Not at all!
Please don't thank me.
I'm not used to it at all.
You know what? It's fate that has brought us together.
But, of course, I have my own story as well.
I'm the only son in my family and was brought up by my grandma.
Once she gets sick, I'll have to come out and earn money to cure her.
But you're still treating me dinner.
Thank you.
So can you tell me what illness your grandma has got?
The only word to describe her illness is 'weird.'
That's because she's perfectly fine in the day
and it always worsens at night.
She can't see anything in a lit room and would trip and fall.
It's actually a common problem for the elderly.
According to the medicine book
hanging clubmoss is good for the eyes and liver.
We've grown a field of it back in White Mountain Village.
I think I've got some with me.
I'm pretty sure I have.
Here!
Use this to cook soup for your grandma.
I'm sure it should take effect very quickly.
I think I also saw hanging clubmoss outside the city gate.
Try to remember what it looks like so you can go and pick some more later.
Are you giving these to me?
Yeah.
Then... thank you, on my grandma's behalf.
You're welcome!
Here comes the food!
Your soy milk.
Thank you!
Smells great!
- Enjoy your meal. - Thank you!
I'll go and look for Fourth Master once I'm full.
Fourth Master?
Fourth Master is one of Qi state's generals.
I've got something to return to him.
He...
- What's wrong? - Nothing... it's nothing.
It's a lucky charm to keep him safe on the battlefields.
It's very important so I must give it back to him quickly.
Take... take your time.
Tastes great!
Delicious!
I must go look for... Fourth Master.
Miss Xue Wu?
Don't blame me.
It's the only way for me to earn money.
Look at yourself.
Don't you feel sorry for her!
Innkeeper, don't I deserve more than this?
Get out of here!
I've given you more than you deserve.
Ungrateful brat!
Go!
Hey, Old Man!
Coming! I'm coming!
You want to wait until she wakes up? Hurry up!
Keep your voice down or others will hear.
My hands.
It's no use.
It's tied up very tightly.
Where's this place?
Why are you all crying?
Where's my bag?
Oh no!
The mask.
Where is this place?
Who has tied us up in here?
Those sly and coldblooded traders
always target girls from out of town
and lure them to this fake motel.
That's how they earn their money.
I've come here to look for my uncle.
But now...
I've heard...
I've heard they're going to sell us to brothels
and we'd never get away.
Brothels?
As Grandma said...
a place where women take their clothes off for men?
That's right.
If you try to escape
then this is what's going to happen.
A scarred face.
Or be like her.
To have one ear chopped off.
The sound of horses!
Help! Somebody help me!
Stop wasting your energy.
The people who come here at this hour
are here to to buy girls.
[Nan Fen Motel]
Are we really going to look for girls here?
Isn't it too risky?
Considering the danger of our journey
it's safer to buy a girl from human traffickers
because no one will know.
Since these girls came from illegal sources
the trafficker wouldn't want any trouble.
I guess so.
Shi Shen, wait here.
- I'll go with Fifth Brother. Yes.
Let's go.
No.
We can't just sit here.
We must do something.
If we fail to escape and get caught then we'd be dead meat.
We might die if we try to run.
But if we don't run, then it'd be worse than dying.
Don't you want to try to escape?
Watch out.
Quick, take one!
Let's help each other to cut the rope, hurry!
Careful!
I'm free!
- Quick! - Okay, careful!
Okay, almost done.
Help them.
We can sneak out from here.
Miss, are you joking?
This window's got iron bars.
We'd have to chop ourselves in half first.
I've got an idea.
What would you like to eat, sirs?
Stop pretending.
My master would like a concubine.
He wants a son.
You've come to the right place!
We've got a huge range here.
From royal beauties to innocent girls.
We even have girls from other foreign places.
A wide selection, satisfaction guaranteed!
Show me.
Innkeeper, why don't you show them to us?
Absolutely! This way, please.
Look.
After this cloth gets wet
it will become stronger.
Then...
this is too thin.
This one's good!
Use this stick
and we can do it.
Come and help me.
Careful!
Look.
A wet cloth and a stick...
will give us plenty of strength.
That's amazing!
You're actually bending the iron bars!
She's amazing!
Stop admiring me.
Let's run, everyone!
Careful!
Sirs, this way, please.
Let's go down to the basement.
Hurry!
Where do you think you're going?
Quick!
How dare you escape through the window!
You'll be dead once I get my hands on you!
Miss... miss!
- You guys go! - Come down!
How dare you run away!
You troublemaker!
Did you know how difficult it was for me to lure those girls here?
I'm going to teach you a good lesson!
Where have they all gone?
This bitch has released them all!
See for yourself!
What a smart girl!
She managed to bend the iron bars with a stick and wet cloth.
It seems very familiar.
I also know of such a smart girl.
Sir, you must be in luck.
This girl has just arrived.
You'll be her first customer.
Lift your head up and show them your face!
- Get up! - No!
How could you guys buy pitiful girls that have been abducted here?
It's you?
This girl's family just sold her to us.
If you're happy with her
I can sell her to you for a cheap price.
I'll give you a discount.
Liar! I...
Stop it!
I'm quite in favor of this girl.
So you better not hurt her.
I've decided, I'll take her.
What a great choice you've made!
If you want to have a son this lady would be the best choice.
All right.
Why don't you go upstairs and have a rest?
After I've finished freshening her up
I'll take her up to your room.
I can guarantee you a fun and exciting night!
All right, I'll be waiting.
You sly hypocrite!
Give me back my belt!
Why aren't you talking?
Have you forgotten about me already?
Look.
Look at all these jewelry.
If you like them
I can give them all to you.
I don't want it.
Is it because you've lived in White Mountain Village for too long?
Did you know any piece of these jewelry is enough to buy three of you?
Don't tell me you're so stupid that you don't even know how expensive these jewelry are.
Of course I'm stupid.
That's why I thought you were a good person.
Look at you.
Why are you acting like this?
You should be thanking me.
Now that I've bought you
you won't get beaten up by those people.
If you really pity me then why don't you just release me?
What did you think I bought you for?
I'm the only son in the family.
My father desperately wants me to get married and have children.
So I've bought you to have a few sons
to make my father happy.
You should get married properly if you want to have sons!
Why are you buying girls instead?
As a general
instead of being a good leader
you're actually here doing such a dirty thing!
I beg you!
You...
Since I've helped you cure Snowy
can't you just let me go?
Since you've already given me your belt
it means you're already my woman, right?
I once owed you a favor for saving Snowy.
That's why
I'm going to pay you back now!
Now give me a kiss!
No! Let me go!
Don't be shy...
You animal!
I can't believe Grandma said you're a mighty person.
Look how much money he's paid us.
He must be very rich.
I've already drugged his wine.
He'd stay unconscious for six hours.
- Oh no! - I want a clean job.
They're going to kill him?
Last time I had to clean up your mess.
Once we're done, we'd take 80%.
80%?
I'd be making a big loss.
- It's rare to see such a rich guy. - Enough!
Who cares about that animal!
Actually, all he wants is a child.
I guess I must have owed you.
Wake up!
Wake up or you'll lose your life!
Please wake up!
I risked my life to come back for you!
Hey!
You have to know
it wasn't easy for me to escape from them.
You're so heavy.
You...
Hey!
Wake up!
Don't move or I'll stab you!
I... I don't want to kill anyone.
I heard those jewelry are worth a lot.
Just take them and don't kill him!
What are you doing?
Miss!
If you leave now, then I'll let you live!
I was already out of here.
But I've come back because I wanted to save him.
I hope you can be ethical thieves
and just take the jewelry and leave.
Shut up!
Aren't you scared to die?
I am!
But I can't leave him to die!
I've never seen someone as nosy as you are.
You're actually willing to die for a stranger.
Stop it!
See, Fifth Brother?
I told you Miss Xue Wu was a loyal friend.
You...
Miss Xue Wu's certainly a loyal friend.
You... you guys...
What's going on here?
Miss Xue Wu, thank you for saving my life.
We just wanted to test you out.
Please forgive us.
Test me out?
Why did you have to test me out?
So you were pretending to be drugged?
You're on their side!
You ganged up to lie to me?
To tell you the truth
the reason why we had to test you out
is because we need your help with a very important task.
One of my best friends has been captured by the Zhou soldiers.
He's going to be executed tomorrow at noon.
Since you're such a righteous person
that you were even willing to help a stranger
you're exactly the kind of intelligent girl that we need
to accompany us on our highly dangerous journey to the Zhou state.
So no matter what
I hope you'll say yes.
The only reason I sneaked out of White Mountain Village
was to give you back your mask.
I wasn't planning on staying out here for too long.
My grandma would get very worried.
I should really go back soon.
Miss Xue Wu.
If it wasn't for us today
you could have already been sold to another person
or even lost your life.
Why don't you just help us as a return for my brother's favor?
If you're willing to help us
no matter what you want
I'll definitely do my best to fulfill it.
I...
Didn't you say you want to meet Prince of Lan Ling?
I promise you that I'll introduce you to him.
Really?
You will do that?
As long as you promise to help us.
Okay!
Since you're so loyal to your friend
I'll help you.
But you must keep your promise.
Will you really introduce me to him?
A real man never goes back on his words.
Okay, so how should I help you?
Marry me.
Marry you?
Sir.
Are you sure you like that girl?
That's right.
I never expected this to happen.
I thought I'd make a loss with her.
But she's actually worth quite a lot!
I'd also like to ask you to do a few things for me.
Anything... anything at all!
My father's quite sick
so I'd like to get married to bring him some good fortune.
I don't want to wait any longer.
So I'd like you to organize some wedding arrangements for me.
Once it's done, I'll give you a huge pay.
- Sure! - We'll do it right away!
Wait.
I'm not done with you guys yet.
Where should I start?
What do you mean?
Fourth Brother, what should we do with them?
I heard this couple runs quite a good business
and is quite well-known.
They should be quite rich.
Business is much worse nowadays.
Lately there have been so many battles
so there are much less foreign girls now.
We'd be lucky to see one foreign girl entering our city in a month.
Does any of our state's laws
allow people to freely abduct and trade girls?
We... we didn't abduct and trade them.
- We just... - Sir, you must be mistaken!
All our girls are from poor families
who could not live on anymore.
That's why they ask us to find a good husband for their daughters.
That's right, look at that girl upstairs.
Now she's married into a good family.
Shut up!
For the many years that you've been doing such a dirty business
did you know how many families you've broken up?
Fifth Brother.
How should they be punished?
Who the hell are you?
You're not the law!
Let's go!
- I'm sorry, sir! - Have mercy on us!
I thought you've never seen an military token before.
I guess I can set you guys free.
Thank you, sir!
But you must help me with something.
From today on
and for the entire year
for 16 hours everyday
you must give out free soy milk and bread to those in need.
Also
dress up the bride who's waiting upstairs.
- We'll do it right away! - Not a problem!
Come on, let's go!
Fourth Brother.
Are you worried about Xu Da?
Don't worry.
We'll definitely save him.
I'm also worried about Xue Wu.
All this is happening too fast for her.
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