Episode 3
Excellent.
Very good!
I will keep my word.
Hurry and kill me.
Yay!!!! We won!
You are a hero, so I won't kill you.
Brothers, even Yang Zaixing couldn't defeat Yue Fei. We will fight him together.
Attack together, and if you guys can kill Yue Fei
all this gold is yours.
Brothers, attack!
These robbers joined together to harm civilians.
They are a threat to the kingdom and must be eliminated.
Wait General Liu.
Liu General, I had a deal with Yang Zaixing.
Our martial arts competition would determine the winner.
Yang Zaixing is an honest man and did not cheat us with his many soldiers.
Liu General, could you give them a way out?
And give them a chance to change for the better?
Yue Fei,
don't think I will be thankful to you.
Today I admit my defeat.
Another day,
we will duel again.
General Liu,
Sir Han.
Zhang You! It really is you!
Lower your voice. Big brother is over there.
A year has passed. I never thought you became a robber?
There are bad robbers and good robbers.
Yesterday evening, if it wasn't for me, you would be dead by now. The masked man was me!
I was the one who helped you.
So you were the masked man!
Then what did you think? At least you still have a conscience.
Zhang Yong,
you should hurry and stop being a thief.
Let's go with brother and do great things!
That's okay too. But let me tell you,
that Yang Maozi just killed Zhang Chao.
I still have to go back and take care of a lot of matters.
I'm leaving first. Tell big brother for me.
Zhang Yong--
Big brother and I will be waiting for you.
Pelicans create many sounds,
but unfortunately it is the spring season for returning.
Dark clouds form and the Begonia begins to cry.
The arrow rain is like blood.
Let me continue. Yue Fei raises his spear and mounts a horse.
With a hero's passion, he resolves the resentments.
And naturally feels many emotions and gratitude,
but does not meddle in lowly practices.
Excellent!
What does this poem mean?
It means that Yue brother is very great.
Yes, yes, excellent verse.
Brother, the wine cup has come to you.
It's time for you to make a poem.
With dignified male energy,
he fights.
Promising to be straight and true, he takes revenge.
After defeating evil, he returns the chariot,
and asks for nothing in return.
Excellent. Excellent!
Miss,
Brother Yue can fight well and also knows literature.
I never thought that Yue Fei
would not only have extraordinary martial arts abilities,
but also amazing learning and knowledge.
In the entire Song, he is probably the only one!
Sir, there are a few people outside from Tangying.
There is an old woman who said that she is Brother Yue's mother.
Mother! Fei er (term of endearment)
What happened?
Brother, Yellow River flooded our whole village.
Our home is gone, and we begged along the way to get here.
We heard you were at Sir Han's estate,
so we hurried over here.
Mother.
We kept on traveling,
and on the way, mother caught a cold.
And she's been sick for days,
but we don't have any money to see a doctor.
Mother,
your son is unfilial.
I have let you suffer.
Stand up.
Son,
the fact that I can see you while I'm still alive
is really wonderful.
Mother.
Father.
Little Yunzi is already so tall.
Come. An Niang.
Come look.
When An Niang was born,
I joined the army,
so she feels kind of distant from me.
Mother,
let's go inside and rest.
Yes.
Take it slow.
And these two are?
Mother.
This is General Liu and this is Sir Han.
These two people have looked out for me
Then we must thank them!
Madam, please have a seat
You have taught a great son
I should be thanking you instead.
Madam, we heard you caught a cold on the way here.
So I told my family to
make you some medicine.
Thank you.
Thank you so much, Sir Han
Yue Fei, there's no need to thank me.
Mother, let me feed you.
Come take a look at this.
These are your favorite fresh walnuts.
When I miss you
I peel some.
Slowly, I have peeled this much.
Yue Xiang, on many occasions, wanted to eat these
but I stopped him.
Our hometown suddenly suffered from a huge disaster.
I rushed out and for some reason
I brought this along with me
hiding it well.
Come, eat one.
- Have it. - Mother...
You eat it Mother won't eat it
Mother cannot bear to eat it (it would be a waste)
It's delicious, right?
Very delicious
Have some more.
Mother
How is my master doing?
When you had just joined the army,
your master had fallen ill.
Not long after,
he died.
Before his last breath,
he told Yue Xiang to send you a letter, you see?
"Fei Er"
"I have taught/trained eight hundred thousand soldiers."
"I had many outstanding students,"
"but compared to you"
"they are nothing at all."
"You have great skills: an amazing strength"
"ability to learn fast"
"great memory and a smart mind that can plan great things"
"however, you are too conceited and too arrogant"
"which causes you to get into fights without much thought."
"You're oblivious to other people's feelings"
"and too stubborn, never surrender for the better"
"and can never take in advice from others."
"As a teacher, I can't exactly say these are completely bad things."
"These are your strengths but at the same time your weaknesses."
"A person who wants to succeed"
"who doesn't take advice from others"
"Then your personality will cause"
"many obstacles to occur ahead of you"
"The word I present to you"
"is not trying to bring you down"
"All I wanted you to know is"
"the mountains are ahead"
"of the birds"
"Without challenging itself"
"the bird will forever be stuck in the mountains"
"then how can we even mention flying?"
"Out of ten thousand enemies"
"the biggest enemy"
"is yourself."
General
Yue Fei cannot make it back to the camp.
Please allow me to become a filial son before I become a loyal soldier.
After I have rebuilt my home, and my mother's health has fully recovered,
I will report back to you.
Yue Fei,
You must remember
the Ping Ding Military Camp's doors will always
be open to you.
Thank you, General.
This way please.
Big Bro
You must come back as soon as possible.
Ai ya, screw you.
I came to you
and now YOU'RE leaving.
Are you doing this because you look down on me?
Niu Ba Er,
I will be back.
We still have to fight
and defend our country.
- Wait for me. - Fine, I will wait.
Are you okay?
Let me take a look.
You are so cold hearted!
You almost killed me!
I was originally going after the deer,
but you suddenly came out of nowhere.
And you blame me?
And now all my effort just went to waste.
Look at how beautiful that deer is.
Don't you think it would have a lover?
What a pity if it just dies.
Promise me you won't kill it.
You little...
You sure are fearless.
Luckily, I didn't kill you,
but only injured your hand.
If I could die in your arms,
I'd have no regrets.
How can I bear to kill you?
I want to be with you until we grow old.
You little...!
I'm gonna catch you!
Don't run!
Come get me!
Don't run!
When I catch you, I won't forgive you!
Forgive me!
I will not marry anyone else except for you.
Stop fighting!
Stop it!
Stop fighting!
What are you doing Zhan Han?!
Let me TELL YOU!
Although she may not be my blood related sister,
I watched her grow up.
If you mistreat her, I WILL KILL YOU!
What are you talking about?
Older Brother!
I truly love Ling Er.
I'm going to marry her, I will not mistreat her!
Big Brother, I won't marry anyone except for Jin Wu Zhu.
Zhan Han, I really love Ling Er.
Please let us be!
Jin Wu Zhu
I tell you!
Throughout this world,
in my eyes, she is even more important than my own life!
I know that!
Be assured, if she's with me,
I'll make her the pearl of this plain.
I will never make her cry.
Okay.
Remember what you said today.
If you hurt her in any way, even slightly,
I will kill you myself.
Brother, are you saying yes to us?
Hold on.
Wu Shu,
if you want to marry my little sister,
you must promise me one more thing.
Name it.
The Emperor has promised to let me train an army.
We will soon attack the Song.
YOU
will be my vice general.
Then, let's conquer a new territory together.
Zhan Han, I will put that in my mind,
and I will treat Ling'er well.
Good.
Remember what you said today.
Come on, Wu Shu.
Today's your big day.
Let's drink until we get wasted.
- Let's do one shot . - Fine.
Come on.
Come here.
Hurry and come on.
Mother,
the water is warm. Put your feet here and relax.
You've been working all day. Let me do it myself.
No, let me do it.
Our hometown has suffered such big tragedy,
and your wife abandoned your two children --
just left without words.
These two children have no one to care for them.
Your mother is getting old.
I think
you should marry another woman, and let her help you.
Mother
I'm not a good son,
can't always be there for you.
You've been through a lot these years,
and you also had to take care of my two children.
You've suffered.
The kid, Yue Yun,
is indeed clever, but too naughty.
He won't listen to anyone,
while An'nian has a heavy thought.
She doesn't speak all day long, not even one word.
Anyway, these two children
make people feel sorry for them.
Mother
I will treat the children properly,
and raise them up.
I'm just worried about you.
Think about it.
There's no one there for you, to care for you.
How are you going to live life later?
Mother
I don't want to think too much right now.
You just set yourself at ease and settle down here.
Let me do what a son should do for his mother.
Anyway,
when peace comes in the end,
Mother will find you a good wife
to take care of the children.
Only then can we call it a home.
Miss Lee, the adopted daughter of the Gentleman Han,
seems fine.
Let's treat her to a meal tomorrow, shall we?
Mother
Miss Lee is from a rich and influential family.
Coming to our family would only be a grievance to her.
Regardless, you are not the one to judge.
I am warning you,
don't say something strange at tomorrow's dinner table.
I will go and change some warm water for you.
Ayo.
This flower is so beautiful.
You are so skilled.
In my lifetime,
I have never seen anyone stitch so beautifully.
Auntie, if you like it,
you can tell me what you want, and I will stitch it for you.
Then I won't be modest.
Thank you for your troubles!
No, it's fine.
Xiao Hui,
pour some tea for auntie.
Not bad, not bad!
I haven't had
such delicious food in such a long time.
I doubt even the emperor
has had such luck.
Yue Fei,
your brother has some nice skills.
Innate talents will find their use.
Our Xiang Zi's only talent
is eating.
Brother, besides eating, I have another talent.
It's sleeping.
My uncle can really sleep. He sleeps till the sun comes up,
shining on his butt already.
Let's just call him the sleep god.
Our Xiang Zi made local dishes from our hometown.
I was worried
that you wouldn't be used to eating it.
Since you like it, have some more.
Okay.
Our family
is really bothering you.
Ma'am,
how can you say it that way?
How could I?
If you hadn't given birth to such an amazing son,
my Zhou Jintang
probably wouldn't exist anymore.
And I would have died already.
Sir Han, your bones are still very strong.
Here, let us toast.
You flatter me!
Please.
Here.
Come.
What would you like to eat?
This?
Is it tasty?
Try this one.
You've gotten it on your lips.
Brother,
you don't seem much like a father,
but Ms. Li seems a lot like a mother.
Eat.
Fei er,
Miss Li can't reach the dishes over here. Help her get some.
Come on.
What are you waiting for?
Mother, you treat Miss Li even better than your own son.
Even eating won't block your mouth.
Yue Fei,
your brother has spoken the words in your mother's heart.
A wonderful girl like Xiao E
is hard to find.
If I had a son,
I would have taken her in to be my daughter-in-law ages ago.
Yeah,
she's smart and knowledgable and talented.
If I were a man-- eat quickly.
If I were a man,
I would definitely marry her.
Yes.
She's wonderful.
Fei er,
what do you think of Miss Li?
Mother is asking you! This kid.
Brother.
Mother,
I just wish to serve my country.
I have no intention of marrying.
Aya.
Ah.
Don't cry, don't cry.
Darling, don't cry.
Grandmother knows, grandmother knows.
Darling, darling.
I know. I know.
Don't cry.
What happened?
Sir Han. What happened to the child?
The kid's naughty.
Look what he's done to his sister's face.
How pitiful.
This child doesn't speak much normally.
She hasn't spoken much since she was young.
After seeing her dad, she's become even more quiet.
She's shy I guess. When she was born,
her father didn't even see her once
before going to war.
She's blaming her father in her heart.
The children are so young,
and their father is away.
And they don't have a mother to love them.
Miss Yue, how about
we plan a marriage for Yue Fei?
I know.
But my son is like his father.
He's not assertive.
At the feast earlier, I think the two
do have some connection.
You mean your adopted daughter and my Fei er?
Exactly.
But,
Yue Fei hasn't accomplished anything yet.
If Miss Li married him,
she would suffer.
How could Madam Yue speak that way?
From my observations,
Yue Fei will definitely be an important subject for this country.
If he married my daughter,
I would not be at a disadvantage.
That would be wonderful.
Okay. So you can go speak with you son,
and I will go speak with my daughter.
And we will make this marriage happen together.
Thank you, Sir Han!
No, no.
You receive a daughter, and I a son.
It is a wonderful thing.
Sir.
Father. Sit. Sit.
Xiao Hui, pour a cup of tea.
Father, please sit.
Yes.
Daughter,
you are stitching?
Yes.
Daughter,
if I asked you to stitch two wedding shirts,
could you do it?
Father, what family's marriage?
Yue Fei
and
my daughter.
Sister,
such a big event.
Why didn't I know about it?
Father,
you're joking.
This is a wedding.
Why would I joke about it?
I came today to discuss this with you.
Daughter,
your parents left early,
and I won't go through all the formalities with you.
Yue Fei's entire family is evading troubles at our residence.
I will definitely
be Yue's father-in-law.
How about it, Daughter?
Are you satisfied with Yue Fei?
Sister.
Okay, okay.
Squat properly.
Xiao Yunzi, you caused trouble again.
Look what you've done to your sister.
Don't cry.
Okay. Stand up.
- Who let you stand up? - Grandmother let me stand.
You stand up just because Grandmother let you?
Naughty little brat. I'm going to spank you.
What are you doing? You're spanking your son?
Then I'm going to have to spank my son.
Have I hit you at all growing up?
Mother, I'm not like him,
I've always listened to you. But this kid is naughty
and doesn't listen.
You listen?
Yeah
You listen? Then let me talk to you about something.
You musn't talk back.
Yes, Mother.
I asked Sir Han to raise the marriage issue.
You know who I mean right?
Auntie Lin. (People call all elders aunt and uncle).
Who let you speak?
You said you would listen.
This marriage is agreed on.
But Mother,
this is not the time to be discussing this.
Tomorrow, I have to return home to fix the house.
See these excellent wood trunks?
I plan on using them as beams.
Go ahead and build the house. Even if you do, I won't be living there.
You don't care about us.
Yue Fei is a noble hero.
I respect him very much.
But he doesn't have any plans of starting a family.
Really?
I understand
what you are thinking.
Then what does Yue Fei think?
I also know a bit.
You are right.
He really is a noble hero.
In the future,
he will do great things for the Song.
It's not that he doesn't understand you.
He understands your heart very well.
Xiao E,
he fears he'll waste your time,
waste your youth and potential.
Right now, the world is in chaos,
and war continues in the north.
Would Yue Fei be able to stand idly?
To put it in an ugly way,
if you two get married right now,
he might leave tomorrow,
and not return for not just a day or two,
but a year or more.
At that time, he'll leave his family
and all matters to you.
And you would have to wait for him alone.
How could he bear to do that to you?
Mother,
it's not that I don't understand where you're coming from.
I just fear
that she will suffer with me.
How do you know if she will suffer?
You aren't her.
Let me make an analogy.
For those of us that plant rice,
we always fear that the rice won't grow.
Today we fear drought,
tomorrow we fear the Yellow River will flood into our fields.
But we can't
take out the seeds we've planted,
just because we fear they won't grow, right?
It is up to the heavens.
Father,
I know of
all this that you speak of.
But I don't fear suffering.
Ever since my parents passed away,
it was thanks to your kindness and concern.
I'm really thankful.
I also want to stay by your side and be a filial daughter.
Daughter, you don't need to say anymore.
I know what you mean.
Right now, what's important
is that we can't let him leave.
He is an excellent man.
He treats his mother
filially.
And in terms of learning, he is good at both martial arts and literature.
In the future,
he will definitely be an amazing government official.
He will definitely treasure you.
As long as it is for his good,
But...
Daughter, you need not say anymore.
I know what you mean.
You've agreed. The rest,
you can leave to me.
Father...
Mother,
I know I did wrong.
I will listen to Mother's plans.
Good! Good! Arise! Arise! Yes, arise. Yay! Father is getting married!
Father is getting married!
Yay! Father is getting married!
Brother, you're getting married?
Father is getting married!