Episode 7
Good Job.
Brother. Good Job.
Enough.
Brother. Brother. Good job.
Great work.
Come here.
Yes.
Take Wang Jie away.
Cane him 30 times. No salary for a year.
Marshall Zong
Sir
Take him away.
Who taught you martial skills?
Where did you come from?
I started my training under my master Zhou Tong since I was very young.
Before, all of us were serving in the capital city
under Defense Officer General Liu He.
Any proof?
We have the military badge.
That's right.
If you were in Ping Ding force,
why did you come to Xiang Province to compete?
General Liu died serving his country.
Now, it's chaos in Ping Ding Force.
A few of our brothers have come here following General Liu's dying words
to join Marshall Zong's force.
So, that's what happened.
All right. Go back first.
Tomorrow, after the competition,
if you can come out as winners,
I'll definitely have good positions for you.
Thank you, Marshall Zong.
I say we stay here.
Waiter.
Guests,
do you need meal or lodging?
Lodging.
We want lodging.
Lodging? Look over there.
There is an inn by the outskirt.
Why don't you go there. We are fully occupied.
Waiter.
Help us out.
Don't. Don't. Don't.
Help us out.
Enough. Enough.
Don't give him a hard time. Let's go to another inn.
Let's go.
I...I told you already.
We're fully occupied.
Even...even if it's the Emperor himself, we can't serve him.
Not serving? We're not staying.
Let's go.
Not serving us!
It's here, brother.
It's good. We have a place to stay the night.
Why are you closing the door?
You fool. We need lodging.
Sir, our small inn from top to bottom
is fully...fully occupied.
Please go to another inn.
Go to hell.
Fully occupied?
Yes, fully occupied.
You think I can't count?
No. No. No.
There is only one horse in the stable.
Why do you say you're fully occupied?
Really. Really. We're fully occupied.
Let him go.
Fully occupied.
Mr. Waiter,
All of our brothers have been on the road for many days.
We can hardly move now.
Please help us out.
Really. Really. We're fully occupied.
Waiter, I understand.
But, help us out.
Look, it's getting dark.
I know.
I know what you mean.
Please accommodate us. Help us out.
It's not about money.
Today, our small inn from top to bottom,
is completely...completely booked by
Officer Liang, a high-ranking official.
Completely booked.
Forget...forget about a place to sleep.
Even a place as small as a hand...hand palm,
is...is not available.
Go...go...go. You.
Go where? You bastard.
A dog bullies because of his master's power.
Threatens the weak to be scared of the strong.
Do you want a taste of my fist.
Niu Ba er.
Have mercy.
This has nothing to do with him. Let him go.
Nothing to do with me.
Gentlemen...
Tell me, why would anyone reject the business
right in front of their door?
Right?
Today, really...really...can't...
Not...not...not far ahead,
there...there...there is a temple.
You should start now...now.
You should be there before sunset.
You stay in the temple.
Forget it.
Brother, what to do? Maybe we should go?
Brother. Brother. This...
Farewell, gentlemen.
Enough. Let's go.
Brother, if you weren't for you, I would have choked that guy to death.
Move away. Move away.
Move away.
Prince, he is here.
A small gift to show my respect.
This is a small regard from our Marshall.
Prince Liang, you're accomplished in both literature and martial arts.
You're a royalty as well.
Special envoy General Tuo Ba Ye Wu has come here
to discuss an important matter of our future.
Please accept this gift.
What will you discuss about our future?
There will be a martial arts competition in Xiang province the day after tomorrow.
Prince, you're the reigning champion.
Our general expects many talents
from the central continent to challenge you.
Prince, please don't show any mercy.
You see one, kill one.
You see two, kill a pair.
The insufficient amount...
definitely will be compensated later.
Your have good inside information.
This is called killing using someone else's knife.
Isn't the destruction of Liao the same thing?
I thought here is a real hero.
But, you're actually only a coward.
My guts are wrapped around the skin,
not the skin around my guts.
I don't know what fear feels like.
I'm just worried.
If hundreds of warriors are killed,
Marshall should be worried about money.
Don't worry about this.
As long as you take care of this business.
you won't be short of even one cent. No regrets.
You think I have regrets about money?
What I want is
half of the empire.
Fine.
As long as you take care of this business,
anything is negotiable.
This way.
Go.
Chase her.
Go.
Who is there?
It's a girl.
Who are you?
Go check inside.
I don't have time to explain to you.
Prince Liang accepted the bribe from the Jin people.
They plan to kill warriors from the central region.
Why should we believe you?
I just overhead their conversation.
They will kill me to shut me up.
This is the best proof.
This way.
What is there?
We were passing here and staying for the night.
No need to take out your knife and sword.
Fine. Fine. Put them down.
Have you seen anyone?
We are here staying for the night. We just woke up.
That...
Brother, did you see anything?
This is what happened.
We encountered a thief at the inn.
Our money was stolen.
If you've seen anyone, please tell me.
What thief?
We are only here for the night. We saw no one.
We only saw a few headless flies.
Behave.
What are you doing?
You have a sword. Who doesn't?
I remember something.
Officer,
are you looking for someone
dressed in black with a slight build?
Do any of us look like that person?
How did you know that person has a slight build and is dressed in black?
I saw him.
Where is he?
I saw someone outside the door,
running that way.
What are you doing?
Officer,
if you don't start chasing now, you'll be too late.
It's been a while since I saw that person.
Reporting to Prince.
We searched everywhere. No one is here.
Let's go.
Brother, I couldn't believe it.
When you were lying, you didn't even blink.
Where is that person?
I saw him. A person wearing all black
running that way.
Officer, if you don't start chasing now,
you may be too late.
I'll say.
You're bleeding.
What happened?
Zhong Shuai
Everything is ready
Everyone!
Today's competition will start now.
Challengers will appear in the order of their registration date.
The requirement today is
from Nan Ning Prince Liang's Palace.
General Chai Gui.
His sword has been with him in the battles of many fronts.
He's never been defeated.
Whoever wins his sword,
will become the number one warrior in Xiang Province.
One hundred silver coins
will also be rewarded to him.
Whatever talents you have, bring them on.
In today's competition,
there is a rule you all must remember.
We are here to compete in martial skills.
No excessive force.
You can't hurt anyone.
Niu Ba Er, I saw someone over there. He looks pretty good.
Oh.
Also, those guys over there.
Those guys?
They wouldn't even fill our brother's tooth gap.
Another guy over there. He seems pretty good.
I'm quite worried.
Everyone,
the competition starts now. Here comes our reigning champion.
Look. Look. He looks familiar.
Come out, Brother.
He is here. He is here. Look.
General, look over there.
This general looks very imposing.
Right.
In today's competition, no excessive force is allowed.
Anyone who defies me will be prosecuted regardless of his relation to me.
Marshall, please don't be upset.
He was careless.
I'll tell him to pay more attention from now on.
Marshall has given the order.
No excess force. No life can't be taken.
Prince, stop now.
Marshall gave out the order many times already.
Why aren't you listening?
If he has no talent,
he shouldn't be here.
If he is in a battle, no one will show him mercy.
And spare his life.
You...
Officer Zhang. Marshall Zong.
I've been fighting many rounds already.
He stays down there resting.
Do you think this kind of competition is fair?
Marshall Zong.
Can you have them compete in archery first?
After that, they can compete in martial skills?
Give out my order.
Prepare bows and arrows.
Prince Laing. Yue Fei.
The target is in front of you.
Who would like to go first?
I'll go first.
All right.
Yue Fei, it's your turn.
Niu Ba Er.
What's happening?
Those guys moved the target further away. Go tell our brother.
A bunch of scumbags.
Brother, they moved the target further away.
You better be careful.
Yue Fei, come here.
Officer.
Yue Fei, do you know your crime?
We asked you to compete in archery.
You don't even know how to shoot an arrow.
You already broke many bows.
These bows are made of inferior quality.
Our brother is born with amazing power.
That's right.
You there,
drag him out of here.
Officer, I have something to say.
You...
Wait a moment.
Yue Fei, what do you want to say?
Marshall, bows were broken.
But I didn't break them intentionally.
These bows are too weak.
They are not flexible, so I couldn't shoot out.
Can Marshall find some stronger bows for me to try?
If I still miss the target, you may do whatever you like to me.
All the officers can punish me.
You're quibbling.
Yue Fei, you've made a huge promise.
If your archery skill can't beat Prince Liang,
I'll kick you out of this arena immediately.
Yes, sir.
Someone bring out my bow.
Thank you, Marshall.
He is so good!
Good job. Our brother is the best.
Yue Fei is the champion.
Brother won! Brother won! Brother won!
Yue Fei is number one.
Yue Fei is the champion.
Yue Fei is number one.
Yue Fei is the champion.
Officer Zhang.
Marshall Zong.
Yue Fei's arrows all hit the target.
My arrows all hit the target as well.
This round, we're even.
We'll start the martial arts competition.
Prince, please be careful.
Brother, please be careful.
Yue Fei, take care.
Yue Fei, let's start.
Good job! Good job!
Brother, be careful.
Good. He won. He won.
He is dead.
Is he really dead?
Yue Fei, you killed a royalty.
Come here, tie him up.
It's a competition in an open arena.
Not fair. Not fair. Not fair.
This is a competition.
They're not being fair. Not fair. Not fair.
Not fair. Not fair. Not fair.
How can you do this?
Let me go.
Stop.
What is the judgement?
I believe Marshall has the final decision.
Kneel down.
Yue Fei.
Nan Ning Prince Liang was the decedent of
the founding figure in our Song Dynasty.
You committed the crime of killing a royalty.
It's useless who is in your corner.
Your words are correct.
But, Prince Liang tried to kill him first.
Yue Fei killed him after what happened.
Marshall, if you declare him not guilty,
people will not be convinced because of your position.
If something happens afterwards,
it will be even more difficult for Marshall
to explain the event to the imperial court.
Reporting to Marshall.
Yue Fei was reckless and committed a huge crime.
But whether it be today's battle in the capital,
or a future battle in Xiang Province to resist foreign aggression,
first you must take care of internal affairs.
Taking care of Prince Liang was of the first importance.
Yue Fei.
What are these accusations?
You can't say things without proof.
I don't dare.
Earlier, I rescued a girl who was hurt.
That girl told me personally that
Prince Liang accepted Jin people's bribe.
Based only on the words of a girl of unknown origin,
you decided to kill Prince Liang.
Reporting to Officer, I didn't want to believe it at first.
But, Prince Liang's behavior in the arena,
killing our Song warriors --
isn't that proof enough?
You're talking rubbish.
Zong Xin, take my order.
Yes, sir.
Conduct an investigation as soon as possible.
Yes, sir.
Marshall, what do you need to investigate?
Yue Fei was being unreasonable.
The body of Prince Liang
is indeed lying right in front of you.
Marshall, you emphasized many times,
we're competing in martial arts skills without excessive force.
Yue Fei killed a person.
What's more, he killed a royalty.
Right.
Even if what Yue Fei said is true,
Prince Liang is dead now. He paid with his life.
Killing a person without permission.
Many killers in the future will use the same excuse,
blaming the dead.
It will be difficult to tell the truth when that happens.
Then,
what do you have in mind?
Marshall,
Emperor's power reaches everywhere.
Hope you won't be too lenient and tolerate evil.
That's right.
Yue Fei must be killed.