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GODS OF HONOUR
In the previous episode, the beauty whom King Zhou saw in a mirage
was Daji, the beloved daughter of 1 of the 4 Heavenly Kings, Su Hu.
Not wanting his daughter to cause more trouble, Su Hu invited...
the West Marquis' son, Bo Yikao, to teach her to play the zither.
You played beautifully.
Excuse my poor performance, I play well only because I practice a lot.
You will play beautifully as long as you work hard.
As this is our first lesson I'll start with the basics.
Aren't we to learn by playing the tune you've played?
I'll try to play the tune you've just taught us.
Give me some advice if I play badly.
Can you play that tune?
I remember how you played it.
You played well, Sister. It was exactly how Teacher played.
Good! You played so well just by remembering how moved my fingers.
Miss Su is intelligent. I'm ashamed of my inferiority.
I played well because you taught well.
I heard from Father that you are the eldest son of a marquis.
I'm the West Marquis eldest son, Bo Yikao.
West Marquis? Does it mean you're in the West?
The West Marquis rules Xiqi. Haven't you heard, Miss Su?
The ruling emperor, King Zhou, has four chiefs under it's command.
They include the Pagoda Heavenly King, Li Jing,
Flying Tiger Heavenly King, Huang Feihu,
the Marquis of Jizhou, Su Hu and the West Marquis, Ji Chang.
You're the daughter of the Marquis of Jizhou but haven't heard of it?
It's not strange that I haven't heard of it.
Father doesn't allow Sister to go out.
Your father must be very good at magic arts.
My father doesn't know magic arts, but he excels at divination.
He is known throughout Shang.
So it's him! Your father isn't a good man.
Why do you say that, Miss Su?
I am not allowed to study or go out. I live like a prisoner...
because of your father.
My father is acknowledged as a sage. Why would he...
It was my father who told me. On the day of my birth
Mother had labour pains as they were heading from Chaoge to Jizhou.
Father had to stop and instruct the servants have me delivered.
Just at that moment.
Throughout China's history,
many beautiful women had brought calamity to the country.
One of the most famous was the evil concubine, Daji.
Not only did she change history,
it was also after she became King Zhou's favourite concubine...,
that his despotic rule made the people bristle with anger.
It's said that strange signs appear when a momentous change is a foot.
Thus Heaven will give us signs when extraordinary people are born.
Many strange things happened when Madam Sui Hu gave birth to Daji!
According to legend the fox spirit is it the most narrow-minded demon
It is very jealous and is apt to scheme...
and loves to seduce men with its beauty.
All the fox spirits gathered in the forest with congratulatory gifts...
to celebrate the birth of Daji. Why?
Congratulations, Your Highness! Madam has given birth to a girl.
I don't understand my father?
The appearance of a few foxes left him feeling uneasy.
He looked up your father for a divination lot for me.
What does the lot say?
According to the lot,
your daughter, Daji, will be a ravishing beauty.
But beauty is a source of trouble and a calamitous star.
A calamitous star? What should I do?
Don't ever let her acquire wisdom. If she is both pretty and wise,
she will cause cities and kingdoms to fall.
Wars and disasters will rage throughout the land.
There will be great calamity and the people will suffer.
Many will die because of her.
She will even change the fate of Shang and destroy!
Thanks to your father I'm not allowed to study or go out.
I've been illiterate ever since I was a child.
Father even forbade everyone to teach me to read and write,
including the servants and my sister.
I've not been able to carve my name ever since I was a child.
When I saw other children carve words and I couldn't, I was upset.
My sister, knowing that wished to study, tried to teach me.
She thought that Father wouldn't find us in the smelting room but...
Didn't I say that nobody was to teach Daji to read? How dare you!
How dare you be so bold!
Don't, Father!
I'll beat you later.
Get out of my way!
That incident left a brand on my shoulder.
It all boiled down to my desire to study
Don't you think your father has ruined me?
My father has never made a wrong divination.
Half of what he divined has come true, hope the other half won't.
What has come true?
The fact that you will be a ravishing beauty.
Daji is actually a kind and beautiful woman.
How will she become an evil concubine?
What strange encounters will she meet with?
Meanwhile, Nezha and Yang Jian have set out to enlist in the army.
They will also meet with some strange encounters.
Slowly.
I'm useless. My limbs are stiff.
Your limbs are stiff now.
You'll, become a human when you've done enough meritorous acts.
I sprained it.
Stop fidgeting.
What are you looking at?
This butterfly has been following us from Xiqi.
It's the one from the Lotus Pond.
It's impossible. How can a butterfly fly so far?
All butterflies look alike. You must be mistaken.
It's really the one from the Lotus Pond.
Look, it's on my hand! I told you it was that butterfly!
It's really following me.
I can tell from the look in its eyes that it wants to speak to me.
Let me take a look.
How can a butterfly talk or express itself through it's eyes?
How shall I put it? I can just feel it.
Three-Eyed Boy, why are you in a daze?
I'm hungry.
Look for food if you're hungry.
My wife used to cook for me when I was hungry. I miss her.
You miss her? It's natural.
You were separated soon after you got married. You'll miss her badly.
Are you hungry? It's miserable to be hungry.
Nezha and I will wait for you here. Buy yourself some food.
Put it down. It's heavy. Go!
I won't take long.
Mother, it has flown away.
Quiet! Missy has been advised by an ancestor that..
today is an auspicious day for choosing a husband.
The man who can catch the silken ball which my Missy casts...
will marry her immediately and become the Deng's son-in-law.
The Dengs have prepared a big house, five precious horses,
100 mu of land, more than 100 servants and..
a lot of jewelery as betrothal gifts.
They'll recommend him to the Jizhou Marquis to be made Asst General.
He'll be made an assistant general!
Please welcome my Missy.
Tuxingsun.
She's beautiful!
This iron ball weighs 500 jin. As advised by an ancestor,
the man who can lift the iron ball will be the Deng's son-in-law.
Deng Chanyu.
Make way!
He appears to be quite strong.
Let me try.
He can't manage.
Let me try.
Can you?
Which mean man threw this huge iron ball here it's in the way.
Can you manage? You're so old.
Be careful, Uncle. You're old. It's dangerous.
Get a young man to help you. I'll help you up.
He is young but so weak.
Keep an eye on my two buckets of rice.
Don't force yourself You'll vomit blood if you continue. I'll do it.
Bravo!
Make way!
I wonder who put the huge iron ball here. We can walk now.
Congratulations!
Please make way!
Congratulations, Young Master! You've won yourself a pretty wife.
I, Tuxingsun, admire you greatly. May you have many descendants!
I don't know what you're talking about I have to go.
You're walking in the wrong directions,
You're getting married. Follow me and don't be anxious.
Get married? What are you saying?
I understand It's your first time and you're anxious. Relax.
Who is anxious? I'm married. You're mad to make me marry again.
Make way!
Why did you touch our iron ball if you're married?
I moved your iron ball as it was blocking the way.
Who wants to marry you? I'm going home to eat
Walking away? Burrowing Art!
I don't care if you're married Since you moved the iron ball,
you are our young master. Come with me and be married!
You're annoying! I've said I'm not going with you!
Burrow!
How dare you! Seize him!
Let's go!
Don't tug at my clothes. My wife sewed it. Don't tear it!
All right! I'll go with you. Don't take my rice! Stop tugging!
Take him back.
Don't drag me.
Move it!
Cheers!
I'll attend to you later.
Cheers!
They are here.
What are we doing here?
Congratulations to our new Young Master!
Hold it. The new Young Master? My wife waiting for me at home.
I can't be your new young Master.
A man can have many wives and concubines.
What did you say?
I have six wives and will marry the seventh next month.
Seven stars around the moon.
I don't understand what you're saying! Why pick me?
I'm poor and useless.
I almost starved my wife to death and live in a tiny house.
You moved the iron ball. You have a big house now.
And 100 mu of land, more than 100 servants and a lot of jewelery!
That's not all!
Your wife will ask the Marquis of Jizhou to make you Asst General!
Asst General, a big house and jewelery.
Yes!
So I won' starve to death?
Of course you wont!
Why are you carrying the two buckets of rice? Put them down.
Enough said! I'll take you to Missy's room.
The two buckets of rice are mine. Don't touch them.
Go in!
Be good and sit here Make sure you don't move around.
Why did they lock me up?
Their Missy is waiting for me. There's no trace ofher.
What's wrong today?
I came out to buy rice but it looks like I've sold myself.
A fat chicken, roast pork, big abalone
I'm famished. The table is laid. Food is meant to be eaten anyway.
I doubt they'll know if I pinch something, I don't care.
The chicken is delicious.
The roast pork is fragrant.
What need I say about the big abalone?
I've left gaping holes in the food. They know I've pinched it.
They won't notice it now.
I was captured for no reason.
If I were to marry again, wouldn't I be letting my wife down?
I can't. I mustn't let my wife down.
What are you doing?
You sprang out suddenly. Trying to frighten me?
What are you doing?
What are you doing? You're hiding stealthily behind the screen.
You're the woman who's seeking a husband?
Why are you holding a belt?
I'm looking for a good place.
I can't beat your men and I'm outnumbered.
I'd rather commit suicide. If they forced me to marry you.
I, Yang Jian, won't have two wives. Why am I so unlucky?
How absurd! Who's the unlucky one?
It's Master's idea.
Someone said the man who moved the ball would be my husband.
He's turned out to be an idiot And he has three eyes!
You seem to dislike me a little.
It's not a little It's a lot!
Great! I won't have to commit suicide.
Tell the others you won't marry me. It'll do both of us good.
Why aren't you moving? You changed your mind?
Look at your stupid face! If it is so easy, I'd have done it by now.
How hard can it be? Just the words, "I won't marry".
My master is very fierce.
If he knows I've defied him, he'll destroy my martial arts skills.
It's that complicated. What shall we d?
Why don't you pretend to escape? It's none of my business then.
It's true that shorties are full of tricks! You're also selfish.
Are you leaving? No? We'll go through the wedding rites.
I'm dying to leave! But can I, with the crowd out there?
Come here! Just climb the wall.
The street is on the other side. Nobody will know you're gone
The wall is so high! I'll fall to my death.
Go through that hole! I'm sure you can do it.
Go through that hole? You're joking!
It's so small. My bottom will get stuck. What will we do then?
You're afraid when it's high and you fear getting stuck when it's low.
- What do you want? - I...
The auspicious hour is here. You should go through the rites now.
I'm glad you're here, Senior. Take him away and burrow your way out.
Burrow a way out with him? Master said you're fated to be together.
Just help me, will you?
All right. You don't like him?
Come! We'll burrow our way out
Burrow our way out? I can't. I'm afraid of the dark.
I'm afraid! I'm afraid!
You're holding me so tightly that I can't breathe.
I must hold you tightly.
I told you not to hold me so tightly. Stupid Three Eyes! Get up!
Help! You're moving too quickly
Stop.
A human head can walk. A human head can walk!
We've arrived. Turn right.
Fire-Spitting Boy! Stop! We've arrived. Stop!
This is the furthest I'll send you. Get down!
Listen. Go as far as you can.
If you see anything on the road, don't move it.
I've learnt my lesson.
Don't tell anyone about the wedding either.
Missy may appear to be petite, but she has a fiery temper.
If you let out the secret, I'll strangle you.
What took you so long?
Auntie Yin.
Who is that man?
I had a strange encounter just now and almost lost my life.
What happened?
What happened was... I'm not supposed to say it.
Can't you tell us?
His Missy is short, but she has a fiery temper.
Whose Missy?
I can't tell you..
Can't you tell me?
Nezha can't keep a secret, but I can. Tell me.
Don't force me. It's not that I don't want to tell you.
But I've promised not to tell, so I can't say it.
Deng Chanyu's master is an expert in the Way.
He foretold that the man who moved the 500 jin iron ball...
was destined to be Deng Chanyu's husband.
Can Yang Jian change his fate?
Meanwhile, the lustful King Zhou, having realized that...
Li Jing did not bring Daji to the palace, is furious.
General Li is repentant. Please deal with him leniently.
Enough said Li Jing is incompetent and even dares to contradict me.
I am kind to demote him to a foot soldier.
Don't waste your breath.
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty, I bring good news.
Lord Deng, why are you so happy?
I've racked my brains and found out that the 2 beauties you met are...
none other than the two daughters of the Jizhou Heavenly King, Su Hu.
So they are Minister Su's daughters.
That's easy! Be our matchmaker and take with you betrothal gifts.
Ride through the night and escort the two beauties to my palace.
I can't wait any longer.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, I understand that as Su Hu holds a frontier command,
he is arrogant and domineering and looks down on everyone.
Besides, he dotes on his daughters. I'm afraid, he won't submit easily.
If I desire something, who would dare refuse me?
Would he dare enrage me?
Su Hu has guarded Jizhou for 20 odd years and has a million soldiers.
Jizhou is strategically located and it's people are affluent.
It is almost a country by itself. I'm afraid he will...
What Lord Zhao said is plausible. We should discuss it.
Since he has never shown any regard for me.
I'll take this opportunity to teach him a lesson. Men!
Fetch the late emperor's Flying Dragon General-slaying Sword.
Huang Feihu,
Yes, Your Majesty.
Lead a million soldiers and head for Jizhou with Lord Deng.
if Su Hu disobeys the edict, carry out my command and attack Jizhou.
Yes, Your Majesty.
This Flying Dragon General-slaying Sword cast by the late emperor..
is for slaying disloyal heavenly kings and unjust ministers.
If you need to go to war use this sword to bring me Su Hu's head.
Yes. Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, I am willing to lead an army to fight the war...
to atone for my mistake. Please forgive Li Jing.
All right. I will give you a chance to atone for your mistakes.
Liu Pipa!
Yes. Your Majesty.
Set off from the west with an army and attack Jizhou in 2 directions.
I am determined to have the two beauties.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Pipa is His Majesty resorting to arms?
Come with me.
I've spent the night thinking. You must deliberately lose in Jizhou.
Don't, because of two women, plunge the land into war.
Lose? Our whole family will be beheaded. Won't it be unfair?
Listen to me, Pipa.
The women are a source of trouble. They mustn't enter the palace.
I am a loyal Shang official. I promised the late emperor...
I'd protect our country. I cannot let my country down.
By asking that we lose, you are discontinuing our family line.
How can you let your ancestors down?
It has been three years, Jing-ge. I thought I'd be a general's wife.
But I had to run around and fight in wars.
You lack judgment despite your age, are stubborn and lack tact.
You've served as a soldier for half a month but you're still stupid.
I'm not wrong! The 2 women will bring calamity to our country.
As a heavenly king of Shang who protects...
Heavenly king? What is your status? How will you protect Shang?
What a state to be in for a heavenly king!
Aren't you pathetic?
You're so stubborn. Do you want the family to suffer with you?
Look at you. You hang your head after being scolded. How useless!
Muzha has learnt from you.
He hangs his head and keeps quiet after getting a dressing-down.
Jinzha is worse. He is 20 but is still slovenly.
It's tough on me, a woman, to take care of the family.
All of you will drive me to my grave. The young and old are alike.
I was blind to have fallen for you.
I've had enough of your nonsense. It's getting late.
Set off!
Take care, Father.
This war must be avoided.
What is there to say? Nothing will happen to him.
Huang Feihu and Liu Pipa set off on their expedition to Jizhou.
This is the first civil war since the founding of the Shang empire.
War may break out any time. On the other hand,
Yang Jian and his friends have arrived at Jizhou to joint the army.
Here, Yang Jian will meet someone he longs to see...
and someone he's afraid to meet.
Flying Boy!
Make way!
You, Flying Boy!
Fire-Spitting boy, Three-Eyed Boy. Auntie.
Why are you in the army here?
It's a long story. Wasn't I trapped in the Ling Long Pagoda?
I wanted to die during those days.
I was released when the West Marquis interceded for me.
Seeing how miserable I was, he made me his 100th adopted son.
The West Marquis made you his adopted son? You're very lucky!
Godfather treats me very well. He has given me a new name.
Don't call me Flying Boy. Call me Lei Zhenzi.
Lei Zhenzi.
What an awe-inspiring name!
Really? Godfather encouraged me to start life anew...
and serve the Imperial Court I'm now a small general in Jizhou.
I didn't expect we'd meet here.
I've never dreamed we'd meet
Let me take a look.
What happened?
It's nothing It has split open.
What has split open? I only tapped him lightly.
Fire-Spitting Boy is..
He has come back to life and is now a lotus-root human.
You sound impressive now that you are the West Marquis' adopted son.
You're teasing me.
We're joking.
Mealtime!
Great! It's time to eat!
I'm famished.
Auntie.
I miss your cooking. I'm glad I can eat it every day from now on.
How can you make my mother cook for you?
That's not what I mean. Yes... it's what I mean. But I...
He's only joking. Why are you so serious?
You tricked me again If you weren't a lotus-root human,
I'd chop off your hands to make soup.
Would you dare? Mother will chop off your two wings and cook them.
I'll chop...
Flying Boy. I'm relieved that you'll watch over them in the army.
You know that Nezha always offends people.
Don't worry, Auntie. They're my brothers.
With three of us fighting together, we'll soon be made commanders.
I'm not ambitious.
I hope to be made Chief-of-army and go back to my wife.
Useless bum!
I wish to do enough meritorious acts so I can become a human again.
When Yang Jian joined the army, he actually met Deng Chanyu again.
Was his moving the iron ball actually predestined?
It's her again? I'm really unlucky.
I am your general, Deng Chanyu. Since you are my soldiers,
All of you have to obey the rules of my army. There are 3 main rules here.
The first rule is to obey your superiors.
The second rule is also to obey your superiors
The third rule is still to obey your superiors. Do you understand?
Can the new recruits step forward?
Yes!
Give your names.
Nezha from Chen Tang Pass in Chaoge.
I'm...
Why are you mumbling. Don't you know your own name?
Why is it you.
It's me.
Are you lusting after what you're unworthy of? You tailed me!
I didn't. We're here to join the army.
There are armies everywhere. Why join this army?
I wouldn't have come if I had known this was your army!
Come here. This is too much of a coincidence.
Your relationship with him may be predestined.
Teacher seldom errs in his divination.
A predestined relationship? Just chase him off!
That's not a good idea. He came on someone's recommendation after all.
If we chase him off, I'm afraid..
What are you afraid of? The sight of him makes me sick!
Make him sound the night watch.
You'll be asleep when he works You won't see him then.
All right. he'll sound the night watch.
Be careful about fire.
Watch out for thieves.
This is terrible. I thought we'd fight in wars and gain credit.
We have to sound the night watch instead.
If we go on in this manner, I'll never become a human again
No. Our calling the people to be careful about fire
and to watch out for thieves is also a good deed.
Tell me frankly. How are you related to that short woman?
You're annoying. You've asked a hundred times!
I've said there is nothing between us.
You're lying again.
If there's nothing between you, why would she hate us so much?
Out with the truth! What's your relationship?
I can't tell you.
Why?
I've promised not to tell. I can't tell you.
I heard her Asst General mention a predestined relationship.
Did you let her down?
No!
Supper is here!
I've cooked sweet potatoes for you.
Auntie cooked it. Eat it quickly.
Great! I'm hungry.
My stomach was growling when I sounded the night watch.
Can you still eat when we re in this state?
I'm hungry.
The night watch is a job. What's wrong with starting from below?
Mother, you don't know how sinister that shortie female general is.
I'm not as bad when I'm at my worst. We won't do well under her.
Don't say that As a general, she must have her merits.
Her greatest skill is her ability to be short.
Are you disobeying me?
Forget it!
What do you mean by "forget it"? Do you find me annoying?
No, you're not annoying at all. I have to sound the night watch.
What do we do with this?
Can I eat when I come back?
Be wary of the shrew. Watch out for the shortie.
Be wary of the shrew. Watch out for...
Why is the army marching into the city at this hour?
His Majesty is summoning my two daughters to the palace?
He likes your two daughters and wants to make them his concubines.
His Majesty hasn't met us. Why would he like us?
That is why I call this a joyous event.
My nieces keep to their boudoir,
but their beauty was revealed to His Majesty in mirage.
This is a case of people a thousand li apart being linked by marriage.
His Majesty likes us, but we may not like him.
Let us meet him and we see whether we like him.
Go to your rooms.
What you're discussing concerns Sister and me. Why can't we listen?
Go in!
Your Excellency, you've seen how willful my two daughters are.
I don't think they can serve His Majesty.
As His Majesty is captivated by your two daughters,
you'll benefit in future. Many people can only dream about it.
Your Excellency, I have only two daughters.
I can't bear to send them to the palace.
Please thank His Majesty on my behalf.
I'll be frank with you
His Majesty is determined to get your daughters.
He has already arranged for Heavenly King Huang Feihu..
and Madam Li Jing, Liu Pipa to lead a million crack troops here.
They are to receive your daughters.
I'm afraid they are only a hundred li away.
If you are bent on not letting your daughters enter the palace,
we will meet on the battlefield.
You've gone too far. We will meet on the battlefield!
See him out.
It shall be as you wish.
Huang Feihu, we've been friends for 30 years and served two kings.
You re actually helping the fatuous king to attack Jizhou.
His Majesty is the Son of Heaven.
We have to die if he so wishes.
Besides, he's only asking for your daughters. Hand them over quickly.
Otherwise, I, Huang Feihu, will massacre all in Jizhou.
Fire Phoenix!
Sacred Bull!
Don't pursue them.
Why don't we follow up our victory with pursuit?
You can kill the rebel minister if you use the General-slaying Sword.
Forget it. Su Hu is a good minister.
I won't use the General-slaying Sword unless necessary.
We'll stop fighting today. If he will surrender to His Majesty.
Be careful with fire.
Watch out for thieves.
Don't be like that. Even if you're a night watchman,
you must be the best watchman. Be like me.
Be careful with fire. Watch out for thieves.
Thieves!
Give chase!
I'm doing a meritorious act.
I'll see my wife.
Jinzha! Muzha!
Mother!
In the next episode, Yin Shiniang and Liu Pipa will battle it out,
settling state and domestic affairs and all scores, new and old.