Have you got anything?
Not yet. Brother Qin, don't follow me so closely.
The guy wearing a purple robe and a golden cape will see you.
How about this? Wait for me by the temple exit.
Even if he wants to take me away, he must pass by there.
Be careful.
Is the oracle true?
Xinyi Monastery.
Miss, have you seen a girl wearing a pink cape?
You mean that beautiful girl?
Yes. Where has she gone?
I think she went over there with a man in purple.
Thank you.
Why hasn't Brother Qin come yet? Did he not see the markers I left behind?
I need to improvise.
I can't see outside from here. This must be an underground chamber.
I was blindfolded when I came in. But there's the smell of meat.
This should be a place that sells meat.
I wonder how many people are guarding this place outside.
Yu'er left no more clues here. There's only a meat store here.
Excuse me. Did a girl in pink pass by here just now?
What girl? Didn't see anyone. Just meat here. Are you buying?
Show me.
What do you want? Are you buying? If not, beat it then. I run a business here.
The weather's dry. Beware of fire...
This is a great chance.
Quiet. Listen carefully.
Lord Mount Yang Lin sent me here to investigate the kidnapping of girls.
Answer me honestly,
and I'll plead for you before Lord Mount so he'll spare your life.
Please don't kill me. I don't know anything.
They hired me to watch the girls. I don't know anyone at all.
That's crap. You don't know what they want you to do?
They pay me well.
I'm making much more money than selling firewood.
I dare not ask them who they are.
I'm sorry. I was greedy. Please don't kill me.
I can spare your life,
but you must tell me how many girls are locked up here.
How many people are guarding this place above?
I'm the only guard here. There is a secret passageway.
It leads to the meat store upstairs. No one knows this place exists.
So no one is guarding outside.
Are you telling me the truth?
I dare not lie to you.
Turn around.
He's not the mastermind.
I must catch the culprit so no more innocent girls get kidnapped.
Why haven't they made a move yet? Is my conjecture wrong?
Are you buying? If not, beat it then. I run a business here.
Wang...Darn it. Where has he gone?
One, two, three...twelve, thirteen, fourteen...
How come there's one less?
Don't move or I'll kill you.
See who's behind you.
Don't move. Drop your knife. Now.
Run...
Stop.
If you hurt her, I will crush your bones.
Who will crush whom now?
Brother Qin.
Are you scared now?
Hit me...Are you afraid now? If not, I'll keep hitting you...Hit me...
Brother Qin.
Yu'er, are you OK? I'm fine.
Wait...It's good you're fine.
Let's take them in.
We must rescue the girls too or their family will worry about them.
OK.
Who's the mastermind behind this?
It's him.
Please spare my life, My Lord.
Will you make a confession or not?
I will...I was a livestock merchant in Chang'an city.
Since the new emperor ascended the throne,
many girls have been selected and taken to the palace.
There are no girls left for the selection.
The eunuchs in charge are frustrated they can't find new girls.
So I used a sedative to kidnap those girls
and sold them to the palace at very good prices.
Did the emperor ask you to do that?
I don't know. I just know the eunuchs who pay me.
Father, please don't be angry. Let the brothers handle this.
Take them to the cell.
Please spare my life, My Lord...
Shubao, Yu'er, you haven't let me down. Now there's peace again in Dengzhou.
You've both contributed a lot to this. Yu'er, it's been hard on you.
I'm fine.
Godfather, the princess is really clever. She ventured into the den herself.
Without her help, I couldn't have achieved anything no matter how competent I am.
You two worked together to catch the bad guys and save those girls.
Both of you get credit.
Why have you come here today, Sis Xuanhua?
Please have a seat... I have come about something.
A couple of days ago, I saw a maid in the palace.
She looks exactly like Zhang Lihua.
There's someone who looks so much like her?
Yes. She really looks like her.
If I hadn't heard people call her Zhu Guier,
I'd really think Zhang Lihua is still alive.
When Sui conquered Chen State.
Yang Guang felt so bad about Zhang Lihua's death.
If there's really such a girl, we could recruit and use her.
You mean?
He's looking for women. Why don't we help him?
I'll teach that Zhu Guier personally.
A test for you. How should this man be dealt with?
I think he should be killed. Wipe out his entire clan.
You're really bold.
But it would be better to kill this man first than to kill him.
That's really perfect.
Let's do that then.
Sire, why haven't any new girls been brought to the palace these past couple of days?
Those slaves took a lot of money from me. But all the girls they found were mediocre.
And how on earth would there be a girl as beautiful as you?
Sire's finding it hard to find some girls for company.
That's really unheard of.
That's good. You can monopolize me then.
Of course I wish for that. But I'm afraid I alone can't satisfy you.
Please give me a break. Sire...Look. You're like a hungry wolf.
Be patient. I've prepared a gift for you.
What gift?
You'll find out when you go to the garden tonight.
Where do you want to go?
Sire, didn't you promise to give me a break?
No, tonight is another time. I want it now.
Sire, you're really bad. Please give me a break. Please let me leave.
Sire.
It's so late at night. Why did you ask me to come here?
She is...?
Sire, think again.
No...
Zhang Lihua? How come? Didn't Li Yuan kill her?
I know Sire was really heartbroken because of Zhang Lihua's death.
I wanted to make up for your regret.
I spent a lot of effort looking around the entire country.
Finally, I found this precious Zhu Guier.
Sire, I'm Zhu Guier.
Come over here.
Wonderful...This is really wonderful.
Sire.
You've brought heaven to earth for me. Interesting.
Sire...Sire...Over here, Sire.
Sire has given the order that I'll sleep with him tonight.
Here comes our' chance.
Not yet. Wait a couple of days when he's off guard.
Then we'll take action.
I really want to kill him right away to avenge my older sister.
Guier, be patient.
I will get the sedating incense from outside the palace in a couple of days.
We will succeed if we take action then.
No woman in the world is beyond my reach.
Now I can even make the dead come alive again.
Sire, do I really look like Zhang Lihua?
Yes. Too bad she died so early.
If you miss her so much, why did you kill her?
She was just a harmless girl in an enemy state.
You'd gain nothing by killing her
and you'd suffer no loss by allowing her to live.
Why did you kill her?
It's my principle not to kill women and children. I didn't kill her.
Who killed her then?
Li Yuan did. He's a fool.
I had ordered him to capture her alive.
But when I got there, he had already killed Zhang Lihua.
Beautiful women will seduce people and ruin the country. Kill her.
Why are you shivering? Come on. Let me hug you.
Sire, you really didn't kill her?
If I had, would I be so devoted to you?
Actually, I'm Zhang Lihua's younger sister.
I came to the palace to avenge my sister.
Guier, I'll avenge her for you.
Sire.
This sedating incense will incapacitate those who inhale it.
They'll fall into a coma.
Light it when you sleep with Sire tonight.
When he's asleep, kill him right away.
I'll prepare a wagon outside the palace.
After this is done, I'll assign someone to take you to a safe place.
Back then you, my older sis Zhang Lihua and Chen Shubao were hiding in a well.
Did Prince Jin Yang Guang really kill her?
What's the difference whether he killed her personally?
They were his soldiers, his men.
Both you and I were citizens of Chen State. Our country was eliminated.
He killed our family. Can you afford not to take revenge?
No, he didn't kill my sister.
I like Qin Qiong very much.
He's handsome, courageous and clever.
He's a perfect match for Yu'er. What do you two think?
Father, they're a perfect pair.
Absolutely. Besides, didn't Sis Yu'er fall for Brother Qiong a while ago?
I want to order their marriage, but I'm afraid it'll be odd.
It won't be odd. Perhaps they're impatient for that too.
Father, this is something good.
Marriage should be by order of parents and arranged through go-betweens.
You're Yu'er's father. You're also Shubao's godfather.
You just need to make the order.
That's right.
Tomorrow is your grand birthday. Let's do it tomorrow then.
Why don't you announce their marriage during your birthday banquet?
What do you think?
Right. What do you think?
We wish My Lord...Father... Many happy returns and a very long life.
We wish you'll stay strong to protect the country and the people.
Good...Come on. Cheers.
I'm old. My daughter is still single.
A person should get married when she comes of age.
I've already chosen a husband for my daughter. This man is in my house.
He's my new godson the thirteenth guardian Qin Qiong.
I'm not long-winded.
In three days will be the wedding
between my daughter Princess Yu and my godson Qin Qiong.
I hope you can all come to the wedding banquet.
Sure...
Thank you for your arrangement, Godfather.
But this is really unexpected. I haven't prepared for it yet.
What do you need to prepare? Silly boy.
You two will get married sooner or later, right?
Shubao, Godfather gets both a daughter and a son-in-law. This is nice.
Father, didn't you say that
you wouldn't consider my marriage in the next two of years?
You're so reluctant. Have you fallen for someone else?
Tell me who he is.
If you can't tell me who he is,
then I will make the decision for you regarding your marriage.
I haven't fallen for someone else.
Good. There must be a grand wedding for my daughter.
The marriage between you two is decided.
Don't worry, sweetheart. Qin Qiong is a perfect son-in-law.
I wouldn't be wrong about him.
Congratulations Princess Yu... Congratulations Guardian Qin.
House of Dengzhou.
Have all the invitation cards been sent?
Yes, they have. I'm afraid too many people will come in three days.
Great. It was so hard to get Yu'er back. I even got Qin Qiong, a good son-in-law.
Their wedding must be grand. We mustn't lose face.
Of course. Don't worry, Father.
Father, Brother Qiong has a mother. Shall we bring her here?
How could I have forgotten that?
Can we still make it if we go now and invite her to come?
There's a thousand miles between Dengzhou and Shandong Licheng County.
I'm afraid we can't make it.
He's right. The roads are bumpy. I'm afraid it'll be too hard for her.
Let's do this.
The wedding date is already fixed. Let's have the ceremony first.
We'll go to Shandong later and conduct another ceremony.
Congrats...
Bow to heaven and earth.
Good.
Bow to parents.
Good...
Bow to each other. Good...
Ceremony finished. Good...
Take her to the bridal chamber.
Good...Congrats...
Today is a very happy day. Let's get drunk. Cheers.
Cheers.
As you all know, I went to war all the time.
I don't have any child.
So I've taken thirteen godsons as the thirteen guardians.
I only have one daughter.
I'm old now. I live day by day.
I don't know if I'll wake up tomorrow.
After I die, my son will become Lord Mount by heredity.
My daughter will be the Princess.
I hope they will grow old together. Then I will rest in peace.
No, Father. You will live a long life.
A long life.
Good boy. I want to give you a gift. Guards.
My Lord.
Go to my collection in the treasury, and get the gold armor and silver spear.
Yes, My Lord.
Qin Qiong, this set of armor and the silver spear belonged to an old friend.
When I went to battles everywhere,
I defeated many people. I only admired one of them.
If he hadn't been set up by bad people, it would have been difficult to defeat him.
I had fought him for three days and three nights.
I beat him marginally by just one move.
I tried to convince him to join Sui. But he would rather die than comply.
I had no choice but to order his strangulation.
Who's this guy?
He was stationed at Maming Pass.
He was North Qi State's Defense General Qin Yi.
It's him?