So you're one of us.
That's good. May I know your name?
I'm sorry, mate.
I can only tell you I'm from Er Xian Zhuang of Shanxi, my family name is Shan.
We're in trouble now. I wonder if you can give us some water.
We men of Ahoy help one another out.
Even if we weren't, we outlaws wouldn't turn a blind eye to whoever's in trouble.
Come, give them the carriage.
Yes.
Thank you! We won't stand on ceremony then.
We were rude, please forgive us.
Just forget it. Head Shan is one of the people I admire
Fellow outlaws stand by one another.
Fellows, till we meet again.
Till we meet again.
Let's go!
We outlaws are more honorable than you officials.
Ahoy...
Mate...
I stand enlightened.
But let me tell you, you're the newbie here.
Rascal Luo Cheng, stop!
That's Tong Pass up front.
Once we pass through there, we'll be in Xiaogu Mountain in two days.
I hear the commander of Tong Pass is one of Yang Lin's outstanding men.
His name's Wei Wentong.
He's a force to be reckoned with,
we shouldn't confront him head on.
What you say may be true,
but taking a detour will waste too much of our time.
We're being pursued,
it'll get us into greater trouble.
Then what do we do?
I have a way.
But we need several officer's uniforms.
Officer's uniforms?
We used to be officers,
we have sets uniforms with us.
I wonder what they're for.
Good! Just do as I say.
I protest...
Why do I always get the short end of the stick?
Why me?
Brother...
Come on, stop grumbling.
Change into it.
But...of all the people here,
why am I the only one wearing this?
Come on... Tough luck.
Let me see... Well?
Heaven bless us.
How do I look?
Here's my order...
Look good? Good.
Now put on the helmet.
Keep your head down.
Will this do? Of course.
Brother Qiong, will our disguises work?
I've never been in contact with Wei Wentong.
If he doesn't ask too many questions, we may be able to pull it off.
Good.
I don't know if he's the meticulous type.
Guys, is it too tight...
Sorry about this.
You...
Guys, listen.
When we get to Tong Pass,
watch me, keep your mouths shut.
This is my order, let's set out...
What if we get into a fight?
Come on...
What if we get into a fight?
We have to think of every scenario.
Hurry...
Seriously, next time I get to play the law
Hey, you! Hurry up!
I'm an officer.
Just shut up! Officer indeed. I'm tied too tight.
Tong Pass
Halt.
Announce yourself.
This is Qin Qiong, I'm on Lord Mount's order
to excort these prisoners to Shandong.
Please let us pass.
It's Guardian Qiong.
Wei Wentong here, commander of Tong Pass.
I've long heard Guardian Qiong under Lord Mount is an outstanding adept.
It's my honor that I can meet you today.
What I said is an understatement.
General Wei, you're too kind.
Actually, Father keeps praising your bravery,
and says you're a mainstay of Sui.
Now that we've met, I can't agree with him more.
Pass.
General Wei, we're letting them pass without checking them first?
What nonsense!
Guardian Qiong is Lord Mount's son-in-law.
Let them pass.
Yes.
Pass.
Thank you.
Hold it.
General Wei, what is it?
Guardian Qiong, you've had a long journey
you and your horses are tired.
I've racked my brains, Lord Mount's order affords no delay.
Let's exchange horses.
The horses I keep run fast.
You'll get to Shandong in no time.
What do you think?
General Wei, you're too kind.
Make sure your horses can run fast.
Of course.
Get the horses. Yes.
Guardian Qiong, maybe you can put in a good word for me with Lord Mount.
Of course, General Wei, you have my word.
Please.
Let's go!
Go!
Let me change first! Wait for your turn.
This Wei Wentong is a fool.
He bought every word we said.
See how he sucked up to Brother Qiong.
While we're at it, the credit goes to our strategist.
Right.
We got through the pass with no glitches and got several horses in the bargain,
because they see Brother Qiong as one of them.
So, Brother Qiong really has face,
people everywhere suck up to him.
Guys, stop teasing.
We have to get to Xiaogu Mountain without delay.
Once Lord Mount gets to the pass,
he'll be hot on our heels in pursuit.
Come on... Let's go...
Your Honor, Lord Mount and Guardian Zhan will soon reach the West Gate.
What's going on today?
We just saw Guardian Qiong off, and Lord Mount is here.
Call up the lieutenants, we'll meet Lord Mount at the West Gate.
Yes.
Your Lordship, at your service.
Let me ask you, has Qin Qiong been here?
Yes, Guardian Qiong was here with the prisoners.
Where are they now?
They passed through. What?
He said he was undertaking your order to Shandong,
so I let him go.
What nerve!
Who told you to let them go?
Qin Qiong is a rebel.
They're being pursued.
But you let them go!
Come, arrest him. Yes.
Your Lordship, please don't be mad.
I didn't have a clue of what Qin Qiong was doing.
He said he was executing your order,
I had to let him go.
Please forgive me.
They're not that far off,
please allow me to get them back in order to redeem myself.
Lose no time in getting Qin Qiong back, don't fail me.
Yes.
Report: Wei Wentong is fast catching up with us.
Lord Mount must have reached Tong Pass and told him the truth.
We can't beat him but we'll die trying!
I want to see how formidable he is.
He's not the only one that worries me.
If he's able to stall us,
Lord Mount and his men will catch up with us.
Then we won't be able to get away.
What we should do now is conserve our strength.
We have to make it to Xiaogu Mountain as soon as possible.
Brother Shan, lead our men there,
let me take up the rear and stall Wei Wentong.
No, it's too dangerous.
Let us go with you. Right.
Let the two of us go with you.
How about I go with Li,
Let me go with Qi.
Too many cooks will spoil the broth.
Wei Wentong knows I'm Lord Mount's Guardian Qiong,
he'll cut me some slack.
I can handle this.
Guys, we're running out of time, just go!
Take care!
Everyone, come with me.
Qin Qiong, get off and surrender yourself right away!
General Wei, why should I surrender myself?
You're revolting against Sui, how are you innocent?
It's an unforgiveable offence.
General Wei, you've got it wrong.
I'm sure you're well aware of Emperor Yang Guang's doings.
Overthrowing him is the right thing to do.
General Wei, if you still pledge him your loyalty,
you're siding with the evildoer.
Qin Qiong, a loyal courtier never speaks ill of his lord.
I honor my loyalty, be it right or wrong.
Alright, General Wei, then I have advice for you.
Turn back, for your own sake.
Rebel, you won't get away! Take this!
Wei, see if you can get me, come on...
Leave my brother alone! Drop dead!
Brother! Shixin...
How dare you bully my brother, drop dead!
Shixin, where are Mother and Yingying?
The fat guy got them.
What?
I couldn't find you. I missed you so much.
So it was your doing.
Yes, so?
I dare you to fight me.
Watch how I'll twist your head off.
Announce yourself first.
Why should I? I don't know you.
You know my brother, I'm his kid brother.
So you're a fool.
Shixin, watch out!
Let me twist your head off...
Hold it.
Brother, what now?
He's in a league with that fat guy.
They took Mother away.
Shixin, come with me.
Let's catch up with the others.
I'll take you to Mother.
Get up...get up...
Still no sight of them...
Here they are...
Mother, here they are...
Yes, here they are...
Auntie, take it easy...
Mother...
Good, you're finally here...
You alright?
Yu'er...
Yu'er, you alright?
I'm fine. But you and Mother have suffered.
I'm fine. Let me go get my brother.
You alright?
I'm fine!
We sisters have not met in more than twenty years.
You have no idea howl prayed day and
night that we'd meet again.
You're finally here now.
I was thinking that we might not meet again before I die.
Don't say such a thing.
We're together now, aren't we?
Yes...
He is...
He's my son Ugly.
You're Yaojin? Godmother.
Yaojin, you're a grownup now.
That's great. Yes...
Shubao, come meet your godmother...
Auntie, he's on his way,
he'll be here very soon.
Mother, I've failed you, you've suffered.
I haven't taken good care of you.
Get up...I just want you to be alright.
You got here safe and sound, that already makes me very happy.
Where's Shixin?
Mother...
Isn't the man with them Wei Wentong?
It seems so...
Who is he? Wei Wentong.
Mother...
Mother, I'm back.
Mother...
I'm back... I'm back...
Get up...
Isn't it good? I thought I wouldn't see you again.
Mother... Mother...
It's good you're back...
Come on, greet your godmother.
Godmother, greetings.
Get up...get up...
Brother Qiong, get up... Get up...
It's good, I have one more mother.
Mother, I missed you so much.
I thought I would never see you again.
What a fool!
Not long after you had gone,
Cheng'er and the others found us.
I thought you would beat us here. What took so you long?
Mother, stop worrying now.
Mother, it's windy here, let's go in.
Come on...
You rebels dare congregate here?
Once Lord Mount is here, you'll be doomed.
Shut up!
You really... Buddy...
I dare you to set me free...
Buddy... I can kill you all...
Shut up...
Let me see...
So he's the pass commander?
Brother, listen...
Cut him some slack, we should thank him.
You see those horses? He gave them to us.
Were it not for you, we couldn't have gotten here so fast.
What's that called?
Digging your own grave. Right...
Isn't it wonderful? Heaven's on our side.
What's so wonderful?
I have a plan that can get us out.
Let's talk in the tent. Good.
Guys, let's go talk in the tent.
I find Brother Ji's plan very clever.
Of course. Isn't it?
Brother He, you agree? I say Brother Ji's look is special.
Otherworldly,
Ethereal... Right...
One of a kind...
Very extraordinary indeed.
Or things wouldn't be what they are.
Extraordinary indeed.
Brother Yaojin, so what did he say?
He said we should let Wei Wentong go.
He'll be set free tomorrow.
Let him go? That's not possible. Why would he say that?
Did you hear wrong?
He would never say such a thing.
I thought so too at first.
Then I listened more carefully.
That's really what he said.
He said to draw a big turtle on Wei Wentong's face,
and then let him go.
It'll piss off Yang Lin, that rascal.
He'll come after us with Wei Wentong and their troops.
If he gets mad and puts his troops on us,
then we're doomed.
Right... Doomed.
Brother Tong, you're a fool.
Brother He... Yes?
If he comes at us with his troops,
Tong Pass will be left defenseless.
We can slip out and take Tong Pass.
I got it! Then Tong Pass will be ours.
Yes...that's what I thought too.
We see eye to eye.
Smart!
Oh, that Wei Wentong is inside the tent,
we can't let him overhear us.
Or it'll mean trouble.
If he overheard us, we'll just kill him.
What if he didn't?
Then we'll do as Brother Ji said.
Right.
Let's go check...be quiet...
Come on...
He's asleep. Really?
Very soundly.
He can sleep like this?
Brother Yaojin, we really have to do this?
Of course.
No so fast...
Brother Yaojin, let me...
He sure is sleeping soundly.
Brother He, your turn.
You draw the head.
Make it bigger.
Got it?
Here...
Have we woken him?
Still asleep.
Let's go... Still fast asleep
Brother He, you're fat, you go first.
Brother Yaojin, what next?
Brother Tong, let's go for a drink.
I didn't drink enough just now, neither did Brother Yaojin.
Right. Then let's go...
For a drink...
You lead...
Come on... Hurry up...
Freeze, stop!
He's gone...don't let him get away...
Halt...
Come on...
Counselor got everything right.
Lord Mount will stay put in Tong Pass.
Wei Wentong is a smartass.
So we can stall Yang Lin's troops for a couple of days.
Brother...
Brother Yaojin's back. Well done...
You did well too.
Come on, cheers...
Guys, a toast to our good fortune!
Come on, cheers... Cheers...
When there's a will, there's a way...
But we can't stay put here in Changye Woods forever.
If Yang Lin comes for us again,
We're outnumbered, we'll still be doomed.
Stalling just buys us a couple days.
Yang Lin will soon figure it out.
So what do we do?
We can't just wait for our death here.
Let's disperse.
We'll go our separate ways,
it may help break up the troops and minimize casualties.
No. It may work for us single guys,
but Brother Qiong and Brother Cheng have their family with them.
They can't run fast.
They may become sitting ducks for the troops.
I say we should go take a mountain and form a fortress.
It's like the old days.
People will stay away from us, even the law, right?
Good! It's a good idea.
Shut up! No.
We're not all bandits here.
Deputy Luo, Zhang Gongjin, Du Wenzhong, they are manor born.
They may not look down on our background,
but we shouldn't drag them down with us.
So what do we do then?
Guys, it's not easy for us to be together,
I have heartfelt words to say.
We hail from different places,
but we share the same mind.
We all want to overthrow the corrupt and evil court.
Liu Bang, founding emperor of Han dynasty, was originally a petty official.
He raised the rebellion standard on Mount Mangdang after killing a white snake.
After numerous battles and fights,
he founded Han, which lasted four hundred years.
Liu Bei of the Three Kingdoms
was a mat weaver and shoe seller when he was an unknown,
Guan Yunchang a date hawker and Zhang Yide a butcher.
I was a rake seller. Right...
They became legendary heroes.
As the saying goes, men shape their own destinies.
You're all chivalrous heroes, who rob the rich to help the poor.
Unlike Yang Guang, who falls for flattery and kills the loyal and innocent.
He's a bane to the people.
Guys, you've taken the first step for justice,
why not go all the way for the benefit of the people?
Be a man!
Yes! Bravo!
Brother Qiong is right!
We're martial arts adepts, we have the chivalrous mind.
We should take the lead to get justice for the suffering people,
and peace for all.
Guys, be you manor born or simple folks,
we are for the people, one for all and all for one!
One for all and all for one?
So the emperor's wives are...
Ours as well.
Ours...
Come on, cheers...
Mother, be careful...
Mother...
Mother... Go over...
Mother, I'm not a loving son.
From today on, I will join the guys to overthrow Sui.
It's for the people. Mother, please understand.
Shubao, instead of living the life of a fugitive,
you should do something big.
Mother, Godmother, I want to join them.
Ugly, I was worried about you getting into trouble,
so I took to the road with you.
Now I know it wasn't the best way.
From now on, whatever you want to do, I won't say no.
Mother...
Thank you, Mother, Godmother,
thank you for supporting me.
We've reached a consensus now.
We need to find a strategically located place for our fortress and consolidate.
I hear Mount Wagang is easy to hold and difficult to attack.
The surrounding land is fertile.
If we can take it, we can till the field when things are calm,
and gather for fights when called for.
We'll grow in strength in this way.
Sui will fall and we'll make history.
Guys, Mount Wagang is the right place for us,
but it's already taken.
I don't think we can gain a foothold there.
Where is Mount Wagang?
Guys, I know Zhai Rang, who's head of Wagang Fortress there.
Let's go join them, he won't say no.
Guys, people are fickle, we should be careful.
I don't know about other people,
but I believe with our friendship, Zhai Rang will be fine.
You don't have to worry.
Since you're so sure,
let's go to Mount Wagang then.
Guys, what do you think?
Yes, we'll go to Mount Wagang.
Our rebel troops will go to Mount Wagang...
Father.
Any news of Yu'er?
No.
But General Wei is back.
He's waiting outside.
Why not let him come in?
General Wei, he...
he doesn't look decent, it's embarrassing.
That's why I'm here to ask you
if you'll see him.
Summon him in. Yes.
Your Lordship...
General Wei, why do you look like that?
I was incompetent, I got caught.
I was humiliated.
You're impetuous in character,
you should be taught a lesson to make you see.
I risked death to come back to pass you intel.
The rebels want to lure your troops to Xiaogu Mountain,
then they'll make a surprise capture of Tong Pass.
It won't be easy for you to regain it.
What nerve! Tong Pass is not for their taking.
With me here, I dare them!
Come! Yes.
Give my order,
stand guard by all Tong Pass exits around the clock.
When the rebels are here, kill them all.
Yes.
Watch...
Have a grape.
Have some wine.
Sire, come... Come...
Have more, Sire...
Right, Sire, have more...
Sire...I heard that you gave the order
for all vassal states to send envoys here.
But those vassal states are unruly,
they fight us from time to time.
The vassal kings are arrogant.
I don't think they'll all send envoys.
If some of them ignore your order and refuse to send envoys,
it'll make Sui look bad.
I know they'll come.
I've informed the vassal states,
that they should send their best martial adepts here to spar with ours.
Every one of them wants to show off their military prowess,
and to undermine Sui.
So I offered them this chance.
Tianbao General. Yes.
Prepare yourself,
I want to see you defeat then": all
and make Sui proud.
Sire, you can rest assured,
I will live up to the name of the Invincible
in this tournament,
Two contestants, one from each state, will fight.
The winner will advance to the next round.
The ultimate winner will become the First Warrior of this Inter-state Tournament.
First fight, Wu Sang of Yue versus Yuwen Chengdu of Sui.
What a tiny waist,
Be careful, we might break it.
This man is not what he seems.
First fight, the winner is Yuwen Chengdu of Sui.
Bravo... Good...
Second fight, Ba Lu of He Duo versus Yuwen Chengdu.
Bravo...