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Opening theme
♫ The green mountain is high,the setting sun illuminates ♫
♫ Striding in the path of time,tossed about by wind and rain ♫
♫ Sword and knife,violence and pride ♫
♫ carry out heroic deedspraising the youth ♫
♫ Even if the lofty sentimentsonly intend for a beauty's admiration ♫
♫ who can stand a hero's tear? ♫
♫ Look at glory and splendoras if they were goose feathers ♫
♫ Look forward,urging the horse with a wild laugh ♫
♫ Feel sworn brotherhood,surpass the skies ♫
♫ On your behalfStars fall and souls vanish ♫
♫ In this mundane world,the inevitable turmoil of feelings ♫
♫ by a cup of wine can stretch sky-high ♫
♫ Even if the landscape is far away,with a cry, long and loud ♫
♫ the windy clouds where the sword points,will curl up in a surging tide ♫
♫ Even if this is a loneliness of a lifetime,do not remit cruelty ♫
♫ just because of the hot blood flaming in the chest ♫
♫ Make the green mountain bloom,and the old man of the east ♫
♫ will recollect the mistof the floating clouds ♫
The Three Heroes and Five Gallants
Episode 26
You t-two, co-come here!
G-g-give our...our Second-in-command
- a...a t-t-to---- - A toast!
Right!
Come, hurry up.
Right, right. - Right. - Right.
Hurry give us wine.
Come!
Come! Se-serve wine to our Second-in-co-command.
The wine jar is empty, shall I refill it for you?
Go go go. Hurry.
This one is empty too.
Hurry fill it up.
Don't waste time.
Second-in-command, let me refill your cup.
Fine.
Miss, you really know the rules.
Please.
Since you've poured wine for me, you must drink with me.
I don't think that is right.
You have so many people here...
If all of them want me to drink with them, I'll get drunk soon.
How can I sing for you then?
Don't drink with the others,
just me alone.
Are you trying to fool me?
How could I?
Just this one cup, I won't make it hard on you.
I'm still waiting for music.
Alright.
Then I'll drink this to express my respect.
Good. Refill it for me.
I'll get a new cup for you.
No need! I want this cup.
It's been touched by the red lips of a beauty,the wine in it will have a very rich bouquet.
It's good wine indeed!
Good wine. Good wine...
Come, Sir, let me refill your cup.
Feed me.
You, what's your name? Go-go round q-q-quickly and ser-serve wine to everyone!
Hurry up.
Brothers. Let us all make a toast together to... to...
Second-in-command!
Come!
Let's say something co-con-congratulatory!
I wish myself a long life!
Good! Have a l-long life!
May wine always flow!
Right, may wine always flow!
May our transport be a success.
Come, come. Let's drink up.
Hero.
Is everyone else asleep already?
Yes they are. Except the ones upstairs are still drinking.
Respectfully greeting you.
So it is a female hero!
Right, right.
Hey, take us in!
Please, follow me.
Aiya...we've been travelling so long. I'm so hungry now!
I want to eat mantou.
Owner, do you have any mantou?
We have. We have. I'll go get it.
There's mantou.
The mantous are here. Heroine, please have some.
Thank you.
This...then, may I ask the two of you to hide here first.
Fine. Fine. Go back to your work.
Drink. Drink. Sit. Sit.
I'll play another song.I hope everyone will like it.
We like it. We like it.
Good.
Ready...start.
S-s-sing!
♫ Morning rain at Weicheng has settled the dust ♫
(Burp!)
Sigh...they're finally singing this song.
What's with singing this song?
What's with it?
They succeeded!
Oh...
Say, the guys in front are drinking and listening to music.
Having fun like the immortals in Heaven.
If only we had some wine! Even one small pitcher would be good enough.
Guarding this useless lump. So unlucky!
Who's there?
- I'm bringing you wine and food.- Wine?
Go and take a look.
Customer, enjoy.
Look! Such a big bug! So scary!
Master Bao, let's go now.
Eh? Why aren't you paying attention to me?
So it's a bewitching drug.
Master Yang, your daughter is already waiting for you at the town's East gate.
You must leave tonight.
Alright. Then I'll go now.
The two of you, be very careful.
Take care!
Hero.
Why are you still here?
Hurry and go into hiding for some time.
If anyone asks, say that we are from Kaifeng Court.
If they won't believe you,
tell them to go to the Capital and ask Magistrate Bao.
I'll remember. I'll remember.
Sister Qiukui.
Yalan! Hey, this lady is...
I'm Yue Hua.
Master Yue?
Why are you wearing woman's clothes?
Doesn't matter for now. Give me the sword.
Let's go get our horses.
Hurry, get up! Get up!
I said get up!
Second-in-command! Second-in-command, hurry and wake up!
What? You startled me!.
It's a catastrophe! A huge catastrophe!
What catastrophe?
We fell for the thieves' trick. Everyone lost consciousness.
Oh, crap!
- Get up! Quickly! - Get up!
Get up!
Get up! All of you get up!
Quickly get up!
Woe is me! Agh!
Second-in-command!
Hurry and get up!
They're not d-dead, they're still breathing.
My Goddess of Mercy!
Immortal gods!
What am I going to do?
All of you, get up! There's been a catastrophe!
Get your weapons and let's go!
Go to the back and get the horses.
Co-come with me! Hurry!
Why are you just standing there?
Hurry up and get the horses and chase them!
Chase? Ch-ch-chase?
Oh, crap! Can you stop stuttering now?
They definitely headed to the Eastern Capital.
We must get ahead of them!
Snatch that man back!
We can't catch up with them.
Our horses are all gone!
It's true.
Oh, crap!
Mister. Mister?
Are you awake?
You...who are you people?
We're the people Justice Bao hired to rescue you.
Second-in-command, hurry and think what we should do now.
I don't even want my life.
How can I come up with some plan?
Brother Zhang, you can't stay silent.
Say something.
Second-in-command, d-don't g-get too anxious.
Don't get angry. Right now, we m-must not be thrown into co-confusion.
I think that if that person's g-gone, we m-must chase after him, right?
Even without horses, we m-must find a way to buy horses to c-catch up wi---with--with them.
But if we buy horses, it'll have to be tomorrow, and by then we can't catch up.
My Goddess of Mercy!
Immortal Gods!
My life, how can it be so hard?
Second-in-command, crying is no use.Think of a way.
Exac-c-ctly.
This isn't something to c-cry about. Stop crying, right?
But I also think it's strange.
They didn't steal the gold, silver or p-precious items.
They just took M-Master Wang.
How m-m-much is this Master Wang worth?
You're right.
What do you guys understand?
Although this Master Wang
is not gold, silver, jewelry, or treasure, pearl or carnelian...
he is priceless.
Priceless? Isn't he just a p-person. How m-much can he--
You, you you you you you
you, everyone's lives added together,
won't make up for how much he's worth!
Second-in-command, before we left, Master instructed
that if anything happened, we had to inform him and the Chancellor immediately.
Inf- inform him my ass!
We d-don't even have horses. How can we co-co-communicate the news?
You're right. We don't have horses but we have messenger pigeons.
Messenger pigeons!
You're right, messenger pigeons.
Are the messenger pigeons here?
I don't know.
Useless! God, please protect me. Those pigeons must not be missing!
Second-in-command!
How could we have forgotten about the messenger pigeons?
Good thing the pigeons are still here.
Second-in-command, hurry and release the messenger pigeons.
Master and Chancellor most likely are waiting for them.
You can't let them go! It's dark, if you let them go now, they definitely won't go in the right direction.
Brother Chang is right. Second-in-command depends only on these two messenger pigeons now.
Give them more food, make them full. As soon asit becomes light, send them out.
You can't feed them too much. If you do, they won't be able to fly.
But if they aren't fed until they're full, they'll lack energy.
Do you think these two pigeons are male or female?
Why does it matter if they are male or female?
If they're male,
what do we do if halfway along the journey they find a female?
If they're female,
what to do if halfway along the journey they find a male?
What if halfway along the journey they get together and don't come back, what are we going to do then?
That's true, that's true.
Stop! You bunch of pitiless little assholes!
Will you allow me to live or not?
Get out!
Listen carefully!
Split into groups. Look for local headmen and animal peddlers.
And also, spread the word that we will be buying lots of horses.
What if people aren't willing to sell them?
Set a higher price.
What if they don't want to selleven at a higher price?
Then...then...
Please forgive me, Second-in-command.
Then snatch them!
No matter what,
you must find ten horses before noon.
- Get out!-Yes, sir!
Get out, all of you!
Get out!
[Chancellor's Residence]
Respectfully greeting Father-in-law.
Don't bother with the greetings if you're not feeling well. Leave.
Father-in-law, I reckon the people from Chenzhou should be reaching the Capital by tomorrow.
The person hasn't arrived yet, I still can't get that weight out of my chest.
Should we go out of the city to meet them?
If we make such a big move, it might alarm Black Bao.
Chancellor! Chancellor!
- Chancellor!- Why are you in a panic?
- The pigeon. - A messenger pigeon?
Yes, it just came here today!
Hurry, quickly see if there's any message.
Here here here.
Give it here!
Catch it! Catch it!
Get it over here!
Hurry and get the letter!
What's the use of a pigeon? Hurry up!
Letter! Letter.
The treasure was lost at Ding Family Marketplace.
Chancellor! Chancellor!
Chancellor...
You wait here for a moment.
Master Yue, a word, in private.
We're not far from the Capital now.
I estimate that we'll arrive there by tomorrow morning.
What? Are you thinking of going on leave again?
How could I?
But based on my deduction, the people chasing us will arrive soon.
I must go stop them!
They don't even have one horse, how are they going to chase us?
Aren't horses easy to get? They can get horses in half a day!
But they can't catch up.
But don't forget,
this criminal Pang Ji is very sinister and cunning. He would be fully prepared for anything.
Based on your words, I guess we really have to prepare for the worst.
Of course.
So the 3 of you should escort Third Young Master Bao while I take care of things here.
Right now, excluding Master Bao, we still have four people left.
The way I see it, we can split up and go two routes.
Qiukui and I protect and escort Third Young Master Bao
while you and Miss Yalan ward off the enemies.
Of course we can't do that.
The most important thing now is Third Young Master Bao's life and safety.
That's why he must be protected and escorted by the three of you.
You don't need to bother about me.
Bai Yutang, I want to ask you a question.
Please ask.
Why are you so cold towards Miss Yalan?
Are you finished? Goodbye!
Hey, you...
Father-in-law, we must make prompt decisions.
Bao Shirong will definitely go in the direction of the Capital.
Pang Wang and his men will definitely chase in the direction of the Capital.
We must send men immediatelyto intercept them.
With converging attacks on their front and back, we can definitely turn the tables around.
If our activity here is excessive, it's bound to alarm Bao Zheng.
Those rats will come out of their lair.
So what? Let's just face them head to head then!
Fine! Fine! Fine! Do you know that our strength here
is way inferior to Black Bao's side?
Then are we just going to watch Bao Shirong strutting into the Eastern Capital?
Looks like all we can do is kill that fake Bao Shirong
and also Third Rat Xu Qing and Bao Xing.
Right.
Let's leave Black Bao without any witnesses.
Even if the real Bao Shirong gets through all the obstacles and reaches the Capital,
we just need to insist that he's a fake
while the one who died was the real one.
Your Majesty, please have tea.
How's the situation with Bao Zheng?
I already asked men to investigate. They are staying in an inn.
They have been busy buying things every day.
I infer that those are gifts for his relatives and friends in his province
How about the people in the Capital?
Much the same. They're just living their own little lives.
That's strange.
Before, when Bao Zheng was on outside duty, every time he was leaving a place,
the local people used to light incense and kneel to send him off.
How come the Capital's people are not showing any respect at all?
Your Majesty, I think it's like this,
before, the people wept and knelt for him
because he was a fair and just magistrate.
But now, he protected Third Young Master Bao in his illegal activities,
So he's now dirty and stinky.
That's why the people, naturally, are not as they used to be,
treating him as one of their own parents.
This is what public sentiment is.
Informing Your Majesty, Chancellor Pang requests an audience.
- Send him in.- Yes.
Greetings, Your Majesty.
Rise.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
What big thing happened for you to come and see me at this time?
Informing Your Majesty, I got reliable information
that Bai Yutang and Han Zhang secretlyreturned to the Eastern Capital.
Are these news reliable?
Very reliable.
That means these two rats must be back to save Xu Qing.
Those five rats are sworn brothers
that have pledged allegiance to each other.
Now that Xu Qing has been condemned to death,
they will definitely try to save him
during a dark stormy night. If they don't succeed,
they will choose to die a hero's death.
Increase security inside and outside the prison. Allow them to go in but not come out.
Your Majesty, these criminals are looting and killing bandits,
If we let them cause a disturbance in the Eastern Capital,
the people will surely panic.
Then what does Chancellor suggest?
I think we should lure them out of their lair in daylight, surround them and annihilate them.
How do you plan to lure them out?
May Your Majesty issue a decree to have Xu Qing, Bao Xing, and Bao Shirong
brought to the West City Entrance tomorrow to be publicly beheaded.
Was Consort Pang the one who gave you this idea?
Your Majesty...
it was indeed.
Make the decree.
Tomorrow, bring Xu Qing and the others to the West City Entrance to be beheaded at 12:45.
Yes.
Wait.
Your Majesty, who is the official overseeing the execution?
Have Supreme Court's Minister Wen Lianbo supervise the execution.
Your Majesty, this Bao Shirong's case
was tried by the Supreme Court, the Investigations Bureau, and the Military Bureau.
Wouldn't it better if all three bodies have a supervising official?
Isn't Sun Rong sick right now?
Responding to Your Majesty, he is well already.
Fine. Then let Sun Rong and Liao Tiancheng act as assistant supervising officials,
helping the main supervisor Wen Lianbo.
Also, send 2000 imperial guards to await orders.
Will do.
Brothers, careful!
Brothers, kill him!
Wait!
Don't go there. He must have set up traps.
Let's go.
J-j-jia!
Jia!
Yu!
Third Young Master, after this town,
we won't have any more inns where to rest.
How far are we from the Capital?
Probably just a half day of travel away.
How about we travel overnight. We'll reach the Capital tomorrow morning.
We can't. The closer we are to success,the more careful we must be.
I think that we can't travel at night.
How about we stay here for the night?
Not good. We should pass this town and find a secluded place ahead to rest.
Let's enter the city tomorrow instead.
Second-in-command, it's already getting late.
Do you think we should look for a place in front to stay the night, and resume travel tomorrow?
We can't. We must chase them through the night.
Chancellor already received my pigeon, he must have sent men to secure the city gates.
This is a front and back attack, our only chance to get that man back.
Second-in-command, it'll soon be dark. If we go on, it'll be hard to de-defend ourselves.
Besides, Bai Yutang is not alone,
There's also Han Zhang who can use Thunder Bombs.
Yes, Second-in-command. Leader Zhang is right.
It's not convenient to travel in the dark.
But we shouldn't stay in an inn either, that could be troublesome too.
What if they have set up an ambush in the inn? Just like last time when they took our horses.
No, let's go on.
Yu!
Second-in-command, we outnumber him. Let's surround and kill him.
Don't fall into his trap.
We must not, Second-in-command.
If we don't eliminate him now, it will be harder for us.
Later, when it turns dark,
if this Bai Yutang continues to follow us,
throwing dart weapons once in a while and using his sword from time to time.
By tomorrow, how many of us will be left?
You will also be in danger.
Then do this, leave some people behind
to block Bai Yutang.
You stay behind.
You, you and you...Will you stay behind?
Not me. I'm going to protect Second-in-command.
How about this, Second-in-command. I'm willing to s-stay
and l-l-lead the men in this fight. We'll f-fight him for about 2 hours.
Noble!
You guys, stay behind to block Bai Yutang.
The rest, come with me!
Go!
Brothers, listen to me!
Raise your swords!
Attack!
Yu!
Second-in-command, the sky is already very dark.
I think that it's not possible to travel further.
Why not possible?
Even if it rains swords, we must move forward!
We've already traveled for a whole day. The men are sleepy and the horses tired.
Even if the men can endure it, the horses can't.
If we lose the horses, we won't reach the capital.
Besides, if we're unable to travel further,then they too must be unable.
So, no fear that they can get far.
What you said sounds reasonable.
But...
If they are hiding somewhere resting
but we go on chasing, despite the risk, won't we miss them?
That would be even better. We'd then be ahead of them
and help the Chancellor keep them out of the Capital.
We will then be able to make up for our mistakes with merit.
But we should still rest a little and let the horses eat some grass first.
Fine.
Let's rest for 30 minutes.
At the same time, wait for Leader Zhang and the others.
Second Brother, they are having a meal. Let's move around them
and find a place in front to wait for them.
It's cooked.
Eat.
You eat first.
Pretty boy...
Yalan
I never thought that on my first time away from home,
I'd attract such unimaginable things.
But good thing Heaven has eyes. Otherwise, this falsely charged case
would have become the Song Dynasty's first ever unresolved case.
Tomorrow, Thief Pang will definitely send many men to guard the city gates.
We better think of a way to get into the city tomorrow.
No fear. I'm here.
I'll be in front opening the way. With one strike of my pole, I'll destroy their brains.
You lot only need to focus on running into the city.
There are so many of them and they are all guarding the city gates.
If we try to get through that way, I'm afraid it won't do.
Don't worry. We'll find a way through when we get there.
We'll first see what the situation is tomorrowand act accordingly.
Alright.
The main focus of tomorrow's guarding is not only the execution area,
but also all the city gates.
Each gate must have many soldiers on guard. Any suspicious individual must be arrested.
Stay there until the time of execution, 12:45,
when those rats trying to save the prisoners are caught, disband them all together.
What if they don't come out tomorrow?
It would be better if they don't come out.
Once Xu Qing and the other two are killed, the main control fall into our hands again.
Where do you think they'll make their move, Father-in-law?
Two places. One will be the streetswhere the prison cart will pass.
Two will be the execution grounds. But regardless of where,
we mustn't stop them. We'll wait until the rats try to save the prisoners in the execution area
and we'lll catch them all together. This will then be an irreversible fact.
Your Majesty, it's already late. You should--
Little Luzi,
do you think those rats will try to save the prisoners at the execution area tomorrow?
They won't dare, Your Majesty. Who would be so stupid
to go into the mountains knowing there's a tiger there?
Wrong! These Jianghu people
sometimes give more importance to reputation than to their own lives.
So even if they clearly know it's suicide, they'll still stretch out their neck for the executioner's sword.
I am indeed like that. Even if I clearly know that I'll die if I go there,
I will still go. Who told me to be your Big Brother?
If Third dies, what face do I have to live in this world?
Good! Good BIg Brother!
Big Brother said it right.
Us five brothers would rather die than forsake each other.
Now that Third Brother is in danger, why begrudge risking our lives in the fight?
Besides,
if that Third Young Master Bao is a fake, we must reveal his true identity.
Otherwise, we'd also let down Magistrate Bao's comradeship towards us.
But we currently don't have any concrete news from Chenzhou.
It makes one so anxious!
I'm guessing that they must have met some trouble.
They weren't able to perform the plan smoothly. If not...
If not, Miss. Yuehua would have already arrived to bring us news.
Magistrate, this is a critical time.You must make a decision now.
Wang Chao!
What are Magistrate's orders?
- Go to Kaifeng Court right now and look for Jiang Ping.- Eh?
Second-in-command, there's a road block.
Get off your horse and move it away quickly.
- Hurry!- Yes!
It's poison!
Fifth...
These so many people, what do we do with them?
Kill them all! Send them all to the God of Death!
K-kill them all?
Of course, we can't let anyone live.
Fifth, these people have already been poisoned and can't even move their hands and feet.
If we kill them, it won't be in accord with our hero status.
Don't mind that hero status anymore.
Just don't treat them as humans. They are beasts.
N-no way. We c-c-can't kill them.
I know. But if you let them go now,
when then wake up, they will definitely chase Third Young Master Bao and our brothers and sisters.
These beasts have always been ruthless to others.
Fifth...
they are they, we are we.
We are d-d-different from them.
Second Brother, then you tell me what we should do.
I d-don't-don't- don't know.
How about this, let's just break their legs so that they can't chase anymore.
Break their le-legs?
You're also unwilling to break their legs, isn't it?
Are we breaking them all?
Break. Break.
Fifth...
We've finished br-breaking their legs. Now what? Where do we go?
Go back to Chenzhou.
I don't want to go back.
You must go back. Second Sister-in-law is still in Chenzhou.
You're still must be Royal Uncle's uncle for several days.
Then...where are you-you g-going?
I'm also going back to Chenzhou.
- Aren't you go-going to the Eastern Ca--?- Eastern Capital?
There are already enough people in the Capital. They don't need me anymore.
Fifth, there's a p-p-problem now if I go back.
I... It's like this n-now. How can I go back to the Talents Re-re-recruitment Club?
Second Brother, just lie down here tonight.
Tomorrow, when you wake up, hug your leg and cry in pain just like them.
None of them are bleeding now. How will they know if your leg is really broken or not?
You g-got a point!
Wait. Wait. Wait, Fifth.
Fifth, be-before you leave, as a brother,l-let me give you some reminders.
Careful. Be m-meticulous. Do-do-do not do risky things.
Re-re-remember that this life---
Second Brother, Second Brother, I know already. I know.
Come...lie down well...
Good, Second Brother, obediently, obediently.
Stop right there.
What are you doing?
Getting into the city to buy some stuffs.
Men!
Take him away!
Why are you arresting me?
Sir! Sir! I am indeed a good citizen.
I have never broke any law.
- Why are you arresting me?- Squat there.
May I ask you a question, Mister?
Young lad, hurry and go back.
You must not enter the city today.
Did anything happen in the city?
They are going to execute people in the city today!
♫ How I want to look at you once more ♫
♫ How I want to go back to your side ♫
♫ If ever time will stop at this day ♫
♫ will it be forever? ♫
♫ Even though they say that love is hard to be made into reality ♫
♫ Willing to take a step back to fulfill it ♫
♫ Those compromising words ♫
♫ I’ll keep them for you ♫
♫ You said that rather than crying til ones eyes are red, better to just think and miss me ♫
♫ I’m afraid that yearning cannot cope with the changes of time ♫
♫ Gossips spread for one year ♫
♫ Forever seems like too far away ♫
♫ Rather than looking at your back slowly getting far, better to just think and miss you ♫
♫ Learned to wipe my tears dry after turning around ♫
♫ If there’s a Heaven, then the love, hate, and embrace of the past are rubbed to become ♫
♫ one’s heart’s callus.
♫ You said that rather than crying til ones eyes are red, better to just think and miss me ♫
♫ I’m afraid that yearning cannot cope with the changes of time ♫
♫ Gossips spread for one year ♫
♫ Forever seems like too far away ♫
♫ Rather than looking at your back slowly getting far, better to just think and miss you ♫
♫ Learned to wipe my tears dry after turning around ♫
♫ If there’s a Heaven, then the love, hate, and embrace of the past are rubbed to become ♫
♫ one’s heart’s callus.