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♫ You ask when I'll be back♫
♫On the wild road far and beyond,with the long knife in my hand♫
♫I'd drink to my heart's content♫
♫ And I'd ride and laugh in the blowing wind♫
♫ The sadness of parting is everywhere♫
♫ Time elapses at the tip of my knife♫
♫ My heart hardens and your tears are like pearls♫
♫ We have nowhere to rest♫
♫ And the fading dream's like begonia in the fall♫
♫ The emptiness of life is everywhere♫
♫ Hewu! Don't ask where from and where to go♫
♫ Living the troubled time♫
♫ I fight to control all my own♫
♫ Hewu! I'm lost in your love deep as the sea♫
♫ For all our cherished memories♫ ♫ I won't succumb to my fate♫
♫ I'll hold you hard in the next life♫
The Great Protector Episode 20
I thought you would not be able to accommodate to circumstances
Surprise to me You are even smarter than I am
and have hooked up with the Revolutionists long time ago
If I had known it earlier Why should I waste my efforts trying to catch you
You're too flattering, Officer Jia
As for the ability of acting as the occasion dictates
I would not dare to compare to you
In Qing Dynasty
You are the officer of Qing Dynasty
Now the Qing Dynasty is over You become the officer of the Republic If the Republic is gone
If the Republic is gone
I'll still be an officer
No. I'll move up in ranking
- Very impressive - Thanks for the compliment
You have to admit
This world...that's how it is
No matter what time it is, I am the officer
You are the civilian You are under my authority
I'm having you here today Just want to ask you
The goods you escorted last time
Is that the ammunition for the Revolutionists
Sorry I can't tell you
Doesn't matter if it was I'm not gonna investigate on this anymore
The time has changed anyway
Your Imperial Government is not here anymore But my escort business is still here
I still have to follow the rules of the escort business
Those who stubbornly sticking to the rules
usually won't live long
Those who are not following the rules Even though they can live long
Are they any different from the barbarous animals
Liu Anshun Just because you have relationship with the Revolutionists
You think I won't be able to take good control of you
Let me ask you E'erhe's intent to assassinate General Yuan
Are you the one instigated him
No I didn't know anything about it beforehand
He is your escort master How is it possible that you didn't know
There are so may policemen under you, Officer Jia
Would you know every single thing they do
You
We can put your things aside first
E'erhe's assassination of General Yuan
That is a capital crime
Whether it is a capital crime It doesn't seem to be something that'll be decided by you
Let's wait and see
Since there's nothing else for me I'm leaving now
Go ahead
One advice for you
Comply with the change of times
Lead Escort Master You are back
Where is E'erhe
He is still locked up
Good you are back Good you are back
Oh, Gege is here
Now the Imperial Government is gone
As a Gege I am not in position to speak about anything anymore
Even though I go there
I don't think they will necessarily do me that favor
E'erhe Such a jerk
Should have thrown away all those junks long time ago
E'erhe got into a big trouble this time
Nowadays Yaun Shikai is the only one who has the final say in Beijing
If he's unlucky
He might lose his life, I think
How can you still gloat over his misfortune at this time
Not that I don't want to save E'erhe
But right now, only Lead Escort Master Liu can save him
Lead Escort Master You saved General Yuan's life before
Officer Jia You are promoted to the Chief today
We are so happy for you
- Yeah - Just a Chief of a little branch
It doesn't worth all your efforts
Chief You are too humble
Look The new government hasn't been formed yet
You've already been promoted to be the Chief
It means your superiors rely heavily upon you
You know When the new government is formed later
Wouldn't you move even higher in ranking
Move Higher Of course will move even higher
Think about it Now the Emperor has abdicated
General Yuan is appointed to such an important position
and you have performed exceptional service to him, Officer Jia
Do you think General Yuan doesn't know this
Indeed
Chief Jia Can you tell us more about it
Nothing of much importance Doesn't even worth to mention
- Come one All sit down - Officer Jia
- You are here - What the heck are you howling
Hey buddy You are really good at talking to people
I'm calling for Office Jia
Lord Wa How come you are here
Officer Jia I heard about your promotion
As a humble man I come here specifically to congratulate you
Also I'd like to ask for a cup of wine just so as to share your joy
Chief Jia I believe you would do me this favor, right
You come to congratulate me
You are doing me a favor
Come on in Lord Wa
All right
Sit down please
Everybody Have you seen
Chief Jia is asking me to sit down
Please
Chief Jia I wish you more promotions in the future
Thank you
Let's eat
Lord Wa
You are really showing me a lot of respect
Chief Jia You are very welcome
Making living out on the street Respect is the most important thing
I show you the respect But what about the respect to me
What do you mean
Man of distinction always has bad memory
The rank of your position is becoming higher
and now you forgot all about the things happened before
Do you need me to remind you
Just speak out Don't be so ambiguous
You asked my folks to pretend to be the Revolutionists
and made some troubles in Beijing
Chief Jia I have done everything according to your orders
Lord Wa It's true that you did it for me
But I didn't skimp on the money I paid you
You shouldn't say something like that
Back then you didn't say that you would be serious about it
My folks Some are wounded Some are disabled
The rest of their lives will count on me
They are all coming to me I really can't handle it
- So would you please... - Bullshit
That is your business Why should you come to me
If you say something like that I would have to get nasty with you
Don't accuse me of not showing any respect to you
I will go out to tell everyone right now how you got your position
Stop
Chief Jia What else would you like me to do
What exactly do you want
Can we talk
We can talk
Gege Thanks for coming over
You are welcome I didn't really help much anyway
Don't say this I will remember all the favors you've done for me
Qing Dynasty is over
There won't be any Gege any longer
Now we are all equal
Then do you have any plan for the future, Gege
What plan can I have
Just muddle along
I have been thinking recently What E'erhe said is right
The Qing Dyansty was ruined by those decendents
who are wastrels like us
It's the same for all the dynasties
Gege There's still a long way to go for the future
Yes you are right
Actually I don't need to be so disappointed
The Qing Dynasty is over Also go away all those restrictions
- I'm leaving now - OK
If there's anything you need us to do in the future
Please don't hesitate to let me know
Don't worry If I need any help
I'll definitely tell you
OK You take care
Officer
General Yuan is working in his office Just wait
OK
Bring him a stool
Thank you
Thanks
Officer
- You are still here - Yeah
Has General Yuan finished working
It's still quite early I think he probably won't finish until midnight
It's so cold You'd better come back tomorrow
That's OK I'll just wait here
It's up to you How about bring you a couple of buns
so you won't be hungry
Not necessary Thank you very much
- Officer -You're really persistent to hang around
Officer Has General Yuan finished working
Almost done
So would you mind go telling him I'm here
Not necessary General Yuan had already told me when I came out
He's already taken care of your things for you
You can go get him out tomorrow morning
- Thank you so much - There's one more message from General Yuan
He said he had repaid all he owed you today
You don't owe each other anything from now on
Why are you hitting me
I'm hitting you so you will remember
If it's not for the Lead Escort Master this time You would have been dead
A dead prince is still better than a conquered prince
Why are you still so unrepentant
What should I be repentant for What I did is all about faith and royalty
Do you still want to assassinate Yuan ShiKai
A kleptocrat like him
It's absolutely irreconcilable between him and me
You... All right
Go ahead to be a royalist to your Qing Dynasty
Hey Xiu'er What are you going to do
I'm leaving Out of sight, out of mind
Just so that I'm not gonna see you being riddled with bullets
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Lord E'erhe I tried all my best to save your life
If you continue to mess around You would be letting your friend down
Lead Escort Master I'm sorry
But this is about integrity I can't lose it because of something trivial
OK If you are determined to kill Yuan Shikai
Get pass me first
If you can beat me, then you go ahead
I'm absolutely not gonna stop you
Lead Escort Master Let's keep cool
Liu Anshun You are no match for me
You'd better stay out of this
I had you join my Escort Service I'm not gonna be able to stay out of it
You are forcing me to fight with you
Don't blame me if you lose
What if you lose
- Whatever you want - Good
Ouch
Come on
Liu Anshun I...
Everything was just fine How come they are fighting each other
It's all right It's good to teach some lessons to this jerk
You are serious
Come on again
Liu Anshun You are serious about this
- Again - Again
Are you all right
Lead Escort Master is doing all these for your good You'd better be grateful
E'erhe You lost You lost I'm telling you You lost
I didn't I...
You have to keep your words
Hey hey Xiu'er
You lost if I told you so Look at yourself
What..what's going on today
The ground is slippery
The...the ground is slippery
Since then
E'erhe never talks about taking revenge on Yuan Shikai again
He should wake up from his dream
And for the things between me and Dai Rong
no one ever mentions about it either
Somehow it's just over
The year 1912 is the year of Renzi in the lunar calendar
As the first year of the Republic, the regime has been changed and everything is being updated
To the Escort Service
it's also a new beginning
Lead Escort Master Please tolerate my poor performance
You just practiced pole-fighting technique of Ziwu This pole-fighting technique is mixed with the spear-fighting technique
It evolved from the spear-fighting technique of the Qi Jiguang family
Sharp eyes, Lead Escort Master
My ancestor was once a captain in Qi's Army
This pole-fighting technique has been passed along by generations in my family
Unfortunately I'm really good for nothing
My performance is just laughable to you
Brother Luo You are really too humble
Without diligent practice of some twenty years
it's impossible to perform to the level you just did
Lead Escort Master Thanks for saying that
It makes me feel that all my efforts are worth it
Brother Luo This is the document for joining our Escort Service
Please take a close look at it
We can talk about it again afterwards
It's not necessary I trust you, Lead Escort Master
That's not right Our Escort Service has its rules
We should talk again after you read this
To be honest with you I can hardly read
I would not understand it even if I try to look
Lead Escort Master...
Let's go
Lord Chen What's wrong with you
Lead Escort Master I was bullied by them
No hurry Just slow down Sit down and tell me
Who bullied you
My braid was cut off by them
- Who did this - Who else could it be
Those rogues
With big scissors in hand, they will cut for whoever they can get hold of
I said I didn't want to cut But they just held me
and cut it off without my consent
They even asked me for one dollar
I didn't ask them to cut it
You know, without the braid, how am I supposed to hanging around out there
Lord Tong Your braid is cut too
Yeah Oh, I thought I would be the first
Guess Lord Chen is one step ahead of me
It would be nice to cut it together if I've known it earlier
Without the braid How should I conduct myself going forward
What's wrong with you
Lord Tong Wasn't you forced to cut it off by others
Forced Why do I need anyone to force me
I got it cut voluntarily
But...why are you looking at me like that
Oh I would say... you people
Times are different It's the Republic now
We all should have a fresh start, right
♫ I was originally from Wolonggang
♫ A laid-back person
Lead Escort Master Lead Escort Master Lead Escort Master Listen to me Lead Escort Master
Lead Escort Master The government has posted the notice, encouraging people to cut the braids
It's one thing to do it voluntarily Being forced to get it cut is another story
Yeah, what you said makes sense
How about this Let me go beat up that old man Lord Wa first
This old man Lord Wa He is just getting more and more outrageous
Swagging through the streets with his followers all the time
Just as if he is the Revolutionist too
Beat Lord Wa
I won't let you go
- Lord Wa - Liu Anshun, you're too recklessly cruel
Too recklessly cruel
There's been order from the higher authority Within three months
We need to get rid of the bandits east of the Zhili Province
No other bandit group in our jurisdiction
is bigger than the one at the Blindman's Ridge
I heard Lu Zongshan is tough to deal with
I would not dare to count on other people
But you met him once before
So for this matter, I'll leave it all to you
Lu Zongshan was also a fighter against the Qing Dynasty in his early days
He has always been only against the rich and the authorities
and doesn't harass the common people
He's had quite good reputation in the area around the Blindman's Ridge
Moreover the Blindman's Ridge is very steep and treacherous It's easy to defend and hard to attack
If we can incorporate them with amnesty
and avoid the bloodshed between us Wouldn't it be a good thing
Of course This needs your approval, Brigadier Wu
You are not only broad-minded
but also compassionate
You are too flattering
It's certainly better if we can avoid the direct confrontation
I'll leave it all up to you
I'll do my best
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Lord Wa Lord Wa
Look Just got another one
- Hang it over there - All right
See what we got today It's really quite a lot
.
Look at it
Look at this Am I right
What are you doing here
Lead Escort Master Liu It doesn't have anything to do with you here
We're just following the orders
Follow whose order
General Yuan's order
- Lord Wa - Lead Escort Master Liu
We should change how we call each other starting today
What change
Lord Wa is now the member of the Public Security Committee of the Republic
Yeah Committee Member Yeah
Committee member
Who appointed you
It's the appointment by the Police Bureau
Police Bureau
What are you laughing about
It's too funny Lord Wa
And you... Assisting with the public security management
The reason it's so chaotic out on the streets in Beijing
really has something to do with you directly
Tong Ha
You...you shut up
Manager Tong
If you continue to laugh at me as a committee member
I'll charge you with the disorderly conduct in public
and put you into the jail
Don't you believe
Lord Wa Cutting the braids or not is people's own decision
The way you are doing is not quite right
Lead Escort Master Liu
On this street
I consider you are somebody
Don't get involved in this
It's not worthwhile
to hurt the personal feelings between us because of this
What if I insist on getting involved
Then we'll handle it according to the tradition on the streets in Beijing
Bury a white blade in and pull out a red one
Let the knife tell who is in charge
OK. I'll be glad to do this with you Please
Wait When I said let the knife tell who is in charge
I'm not talking about compete the knife-fighting techniques
What are you talking about
Lord Wa
Do you see Three stabs six holes
The knife comes in from here and comes out from the other side
I'm telling you For the rogues to muddle along and make living on the streets
Courage is the most important thing
Lead Escort Master Are you doing this with me
Do you see Lord Wa is the true fighter
True fighter
Isn't it stupid to poke some holes on yourself
Lord Wa Just for that little money Do you want to gamble with your life
Lead Escort Master You just don't understand
The life of a rogue is worthless
Money is more precious than life
If you are scared Just leave now, OK
- Yeah - Aha You are all here
What a coincidence today
There's gonna be quite a show for us
No wonder I kept winning by self-draw when I played Mahjong yesterday
Lord Wa It's so unfortunate The Police are here , so we're not gonna be able to do it
I didn't say I was gonna get involved
You poke a hole to yourself voluntarily
That's something beyond my control even if I want to
Yeah
This is not in the scope of the Security Act, isn't it
No no no
We should not make any mistake
Don't want to be accused of neglecting our duties
Don't worry, Officer We must get involved if there's assault to others
But self-mutilation is not under our control
Then I can rest assured
Liu Anshun Aren't you a tough guy
They've already set the stage now
If you're not gonna meet the challenge
How would you take on the escorts going forward
Since Officer Jia has already said that
I accept the challenge
Lead Escort Master This is the rogue's play It's humiliating to get involved
Tong Ha You have no right to say anything here
Lord Wa Now it's up to you
All right Please just wait and see
Liu Anshun I knew you would be scared
Since we're going to gamble Let's decide what to bet first
OK. It's up to you
If I lose I'll kowtow to you for three times right here
And I promise I will get out of your way anytime I run into you in the future
- OK - That's too easy
Then what do you think
The name plaque of Guangshun Escort Service should be hung upside down
Hung upside down It's too evil
OK. Let's do this
You are straightforward
What if I lose
Didn't you say that cutting the braids on the street
was the order from General Yuan
- That's right - If you lose
You should ask General Yuan to retract his order
For the sake of fairness We'll compete outside of the door of General Yuan's residence
I'd ask Officer Jia to be the witness How is that
Ridiculous What does this has anything to do with me
Hey Lord Wa was appointed as the Committee member by you
Doesn't it have anything to do with you
Lord Wa I'll be waiting for you right at the door of General Yuan's residence
Oh no Please don't
S...s...stop
Liu Anshun If you dare to disturb General Yuan
I'll arrest you on the disorderly conduct in public
Officer Jia You said just then
Self-mutilation is not under your control Didn't he, Lord Tong
Yes We all heard it just then
Stop
But...Officer Jia I was the one set the stage
If I don't go How would I face people
Heck with your face Watch on him closely
I'll take your heads if you let him get out of here
- Yes - Yes
Liu Anshun You win
Let's just wait and see
Tong Ha There're a bunch of cases against you
Report to the Police tomorrow morning
Otherwise I'll treat it as evading police arrest
Lord Wa I'll be waiting for you at the door of General Yuan's residence
I you don't come You lose
But... I want to go...But
Shut up
Lead Escort Master Do you have some money
What do you want to do with the money
Didn't you hear what Jia Kemu said He asked me to report to the Police
I have to go hiding out for a while
Lord Tong Jia Kemu wants to give you a hard time
How could you get away from it
There's a saying in the underworld
When you run into the crisis You have to stand up straight
Sometimes we must live like a real man
You could say that
But heroes always end up in tragedy
Lord Tong You said before
It's the Republic now We all should have a fresh start
Your braid is cut But your debts from previous times are not settled yet
If the debts are not settled How can you have a fresh start
You are right I'll listen to you
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How does everything look on this scouting trip down the mountain, Advisor
Right now the governors of Zhili, Shandong, Shanxi
and Henan provicnes
are all actively looking to suppress the bandits
As for the situation
It's not so good if you think it's all fine But it's not so bad either
Hey what does it mean it's not so good but not so bad either
How come you sounded so confused, Counselor
Don't interrupt, little girl Just listen to the Counselor
Continue
It's good you are asking, Deputy
That's exactly what I want to talk about
Although they are suppressing the bandits everywhere
But the thunder is loud and the rain is little
There's more appeasing than suppressing
Not many have been really wiped out
Actually there're a few groups changed their flags
and became the government funded and controled Army Although it's called the Republican Army
There's not much difference from before
Still the same people
All business as usual
Just get additional resources and fundings from the government
Is that the bandit in uniform
But if we can still do with our business while getting government resrouces and fundings
Isn't it a good thing
Well, you can say that
But really there's never free lunch
If you receive the fundings from the government
You'll have to retreat from your territory
For bandits like us
If we don't have our own territory We'll have nothing to rely on
and will be gobbled by others sooner or later
Recently
There's a troop actively moving around the area near Blindman's Ridge
The person leading the troop
is someone with the last name of Yan Looks like they are here for us
Want to get our territory
He needs to exchange it with his life
But what's tough right now is that the government has monopoly on the firearms
We don't have enough ammunition now
If we have direct confrontation with them It's probably not gonna work out
Chief
Regiment Commander Yan is here to visit from down there
Here he comes
Mr Yan It's you actually
I was wondering who the hell it is
Miss Lu Here we meet again
Welcome for your visit, Mr Yan I should have come out to meet you earlier
You come out to meet me in person, Chief
I'm really flattered
- This way please, Commander Yan - Please, Chief
Nice gun All German made
You are really well-intended, Mr Yan
This is to thank you for letting us get by the Blindman's Ridge last ime
Just some meager presents Not enough to show my respect
You are too serious about it, Commander Yan
There are relationships
between the Blindman's Ridge and Guangshun Escort Service
Commander Yan doesn't owe us anything actually
Hey What are you talking about
Even if he doesn't owe anything to you He still owe me something
Isn't it, Mr Yan
Yes Missy and I are friends
These guns Please take them as a little token presents
to Missy
Dad Did you hear
He did this because of me
Don't feel so good about yourself
Don't be so rude
Please excuse her, Commander Yan
Missy is a woman of great capability
Humorous and candid
I really admire her
Did you hear He said I'm humorous and candid
Commander Yan would not have come without a purpose
I'm just a chuff and don't know how to beat around the bushes
Please speak out if you want to say something
OK Chief is a straightforward man
I admire you
Lord Shanmao We've never had any relationship with the authority down there
Now they came for a visit What do they mean
You guys go ahead for patrol within 20 km around the mountain
Just see whether there's any troop from the authority
Come back to report to me before sunset
Yes Let's go
Now I understand
Commander Yan wants the Blindman's Ridge to surrender
To co-operate You were a fighter against the Qing Dynasty
Now the Qing Dynasty is over
You should cooperate with the government
You are too flattering, Commander Yan
I really wasn't an anti-Qing Dynasty fighter
I am just another bandit after all
You are too humble, Chief
As far as I know You joined the Nian Army against the Qing Dynasty years ago
and was the Commander of the Blue Flag Division
Things you heard from the underworld
are most likely just hearsay
I have a relative
He was also a prominent figure in the Nian Army
I have to believe what he said
May I ask who is your relative
His name is Xia Qizun
Hope everything is well with Brother Xia
Thanks for asking, Uncle Xia is healthy and well
Since there's such relationship
We can talk even more frankly
I've never cooperated with the government troops before
It's not quite appropriate to have a deep conversation with someone you don't know much
let alone on something so important
You are right, Chief
But since I'm here
I'm ready to do all my best to win your heart with my heart
Well said
Since Commander Yan is so sincere
I can't be so indifferent and unapproachable
But it's such an important thing To both of us
Trust still needs to be developed
The first time strangers The second time acquaintances
Form the very beginning I didn't expect
that you would give me the answer right away
That's good Commander Yan is my guest from afar
My little girl
Take Commander Yan and show him around
Show him the scenery of the Blindman's Ridge
- OK Let's go - Thanks a lot Chief
Your first, Miss Lu
This is really a place
where one man can hold out against ten thousands
Mr Yan I have a question for you
If my dad can't reach an agreement with you
Are you gonna launch an attack against the Blindman's Ridge
Miss Lu To tell you as a friend
Any government
will not tolerate the existence of the bandits
Weren't you considered as rebels by the Imperial Government before
Now what Now you are in control
So you turn around to go against us
We were for the Revolution
Miss Lu You can't be a bandit all your life
Haven't you planned anything for your own future at all
Future What about my future
You don't need to lie to me
I know your feelings to Liu Anshun I also know
You are different to him too
How do you know
I found that out when he was treating your injury last time
That's was because I got injured for him
Of course he should take good care of me
That's how it looks
But gratitude and affection are different
Someone has an affection to another person
His every move will tell
There was affection in his concern with you
I can tell
Probably he didn't even realize it himself
That's so called spectators see more than the players
- But... -But what
Even though you have feelings to each other
He's an escort master and you are a bandit
If you want to be with him With your current identity
It's just impossible
Who said I want to be with him
Just a little escort master Is he so great
You are not speaking what you're thinking
Is it a fortune or a misfortune
Chief It's an opportunity
Opportunity
The Blindman's Ridge doesn't need to worry about the ammunition again
Taking their ammunition will owe them the favor Not good
No favor will be owed if we pay
Buy it
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