Subtitles by DramaFever
[Episode 45]
Our Iron Wielder... will keep sending his men to stake a challenge.
I'll use our blood to make you remember.
One day, we'll eventually...
stick the banners of Han Prefecture all over Tian Qi City's walls.
Commandant...
Please open the gates.
Commandant, please open the gates
and allow General Yu to challenge him to a fight!
Commandant, please open the gates
and allow General Yu to challenge him to a fight!
I'm a military officer of the Muru family.
Head of the Emperor’s Blade-carrying Guards.
Bestowed title, Tiger Valor General.
Yu Xin Ji...
acts upon command to challenge you to a fight.
Who is my opponent?
Muru Cavalry...
You do have quite the integrity.
You're not a coward.
Only a man like you is worthy of knowing my name.
I am... the Iron Wielder's personal guard, the Helan Clan's...
Helan Tuo Tuo!
You're a warrior of Han Prefecture.
You have my respect.
God Pandar...
You fought well.
[Muru military camp, Han Prefecture]
Father.
It's too cold.
Head back to your tent.
Aren't the soldiers cold as well?
You're more important than them.
If we were to consider ourselves more important than others at all times
our soldiers would be dismayed at our behavior on the battlefield.
You're right.
It's been 10 some days.
We have yet to see any of our men return.
Our vanguard cavalry might really have... been wiped out at Scarlet Cloud Valley.
Our 150 elite cavalrymen were sent only to take out
tens of men at Han Prefecture's military camps.
Why would we lose so badly?
Don't say such depressing words again.
You still have to lead the army to war.
I'm just complaining to you.
Right now at this location, I'm your commander, not your father!
Someone has returned.
- Young Master. - Young Master.
General!
Father.
It's the corporal of the vanguard cavalry.
He's been dead for hours.
It seems that he bound himself to his war horse
when he was critically wounded and his horse brought him back.
The Muru Cavalry has great men like him.
Yet after a year in battle, we have not won.
I should be blamed for it.
Have him properly buried.
- Yes! - Yes!
Father, please take a look at this.
The people of Han Prefecture always knew of our army itinerary.
Their weapons are also crafted better and more refined.
When we first came to the prairie
their nine-arrow crossbow revolver was still too heavy to carry.
Yet now, it's becoming more and more refined.
Father, do you really not suspect that
someone in the royal court might be helping them?
Command our army.
If they are to run into Han Prefecture's crossbow revolver array
they must retreat and conserve our armed forces.
Yes.
I'm sending this back to the royal court.
His Majesty should take a look at it.
We have to know who has been crafting Han Prefecture's weapons.
I don't believe everyone's blind to it!
I don't believe they can't tell it's the Wise of Wan Prefecture!
I won't allow it.
We had 90,000 cavalrymen in the very beginning.
If we had deployed the entire army to Han Prefecture
all at once from the start, we could have ended this now.
Yet the royal court only allowed us to take 10,000 men.
10,000 men is enough!
But we only have equipment and rations for 3,000 men!
There's enough ration on the prairie of Han Prefecture.
As long as our war horses are fine, our military strength won't weaken.
Father...
You knew that the breed of Galloping Wind war horses can't take rough feed.
They can't be fed hay directly.
Now that our feed for the war horses is low in supply
how can we not be weakened?
It's obvious that there are villains in the royal court who are out to get us.
Father, why do you always avoid talking about it?
The Murus' mission is to pacify Han Prefecture.
We're here fighting in the front, but Arch Prince Ye is sabotaging us!
Isn't this sacrificing the men of the Muru Cavalry for nothing?
Arch Prince Ye and His Majesty are brothers.
If we were to expose this matter
how would His Majesty deal with such a situation?
Isn't this placing His Majesty in a dilemma?
Father, you're so empathetic toward His Majesty.
But when has His Majesty ever empathized with us?
How can the honorable Muru family be bullied to such an extent?
Muru Han Shan.
You should know very well...
His Majesty sent us here to pacify Han Prefecture's unrest.
If we fail to accomplish that, we will lose.
There is no excuse for the Muru Cavalry.
Having my surname as Muru...
I feel aggrieved.
Swallow down all your grievances!
The mission of the Muru family is to share His Majesty's burdens.
Has Father never once felt aggrieved?
Destroy this crossbow revolver.
This must not be made known to anyone!
Quit messing around.
Our great Fanla Kaiser!
He is finally bringing the radiance of sunshine to us!
Slow down!
So many of them are around. You can let go of my hand.
I won't.
It's awkward for humans to hold hands like this.
I won't let go!
Human! Will you forget all about me when you find the Sovereign Seal?
I won't, I won't.
Can I trust you?
You're such a nag!
You're even a king!
Aren't you one as well?
Just as you've said
we'll go and fetch that young lady who is on your mind.
We'll find Ha Sicong together to decipher the coded ball!
We'll find the Sovereign Seal together!
When you become the emperor of Novoland one day
you will fulfill the promise you made to the Wise of Sumo State!
You have to fulfill the promise that our ancestors made with the Humans
and let us return to the surface.
We get to build our home!
We get to have our own nation under the sun!
I'm not going anymore.
Where's that cage?
Lock me up.
The Wise never go back on our word.
I'm not going back on my word.
I've lied to you.
You "lied"?
What is that?
What does it mean to lie?
Although the Wise of Sumo State have long lived underground
the Dawn Feather Arrows of the Soarers' Snow Crane Troop
were all made by us.
The weapons we crafted for them can soar high with
the assassins of the Soarers who fly with the power of the moonlight!
Although that's only the moonlight--
Get straight to the point.
I saw a Soarer recently.
When I saw him, I was immediately captivated by him.
It's not that hard to win you over.
That night when I opened my door, I saw that pair of silver wings.
The wings that enveloped him were four times the size of me.
It looked like a gigantic egg!
The transparent feathers...
They absorbed the light from our fluorite
and were shimmering with a light green glow.
I watched as the light in the cave was absorbed by those wings...
Slowly, those wings spread to both sides.
There stood a pretty, young man.
He was smiling so beautifully.
Exactly! He had the same smile as you do now!
He smiled just like you!
What has that got to do with me?
I don't know him.
He said that he was the king of the Soarers.
He's the new leader of the Snow Crane Troop.
It's because our Dawn Feather Arrows were crafted so light, strong, and pretty
that he came specially to thank me.
In the end...
We chatted for three days.
Why? Just because his smile was pretty?
Because we're both kings without a nation.
Is it so great to be a king?
You're a human.
You'll never understand.
The Humans took over the lushest plains of Novoland.
Scatter and bury some seeds randomly into the ground
and nature will offer you surprises.
You don't have to worry about how to survive.
You only have to consider how to make your life even better.
Do you know what the other five tribes actually think?
Have you ever heard stories from a storyteller?
3,000 star years ago in Novoland, after the battle of the six tribes
the domains were divided into what we have now.
The Soarers can only live in Ning Prefecture.
The Giants aren't allowed to leave Shang Prefecture.
The Wise are good-natured and indifferent to fame.
You could live among the Humans.
The bad-tempered Oceanides can only live in the sea.
As for the Charmers...
They don't even seem to interact with themselves.
Therefore, I don't know what the other five tribes think.
We've hardly met.
We never had a chance to chat.
Yet all five tribes know what the Humans are thinking.
What did that Soarer actually tell you?
The Soarer told me with the divination of the stars
that Novoland will soon be reborn.
Reborn?
What does that mean?
It can’t be rebuilt if not torn down.
It can’t be reborn if not destroyed.
Fanla Kaiser.
Listen up.
If you dare to join forces to bully my friend
and take the world from him
I won't let you off, no matter how many tribes there are.
It's not us.
It's you.
The calculation made by the Humans' Royal Divination Sect
actually stemmed from the Soarers' way of divination.
The Soarers knew long ago that you were the one
to vie for the world against Muyun Sheng.
This is the destiny that you can't avoid.
This is the only future that you have to face.
Although hitting you might feel as if I'm beating up a child...
Beat him to death!
We'll surely beat him to death!
We'll do that soon.
Beat him to death!
Step aside!
Move aside.
You can't lock yourself away for life.
Isn't there a girl waiting for you?
Go and get your chores done.
Do you think that Muyun Sheng won't vie against you if you don't try?
You're a human!
You're not one of the Wise.
Your minds change very easily.
Humans have misused the word "friend."
Go away.
Leave me alone.
I'm busy.
With what?
Can't you tell that I'm deep in thought?
Leave now!
Don't disturb him from thinking about his problems.
Keep my Bone Chiller Sword safe.
General Yu.
He hasn't eaten?
No.
Eat.
You do know who gave me this book, don't you?
It was Pan Xi.
She's dead.
Your parents are also dead.
Would you forget them?
- Step out. - Yes.
The last time I saw my mother, I didn't get to see her face.
It was because she was tying my belt.
All I saw were her fingers.
They were very slender.
They were too thin.
But her knuckles were big.
Ever since we lost our farmland, my mother's hand kept trembling.
So...
you shouldn't hold me back.
Let me do as I wish.
I'm sure that my mother would have wanted me to eat well
and be kind to the body they gave me.
I did so.
Pan Xi taught you occultism.
Not so that you could treat yourself poorly.
Do you understand?
Only by mastering occultism... can I remember Pan Xi forever.
This is the gift that she left me.
I cherish it.
If magical powers exist, she exists.
Then you have to eat first.
All right.
Will you regret it?
What will I regret?
I swore to seek revenge.
Many are scared that I'll bear a grudge against them.
If you just let me be, I'll starve to death.
That will make you a hero.
They will all be kind to you.
Don't misjudge me.
More so, don't misjudge yourself.
Close the door.
His Majesty arrives!
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
Your Majesty visits me every day.
I'm too flattered.
You're lying to the emperor.
I did lie to Your Majesty.
I'm not flattered at all.
I'm just happy.
It feels as if what I once had is now returned to me.
It's snowing again.
Your Majesty need not mind those rumors among the commoners.
This has nothing to do with the fate of the Great Duan Empire.
It just makes me...
It makes me remember a lot about the past.
If amnesty is bestowed at such times and all who once sinned are spared
sinned subjects, princes, and people could be set free
and they would surely be grateful for Your Majesty's kindness.
This snow will then be known as the snow of good fortune.
Pardon all sinned subjects and princes?
They are, after all, your children.
Even if they were in the wrong
they would have repented after all these years in captivity.
Let me take you somewhere.
Your Majesty, where are you taking me?
Land the sedan chair!
Your Majesty has brought me to Jin Ning Quarters to...
I wish to make you happy.
Come.
When is Sheng's birthday?
Yin Rong, as his mother
have you even forgotten your son's birthday?
Recently, the Duan Empire has been troubled by the war.
I wouldn't dare keep such a trivial matter in mind.
If not, it'd only bother Your Majesty.
19th of June.
It was snowing in Tian Qi City yesterday.
I hadn't slept all day.
I suddenly recalled that on the day Sheng was born, it was also snowing.
I suddenly got emotional.
Your Majesty has 11 sons and 8 daughters.
Do you remember every one of their birthdays?
It's only because Yin Rong gave birth that day and I felt bad for her.
Every woman pulls through labor as if it were life and death.
Your Majesty, you don't have to--
It was Yin Rong.
Not just any other woman.
Sheng burned down the Astrology Chamber.
He didn't mean to do so.
He's been punished enough.
I plan to bring Sheng back to Jin Ning Quarters.
Then you can see more of each other.
Isn't that a matter to rejoice over?
Your Majesty mustn't forget that
Prince Sheng lost his senses when he was drunk.
He behaved like a possessed lunatic.
If he were to reside in the palace
won't Your Majesty be worried that he might get drunk and act up again?
Your Majesty's safety...
It matters more than the kinship between Yin Rong and her son.
The founding emperor and Muru Tian Tong drank together for seven days.
They drank liters of plum wine.
Yet they could still smile and discuss state affairs.
It has been so in the Muyun family for generations.
Sheng wouldn't have--
He wouldn't have...
That night...
How much wine did Sheng have?
I wanted to toast to him, but Prince Sheng didn't drink.
Your Majesty drank instead so I didn't look bad.
Your cup of wine... I'll have it instead.
- Qin Ming. - Present.
Summon Yu Xin Ji to the palace.
Yes!
- Spare me! - Stop!
That night, Crown Prince's wine...
Did you test it?
I did. I really did.
Continue.
I really did test the wine!
The wine was clean!
It wasn't poisoned!
I tested it! I've been wronged!
Have mercy on me!
In fact, His Majesty sent someone like me
from outside the palace to interrogate you...
That means you're dead.
Why bother keeping your lips sealed?
You're being tortured, but you're still trying to cover up for someone?
Even if you did keep them safe...
They won't have a chance to repay you.
Am I right?
Why would you remain silent?
Sir!
Servants like us have been in the palace for too long!
All we do is harm others to benefit ourselves!
How could we possibly protect anyone?
Before the banquet
I tested the wine of His Majesty, the arch princes, and Prince Sheng.
It's just that after I left the hall
there was one person who stayed behind in Qin Feng Hall.
Who was it?
He... he was...
He's the most popular of all the servants.
- He's-- - Who was it?
He serves the emperor!
His last name is Qin!
Sir! Spare my life! Sir!
Sir--
I want to look at the stars...
Let me look at the stars!
Let me look at the stars now!
I want to look at the stars!
Let me look at the stars!
Let me look at the stars...
I want to look at the stars...
Wait out here for me.
- Yes. - Yes.
Mister Ling, why would you wield magical powers that night
to capture that Charmer by Prince Sheng's side?
Prince Sheng...
His lunacy acted up.
But you cared not for Prince Sheng.
All you wanted was to capture the female Charmer at his side.
That female Charmer...
Since she came to protect Prince Sheng...
Isn't it just perfect to get rid of her?
But you had already carved the blood spell on your arm.
How could you know that Prince Sheng would surely go berserk?
Who told you that?
Who do you work for?
I, Ling He Qing, am the successor of the Royal Divination Sect.
All I know is how to read stars.
Stars!
I want to look at the stars!
Let me look at the stars!
I want to look at the stars!
You want to look at the stars?
Yes!
Yes.
- Stars... - Great!
Mister Ling's cell is too bright.
It affects his sleep.
Take away all of the lamps.
Yes.
What are you doing?
Put down the lamps!
What are you doing?
Subtitles by DramaFever