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[Episode 64]
I'm envious.
I used to fight only to be complimented by others.
Just so I could live up to my surname, Muru.
It's just my own personal battle.
I never really encountered a truly dangerous situation.
Yet when Han Jiang has to fight...
he fights to survive on the streets.
He fights so that he can live!
He's the one who can truly be considered a veteran in battle.
I've never been in a real one.
Therefore, as for the Duan Empire's future Great General...
he's a suitable candidate than I am.
Pull yourself together!
Once we cross this desert, we'll reach Helan Tie Yuan's camp.
We'll destroy them in one battle!
Is this the time to talk to me
about shirking the responsibility of a Great General?
Father.
Only after taking that crushing title off my shoulders
can I fight this battle to my heart's content!
I'll show them what Muru Han Shan really is capable of on the battlefield!
I'll show them... who I really am.
I won't have to think about surviving to take on my future responsibility.
Then I can truly give it my all in fighting this battle.
I've already told you.
We will definitely win.
You're upset?
I'm happy.
Why are you happy?
The enemy's horse...
It brought me the smell of my kin.
My father is still alive.
Tie Yuan.
The subordinates await the command of their Iron Wielder.
The Muru Cavalry came to our camp.
You saw them.
Tell me...
How many of our men can one Muru cavalryman kill?
The drunk become slaves to survive.
The sober fight to their death.
You've said it well.
My father said that.
Your father... my father... they are both dead.
Those who once uttered those words...
are all dead.
If they had chosen to run away then
would they still be alive now?
Your father and my father are both watching us
from the temple of God Pandar.
They are watching us now!
Look.
The sky is completely dark.
The stars that can point out directions have all hidden away.
No one can tell me... if it's right or wrong to lead
thousands of men to their death.
They follow my lead...
just so that they can have a better life.
Being-toward-death...
To die is to live.
Tie Yuan, if both your father and mine chose not to pick up their weapons
and stand up to the Muru Cavalry back then
neither of us would be here now.
Some people live and they end up just as shadows upon the land
but some die...
They become the light that points out the direction.
We have to pitch camp 100 miles away from our main base.
There's a valley.
Bring all the men with you first.
Women and children will remain in the main base.
Leave them the horses and rations.
If we never make it back again...
they have to survive for us.
Yes!
And your woman!
Take her with you.
Why?
The woman of East Continent... will be of use to us.
What are you going to do with her?
You'll know when it's time.
By then...
there will be nothing you can't bear to lose.
Have you forgotten?
She has the tracking magic on her.
She'll expose where we hide for our ambush.
There is no ambush.
We're just out there to fight with our lives.
Only when men are out fighting in the front
can women and children survive.
All right.
Hold on!
You're not as smart as Tie Duo.
All you have is this sheer foolishness.
But I like that.
You bring me strength.
Iron Wielder...
What you need is what I need.
What are you doing here?
Let me die in a place where I can see the land.
I'm taking you with me to the battlefield.
You're taking me hostage to force the Muru Cavalry to retreat?
Was this your idea or Helan Tie Yuan's?
What are you doing?
From now on, you're staying close to me.
Wherever I am, you will be.
You care about me?
This battle...
We either win or die.
There is no other way out.
The magic cast on me will draw Muru arrows toward you.
I'll die then, if I must.
When I reincarnate...
at least, we'll be together.
Set out!
- Set out! - Set out!
- To death!
- Set out!
- To death! - To death!
I've come to bid you farewell.
Perhaps...
Before I meet God Pandar...
it won't be your victory that I witness.
Perhaps...
I'll see you at God Pandar's very soon.
I was wrong...
I shouldn't have married you.
But I love you.
I shouldn't have rebelled against you.
But I had to avenge my people.
I shouldn't have stopped you at such a time.
But Tie Yuan...
You should run.
Don't go to war.
You're a powerful man.
A powerful man will have a future.
You should cherish your life.
I'm leaving the women and children to you.
Outlast us all.
Helan Tie Yuan!
Come home soon.
Yes.
Address me as the Iron Wielder!
Master, why did we only bring a sack of rice and salt?
These two sacks are as good as all of Han Prefecture.
It's too heavy to bring more.
We might get easily robbed on the way.
Whoever pays me, I'll show him the way to get more from that mass grave.
What matters the most to us now is to find us a suitable buyer.
It doesn't matter how many.
It's the speed that counts.
I'm destined to such a laborious life.
Master, where are we going now?
The Muru Army's camp.
Our scouts reported back from the front that Helan Tie Yuan is pitching camp.
Great General, should we raid them now?
How many men do they have?
They are five times more than us.
We've traveled for days.
Both our men and horses are exhausted.
We should rest for a night.
We need to end this battle swiftly.
We still have to rush back to Tian Qi City.
- Yes! - Yes!
- Yu Xin Ji. - Present!
I shall leave you in charge of safeguarding my decree of succession.
One day... should I encounter any mishap
you can ask the officials to assist the new emperor to the throne
as written in my royal decree.
Yes!
I wonder which prince Your Majesty has chosen as your successor?
If Your Majesty makes it clear to us now
it can spare the officials from having doubts in the future.
Crown Prince Muyun Sheng.
Your Majesty!
Crown Prince Muyun Sheng is half-Charmer.
If he really inherits the throne--
Have you ever seen any Charmers initiate an attack on others?
I...
shall also grant amnesty to all the Charmers!
[Long Jin Huan] I'll be away temporarily.
Your Highness, return to Subterranean City first.
Stay safe.
Can't I do anything without you?
There's no one better to rely on apart from yourself.
Anyone there?
Yes.
I've been standing by outside in case you'll need anything.
Ask the craftsman of Cui Family’s Hair Ornaments over.
I have a deposit.
Take as much as you wish.
Miss, are you upset about some matter?
I've seen madams and young mistresses cheer themselves up
by spending money on costly items.
If that Master Xue who often visits Prince De should come here again
please inform me.
He's Prince De's guest. How can I--
You wouldn't dare?
I won't force you if you don't dare to do it.
There's nothing that I don't dare to do.
Impressive.
You're here to reprimand me again.
Someone who is about to own the world...
You should be so unhappy?
Can you still return?
Am I not by your side?
You're not.
You're the illusion I conjured to deceive myself.
I broke my promise.
I didn't protect you.
All of the Charmers have been granted amnesty
but you're not among them anymore.
I really don't want the world.
I couldn't even protect you.
What's the use of having the world?
What if she can still make it back?
What if that lost Charmer can be reborn?
Princess Ji is of no use to me anymore.
If you can agree to my terms, I can bring Pan Xi back to you.
I don't need you to help me with anything.
She came from the sea?
An old Oceanide of the Mighty Ocean once sang me a song of the Oceanides.
He's 230 years old.
He doesn't remember some lyrics clearly anymore.
But here's what he sang in his song.
"After the war, the god, shattered and broken"
"out of grief, hid one eye in the sea."
Watching, eyeing the suffering of people.
Time went by and the eye of the god turned into a pearl, glowing in the sea.
It awakened the roaming energy threads of people
as they reflected on themselves in the dead of the night.
Out from the pearl, a Charmer was born.
Pan Xi said it once.
She came from the sea.
That is her hometown.
It's no ordinary Charmer that was bred in the pearl.
She was formed from the god's eye.
She was taught and tamed by the God of Desolation
to search for a weapon here in the Humans' world.
What is the weapon?
The old Oceanide forgot what it is.
What matters is that that Charmer was once reborn.
To seek freedom, she once escaped from the pearl
and was struck by the magical powers of the March Moon Sect.
She dispersed into roaming energy threads.
However, these roaming energy threads were sealed by the god.
They finally gathered once again within the pearl
and that Charmer was reborn.
Is this just a story you're telling me
or did this really happen?
I don't know.
It was just a song.
No one knew of its origin.
The song is passed down just because of its beautiful melody.
Does it say in the song how much time it will take a Charmer to be reborn?
I also asked the same question.
The old Oceanide couldn't remember.
However, if that Charmer's energy threads are truly sealed by the god
I might be able to detect their whereabouts and search for you.
What is it that you want?
80 years ago, Minshou Reign 10th Year.
Emperor Wei of the Great Duan Empire
ordered to have the Tian Luo Assassins annihilated
and barely any of us were left.
My father gave it his all to finally restore the Tian Luo Assassins.
Yet throughout his life
he could only lead our disciples into secret hiding places.
It's my mission to have the Tian Luo Assassins resurface in Novoland.
It doesn't matter if assassins like Tian Luo exist or not.
It does.
It's even more the case for the two of us.
The blood of the Charmers courses through our veins.
The six tribes of Novoland
the Soarers, the Wise, the Giants
the Oceanides, and the Humans can be regarded as tribes.
They can strive in unity.
When in times of trouble, they can help one another.
Only the Charmers are formed by the natural forces of the world.
They have no parents and are naturally indifferent.
The Charmers barely interact with one another.
We could hardly regard ourselves as a tribe.
When Hollow Charmers take form as Solid Charmers
they often adopt the Humans' appearance, but wield more power than the Humans.
This terrifies the Humans.
Therefore, they hold a deep-seated animosity toward the Charmers.
Once they discover any Charmers around them
they work together to kill them.
You're right.
The Tian Luo Assassins was first founded by the Charmers for self-defense.
If I can restore the Tian Luo Assassins to glory
all of the Charmers in the world can then be protected.
However, back then, Emperor Wei annihilated Tian Luo Assassins
because his father, Emperor Mu, was assassinated by us.
Since then, the royal Muyun family has never given up
their mission to wipe out the Tian Luo Assassins.
I hope that you can become the emperor.
Make a royal decree to pardon the Tian Luo Assassins.
If you're willing to do so
I shall search throughout Novoland for that lost Charmer on your behalf.
Don't you understand?
You must hold authority and power
in order to protect the ones you care about.
This is the rule of the Humans.
You can't escape from it.
You aren't willing?
What about Pan Xi?
Can she really return?
Believe in hope.
That will make you more driven to live than wallowing in despair.
All right.
- I'll agree to it. - So long.
The next time you see me, I'll bring you news of Pan Xi.
- Can I go with you? - No.
Do not leave Tian Qi City.
Once mishap befalls upon the emperor, you must succeed the throne quickly.
What does that mean?
What mishap?
So long.
Wu Ru Yi.
Your Majesty.
Arch Prince Qing submitted a report.
He's going to join forces with Arch Prince Jing to help Prince Qin?
Tell me.
What does he mean by "Prince Qin"?
Your Majesty... I don't understand.
Stop pretending! Speak!
They mean to share Your Majesty's burden?
Wrong.
Try again.
They want to get rid of the royal court's treacherous--
Wrong! Try again.
Your Majesty! I really don't understand.
You don't understand a theory that even a child understands?
You just don't dare to say it.
These brothers of mine...
They are going to bring their armies into the royal city
and force me to abdicate my throne.
They want me to abolish Crown Prince Muyun Sheng.
As long as I kill my son
they won't bring in their armies to take the throne from me.
Wu Ru Yi, this decree...
Should I make such a decree?
Or should I not?
Your Majesty, this question is truly too much for me to answer.
While Muru Shuo is absent from the royal court
those arch princes...
How dare they humiliate me so?
They keep their own army secretly.
It must have already been some time.
It's against the regulations! It's treason!
Once Great General returns to the royal court
I'll be sure to have them annihilated!
Muru Shuo...
Return to the royal court soon.
Prince De, the three-blade sword that you spoke of...
When will he be of use?
Despite our meticulous planning, we still lost Muru Han Jiang.
We're already searching for him.
It's just that Novoland is huge.
It will take some time to find a person.
Master Xue, you'll have to be a bit more patient.
I can't afford to wait.
His Majesty has heard too many of our stories.
He's just keeping them on the side before he makes us pay the price.
He's waiting for the blade that he can use on us.
Once Muru Shuo succeeds in his battle in Han Prefecture
and leads the army back to the royal court
my head won't be sitting on my shoulders for long.
Before I die, I might have to bite back at someone viciously.
You're threatening me?
Exactly.
Master Xue, aren't you also looking for other solutions?
Arch princes in various prefectures are beginning to take action.
Master Xue, you must have done that.
Don't you understand?
It doesn't matter whether the emperor dies or not.
It means much more to take down the Muru family.
Only by using Muru Han Jiang... can we make the best plan.
If Master Xue is impatient and wishes to take action first
to rid that useless emperor of his life
I won't hold you back either.
As a subject, how can I think of killing the emperor?
Master Xue, you still have such a deposition?
I am loyal.
How can the next emperor put up with any subject who killed the ruler?
Once anyone is stained by such a reputation
his entire family will no longer have the chance to survive.
I do have a huge family to feed.
Young and old alike, those are all lives.
I didn't wish for things to end this way either.
At the edge of the cliff
one can't be bothered with dignity if one wishes to survive.
Before Muru Shuo returns, His Majesty must die!
We'll wait to hear from Master Xue, then.
Master Xue.
If you wish to kill the emperor, I'll help you.
Sir?
Sir!
May I hitch a ride?
A ride? Where to?
If I left...
how would you feel?
Me?
I don't know.
I've never thought that you'd leave.
That's strange.
Why wouldn't I leave?
None of my people are here.
Exactly. You don't have your people with you.
The Heshu Clan can understand the language of animals.
You know too much about them.
It's too hard on your minds.
Men died from insanity over the age of 30.
As time went by, no one could find the Heshu Clan anymore.
I know that.
What are you trying to say?
I... I'm trying to say that you don't have a home.
This is your home now.
Where else are you going?
Home?
What is home?
Home is... where you stay with the one you love every day.
You'll be happy and laugh together with him.
You'll cry together.
Even if you argue with each other, you will still feel happy.
It makes you feel warm at heart.
The one I love?
Do I have one?
You do.
Where is he?
He is right here.
Shuofeng Su He.
I'll remember you.
But I've sensed my father's presence.
He's in danger.
I have to find him.
Will you still return?
I don't know.
After you find your father...
where will you go?
I don't know.
This place you're going... Is it dangerous?
It's not.
After this battle... if I'm still alive
I'll definitely go looking for you.
Wherever you might be.
You must remember it.
I'll be waiting for you.
I'll get going now.
I...
Why don't I see you off?
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