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Episode 22
Huxian's Sheriff ,Ye Xiaotian.
Gao village's chief, Gao Yang.
Li village's chief, Li Jianwu.
Here we make a vow to heaven.
Here we erect a Water Level memorial.
From now on, no one shall build an embankment and cut off the river stream,
and cut off the people's livelihood.
When the age of drought is upon us, and the stream is cut off,
when the water level decreases until the characters "Water Level" are visible,
the two villages shall not fight
but shall work together
to overcome the crisis.
All descendants
of our villages
shall comply with this.
The breaker of this vow
shall face Heaven's punishment and the elimination of his village.
We shall help each other
and overcome the crisis.
We shall help each other
and overcome the crisis.
We shall help each other
and overcome the crisis.
We shall help each other
and overcome the crisis.
We shall help each other
and overcome the crisis.
We shall help each other
and overcome the crisis.
[Hongfenghu]
Little sister,
you have to listen to us.
You are young and naive.
- Don't be fooled by his sweet words. - That's right.
Yingying, we only want what's best for you.
Little sister, I mean, what's so great about him?
Yingying.
Your great-grandmother's birthday is in two days.
You have to be there.
I really don't want to listen to you.
Your breath stinks and you keep spitting at me.
Hey!
Grandmother.
Hello, grandmother.
Grandmother.
Good.
Go play over there.
OK.
Be good.
So,
you don't want to come
to your great-grandma's birthday?
Are you angry with your great-grandma?
Of course not.
I only said I'm not going.
But when it's time, of course I'll be there.
I knew it.
You have a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
When you get married someday,
with that personality of yours,
that man will
bully you so much.
Who could ever bully me? I'm not going to marry anyone.
You won't marry Ye Xiaotian, either?
Come.
Come sit with great-grandma over there.
Yingying.
Grandma loves you the most.
Say,
will great-grandma ever harm you?
It's just that the Church of Gu,
great-grandma has heard about them,
they have a few
strange and outlandish rules.
A destiny of 20 years.
Do you realize what this means?
Yingying.
Let me tell you something,
me and your great-grandfather,
we have been so in love.
We stayed together our whole life.
Ever since he...
He...
Since he left,
there's an emptiness in my heart.
I've been lonely.
Great-grandma is almost 100 years old.
Yingying.
If you live to be this age,
you
will spend the most part of your life
all by yourself.
Do you realize that?
But great-grandma,
I don't care about that.
I just want to be with him.
You may not care
but great-grandma does.
But great-grandma,
do you remember telling me before
that when you were young, you left the snowy mountains for great-grandpa...?
Yes.
It's true.
Yingying,
you are my descendant,
you are my own flesh and blood.
How can we not worry about you?
We all love you dearly.
Your grandfather and grandmother,
your father and mother,
they all think the same as us.
I'd rather you hate me now
than see you in the future
filled with regret.
Regret.
Do you understand?
Great-grandma, I won't regret it.
I've thought it through.
Plus, Xiaotian ge is so smart,
he'll find a way to solve this.
Find a way?
But then,
let's wait until he's come up with a plan first.
Great-grandma...
Now, don't make a fuss.
Go home and get everything ready.
Prepare for great-grandma's birthday.
Choose a birthday gift for great-grandma
that great-grandma will love.
Do you understand?
Great-grandma.
You mustn't act up.
Did you think great-grandma wouldn't know
about your little hunger strike trick?
You'd get up in the middle of the night to fill your belly,
am I right?
I know already.
The more people eat, the fatter they become.
Be careful, if you become fat no one will marry you.
[Huxian]
There's only one thing you need to do for me.
Marry. Have babies.
Give me a little one.
I'll teach him from the very cradle.
You...
I'll just give up on you,
you prodigal son!
Oh forget it.
That in-law of yours?
Dad.
That in-law was kidnapped by that bandit....
what's his name?
"One Dragon"!
He got kidnapped by them!
He may even be dead by now.
Got it?
And here you are, babbling about marriage?
Gee, forget it!
Who are you talking about?
Councillor Lin.
He got kidnapped?
He got kidnapped.
When?
This morning.
Think, with councillor Lin being kidnapped,
this trade route is cut off.
With that cut off, my shop has lost business.
That's a totally normal thing!
Why didn't you tell me sooner?
Haven't I been telling you this whole time?
Who doesn't know that One Dragon?
He's extremely cruel and merciless.
Eventually, One Dragon will kill him,
then his daughter will mourn him.
The mourning takes three years.
It's gonna hold up your babies' plan.
So I thought about it for a bit.
OK, I'll just suffer a bit.
Here,
I'll marry another girl
and fulfill your wish.
Where did you learn all of that?
All that rubbish
rolling off your tongue!
No,
dad,
I know a girl.
She's called Duo Ni.
She's pretty and clever, beautiful and pleasant,
good at housework,
You'll love her.
Let's do this,
I'll bring her home one of these days. I'll let you meet her.
Get lost!
Dad.
Luo Daheng.
I've been waiting for you to say this for quite a while now.
You think I didn't know
about that girl you're hiding in your shop?
You want to marry her?
No way!
I'm telling you,
a woman like that
will never set foot into our home.
You want to marry her?
Then marry a legal wife, first.
Then marry her as your concubine.
Otherwise, no door*! * lit. trans. of "no way"
No door? Then I'll take the window!
Look at that big pile,
through the window? Seriously?
Look into the mirror. Look at your pile!
I take after you!
I'm gonna beat you silly!
Listen! If you don't agree, I'll run away from home!
Run away from home?
Oh boy,
you think you're all grown up now?
If you step foot outside this door today, don't ever come back again!
I'm gonna beat you silly!
- Master, Master! - Little bastard!
Calm down.
Young Master.
Don't anger your father.
- I'm gonna beat you silly! - You are my witness.
If he goes back on his words,
then you are that thing!
- Master. - Promise me, Luo Baichuan!
C-Calm down.
Calm down.
That little bastard.
Councillor Lin was kidnapped by One Dragon.
Did you know about it?
That's friendly fire.
This won't do.
I need to go tell him to release him.
Come back.
Put some effort into it.
Make it look like councillor Lin
escaped on his own.
Boyi.
After you assume your post in Huxian,
use the means of the officialdom to solve problems if possible.
If you encounter issues that truly can not be solved that way,
go to the Dragon Gate Inn to the East of the city.
Find the owner Mr. Qu and give a message to him.
Someone will then contact you.
You may borrow and use his power.
One Dragon atop of Mount Jiugong.
I'm Xu Boyi.
Greetings, Master Long.
Our Master has no time to see you.
You can just tell me.
Look.
This is a wanted poster by Guiyang's judicial commissioner of the justice department from 3 years ago.
This person is Master Long.
He looks just like you.
Perhaps,
you're his twin brother?
Master Long.
Please rest assured,
I came to discuss something important with you.
This matter
was mediated by the Dragon Gate Inn's
owner, Mr. Qu.
Surely you can be at ease now?
I wonder what this official
needs me for?
I
want you to deal with someone.
Of course,
you will benefit from it greatly.
Who is it?
The county's sheriff, Ye Xiaotian.
You want me to kill him?
No, no, no.
Kill him?
How will killing him
show off my capability?
I'm the assistant magistrate.
The goods that are transported through this county,
be it goods in an official capacity or nongovernmental goods,
I know them like the back of my hand.
I will inform you of the detailed information on the goods,
the number of guards,
as well as the time of its
departure and arrival.
After you plunder the money and valuables,
as the sheriff, if Ye Xiaotian
can't solve the case within the set time,
I will have the means to have him punished.
When that time comes,
the money and valuables you plundered
will all be yours.
I will not interfere.
How about it?
OK.
When you have news,
bring them to the Dragon Gate Inn again.
I will receive your message.
Sheriff Ye! You're responsible for public security.
There's local commotion,
violent crime is rampant.
What do you have to say to that?
I have nothing to say.
What kind of attitude is that?
You were right, my Lord.
So of course I have nothing to say.
Let me tell you,
I give you half a month to wipe out banditry.
Or you will be punished with due severity!
Done?
Then I'll go take care of it.
Huxian must be under my control.
No one can block my way of a successful and grand career.
My Lord.
by the looks of things,
this was One Dragon's doing.
One Dragon?
These people live on trade route robberies.
They are very cruel. Justice and morality mean nothing to them.
The local authorities once tried to combat them
but these people walk through mountains and forests as if it were the plain.
The matter ended up left unsettled.
Xu Boyi must be using this banditry to make a big issue out of it.
He must be trying to defeat me with this matter.
So let's find his old nest
and tear it apart.
This area is extremely dangerous.
You must put safety first.
OK.
What are you doing here?
Dage.
What's wrong?
Dage, I'm all alone and kinless now.
If even you don't take me in,
then there's no place
left for me in this whole wide world.
Your dad...
did something happen to him?
No, dage.
I had a fight with my dad.
After that I ran away from home.
Over what?
My dad wants me to marry
some daughter of some councillor.
I don't want to.
That's it?
Dage.
You'll take me in, won't you?
What are you saying?
It was you who helped me
with my house.
I'm your dage.
My house is your house.
I knew you wouldn't leave me behind.
You are my real dage.
I'm your real dage.
But isn't your dad even more your real dad?
Don't you know?
Little jerk.
Your dad loves you so much.
He raised you by himself.
Took care of your clothes and food.
He knows you love Osmanthus cake.
He personally found Tao Tao
to make you Osmanthus cake.
Tell me, how much does your dad love you?
Your dad wants you to get married and have a family.
Because he wants what's best for you.
Dage.
I know all that.
But I just don't like that councillor's daughter.
If you don't like her, then discuss it with your dad.
Anyway,
just stay with me for the time being.
But, let's be clear on something.
Once things settle down you'll go home,
apologize to your dad.
Let's go.
I'll go make you Osmanthus cake.
Dage, I love you.
Get away from me.
[Huxian county yamen]
Sirs.
I'm late.
Please excuse me.
Please sit, sheriff Ye.
The banditry and crime is becoming rampant. The merchants don't feel safe.
As local officials, you and I
must not ignore this.
My Lord, please rest assured.
I have ascertained the culprits.
The crime was committed by the bandits under One Dragon
who have been active around the nearby counties.
It's not important to know who did it.
What's important is to arrest them.
With such a big case happening in our county,
I am very anxious as well.
However, I have been feeling rather weak as of late.
I get out of breath after taking just a few steps.
I... I...
I feel sick from head to toe.
So sheriff Ye, we'll have to trouble you with this case.
As the sheriff,
I am of course duty-bound to arrest the criminal.
However, One Dragon
isn't an ordinary bandit.
He's a great bandit who has treaded the mountains and forest for many years.
With only the runners of the county,
my ability falls short of my wishes.
Sheriff Ye.
You can't say that.
You and I both receive our wage from the imperial court.
It's our duty to ensure the people's safety.
We mustn't shrink back in the face of difficulties
and shirk our responsibility, right?
Lord Xu, you spoke
with such passion
and energy.
You have my respect.
I'm a lowly official. my words carry little weight.
It'd be better if this case was handled by you, my Lord.
What do you think?
Sheriff Ye.
I'm too weak,
my ability falls short of my wishes.
This case isn't a trivial one.
If I'm in need of the inspection office's military force,
and the county's able men...
I will let them cooperate with you fully.
Good.
In that case,
I'm willing to be in charge of this case.
No matter the outcome, I'll shoulder the responsibility.
Good.
I'll be taking my leave.
[Huxian]
Grilled chicken.
It's burning.
Stop staring at me!
Listen,
this is very delicious.
Yes, yes, yes.
Duo Ni.
I...
I wanted to ask you something.
You've been living in the mountain for so long,
there are a lot of men,
was there anyone who liked you?
Of course.
I'm a beauty in the village.
Then... do you have a sweetheart?
No.
Most of all, it's because I have high standards.
None of them are good enough for me.
That's good then.
That's good.
Dage.
I already brought my message to the Dragon Gate Inn.
One Dragon will receive it soon.
I'm sure he will find a way to release him.
Rest assured.
That little jerk really didn't come home?
The door is open.
A thief?
Anyone there?
Young Master.
You're finally home.
Why didn't you lock the door?
Master instructed me to leave it open for you.
I...
He said you're fat,
it'll be too hard to climb the wall.
He's right.
Go, go, go.
Isn't this my fiery juvenile?
Didn't you run away from home?
Came home to fetch some stuff?
Nothing like that.
Dad.
I need to talk to you.
About what?
About the wife. Whose wife?
My wife.
Why does your wife need to talk to me?
Dad.
One should comply to a match made by parents' order. I understand all that.
But you want your son to marry so he can be happy, right?
I know.
I know you love me, dad.
Dad.
but good intention doesn't necessarily equal good deed.
I never even met Miss Lin.
How can you be sure that she'll be a good wife?
As I know you, you must have sent someone out to ask about her.
Miss Lin is truly a good wife,
right?
But how do you guarantee that she'll like me and that I'll like her?
I know what you'll say about Duo Ni.
You'll say she comes from a humble and poor family.
You're right. She comes from a humble family.
But didn't the founding empress also come from a humble and poor family?
Isn't she still the motherly model of the nation, the mistress of all concubines?
I know what you'll say to that. You'll say that she is a wild child.
Dad.
I know Duo Ni is a wild child.
But she isn't wild at all.
Dad, I wanted to say to you,
I really don't get why you want me to marry Miss Lin.
For money?
The Lin family is rich.
But dad,
we aren't bad off either.
If it's for the money,
then I'm even more against it.
If you love Miss Lin that much,
marry her yourself.
Don't make me do it.
I just don't get it.
Why do I have to let you
decide who I sleep with?
I know negotiating with you now is of no use.
You'll just tell me to get lost. No problem.
Sure.
If you have it in you, go try and make another son as outstanding as me.
You want me to get lost?
I'll get lost.
It's dark outside. I need a light.
You...!
Who is it?
It's the middle of the night.
Can't we people sleep in peace?
Dong shu. The door is over there.
OK, OK, I'll go open the door.
It's the middle of the night.
Who are you trying to scare?
Dage.
I've truly become homeless.
If you don't take me in,
there will really be no more place left for me in this whole wide world.
Come in.
Don't just stand there.
Thank you, dage.
Dage.
You're back.
How did it go?
Sit down first.
Dage.
One Dragon's stronghold was ingeniously built and designed.
To the front of the stronghold is a dense forest.
it is heavily laden with traps.
On this side,
this side, and this side, it's marshland.
If we attack by force, it'll be extremely dangerous.
There is only one entrance to the entire stronghold.
There is a watchtower.
Embrasured watchtower.
The underbrush next to the embrasured watchtower hides rope traps, and pitfalls.
Their people know the surrounding terrain extremely well.
If we execute a
sneak attack at night.
One little noise and they'll notice us.
We'll be the ones at a disadvantage.
But if we attack by force during daytime,
if they see that we are undermanned,
they will strike back swift and fierce.
If they see that we are too many,
they'll just hide in the marshland and leave us with no means to find them.
Do you have a way
to ascertain the range of the marshland?
It's very difficult.
I would need at least 3 to 5 days
to ascertain its range.
If there are ways out of the marshland,
we may not even get to the bottom of it after 10 years of undercover investigation.
Are the traps in the dense forest to the front
difficult to overcome?
Dage.
Did you forget that I'm a hunter?
As long as I'm careful,
it won't be much of a problem.
Since we can't outwit them, we'll have to take them down by force.
But I'm worried those county-men and runners
won't be a match for the bandits.
Duo Ni.
Duo Ni. Let me kiss you, Duo Ni.
Let me kiss you, Duo Ni.
Let me kiss you!
Oh right, dage.
I think that Commander Jia
could maybe help us out in this matter.
You're right.
Why didn't I think of that?
We can't work for the Jinyiwei for free.
When it's time for a scapegoat,
it's the Jinyiwei's showtime.
My Lord.
Stop hesitating.
Make a quick decision.
I think
we need to report this matter to Tongren's magistrate Zhang.
Ask Tongren to send some soldiers.
If you think that is still not enough,
you can report it to the judicial commissioner and the administrative commissioner.
Ask Guizhou's chief military commissioner
to send some soldiers.
My Lord.
Not to mention that doing this
will waste a lot of time,
but by the time it is done,
One Dragon's men will have surely moved their location.
Even if they are still here,
they must have noticed
our actions.
These violent bandits are no mere thieves.
The military force of Huxian alone
won't be able to bring them to justice.
If the criminals aren't arrested,
and we suffer casualties instead,
how will I face my superiors?
My Lord.
If we deploy troops against the bandits and loose the battle, it will be a glorious defeat.
One Dragon may even get a fright and won't dare to act as ruthless in the future.
But if we miss this great opportunity,
and allow One Dragon to terrorize Huxian further,
then it won't take long until
the gents of Huxian run out of patience and report it to the prefecture magistrate.
My Lord, how will you explain yourself then?
Er...
All right.
Dispatch the troops.
I shall sign the order at once.
Discuss this with Inspector Luo.
Call together a group of able county-men.
Success or defeat
will be decided by this feat.
Yes, sir!
Be careful.
You too.
Dage.
It's right up ahead.
Thank the lord for this brother,
we couldn't have overcome those traps otherwise.
We all need to stay on our guard.
If we want to capture the bandits' leader
and rescue councilor Lin,
we have to be quick.
Once the mission starts,
we'll each do our duty, and break into their stronghold quickly.
Those who resist shall be killed on sight.
Yes, sir.
How is commander Jia's situation?
Rest assured.
He dispatched the Jinyiwei spies.
They will attack them before us and buy us time.
That's good.
Otherwise,
with that ineffective troop of ours...
Suppress the bandits?
More like being suppressed by the bandits.
Break into their stronghold, assassinate Long Lingyun.
Spare no one!
Yes, sir!
Go!
Attack!
Go!
Retreat!
Go.
Commander.
All of our men have safely returned.
What about casualties?
No casualty.
Good.
Since they already found councillor Lin,
let the local government
deal with everything else.
Let's go.
This is Long Lingyun,
the leader of One Dragon.
That's right.
It's him. But
who killed him?
It could have been another group of bandits.
People like him
must have many enemies.
So, Inspector Luo,
the credit goes to...?
Listen up, everyone.
You did not shy away from sacrificing your life to fight evil.
You attacked the bandits' nest.
You fought a hard battle.
You beheaded the bandits' leader Long Lingyun.
Thanks to the magistrate. All of us contributed to this.
All of us will be rewarded.
Thank you, Lord Sheriff.
Thank you, Lord Inspector!
Yunfei.
Go find councillor Lin quickly.
Dage.
I found him.
You are councillor Lin, aren't you?
I am.
Don't be afraid.
I'm Huxian's sheriff, Ye Xiaotian.
On magistrate Hua's orders, we're here to suppress the bandits.
Finally!
Help him up.
Councillor Lin.
I fear that there might still be
leftover bandits in this mountain.
So just stay with us.
We'll escort you back to Huxian.
Thank you, Lord Ye.
Thank you for saving me, Lord Ye.
I will never forget this.
Please, don't be so polite.
I was only doing my duty.
Let's return.
Let's go.
During this operation, both of you played a key role
in bringing the bandit Long Lingyun down.
It's all thanks to your great planning.
We'd never claim credit for ourself.
What a bootlicker.
I prepared a feast
to celebrate your victory.
My Lord.
Order a head count and the identification of the bodies.
Bandit leader Long Lingyun and his men's decapitated heads shall be put on public display.
Yes, sir.
My Lord.
You first.
Dage.
The prefecture magistrate is holding a feast in the public house
to celebrate Ye Xiaotian's victory.
Long Lingyun and his men's heads
are already hanging from the city walls.
One Dragon?
More like One Bug.
Ye Xiaotian went into the mountain with only some runners and county-men.
And they managed to take down their stronghold.
Plus, they beheaded him.
Dage.
You went through so much trouble
to bring One Dragon under control.
But now this power and influence
is just gone...
Cheap meat
is still cheap meat.
You won't put it on a feast.
A bandit won't have much influence anyway,
if he's gone, he's gone.
The king is now allied with Tongren's An family.
Huxian's assistant magistrate
Xu Boyi
has become the Tian family's hanger-on.
Once he makes Hua Qingfeng a mere figurehead,
he will have control over Huxian.
Him having control over Huxian,
means that the king has control over Huxian.
♪ zhú lín huāng cǎo ♪ ♪ Bamboo groves, meadows bare ♪ ♪ qīng shān guò yún xiāo ♪ ♪ Verdant hills rose above the skies ♪
It's burning!
Give her another one.
This is just hot, you know?
No oil, no salt, it's just hot.
Go, go, go, go.
I just said that they need to be quick, and they do it like this.
♪ shàn è gè zhí cí liǎng bú xiāng qiàn ♪ ♪ Good and evil are different for everybody, call it even ♪
♪ zhēn nán yán jiǎ nán biàn lì lù gōng míng yǒu hé liàn ♪ ♪ It's hard to tell truth from lie, what's to mourn about fortune and fame ♪
♪ bú zuò hǎo hàn xiāo yáo zì dé xián ♪ ♪ Not a hero, walk unfettered you'll feel content ♪
♪ luàn shì fēn fēn rǎo rǎo zhú làng cháo ♪ ♪ In these turbulent times, chaos chasing tide after tide ♪
♪ wǒ xīn zì yǒu qí bú dǎo ♪ ♪ There's a flag in my heart that won't go down ♪
♪ wàn bān ēn ēn yuàn yuàn guò yǎn jiǎo ♪ ♪ A million gratitude and resentment pass by my eyes ♪ ♪ xiào dào zuì hòu jiàn fèn xiǎo ♪ ♪ Laugh till the end when the verdict is declared ♪
♪ wú chù kě táo pǎo shí jiān zǎo yǐ jīng xiě hǎo ♪ ♪ There's no way to run, fate has long been written down ♪
♪ zài zhēng zhá zài nù hào jiě kāi zhè mìng yùn de bǎng piào ♪ ♪ Struggle on, howl and roar, undo the chains of fate ♪
♪ chóng shēng zài zào ♪ ♪ Start anew ♪
♪ luàn shì fēn fēn rǎo rǎo zhú làng cháo ♪ ♪ In these turbulent times, chaos chasing tide after tide ♪
♪ wǒ xīn zì yǒu qí bú dǎo ♪ ♪ There's a flag in my heart that won't go down ♪
♪ wàn bān ēn ēn yuàn yuàn guò yǎn jiǎo ♪ ♪ A million gratitude and resentment pass by my eyes ♪
♪ xiào dào zuì hòu jiàn fèn xiǎo ♪ ♪ Laugh till the end when the verdict is declared ♪
♪ wú chù kě táo pǎo shí jiān zǎo yǐ jīng xiě hǎo ♪ ♪ There's no way to run, time has long been written down ♪
♪ zài zhēng zhá zài nù hào jiě kāi zhè mìng yùn de bǎng piào ♪ ♪ Struggle on, howl and roar, undo the chains of fate ♪
♪ chóng shēng zài zào ♪ ♪ Start anew ♪