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Episode 37
After our long days of travel, my legs are getting tired.
Brother Dai.
So this is the Shuiyin Mountain?
Yes.
It's beautiful here and very peaceful.
It seems like people aren't jumping down each other's throats in this tribal dispute yet.
Things are looking good for our mediation to be a success.
The people here
are indeed quite peaceful
when they aren't fighting.
Dage.
Look.
You unruly folks.
How dare you!
As citizens of our country,
how dare you fight over the ownership of the mountain.
Many are wounded or dead.
Where is your respect
for the law or our land?
Ye Xiaotian.
So it's you, you jerk.
You could have lived a peaceful life,
but here you are knocking on hell's door.
Now that you've stepped into our territory,
I won't let you leave alive.
You will die here today.
Ge Long, I'm warning you.
I am a court appointed official now.
I came here by order of the prefect to mediate the dispute over Shuiyin Mountain.
Kill me?
Are you starting a revolt?
Runners!
Get me my robe.
I will try this case right here right now.
Summon the Zhan, Huang, Ge and Yu families' leaders into court.
Wei Wu.
Ye.
What do you want?
What do I want?
That's what I should be asking you.
You gathered men and took part in gang warfare.
Do you have no respect for the land's law?
Brother,
you must be an idiot.
You talk about the law with us?
Who do you think you are?
I'm the Huang family's Tushe*, Huang Xianmin. * A chieftain's subordinate official
Your father only just died.
The new chieftain hasn't been appointed yet.
Who gave you the right to call yourself a Tushe?
My Lord, you are wise.
Once the court passes down the imperial edict and appoints me as the chieftain,
I won't allow such a disobedient person who ignores the laws to be the Tushe.
This is not up to you.
Not up to me?
When the time comes, I will be the one who has the say.
Chieftain? Tushe?
Until the imperial edict arrives,
you are all just ordinary men.
State your name again!
I'm Huang Xianda.
I'm Huang Xianmin.
My Lord.
Since none of you hold a title,
why aren't you kneeling down before me?
Hey!
It's enough.
Don't push them to hard.
It's fine.
They still want to get appointed by the imperial court. It's a good opportunity to subdue them.
Besides,
We are here to mediate. This is our chance to smother their fire.
Leave this to me.
Kneel down.
You idiot.
This isn't the time to show off.
Looks like I will have to help you out again.
I'm the daughter of the Zhan family, Lord Ye.
Little sister.
What are you doing?
Good.
Since you are a lady and this is the middle of nowhere,
you don't have to kneel down.
Thank you, Lord Ye.
Are the other five
officials?
I am the court appointed chieftain of the Yu family.
What about the other four?
Your fathers are chieftains.
But you are not.
Without a title, you are just ordinary men.
You won't kneel down before me?
Where is your respect for the state system of the court?
Assistant Magistrate Ye.
This is quite the show of power you have there.
Look at her.
Who is that stupid thing?
She's here too?
And who are you?
I am holding a trial.
You intruded without being summoned.
I am here.
This is the court.
I will declare you guilty of disrespecting the court.
Understood?
Are you talking to me?
I asked you a question.
I am...
Kneel down to respond.
You're asking me to kneel down?
This is the imperial court system, the grandeur of the law.
Do you think it is a joke?
You're right.
You're totally right.
Runners.
I will change my clothes.
She wouldn't be an official, would she?
She is.
That can't be... A red robe?
Lord Ye.
Offer your seat.
She is a rank 4 general of Guang Wei,
and the rank 6 Controller-general of Tongren, Tian Miaowen.
Assistant Magistrate of Huxian, Ye Xiaotian.
Step forward and kneel down!
Why didn't you tell me?
Er... I....
You are just a small official of rank 8 or 9.
Why aren't you kneeling down before me?
Where is your respect for the law?
The rank 4 general of Guang Wei,
the rank six Controller-general?
How can a woman hold both these title?
Lord Ye.
When the Ming took over the country, attacking the Guizhou Province,
the Tian family was the first to surrender to them.
They helped the imperial court to pacify the country.
Thus, emperor Taizu awarded the Tian family
the hereditary title of General of Guang Wei.
Of course, it's a post that exists by name only.
But they were a chieftain family anyway,
they hold real power,
so they also have a hereditary actual official position.
Plus, the Tian family
is one of the four great An, Song, Tian and Yang families.
The Zhang family also belonged to them.
Of course,
they have fallen into decline.
Their position was lowered again and again until it became the Tongren's Controller-general.
But even if their rank is reduced,
her rank is still much higher than yours.
She is the current
head of the Tian family.
So both these two official posts became hers.
Why didn't I see here in the prefecture yamen?
Well, women,
they don't like staying in the yamen.
Lord Ye.
Is it clear to you now?
Are you going to kneel down or not?
We're in the middle of nowhere, you should just spare me the kneeling.
It's the imperial court system, the grandeur of the law.
Do you think it's a joke?
Go. Just go.
Women are so oversensitive.
Don't offend her.
With everyone watching? How can I kneel before a woman?
Han Xin even crawled through between someone's legs.
She isn't asking you to crawl through between her legs.
A great man never surrenders to power and force.
A great man knows when and when not to yield.
A real man will not kneel down easily.
A wise man knows to submit to circumstances.
Lord Ye.
I'll teach you how to behave.
Tongren
is not a place easy to manage.
You shouldn't have come here.
Did you hear me?
Get up.
You think I'm weak because I didn't show you my power.
You had me kneel down before you. You are very happy, aren't you?
One day,
I will make you
pay for this dearly.
Why did you come here?
We came by order of the prefect
to mediate the dispute at the Shuiyin Mountain.
Zhang Duo asked you to come?
I should show him respect.
The Yu family belongs to my family
I can ask them to retreat.
But what about the other families?
Before our mediation yields a result, all of them will retreat.
Whoever first seizes the Mountain is out.
Good.
We're leaving.
What about you?
We will see.
Go.
Little sister.
Let's go.
I'm off, Lord Ye.
Enough.
Just laugh if you want to. Don't hold it in.
My Lord.
We finally managed to occupy the Shuiyin Mountain, are we really giving it up like this?
What does a mere Shuiyin Mountain matter to us?
You need to have a long-term vision.
What I want
isn't just a Shuiyin Mountain.
I want
all of Tongren.
My Lord.
It seems like there is something going on between Assistant Magistrate Ye and Miss Zhan.
Will he favor the Zhan family?
Does it matter if he favors the Zhan family?
He is just a dead man.
A dead man?
What do you think will happen if Ye Xiaotian dies here?
Will this place become even more lively?
The horse are kept downstairs, the people live upstairs.
Not only won't we be able to sleep because of all that noise,
but it also stinks.
Come now, Assistant Magistrate Ye, don't be so picky.
All the chieftains
live in these kind of houses.
These are good horses.
They don't want to leave them outside.
Let's go upstairs and have a look.
Say, the Yu family's people,
aren't they a bit too haughty?
There's no one coming out to greet us.
Is that how one treats one's guests?
If you really think like that,
why don't I call the general of Guang Wei here?
No need. No need.
This is quite good.
I can make myself feel at home here.
Dage.
There's a letter.
It's addressed to you.
[I heard you've arrived at the Shuiyin Mountain, please meet me at the river, I have urgent business to discuss]
Mother.
That boy, Ye Xiaotian,
he treats our Ying Ying quite well.
But you don't know,
he is the jiaozhu of the Church of Gu.
He may have to go back to the mountains.
There is also a rule that prevents him from getting married.
When the time comes, your great-granddaughter
will become a widow.
What can we do?
She has chosen that boy. she likes him,
she has fallen in love with that Ye boy.
Now I can't bear to do this to her.
Stop patting her shoulder.
Say something.
I will.
Grandma.
Dad.
Look at Ying Ying,
it is heartbreaking.
What the hell are you saying?
Why are you sticking up for the outsider?
You were more against them than me the other day.
That mountain song says it well,
In the face of true love even the stubborn stone will concede.
Didn't that boy Ye say
that he will solve
the Church of Gu issue within three years?
If he can't do it,
we will just break him and Ying Ying apart.
We need to wait three years?
Wait...
Three years.
So what if it's three years?
Three years or even thirty years, what would it matter?
Our Xia family's girls
don't need be afraid they won't get married,
right?
Yes.
Great-grandma.
I'm going to Tongren.
You are going to Tongren?
Grandpa, I'm talking to great-grandma.
Our girl
has really grown up.
You don't want to keep missing your love.
You're just like when I was young.
Right?
My grandson.
Grandma.
I wasn't even born yet back then.
I don't know.
Your dad was.
Yes. Yes.
Alright, go.
Thank you, great-grandma.
You are the best.
You are the best too.
Dad.
You should just stay here.
As for my brothers, they shouldn't come with me either.
No, that won't do.
You are a lady.
She is going to meet her lover.
If so many people were there...
that won't do.
Did you hear?
Great-grandma.
I'm going to pack my things.
Alright.
Pack your things.
Dress up beautifully.
Alright.
Dress up beautifully.
But...
[Tongren]
Lady, what bad luck.
We arrived in Tongren
right when Lord Ye is out on business.
Miss, where should we go now?
How about we go back?
What for?
What should we do?
We can buy a house.
Buy a house?
Buy a house.
Zhan Ning'er!
Yunfei.
I'll go greet her.
Wait for me.
- I'll wait for you by the river. - OK.
Why are you here too?
You really missed me, huh? Even chased me to my home.
Stop bullshitting.
It's because the prefect doesn't want to give us relief fund.
So he sent me here to solve this huge problem.
You idiot.
I came here for this very matter.
If you knew that the issue here at Shuiyin Mountain is so hard to solve,
why did you come here?
Don't you have a brain?
I only realized this
after I came here.
Who knew the prefect would be so bad when he looks so honest on the outside.
Great.
You lewd adulterers.
Ge Long?
You took Ying Ying from me.
And now you are with Miss Zhan!
You are absolutely shameless!
How can you treat Ying Ying like that?
Ge Long.
What's wrong with you?
When did you see us doing any of that sort?
Shame on you.
You bastards!
How dare you?
Didn't Dong shu say that this poison
only works when someone's enraged or excited?
Why did she pass out so quickly?
You're just a weak woman.
Ye Xiaotian.
Give Ying Ying back to me.
How do I get rid of the poison for her?
I think Dong shu has taught me that before.
Since King Yang
is willing to work with our Zhan family,
I will support you the best I can.
But currently, the Shuiyin Mountain issue
is taking up too much of our focus.
It's a simple matter.
I have an idea.
I can help you solve the recent dilemma
at the Shuiyin Mountain.
Please tell me, my King.
Summon chieftain Ge.
Yes, sir.
My King, what is the meaning of this?
King Yang.
Why is Zhan Boxiong here too?
It looks like
this was a trap set up by you.
Chieftain Ge, you misunderstand.
I invited you here today,
because I wish to help you
solve the problem at the Shuiyin Mountain.
I don't know
whether I can have this opportunity?
Sure.
Then I shall hear
what the King has to say.
Please tell us, King Yang.
The situation at the Shuiyin Mountain
is very chaotic.
I think
there is another way to solve it.
Marriage.
Marriage?
The brothers of the Huang family are in conflict.
The families supporting them
are chieftain Zhan
and chieftain Ge respectively.
If your families can unite by marriage,
the Shuiyin Mountain
won't cause you any more disputes.
By then, the Huang brothers
will only listen to your orders.
The Shuiyin Mountain
will be peaceful again.
You have a point, my King.
My son Ge Long is not yet married.
This plan
will also relieve me of my biggest worry.
This plan is good,
but my daughter
hasn't grown up yet.
Brother Zhan.
Are you forgetting about your nephew?
Ning'er is of a marriageable age, isn't she?
Chieftain Ge's son, Ge Long,
is not yet married either.
I think
this will be a beautiful marriage.
Great.
You...
Why haven't I thought of this?
Chieftain Ge.
Let us settle it like this.
Great, chieftain Zhan.
We shall unite by marriage.
Not only will we solve this problem peacefully,
but it will also become a wonderful legend of the Shuiyin Mountain.
Chieftain Ge.
In that case,
you should quickly prepare the bride price.
And then our two families will become one.
That stupid Ye Xiaotian.
If you don't know how to use poison then don't use it.
I'm still so damn sleepy.
I'm so sleepy.
Ning'er. Ning'er.
What's wrong with you?
Where have you been?
I was looking for you.
Mom, I went out to train.
I feel really tired.
Please let me go sleep.
You are a lady.
But you always fight and use your weapons.
Who will marry you?
Stop talking.
Madam. Miss.
The master called for you.
Go.
You want me
to marry Ge Long?
Dream on!
What?
You don't have a say in who you marry.
But...
He and his men hurt our people.
How can you ask me to marry him?
The resentment between our families
are in fact
because of the Huang brothers.
If you marry into the Ge family,
once Ge Long becomes the chieftain, you will be the madam of the Ge family.
Then, any dispute between our Zhan and Ge families will cease.
Your dad died early.
As the chieftain and your uncle,
I make the decision regarding your marriage.
Moreover,
Ge Long's chivalry is known to all.
He is the future chieftain too.
What?
You think such a good man
doesn't deserve you?
Dad.
Are you talking about Zhan Ning'er?
Chieftain Zhan told me
his nephew is beautiful.
Even if she wasn't beautiful,
she is the Zhan family's daughter.
She is qualified enough to be your wife.
You can just marry concubines later on if you want.
But I'm telling you,
you have to marry her.
Dad.
I will only ever need Zhan Ning'er.
She will be enough.
If you want a marriage, ok.
Good.
Marry him yourself!
How dare you?
Ning'er!
Brother, don't be angry.
Ning'er is stubborn.
I will go talk to her.
Ning'er.
Open the door.
Ning'er.
My uncle makes the decisions in our family.
I'm afraid he won't give up on this.
Maybe I should just leave once and for all.
Child.
Your temper is just like your father's.
I can't.
If I escape from this marriage,
my uncle will be angry at my mother.
My mother has always been gentle and weak.
She has no mind of her own.
All right.
I will leave you alone for now.
Your uncle has your best interest at heart.
You should think about it.
Stay here and take care of the lady.
Yes, ma'am.
How did I forget about that guy?
Xiao Yun.
Come here.
Got it?
Go.
What did you say?
Chieftain Zhan wants to marry Zhan Ning'er off to Ge Long?
Yes.
She asked me to give you a message.
What did she say?
My lady said: Ye,
when Ying Ying was in trouble,
you fought a duel and flew through the sky for her.
You made quite a scene.
I'm forced to get married now.
As your brother
I've always treated you well.
Say, what are you gonna do?
What do you think about this house?
It has mountains and water,
the view is beautiful.
My lady.
Ye gongzi is only on business in Tongren.
he will go back to Huxian once things are settled.
You don't need to buy a house here.
So what if he's here on business?
He still needs to live comfortably even on business travel.
This qilin looks pretty.
Put this outside.
Got it?
Xiaotian ge is an official. This will show off his power. Hurry.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
What are you carrying?
They look pretty!
Come in, put them over there.
Yes, ma'am.
You two.
Move these qilins to the front gate.
Yes, my lady.
They are heavy.
Be careful.
My Lord.
I just received news.
The Zhan and Ge families want to unite by marriage.
A bit more gentle.
It hurts a little.
My lady.
When the energy flows freely, it doesn't hurt.
When it hurts, it doesn't flow freely.
This...
This means that your meridians are blocked.
But don't worry.
With my help
you will feel good all over.
My Lord.
No need to panic.
There is more to the story.
You mean...
I can not tell you more at the moment.
Just wait and see.
But if their families unite by marriage,
with the power of the Huang family, we...
Why are you panicking?
We have to bear what others can't bear,
then we can do what others can't do.
Such a trivial matter has you in panic already?
Yes, my Lord.
This Shuiyin Mountain is more than a mountain.
It is clearly a trap.
I have now
fallen into this deep trap.
Dage, you mean...
Each of the families has their own reasoning regarding the ownership of the mountain.
All of them seem to make sense.
I can't sort it out by reason.
What's more,
even if I can work it out,
what will it matter?
In the end, the more powerful one will have the say.
Prefect Zhang doesn't want to increase our relief fund.
I say he is making things difficult for us on purpose.
Magistrate Hua knows that we can't increase the funds by much too.
That's why he sent us here.
Dage. We should just go back to the prefect.
I was having the same thought.
But right now, I need to do one more thing.
What is it?
I went through so much trouble to foster Xu Boyi,
yet he was utterly destroyed by Ye Xiaotian.
That's fine,
but now
Ye Xiaotian has the power in Huxian.
If I don't take him down,
we can't control Huxian,
not to mention negotiate with King Yang.
Tomorrow,
wait for an opportunity and kill him.
I understand.
Chieftain Zhan
wants Zhan Ning'er to marry Ge Long.
She sent someone to me with a message.
She asked me to help her.
How are we to help with the Zhan and Ge families' marriage?
We can.
With your arrows
there's nothing that can stop us.
I have three arrows.
These were made by the Zhan family.
Only an expert can see it.
You will use these arrows tomorrow
to kill Ge Long first
and then Ye Xiaotian.
After that you mustn't use this arrow again.
I want the killer to become a mystery.
That way we can profit from the chaos.
Today,
Lord Ye and I will continue
to mediate the ownership issue of the Shuiyin Mountain.
Where are the Ge family's men?
Why didn't they come?
Look.
I think they're the Ge family's men.
Ye Xiaotian.
No.
Lord Ye.
Don't keep me from heading to the Zhan family with my bride price.
Er...
Young Master Ge,
why are you dressed like this?
After the mediation I will give my bride-price to the Zhan family.
I'm going to marry Miss Zhan Ning'er.
During tomorrow's discussion, wait for an opportunity and shoot an arrow at Ge Long.
But do not kill him.
Just hurt him.
With your skill, it shouldn't be difficult?
That wouldn't be a problem.
But if I don't kill him,
how can I stop their marriage?
You little fool.
The arrow
only needs to come from the Zhan family,
and it'll work out, right?
I get it.
So what will it be, Lord Ye?
Use these arrows
to kill Ge Long first
and then Ye Xiaotian.
After that you mustn't use this arrow again.
Lord Ye.
Be quick with the mediation.
Don't keep me from going to the family Zhan
and marrying Zhan Ning'er.
Ye Xiaotian.
How evil hearted you are.
How dare you send an assassin after me?
What are you talking about?
Why would I kill you?
The feather on this arrow comes from the Zhan family.
How dare they do this!
How dare they pull this dirty trick on me!
Men!
The arrows came from these two directions.
Search!
Here.
- Brother Dai, are you alright? - Don't panic. Don't panic.
Don't panic.
It's fine.
I think this place is too dangerous.
we should go back to Tongren.
Lord Ye.
This was the first right decision you made since you came here.
Be more gentle.
My lady.
Didn't I tell you?
When the energy flows freely, it doesn't hurt.
When it hurts, it doesn't flow freely.
Lord Tian.
What happened?
Our Master
was killed in the mountain!
What?
My lady.
Didn't I tell you?
When the energy flows freely, it doesn't hurt.
When it hurts, it doesn't flow freely.
Does it hurt? Does it hurt? Does it hurt?
You said when it flows it doesn't hurt. When it hurts it doesn't flow.
Is it flowing freely?
It is. It is.
It is. Miss, please spare me.
Spare me.
It's all flowing freely.
Greetings, Chieftains.
Greetings, 3rd uncle.
You could have
used the chaos at the Shuiyin Mountain
to take back what belonged to our ancestors.
But what did you do?
You did nothing.
You are just a worthless wimp.
You have let your ancestors down.
3rd uncle.
The Yu family's housekeeper is dead.
The Huang family, the Zhan family and the Ge family are pointing their fingers at each other.
If we make a move right now
is it really the right time to start a fight?
You got that right.
I was planing on scoring success through the chaos,
This is our best chance.
3rd uncle.
For our Tian family, the Shuiyin Mountain
is just a tiny profit.
If we want to honor the ancestors,
we must think for the future.
If we take action now,
we would just be helping the others.
Plus, the head of Tongren, Zhang Duo,
he won't be grateful to us.
If we make a move now,
we'd just be digging our own graves.
You know nothing.
You are just a woman.
On hindsight,
my brother shouldn't have passed on his chieftain position to you.
Look at you now.
Fine.
I will give you one month.
Our Shuiyin Mountain
must not be lost because of you, you good-for-nothing.
♪ zhú lín huāng cǎo ♪ ♪ Bamboo groves, meadows bare ♪ ♪ qīng shān guò yún xiāo ♪ ♪ Verdant hills rose above the skies ♪
♪ wēi jī sì rǎo ♪ ♪ dangers lurking near and far ♪
♪ lǚ bó bīng lèi chā dāo ♪ ♪ Tread on thin ice, code of brotherhood ♪
♪ qī fēng kuáng xiào ♪ ♪ The dreary wind roaring wild ♪
♪ wàn wù xiāng chì yòu xiāng jiāo ♪ ♪ All life disperses yet intertwines anew ♪
♪ yǔ cāng tiān bǐ mìng gāo ♪ ♪ A battle against heaven ♪
♪ shēng sǐ xiàn tà liǎng biān jiǎo xià wū ní shuí kàn jiàn ♪ ♪ Tread between life and death, the mud beneath unseen ♪
♪ 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 ♪