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Episode 44
If Ye Xiaotian had no one to back him up,
he would never be this brazen.
When Tian Miaowen
used her troops to come to his rescue,
this was proven.
I suspect
that Tian Miaowen asking the court to decide the case
is just a plot to gain time.
Or
we should just go to the Dabei Temple and kill Ye Xiaotian tonight.
My Lords.
Here's some gold for you.
Please let me see Judge Ye.
Money.
Leave!
Five gongzis were killed, we'd be out of our mind to take your money.
I...
It's gold!
Gold!
Don't you want it?
What's the use of having money if we can't be alive to spend it?
Then we won't see Lord Ye.
Please let us see his guard Hua Yunfei.
Leave, leave.
Hurry, just leave.
Seems like poison is now our only option.
You think poison solves everything?
How many men can you poison here?
Dad?
Dad.
Uncle.
Come back with me.
Dad.
My dage was arrested.
He'll be executed soon.
How can you ask me to leave with you?
What else will you do?
Break in and save them?
Or die with him?
Calm down, calm down.
Er...
Daheng.
I'm sure that uncle is very powerful,
he will be able to help us
rescue dage.
Right, Daheng?
Young Master.
Just listen to your father. Go home for now.
Don't worry.
Your father will find out everything
about Lord Ye's situation.
I will go inquire about Ye Xiaotian's situation.
Really?
You'll find a way?
What are you thinking?
I was wondering how Tao Tao is doing.
Even if something happens,
the one the five families want is me.
Why would they trouble a cook?
Shouldn't you worry about ourselves more?
Little fool.
You really like Tao Tao?
When we get a chance to get out of this,
I'll find an opportunity
and play match-maker for you.
Is it true, Miss?
Ye Xiaotian is the jiaozhu of the Church of Gu?
Yang Yinglong told me this, it must be true.
No wonder.
So that's why he cares about him so much.
So,
the jiaozhu of the Church of Gu,
meaning all mountain villagers of the 9 caves and 81 villages
listen to his command.
Yes.
That Ye Xiaotian
holds such a respectable position.
Yet he killed five men for an ordinary person.
If it weren't for you,
he would be dead by now.
He's really...
He's really reckless and foolish?
Tian Miaowen gave him the order.
Ye Xiaotian
is just a pawn.
You are right.
We must take our revenge.
But
more importantly, we can't let the Tian family step on our Zhang family.
I'm glad 2nd uncle thinks like this.
Uncle Yu.
I think
that Tian Miaowen encouraged Ye Xiaotian
to strike a blow against us using Sanli village case.
It is a truly bad move they did.
If he is reckless,
why is he still alive today?
It's just that he lacks some of the bad habits of an official,
while being rather philistine.
My lady, will you save him as Yang Yinglong requested?
Yutong.
Listen,
our Zhang family
can't even protect our own men now.
The others are finger-poInting at us left and right,
saying a political change is happening in our Tongren government.
There is also a nursery rhyme.
It goes something like... like
"Change is happening, seas will turn into fields*. *Tian means "fields"
What does "field" mean?
Who is Tian?
You get it?
If I save him,
I won't do it by Yang Yinglong's order.
You are saying...?
Now I understand
why chief Ge Duo left the mountain.
It must have been Ye Xiaotian's idea.
Yes.
Only he
can give orders to Chief Ge Duo.
That Ye Xiaotian...
He didn't stay in the mountains being a good jiaozhu,
he ran out here to be an official.
He even brought his protectors with him.
What does he intend to do?
Ye Xiaotian doesn't want to die in the mountains.
What youngster
doesn't like fame and money?
This Ye Xiaotian
yearns for the outside world.
He is a genuine person.
Say, if I treat him with cordiality,
will he work for me?
For you?
Then what about Yang Yinglong?
So what if the people talk about us left and right?
Tian Miaowen protects Ye Xiaotian.
This is a matter that will harm our chieftains' privilege.
I think
the other chieftains
won't be happy about it either.
But Tian Miaowen, that bitch,
she already has it out for us.
Whatever we do,
she will have taken precaution.
If Ye Xiaotian can be used by me,
why would I need Yang Yinglong?
His power is in Bozhou.
Allying with him
will only help me indirectly.
But Ye Xiaotian's power is here.
Yang Yinglong is cold-blooded.
Even if I am his wife.
I still need to be careful around him.
But Ye Xiaotian
lost his temper for a woman he didn't even know.
This genuine man
is much more reliable than Yang Yinglong.
Sir,
am I right in my analysis?
You make a point there.
Really?
Don't move.
Ye Xiaotian, the controller-general will question you.
Dage.
It's fine.
Let's go.
Lord Tian. The prisoner is here.
Get in.
No one has ever put more importance on morality and justice than everything else.
But you do.
I admire you for this.
Thank you for your protection.
Not only did you defend me,
you also defended your own respect.
Do you think
it was just to save my face
that I didn't allow you to die in the yamen?
So you mean...
Your behavior has awakened my conscience.
That's why I came.
I'm trying to say,
though you are not a qualified official,
but you are a great man.
I admire you.
The ones I admire
shouldn't die this easily.
Yes.
If a good official like you
died here just like that,
I won't be able to forgive myself.
So
I will help you escape.
My Lord.
News from the Dabei Temple.
Tian Miaowen suddenly went to see Ye Xiaotian.
She...
What does she want to do?
She has many tricks up her sleeve.
It is strange that she's meeting with Ye Xiaotian at such a time.
Brother.
I will go check with Yu Long.
How do you plan on saving me?
Just let me strut out there?
Of course not.
But,
I have an idea.
Tushe.
Ye Xiaotian is gone.
What?
Search!
Yes, sir!
Hurry!
Over there.
Check over here.
Hurry!
Is he in there?
Look over there.
Alright.
Abbot,
what's wrong with Lord Tian?
Her pulse condition is one of Jiesuo pulse.
Her pulse is weak like a rope untying.
I have no idea what you're saying, so cut the bullshit.
Get to the point.
She was poisoned.
But I already freed her of her poison.
She is already out of danger.
She will wake up soon.
Tushe.
I checked everywhere.
The walls are solid.
No hidden doors.
Not underpasses either.
Did you check under the bed?
No.
Move it!
Yes, sir.
Er...
What are you doing?
Lord Tian.
Where did you hide Ye Xiaotian?
Ye Xiaotian?
Is he gone?
Stop pretending.
All right?
Tell me,
where on earth did he go?
He was being guarded here by seven families.
How would I know where he went?
You must have let him escape.
Why else would you suddenly come here?
I need to find out why he killed the men without permission, needn't I?
I can't just lie to the emperor, can I?
But Ye Xiaotian disappeared because he was here with you.
You have to explain this.
How dare you?
You've got some nerve!
How dare you be so rude to me!
Forget it. Forget it.
Search this place however you want.
I don't have time for you.
Benefactor.
Search this place!
That way!
Over here.
Come over here.
Hurry!
Search!
My Lord.
We searched the whole temple.
We can't find Ye Xiaotian.
How can a man just disappear?
The walls are solid.
The floor is too.
No hidden doors or underpasses.
He was guarded by men.
But he's gone now.
He must be here somewhere.
2nd brother.
Brother Yu.
How could Ye Xiaotian disappear?
I told you, that bitch used this as a plot to gain time and took the chance to let him escape.
You didn't believe me.
Saying all that is useless right now.
Tushe Zhang.
What should we do now?
Get the Ye family under control,
the Tian family too.
Watch them.
Seal all the gates of Tongren.
No one may leave.
Search the whole city!
We don't have enough men.
Transfer the men from here.
Just leave a couple of them.
Wait.
My Lord.
This may not be a good idea.
Think about it,
if Ye Xiaotian is still here somewhere,
and we withdraw our people,
we'd be helping him escape.
That's not it.
We'd be drawing a snake out of its hole.
My lady.
Zhang Yi and the others left?
They transferred a lot of their men from the temple
to search in the city.
Let's go.
OK.
Go.
[Ye Residence]
Hurry!
My lady.
Zhang Yi and his men are here.
Who are you? What are you doing in my house?
Your house?
You must be his family member.
I will arrest you too.
She is the lady of Hongfenghu. Who dares to touch her?
Hongfenghu's lady?
What are you doing at the Ye Residence?
That's none of your business.
What are you doing here?
Cut the bullshit.
Did Ye escape here?
He escaped?
Did Yunfei escape too?
Are you all feeling very happy?
Yes.
Listen to me,
no one will escape!
Search this place!
I dare you to!
Miss Xia.
You are the lady of Hongfenghu.
I'll show you a little respect.
But
Ye is my mortal enemy!
So listen,
I will search this place!
You... You...
Sister in law.
Dage isn't here.
Just let him search.
You listen to me.
I decorated every brick and stone,
every grass and flower of this place myself.
If you break any of them,
I'll go tell my dad. He'll have you pay for it!
Alright.
I will do you this favor.
Search carefully.
Yes, sir!
Go.
Be careful.
This way.
Hurry.
Here.
That way.
Tushe. A group of mysterious men were found South of the city.
Keep searching.
Go.
That way!
Yes, sir.
My Lord.
After those mysterious men entered the city, we received your message
and closed the gates right away.
After that, no one has passed through the gates.
Who are those men?
Tushe.
Bad news.
The Dabei Temple is on fire!
A group of men in black attacked the Dabei Temple
and set fire to it.
All the prisoners have fled.
Many of our people there are dead or injured.
What?
We fell into a trap.
Ye Xiaotian must still be there.
Follow me!
Go.
Our
secretly trained army
are to be used in urgent times only.
But now
we suffered great losses for Ye Xiaotian.
I hope that our sacrifice
was worth it.
For the jiaozhu of the Church of Gu,
it's worth it.
Put out the fire!
Help!
Water! Water!
Hurry! Bring the water!
Hurry!
Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!
Quickly!
Hurry up! Hurry up!
Hurry!
Come on! Hurry!
Didn't you notice anything when Tian Miaowen left?
She took the same amount of people she came here with.
I checked all of them.
No one looked like Ye Xiaotian.
Ye Xiaotian disappeared after Tian Miaowen came to the Dabei Temple.
We only just transferred the men from the Dabei Temple to search for Ye Xiaotian.
In the end,
his subordinates
have all been rescued.
If this wasn't Tian Miaowen,
I'll eat my hat!
Yu Long.
You'd be humiliating yourself if you go to Tian's house now.
I think Yutong had a point.
Unite all the chieftains
and suppress that brazen woman.
Alright.
Zhang Yi, Yu Long and all the other families
must be furious right now,
planning to plot against you.
As long as they don't find Ye Xiaotian,
they can't do anything to me.
Have you found Yang Yinglong?
Yes.
He lives in the Liulong mountain.
The leader of Bozhou
is staying near my Tongren all day.
My King.
How is the situation in Huxian?
The court has sent Xue Xu form the capital to be the new county magistrate,
and Fu Xingwei to be the assistant magistrate Of Huxian.
I have drawn them to our side.
They will work for us.
As you instructed,
we'll strengthen our control over Huxian.
We're targeting the post road and the transport business.
I sent our men to the post road.
Once they take control over it,
with my support in Qiandong,
it will be time
for you to stage the uprising.
Yang Yinglong said
he'll control Tongren
to increase the influence on Bozhou.
But I don't think that's it.
His real goal is
to take over the empire.
He wants to be the emperor.
He uses a small place to gain the whole country.
Is he really that arrogant and conceited?
If he has Tongren and Bozhou at the same time
he can easily march east
and occupy the Southeast, the wealthiest land of our country.
With his troops in the Southwest and the wealth of the South,
he can march North to take control over the Central Plain.
After a couple of years,
he will become the second Zhu Hongwu*. * founding emperor of the Ming dynasty
But my lady,
this will only end in his death.
Over the centuries, we have seen many ambitious men who overestimate themselves.
I won't let our family
be buried with Yang Yinglong.
This is the reason why
I need to break apart from him
and unite with Ye Xiaotian.
The Tian family
will not be ruined by him.
This was your plan all along?
Mr. Wen.
I will entrust you with the task to kill Yang Yinglong.
You can count on me.
I will complete this mission.
The Tian family and the Zhang family
have become
unreconcilable.
If the Zhang family fails,
then Tian Miaowen
will be the master of Tongren.
By then, Tongren and Huxian
will both be mine.
The road to march East
will finally be open.
For now,
stay here.
I will let you to get acquainted with her.
In the future, you two shall work together.
You'll help me
achieve great things.
Leave it to me, my King.
My lady.
I brought him here.
Good.
Have some tea.
- How are Hua Yunfei and the others? - Don't worry.
They are fine.
I sent someone to rescue them.
I will forever
be in your debt.
Brother Ye.
Please sit.
You too.
You are very capable.
When I was brought
to the Dabei Temple,
did you already have this plan thought out?
When I found out about your fearlessness
and executed those five sons
to uphold justice for the people,
I really admired you.
So I made up my mind
to rescue you.
Lord Tian.
Don't call me Lord,
it is so formal.
You and I are in the same boat now.
I am younger than you too.
So please just call me by my name.
Alright.
I shall do so.
Oh right, Miss Miaowen,
how did you know about the hidden way
in the Dabei Temple?
So how will you save me?
I have an idea.
Take it.
Go.
Lord Tian.
Where is Ye Xiaotian?
Where is he?
Back then,
during the great plague of Tongren,
I lost my parents.
By the traditional hereditary system,
I inherited the chieftain position.
Later, I built the Dabei Temple.
I put my parents's memorial tablets there.
That hidden door
was made when the temple was built.
I didn't know either
whether it will be of use or not.
But it is a habit of mine
to always have a way out for myself.
Habit to always have a way out?
Do you know that those who have suffered from disasters,
even if they are very wealthy,
they will still preserve
a lot of food in their home?
Only when they can see the food
will they feel at ease.
I became a chieftain when I was seven.
From that day on,
over and covert attacks, poison and assassins
have been following me like my shadow.
If it wasn't for Mr. Wen,
I would be dead by now.
Since the succession,
until I was 9,
between these two years
people have tried to assassinated me 27 times.
27 times?
It'd be more than
once a month.
I didn't mean it like that.
Please continue.
That's why I have my men
everywhere I can put them.
They are the most loyal to me.
They are the best fighters.
I always bring as many men as I can wherever I go,
at the places I frequent or live at,
I must have a way to escape.
Only then
can I feel at ease.
A habit to have an escape ready?
Now you understand.
So...
Who wants
to harm you?
There is a skeleton in every closet.
Please sit.
I'm sure you know about my fight with Zhang Duo.
Zhang Duo
sells salt illegally,
he bullies men and women.
The people of Tongren suffer from this.
I wish to replace him.
I must set up new rules here.
And the litigation system is the key part of my rectification of Tongren.
Brother Ye, you are selfless, upright and outspoken.
You can be the right person to lead the penalty department.
Me?
I have
defied the leaders of Tongren.
I don't think I'll be able to show myself publicly in the future.
Everything we did before is just preparation.
We have gained enough potential,
it us time to lay our cards on the table.
As long as I
can ask my people
to lend me enough soldiers,
I can officially launch an attack on Zhang Duo.
If I can suppress even Zhang Duo, you won't need to be afraid of showing yourself publicly.
If it is not for me,
you wouldn't have to
go to such extremes.
Morality and justice
should be defended
at any price.
Good.
In that case,
from now on
I, Ye Xiaotian,
will stand
by your side.
You're exaggerating.
My King.
Tian Miaowen sent her secret soldiers
to Tongren.
It seems she's plotting something.
She wants to
let that Fat Zhang lose all his face?
How cruel she is.
But
I quite like it.
When do you plan on
marrying her?
She is beautiful and talented.
She owns the Tian family.
She is a very good choice.
Though I admire her cruelty,
but I don't want another
Empress Wu in my house.
I'll wait until she has defeated Zhang Duo
and attained Tongren.
Then I
will take over control.
She
will be useless to me.
What?
Don't you understand?
I already have my men
planted next to her.
Kill!
My King, leave!
My lady.
I am useless.
I let Yang Yinglong escape.
If he knows that it was you who did this to him,
he won't let this matter go.
Find him,
kill him.
My Lord.
I went to the Liulong mountain as ordered, just now...
You met him?
No.
A fight broke out over there.
All the men are dead.
Broken swords and blood were strewn in front of waterfall.
Did you see his body?
No.
I also didn't see his female bodyguard's body.
Go.
Give it to me.
[Luo's Apothecary]
My King.
Quiet.
What happened to you?
The one plotting against others was now plotted against.
You are hurt.
Wait here. I will go bring some medicine.
I'll tend to your wound.
My King.
Don't worry.
This shop is full of our own men.
No one knows about this secret room.
My King.
What happened to you?
Someone who can trace me
in Tongren,
who can send so many men to kill me,
I can think of no one except her who could do this.
It's her?
Yes.
It must be her.
My King, you treat her well.
She relies on you a lot.
Why does she want to kill you?
I told her
that Ye Xiaotian is the jiaozhu of the Church of Gu.
I guess
she wants to use Ye Xiaotian's power for herself.
With that,
I became useless to her.
Instead,
I have become her obstacle.
This is not good.
If Tian Miaowen and Ye Xiaotian
unite...
Then it will become almost impossible for you to take over Tongren.
If Ye Xiaotian truly wants to help her,
then Tongren will be hard to attack.
My King.
We have done so much,
did we do all that just for her?
I, Yang Yinglong,
am not that easy to deal with.
It's not yet decided who will win in the end.
Just wait and see.
It's been two days.
We have searched Tongren again and again.
Ye Xiaotian, that jerk,
where is he hiding?
We only need to take down Tian Miaowen,
and we can find Ye Xiaotian.
I have an idea.
All the chieftains are dissatisfied right now.
We can just
unite them all.
Dad's 50th birthday is around the corner.
We can use this opportunity
to gather all the chieftains.
We'll win them over by any means.
When that's done, we'll condemn Tian Miaowen's wrong doing
and attack her together.
Great.
We'll turn the table
on her!
My Lord.
Chief Ge Duo has brought another 1000 men from the mountain.
They're building their village at Woniu Hill, they want to settle down there.
I asked you to find a good general.
Have you found one?
Brother.
We don't have time.
I will lead the army.
I'll banish them back to the mountain.
It's bad, Lord Ye is in trouble.
What happened?
Five scoundrels of Tongren raped a lady,
out of anger, Master Ye executed all of them.
As a result, all the chieftains broke into the judge's office.
And then?
Lord Tian didn't allow them to kill him.
She locked Master Ye up.
I don't know whether he is dead or alive.
Chief Ge Duo.
The war is coming,
I'm leaving the Woniu Hill to you.
I must go back to save Ye Xiaotian.
I'll leave the jiaozhu to you.
A bit more up.
Is this ok?
Be careful.
This way.
Out of the way.
OK.
Good.
Higher, higher! Careful.
Is it good now?
Yes. Yes.
Prefect Zhang will hold a birthday party while still sick. What do you think?
He does things for nothing.
What are your plans?
When you are ill,
I will kill.
♪ yòu shì yī chǎng yǔ ♪ ♪ It is raining again ♪
♪ jiù shì jiàn jiàn méi rén shuō qǐ ♪ ♪ Old stories are slowly fading into oblivion ♪
♪ shuí yuàn yì fù yī pán wú jiě de jú ♪ ♪ Who would want to replay an insoluble game of chess ♪
♪ gè zhí qí bù bù wéi yíng ♪ ♪ Move the pieces carefully every step on the way ♪
♪ wǒ bú zài dòu liú ♪ ♪ I won't be staying ♪
♪ chén nián de huí gān zhǐ shèng jiǔ ♪ ♪ The aged mellow has become wine ♪
♪ yǎng zhe tóu ràng huí yì hé lèi dào liú ♪ ♪ Head held high, let memories and tears flow backwards ♪
♪ gěng zhù hóu fēng dǔ xīn de chū kǒu ♪ ♪ Clogging the throat, sealing the heart ♪
♪ rèn huā luò xià ♪ ♪ Let the flowers fall ♪
♪ wèi gāo què piān duò rù xuán yá ♪ ♪ Fear the height, but tumbling down the edge of the cliff ♪
♪ duàn le zhī yā ♪ ♪ Broken branches ♪
♪ shí jiān cuī huà jié jiā ♪ ♪ With time the wounds start to heal ♪
♪ huā luò xià ♪ ♪ Flowers falling ♪
♪ cǎi tà guǒ rù ní shā ♪ ♪ Trod underfoot, wrapped in mud ♪
♪ bú zhēng zhá suí jì yì fǔ huà ♪ ♪ Struggle no more, wilt away with the memories ♪
♪ rèn huā luò xià ♪ ♪ Let the flowers fall ♪
♪ wèi gāo què piān duò rù xuán yá ♪ ♪ Fear the height, but tumbling down the edge of the cliff ♪
♪ duàn le zhī yā ♪ ♪ Broken branches ♪
♪ shí jiān cuī huà jié jiā ♪ ♪ With time the wounds start to heal ♪
♪ huā luò xià ♪ ♪ Flowers falling ♪
♪ cǎi tà guǒ rù ní shā ♪ ♪ Trod underfoot, wrapped in mud ♪
♪ bú zhēng zhá suí jì yì fǔ huà ♪ ♪ Struggle no more, wilt away with the memories ♪
♪ nà huāng yuán céng kāi guò shèng xià ♪ ♪ In this wilderness, there once grew summer ♪