Get up please
I did nothing wrong
You said what matters the most is the result rather than the favor
She took care of everything back at the mansion of Prince's supervior
I own her more than just a favor
She is protected by Jiu Ming and won't die easily
She's the best choice to spread the virus of poisonous insect
Prince, we don't have a choice
Please say yes
Wan Mei is already a walking dead
What is Prince concerned about?
My concern?
I'm going to find out the cure for her
Bring her to me when you're done
Twenty years ago, South Xin Jiang was de facto controlled by Ding Shan Group
And Blood Lotus Cult was originated from Ding Shan Group but growing with ambition to replace Ding Shan Group
Yue Qingya, once a normal believer of Blood Lotus Cult, jockeyed for the leadership of Blood Lotus Cult
He spread the virus of poisonous insect in town which killed dozens of innocence
And then he took the cure and used his own blood to cure others from door to door
so to make others believe that Blood Lotus Cult was sent to save them from their sins
Later, he managed to defeat Ding Shan Group by the growing power of Blood Lotus Cult in South Xin Jiang
Honestly, I hate him, but I also admire his way of getting things done
He could claim the leadership of Blood Lotus Cult by this way
So could you
I'm afraid of lacking such kind of courage and boldness
Yue Qingya also excels at knowing and using people
After consolidating his power in Blood Lotus Cult, he supported Lan Ruo, his right hand, to be the leadership
Lan Ruo is kind and thoughtful, and hereby further develops Blood Lotus Cult
Lan Ruo is to Yue Qingya what you are to me
If you fail to finish the mission, you should kill Lan Ruo at the least
Here's the cure made by the poisonous insect from the Xuan Ji Palace of South Xin Jiang
The cure is highly important to our plan
So you have to take care of it, alright?
I will
Now we're far away from Gui Hua City
You may take off your mask
I know it's you
If you ever think that I'm not qualified to be Jue Sha, then you're wrong
You ain't fool me by this little trick
What do you want?
You did go to prison to save someone, didn't you?
Yes. So what?
I just wanna know where Wan Mei is and whether she's still alive
Why on earth would you think that I have answers to your questions?
I was always thinking you would go save her yourself
The quality of today's incense is not bad, layered lingered and attractive
Is it from Wan Xiang?
That's right
I knew it
She's been arousing our attention quiet often lately
Wan Xiang has always taken Wan Mei as her competent
and now that Wan Mei is away, she would make use of this chance to seek for promotion without question
Well, I don't mind if she's the best
Considering she's still fresh in Gui Hua City, send Qian Ting to find out more intel on her
Understood
Hmm. Anything else?
There's a message from Yue Qingya
He blamed you for letting go of Yue Ying
Well, he didn't pay me to risk my life for keeping Yue Ying here
Speaking of it, I should be the one that watched and did nothing, not him
That's true
By the way, the Tian Sha who should have stopped Yue Ying doesn't seem to be as good as before
I'd like to send another task to test her edge
If she becomes useless...
She's getting old
That's why she shouldn't be occupying the goddamn position and not working
What's the blind man of Ting Zhou House up to lately?
Today he went to the palace to enjoy the Chinese zeither
Excuse me?
I guess we should get something done
My brother, how about this song?
Not bad
It sounds genial and euphemistic melodious
Glad to know that
It's just the beginning
There follows something even better
My Lord, why is the Prince's supervisor not here today?
Supervisor Yue has left for the border areas to deal with some military affairs
He's been busy dealing with all kinds of challenges for my Lord
It's indeed not easy at all
I treat it fairly for his contribution by awarding him with the Golden purple ribbon
You're right. He's just doing his own job
Alright, let's forget him
Eunuch Yu, is everything ready?
Yes, my Lord
Then let her in
Let her in
Who's it?
An instrument player coming from afar
Do you know the great general of Da Liang called Qi Wei?
Yes
We were engaged for a few times before I was blind
But he wasn't a general back then
And it never occurs to me that such a powerful man could play zeither
My brother, you must be joking
How could be possible for the Great General to plays the zeither?
Recently, he sent a message to Taifu with the intention of surrendering
This is a good news
The Prince's supervisor must have been working hard on it
I would say that's because he is in awe of Tang Dynasty's power
It has a power to drive people to pledge allegiance
My Lord, I can't agree more
To show his sincerity, Qi Wei sent Jiu Xiao jade pendant as tribute and a beauty to play zeither
What a treasure the Jiu Xiao jade pendant is!
It seems General Qi does show his good faith
My brother, when it comes to music, you know the best
So I'd like to have you here to enjoy the music with me
You gotta enjoy the music
Meanwhile, I will enjoy the company of the beauty
Thank you, my Lord
My brother, she's indeed a beauty with fair skin and soft eyes
Where's the security?
Oh my Lord
My Lord
My brother, are you alright?
Thank you, I'm fine
No big deal
What matters more is that what Qi Wei is conspiring by claiming to pledge allegiance
My Lord, please think twice
Eunuch Yu
Yes
Ask Prince's supervisor to come see me now
My Lord, it may be too late
I'm afraid the supervisor already left the town
Then send someone to get him back immediately
Yes, my Lord
My brother
As expected, the Prince sent people to kill the instrument player
and replace with another one as soon as he got the information about the traitor in Liang's army
Wonderful
He could help contain Supervisor Yue and hereby save us some trouble by offering updates on the blind man
Chief, you're so smart
Well, it's credited to you
Anyway, may I have the green bean soup with lily now?
Sure. I'll go get it for you
Well, when you come back, you are going to feed me
I'll be enjoying it while waiting for the funny news from the loser Yue Qingya
Supervisor Yue, anything you care to explain?
It must be a mistake
Please allow me to conduct a thorough investigation and see what's wrong with it
Something must be wrong
The zeither thing is wrong
The instrument player is wrong
Qi Wei's pledge to allegiance must be wrong
My Lord, may I have a word?
Whether Qi Wei is to pledge allegiance or not needs to be confirmed
It's too early to say that it's a plot
Seriously?
I'm be long gone if my brother weren't be here to protect me
My Lord, you are and will always be protected by all gods
My Lord, Supervisor Yue has always cautious with everything
Shall we see what his plan is first?
Since King Ning gives you some credits, you may share your plan now
Rise
Yes, my Lord
According to the intel, Qi Wei is coming over as planned
and now he has arrived at the meeting point that we agreed before
If his allegiance was unfaithful and merely a cover-up for the assassination
why did he come as promised?
Assuming that Qi Wei didn't know about the assassination and was turned down for it
We might lose such a great general
And more importantly, we would have the one who plotted this triumphed with proud
I see
Now please tell me, if Qi Wei comes to pledge allegiance, should I accept it or not?
Ummm...
My Lord, no matter what Qi Wei's true attention is, it's better to turn him down
That's the best choice that we can make
My Lord, I'm afraid that's not
It's well-know that Qi Wei comes to pledge allegiance
If he's turned down, who else would like to do so from then on?
However, it's too dangerous to take him in
If it's a trap and my Lord still shows warm welcome to Qi Wei
it may arouse concern among the top civil and military officials
Then I shall not accept Qi's allegiance
My Lord, I'd like to make sure that nothing would go wrong
Supervisor Yue, why would you insist doing it?
I'd rather risk my life than losing such a great general for my Lord
My Lord
May I suggest that King Ning should go accept Qi's allegiance with me rather than just doing all the talking here?
How would a blind man like me would help?
Although King Ning is blind, he's defeated Qi Wei for several times and lost no battle
My Lord, if King Ning goes with me, he could manage to deal with Qi Wei no matter what Qi Wei's plot is
It makes sense
My brother, please go along with Supervisor Yue and kill Qi Wei if he plans to overthrow me
My Lord, I guess...
That's it
You two may leave now and return as soon as possible
Yes, my Lord
King Ning, are you alright?
Supervisor Yue, you and I never see eye to eye with each other
Here's the thing that I can't help reminding you
Qi Wei must have planning something
And this journey not be easy
We should be extremely careful and stay sharp
Anything wrong?
Nah
I just need some fresh air
How long would it take to get there?
We will arrive at Zhaozhou City very soon at this speed
Don't you be afraid of Qi Wei's trick?
Nah. If you are, you can go back now
How would I disobey my Lord's demand?
Zhaozhou City is our territory
And Qi Wei only comes along with his son Qi Xin and three hundred of elite force
It won't be a big deal even if he's planning something bad
Qi Wei is an experienced general and his son Qi Xin excels at military tactics
If they do have a plan, it may not be on our flavors
I won't go back no matter how bad it is
Congratulation, King Jin
You have a son
Mother, was everybody so happy when I was born?
Was there any firework for celebration?
Nah, you were born with sorrow
What's my father like?
Your father would just turn away if he knows you
Sweetheart, you can live with ease only if you become strong enough
Forget your father
Supervisor Yue, Zhaozhou City is ahead of us
Go ahead
Yes
Father, Yue Qingya is here
He comes along with King Ning, Li Siyuan
Have you confirmed when they would accept our allegiance?
Have an hour later
Good
Everything's ready?
Yes, I've got everything ready and I can guarantee that you would be dead right there
It matters a lot to us
Please don't leak a word
Well done, son
Like father, like son
The clock is ticking
Go and command all soldiers to line up in parade formation
I will show Supervisor Yue and King Ning our troop as warm welcome
Yes, father
General
Where's Qi Wei?
He's standing by at Yan Jia Town to the north of the City
Let them know I'm going to accept his allegiance with King Ning
Yes, I will be on my way
Yue Qingya, you're a famous official but you will be a dead man from today on
With repentance, I am willing to change sides and pledge my allegiance to my Lord
I will do my best and serve my Lord for the rest of my life
General Qi, you and I will serve for the same Lord from now on
No need to be restrained by formalities
Glad to meet you, King Ning
Glad to see you too
I was shock to know that my Lord was attacked by an assassin
I would have lost my chance to pledge allegiance if King Ning didn't save my Lord from the danger
This Chifeng Gold Spear is made of meteorolite, which is the best of its kind
I'd like to give it to you to show my gratitude
Thank you so much
Kill them
Did Supervisor Yue ever remember my mother Lan He?
I mean before you become an official for my Lord
We will always be together, won't we?
You will always love me, won't you?
I don't know your mother
Then who did my mother bring into Xuan Ji Forest and pass on the top inner strength of Blood Lotus Cult to?
And who was the one that kill and bury my mother in Blood Pool?
How could you do this to me?
What do you want?
Why would you be so mean to my mother and me?
Is it because you couldn't live up with the fact that my mother was former king's beloved one when you strived for power in the imperial?
Or is it because you feel so bad that you can't help killing me?
You're the biggest threat to my Lord
I'm doing it for my Lord
Hump...Even if you're doing it for my Lord, why would you kill my mother?
She didn't do anything wrong, did she?
This is between your mother and me
It's none of your business
Do you remember what my mother said before sinking into the Blood Pool?
Someone's gonna revenge for her
Someone will revenge for me
This person is and could only be me
You finally show yourself, don't you?
I'm not afraid of you
You are one of the few that I'd like to take serious with
You don't want to be stuck here, do you?
Oh? You got any plan?
We can cooperate and joint our efforts to save ourselves
If you believe in me, I will pass my inner strength on to you
How's that?
Who else dare to violate the rules of Tang?
On the seventh day after Mei entered Ling City, the plague spread throughout the City
People of the City become desperate and can do nothing but run to the long-abandoned altar
asking God to drive out evil spirits
Oh God
The plague is raging and swallowing Ling City while the quacks ain't do anything to help, leaving people dying around
We people are weak and can only gather here, imploring God to help us get through the difficulties!
Oh God
Please show your mercy and bless us all
We'd like to sacrifice children and women as tribute in return for your mercy and blessing
Please save us all
May God have mercy on us! Please save us all!
Lord He Bo
Come on! Set those two kids free first
What are you doing?
Are you going to fight against magistrate department?
No, I am not
However, Ling City has been hit by the plague of mice, which has killed dozens of old and young
And the plague is still spreading
We all come here voluntarily to offer tributes to God and haven't broken any law
But you're killing people
It's not killing but paying tribute to God
We pay tribute to God voluntarily
Lord He Bo ain't coming from South Xin Jiang and may not be familiar with our tradition
We won't blame you for it
Are you paying tribute to those vampires sneaking around the mountains out of town?
What can they bring to you?
Can they offer you more food in such a drought year?
Lord He Bo, watch your words please
What can do they if I keep saying things like that?
The hierarch is here
Hierarch Lan, is it the tribute not enough?
We may get it well prepared as soon as possible
Is it Load He Bo new in town?
I heard you were the border guard with outstanding performance
Are you the hierarch of Blood Lotus Cult?
Just for the time being
I am the vampire that Lord He Bo just mentioned
Now that the plague is swallowing Ling City, I wonder what you're gonna deal with it?
If it becomes worse, I will report it to the central government and ask for good doctors and medicines from other areas
I'm afraid that Lord He Bo may not be aware of how bad the plague is
It won't help even if you make use of all medicines in South Xin Jiang
Hump. Then what's your plan?
Blood Lotus Cult doesn't have any good plan
Nor does it require any tribute
Only by praying with good faith, can God show mercy and bless all of us
What are you talking about?
Hierarch Yue asked us to stay away and do nothing? Seriously?
Yes
Spread my words that Blood Lotus Cult would do anything to save the people
I'm sorry but we have to follow hierarch Yue's order
There're one hundred thousand of citizens and six thousand of officials in Ling City
Hierarch Yue knows it
He also knows you're too kind to do this
So we must stop you from saving the people
Are you going to stop me?
I dare not
Alright
Now that you all don't wanna help me save the people, then leave me alone
Alright
I just stole two cucumbers from you
Just two cucumbers
Listen, come in with me
Hurry up
Come here
Grandma, I'm sorry
I was wrong
I would not have stolen the cucumbers
I am sorry
I really am
Sister, please help me explain
I stole the cucumbers only because I was too hungry
Little Shrimp, take your sister and run quickly
A lot of people are sick here and they say it's you that spread the virus
I know you was away only once in those few days but they won't believe you
Come here and don't let the people inside escape
You go over there
Open the door, open the door
Oh, little Shrimp, I know you have been wronged
But I believe you will save your sister, won't you?
Go get your sister and run out of here now
Hurry up
Get your sister out of here now
Little Shrimp, please take good care of your sister