What are you here for?
I'm the military physician sent by the Governor Wang of Zizhou.
How considerate of Governor Wang.
Thanks for the trouble.
Where's your official document?
The epidemic requires immediate attention.
I forgot to bring it when I left.
I seek for your kind understanding.
How is the situation in the city now?
It's not good.
Yesterday, the people were clamouring to leave.
Lord He beheaded one who initiated the brawl,
and finally managed to calm the turmoil.
"Wanted"
Let me rest for a while.
What are you doing?
Stop writing. I can't read.
You're worried about that terrible old lady, right?
She vomited so much blood. She must be dead.
Can't you let me stop and rest for a while?
I was just saying and you get so anxious.
I've just stolen two of her cucumbers,
and I've to look after you.
I'm at a disadvantage, all right?
Young lady, did I knock you down?
I made this for you.
How is that granny related to you?
Your grandmother?
It can't be.
I have never seen you in the village before.
She couldn't be your grandmother.
Sister, don't be upset.
Look. I've no one else too.
I'm doing quite all right too.
Don't cry.
Sister, don't be scared.
It's fine. I ran too fast and fell down earlier.
There's no use of tearing down all the portraits.
That's how her face is now.
Why?
- Why did she become like this? - Did you think she was just...
having tea and chatting in Grand Tutor Manor?
Also, you can't find her by running around aimlessly in the city.
The outbreak of plague first originated in Wei Jia Village.
You should start searching from there.
The location where the outbreak took place?
Why?
You have so many questions.
Why don't you ask yourself?
Why didn't you protect her when you were in Zhaixing Mansion?
It's so hot. You're having fever.
Do you want to drink water?
Wait for me. I'll get some water for you.
I'll get some food as well.
This is the last bit of food that I have.
Take a bite if you can't stand it.
I will be back soon.
Don't you die.
"Wanted"
A fugitive?
You. Stand there.
A thief?
Hurry up. Capture her.
How dare you steal from my shop?
Are you sick of living?
I've been infected with the plague.
Do you dare to get near me?
Come if you dare!
Forget it. Just a few buns.
That's right. Let her take them.
"Wanted"
Sister, here. Drink some water.
Here.
It's fine. I ran too fast and fell down just now.
Here. Eat the bun. It's a plain bun.
But it smells quite good.
My name is Xiao Xia.
I'm 12 years old this year.
Actually, you quite like my sister.
After our parents died,
my sister got married and took me along.
But that man always hits us and wanted to sell me away.
Later on, my sister saw the chance and let me escape.
I don't know how is she doing now.
I don't know if she has been beaten to death by that man.
Why did I tell you this? Here.
Eat the bun. Eat more.
This is the announcement of your arrest.
I tore it down from the wall.
More people have died in the North Street Market and Wei Jia Village.
The village chief reported to the regional military governor.
They're looking for you everywhere now.
Many in the village fell sick. It's said to be some kind of plague.
They said that you brought this disease to the village.
The prince just gave me a mission.
I'm lacked of one medicine inducer now.
Given your current situation, you can give me a lending hand.
Sister, what's the matter?
Eat something.
You haven't eaten since yesterday.
You ate because I wanted you to.
So, even if you've no appetite, you'll still eat. Is that right?
What do you mean?
Aren't you tired of living for others all the time?
I...
Actually, I don't get it.
Why would someone like you agreed to be Bloody Lotus Cult's chief?
I don't get it too.
Why did my foster father choose me?
In his opinion...
Bloody Lotus Cult has gravely sinned.
Only a very kind person like you,
can bring a little redemption for everyone.
You Chan.
What you've just said is a top secret.
I don't want you to mention it to anyone else.
You can't save the hundred thousands of lives in Ling City.
At times, you have to harden your heart a little.
I've vomited blood too.
From the looks of it, I've been infected with the plague too.
It's right for you to stay away from me.
Sister, don't come over.
Stay away from me.
Sister, don't come over.
Master Mei.
Your voice...
You want to kill me?
That's good too. Ling City has turned out this way.
I couldn't bring myself to go back.
What did you do to her?
Go on.
Hurry. Speak up.
I've injected Poison Gu into her body.
Ling City's people are infected by her.
The porcelain bottle that fell out of my baggage...
was filled with antidote.
It's gone now.
I can't save her either.
The only thing that I can do now...
is to recover her voice.
If everything goes well...
your voice will recover in seven to eight hours' time.
The prince said...
thousands must die for one to achieve his goal.
This is the price that must be paid for a greater cause.
It's been ten days since Wan Mei entered Ling City.
Half of the people in Ling City has been infected with plague.
The regional military governor, He Ba,
ordered to cut off the food and water supply and locked down the city.
Let us out!
"Ling City"
Master Mei.
There's no point.
Let's return and see Xiao Xia.
I've performed acupuncture for Xiao Xia.
It can slow down her blood flow rate.
I hope that she can hold on for a longer period.
How is the situation outside?
The city has been locked down.
I was still looking forward to a miracle.
It seems impossible now.
Perhaps, there is still a way.
The prince told me this before I came.
If there's a change in the plan...
I have to at least kill Chief Lan Ruo.
But the people said that...
Bloody Lotus Cult has shut the passage to the mountain.
I am destined to fail the mission.
Why?
Why does the prince want to kill him?
Xiao Xia.
- You're awake. - Sister.
You're still here.
Tell me.
After I am dead...
will I be like the others?
Will I be burnt into ashes?
No, you won't die.
You can speak already?
I've just been cured.
That's great.
I want to get better too.
I don't want to die just yet.
Xiao Xia.
Don't worry.
I won't let you die.
Is the Poison Gu in my body...
exactly the same as the one spread by Yue Qing Ya back then?
Will there be any remaining antidote in Bloody Lotus Cult then?
Even if there is, we don't know where it's hidden at.
We can make them take it out on their own.
You're saying...
We'll go to the mountain and beg Lan Ruo?
But he's Yue Qing Ya's foster son.
He has never went against Yue Qing Ya.
Lan Ruo might suffer more than we do.
We just have to give him a nudge.
He wouldn't stand by and do nothing.
That's a good idea.
You've difficulty getting about and you need to look after Xiao Xia.
I'll go.
Master Mei, forgive me.
Instead of offering great cry and little wool,
a sick person should go and beg Lan Ruo.
When one's life in on the verge of death,
the more likely he is to become soft-hearted.
All right.
Poison Gu has spread to your entire body along with your inner force.
You can go to Bloody Lotus Cult now.
I'll give you ten minutes.
If you have any parting words...
make it clear then.
Just leave.
I might not come back alive.
There are some things that I would like to say to you first.
What do you think you have to say to me...
to make me forgive you?
When I was in the dungeon...
the thing that I hated most...
wasn't the cut on my face.
It wasn't the needles performed against my blood flow.
It wasn't their daily routine of breaking my leg bones too.
They broke the bones during the day.
They put them back at night.
They broke them again...
and put them back after.
What I hated most...
was you.
It's because you were the only one who told me,
that you would never let me down.
Master Mei.
Whenever the sun shone into the window...
and when it was about to shine on me...
I knew...
those two were coming for me again.
I kept thinking at that time.
Will you suddenly appear?
Before the sun shone one me...
you would get me out of the abyss of misery.
But you never came.
In the end, you never came!
I know I let you down.
Tell me.
How will you explain yourself...
to make me forgive you?
There's nothing left to say between us.
Leave.
If you can retrieve the antidote...
and save Xiao Xia...
I would be indebted to you.
I'll return the favour to you.
Just leave.
Leave!
I'll depart at once.
Please look after them.
I will.
If I never made it back...
please spare her.
Let her lead a good life.
I owe her this much.
It's been eleven days since Wan Mei entered Ling City.
Ling City is now a dead city.
Lan Ruo leads the followers to pray for the people by Bloody Lotus Pond.
What's the matter?
Why did he collapse?
That's right.
What's the matter?
It's the plague.
The plague?
This disease spreads easily.
Leave. Let me deal with it.
Chief Lan, this is not appropriate.
Hurry and leave.
Get out. Hurry.
Everyone, quickly leave.
That's fast. The prayer is over?
Something happened.
Don't be scared.
Which sect are you under?
What's your name?
I'm under Xi Xiang Sect.
My name is Sun Da Chuan.
This is the antidote.
Take it with this blood water.
You'll recover then.
Chief Lan.
I need to use it for a greater cause.
Forgive me.
Who are you giving the antidote to?
It's for someone who matters most to me in my life.
But I'm greatly indebted to her.
What's her name?
Wan Mei.
What's yours?
Xie Huan.
My name is Xie Huan.
I'm sorry.
It was just your illusion.
You were hypnotized.
Xie Huan.
Isn't she the demoness?
I'll wait here. You call for back up.
- All right. - Hurry.
There are 300 Bloody Lotus Cult's disciples.
I know all of them.
You're not Sun Da Chuan.
Your reputation precedes you, Chief Lan.
You're a virtuous and meticulous person.
Leave. I can't help you.
The people of Ling City see you as the saint in disguise.
The calamity ruined the entire city.
Yet, you said that you're helpless,
and hiding yourself in this cave?
I want to stop the epidemic too.
But, there's nothing that I can do.
How could that be? You're lying.
If I have the antidote...
it's not a hard thing for me to save the entire city.
Why would I be sitting here...
and watch the people plunged into an abyss of misery,
with corpses lying everywhere?
What brings you here to me?
I heard from the elders.
The symptoms of this epidemic are exactly the same...
as those of twenty years ago.
They also said.
Back then, Chief Yue cut his wrist and saved the people with his blood.
I thought Chief Yue would leave something behind.
He did give me the inducer for Poison Gu.
But it's just an incomplete material.
How is that so?
If certain conditions are met, it could produce the antidote.
- But there are exacting conditions. - What are they?
If the infected person has survived for more than seven days,
and survive after taking the inducer for Poison Gu,
this person's blood would be the antidote.
But ordinary people would experience the outbreak on the day of infection.
I haven't seen anyone who lasted for more than seven days.
There is one.
Is this person highly skilled in martial arts with great inner force?
Her martial arts have been stripped off.
Her legs are broken too.
It's impossible.
Without the essential qi, no one can last over three days.
She seems to have a stronger vitality than others.
There's no reason to lie to you.
Listen carefully.
I said that this person must be able to survive.
In other words...
after taking the inducer, the disease will be accelerated.
It's extremely painful.
There's a slim chance of survival.
- My lord. - Where's the demoness?
She's right in there all the time.
- Surround this place. - Yes!
Someone must be here.
Put her down. Listen to my command.
I'll cover your escape.
I'm not leaving.
You're their target.
So long as you're gone, they'll not harm her.
Xiao Xia's life in on the verge of death.
I must stay and wait for the antidote.
We can't be sure if he can get the antidote.
Who would look after her if you're dead?
No matter what you say...
I'll not leave her side.
Before I came, the prince has told me this.
He wants me to bring you out alive.
I don't want to disappoint him again.
Stop hiding! Reveal yourselves!
Hand over the demoness and we'll spare your life.
You can't beat me.
You have no rights to negotiate with me.
Attack.
I just want to protect those in the house.
I don't want to hurt you.
But if you continue to advance...
I'll not hold back.
Head inside and talk.
Thanks for the trouble.
Quickly hand over the antidote.
There's none.
Lan Ruo said that he wouldn't sit back and do nothing if there's one.
Tell me.
Did you get the antidote?
Tell me!
Swear in the name of Xie family's bloody feud!
Do you dare to?
Although we've only known each other for some time,
we always look out for one another.
Why?
Why do you always lie to me at the most critical time?
There's really no antidote.
Lan Ruo has only given me the Poison Gu's inducer.
If the infected person has survived for more than seven days,
and survive after taking the inducer for Poison Gu,
this person's blood would be the antidote.
Quickly give it to me.
Give it to me!
Lan Ruo also said.
This would accelerate the disease.
It's extremely painful.
It could kill you.
I've died once.
I'm not afraid to die once more.
But this time...
I hope that I wouldn't die in vain.
Attack with fire!