[Episode 5]
Wait
Yue Ying
Are you trying to offend me?
I dare not
It's just that Wan Mei was sent by our chief
There won't be any objection if the mission had failed
You may do anything you want with her
But Wan Mei got the Gua Jian Herb
At least half mission was done
Shouldn't you take our chief's opinion into consideration?
His Highness hasn't said anything yet
Who do you think you are to teach me this?
You
Nothing can be accomplished without norms
My words
cannot be delayed
or revoked
unless
it snows in a sunny day
Here it is
Please revoke your demand
Wan Mei and Chang An
will continue their work with sin
Please have some tea, Master
This teacup is one of my favorites
Please spare me
Eat them up
Then I will spare you
Didn't you hear me?
You may excuse yourself
Thanks
Did you ask my permission?
Get out
No one had done this to me before
You've seen how strong his kungfu is
It would be unwise if we go against him now
Then when will it be?
People have their weaknesses
For him, it's in his father
Everything will be fine if he behaved himself
If not, his father won't forgive him easily
I mean
He's not holding himself aloof from the world
There must be some conspiracy
All we have to do now is to
disclose his whereabouts
He won't be living a comfortable life then
Hurry
Why don't you take a rest first, Master?
I will get you some firewood
Chang An
Have some rest
I'll go get some medicine for you
The custom here in Gui Hua City is that
you don't deserve to be treated if you failed the mission
The rule is to slaughter the innocent willfully?
How ironic!
Please don't say so
Although Shen Mo saved my life
we still can't tell whether he's good or not Wouldn't he be good enough to be willing to help?
It's complicated
as there are no rules to follow
You may only outrank others
by focusing on a bigger picture but not the details
I don't care about the ranks
But I cannot go against my conscience
Conscience is of no use at all
Neither can it save your own life
nor others'
What do you think is the most useful thing?
To live
to silence the critics from those who despised you
to scare those who bullied you
You may choose to punish them
or to let things drift
Requite grudge with fairness and honesty on the premise that
you must have the right to choose
Let's talk about it later Your body is top priority
Doctor
I'm not your doctor
Call me Old Gao
My Shadow was poisoned and archery-wounded
I'm here to get the medicine
That makes sense
I was wondering why a girl is running errands?
What's your name, girl?
Wan Mei
I see
Wan Mei?
You're the Candidate Di Sha who failed the mission?
Then I don't have any medicine for you
Chief commanded not to prescribe you
Please, doctor
Mei
Why do you think I may risk for you
to offend the chief?
Naive
Then I'll have to find it by myself
I recognize them all
What? You think the old man who takes charge of the pharmacy
is good-for-nothing?
Doctor!
Yuan
I may find a way for you to live on
but you will have to suffer
Is it okay with you?
As long as it's okay to you, Mom
Move your head over the basin
What's this?
I've thought about it
We have to give the impression of weakness now
Please don't blame me
My eyes! I can't see
Mother!
Let's go back
What's wrong?
A heart attack again?
Just had a nightmare
You're just helping me with the medicine
Why so nervous?
Take it easy
This is the last Gua Jian Herb in the world
It belonged to me
cuz it finally came to my hands
Why would you give such an important mission
to two Candidate Di Shas?
I couldn't get it
Cha Luo must be suspicious
if I sent you
And you should have more patience today
You might be able to see things with this herb
How can I be patient?
So you had to take liberties to save Wan Mei?
No, I didn't
It's that I was unhappy about Cha Luo's bias
You were being childish
The medicine needs 6 more hours
Why don't you have a rest now?
I've been blind for 7 years
Do you think I can get some sleep now?
It's okay
I'll be here for you
This is Wan Mei. I want to talk with chief and Yue Ying
Why is she here?
She came to beg us
to save her Shadow
Yue Ying
We won't save your Shadow
You'd better leave now
The one who was poisoned by Qisha will die painfully
Cut his weasand open
if you dare not kill him
at least he may feel more comfortable
How did you know it was Qisha?
There is no secret in Gui Hua City
I cannot watch him die
You would get the antidote
if you had killed Shen Mo
If you have to blame on something
blame on your mercy
Please save him, Yue Ying
You may have prayed a lot before
Has God helped once?
Kneeling down is the least thing that I would do
Yue Ying
Your Highness
It's a little hot
Thanks
I would do anything as long as you can see things again
You don't even know what you are talking about
I've been blind for so many years
and the first thing I can see now
is a rainy night
Wan Mei is still waiting on her knees outside
A stubborn girl, isn't she?
She thought she was driven to the wall
There's nothing else she can do now
What about you?
What would you do if you were her?
I would never drive myself to that place
Besides
I've got your back-up
Is the bandage too tight?
Nope, it's perfect
Go get some rest
No
Okay
Then I will take some rest
You may wait here for me
If it really works
you will be the first one that I can see
after I open my eyes
Whatever it takes, you want to save your Shadow, don't you?
Yes, I do
What if it takes your life?
Yes, I do
Good
Follow me to the Bi An Palace
Your Highness
Detoxify her Shadow
or he may not survive today
And
compared with your childhood
you're better-looking now
Getting warmer?
You may try the water here
It's warm
It's so beautiful
So it will be great
to live and die here
How...
would people die here?
Throat cutting
and then was sunk to the bottom of the pond
With so many bugs in the pond
the corpses would be eaten up within 5 days
Nothing would be left
It's quick, isn't it?
No wonder it's called the Death Pond
I'm ready
Ready to die now?
You think it would be that easy?
Useless people like me
will end up dead
Chang An is a smart boy
With stronger Kungfu, he's more useful
I'd like to sacrifice my own life
in order to keep him alive
Nobody's life should be traded
If you wanna live
go fight for yourself
I'll give you another chance
since you're loyal to your friends
You have 6 hours
to catch these bugs and find me
1 bug is acceptable
I will spare you if you can
You cost me 2 bugs
How valuable are you!
Thanks, Yue Ying
Lie down
You will need quite a long time
to have the wound on your chest healed
May I ask
where Master Mei is?
She went to beg prince
promising to trade your life with hers
Prince isn't like Cha Luo Your Master my not have to die
If she made it back
remember that you owe her your life
Is it because he's blind?
With so many bugs in the pond
the corpses would be eaten up within 5 days
So they're in favor of blood?
Come in
You gave up so fast?
She went to beg prince
promising to trade your life with hers
If she made it back
remember that you owe her your life
All bugs in the Death Pond?
Within an hour?
How's that possible?
Yeah
No matter how talented
or lucky she was
she couldn't be able to get it in such a short time
not to mention all bugs
But she made it
Whatever
you're able to see things
My efforts paid off
Maybe it's God showing his mercy
to let you spare her life
Think of it as a vow redeemed to god
How do my eyes look?
Better
When the poison are drawn out
you should look like a normal person
But my plan has just started
I'll have to be blind
if I want things to go without a hitch
Chang An
You're recovered?
I've been worse
whether being hurt or poisoned
I've come back from the gate of hell, Master
I'm good now
You were almost dead
You should take care of yourself
Master
We're abandoned now in Gui Hua City
As for our supplies, if no other we're not allowed to get any rice or firewood
not to mention the hidden killers outside
From now on
you must pay attention to your words and behaviors
We cannot let others spot our mistakes
As for the rice we have now
it's enough for three meals if we're frugal enough
I'll find a way before we finish them
What about you?
I'm used to this starvation
During the Shadow Select
I survived 5 days foodlessly and waterlessly
Lots of peers didn't make it
But you're still recovering
You cannot flaunt your superiority
How about this? Why don't we go pick some wild fruits on the mountain?
They may help us get through some days
Good
Master
It's time to go home
Just a few more minutes
Won't be long
This is the most light-hearted moment
since I got here
You must be tired
I know that
I couldn't be stuffed before
but I never felt that life was hard
Since I came here
I've got everything now
But I'm always on tenterhooks everyday
I really don't know
Which life it better?
You're being too dysphoric
It's not easy...
if we can handle our own problems
You're right
Let's just proceed with caution
What's wrong?
Someone's been here
The rice are unedible
We're lucky to have the wild fruits
Why?
I paved a layer of silver sand
at the doorway before we left
And placed a hair in the door slot
Now that there are some footprints in the sand
and the hair was gone
Someone must have been here
But
the chief promised to spare us
You were spared
but he cannot control other Masters
What can they do to me?
Poison me to death?
I'm not scared of them
No one can stop me from eating
even if it's the end of the world
There's a Tian Sha in our city
who is skilled at using some kind of bug
The bugs were said to be made by mandala's nectar
which can go through your body within one night
All viscera would be influenced
The person then will become a puppet
without being noticed
and finally work for this Tian Sha
And this Tian Sha
preferred
choosing young ladies
I've seen it myself
that his puppet went through fire and water for him
with blood and tears
warding off 39 arrows by her body
I'm not scared of him
Master
You'd better leave it to me
Don't worry
As long as I am here
I will protect you
keep you safe and sound