Who is that man?
I don’t know, either.
He was brought back this morning.
The duke has just come back.
He had meant to see you.
But he turned away to him
for no reason.
Send someone to my brother and hurry him up.
Oh, get me my zither.
Yes.
Wu Ji!
Awesome!
You really are impressive.
We were just competing.
If we risked lives,
I would have
been dead.
Wu Ji.
How is you wound?
Just flesh wound. It’s doesn’t matter.
Who told you to come?
I was worried about you.
It serves you right for not appreciating my kindness.
You promised not to hurt him, didn’t you?
You’re a lord.
Why didn’t you keep your promise?
Flesh wound isn’t worth mentioning at all.
Whatever. You promised
to let go of him if he won.
Will you let him go or not?
What’s your relationship with him?
Why do you care for him so much?
Oh, you two…
She’s my sister.
I worked
at her noddle shop.
Yeah.
I’m his sister only.
If he wants to leave, I won’t stop him.
I always keep my word.
If he wants to say something,
I’m all ears.
And I won’t stop him from leaving.
Even if he’s a spy…
Spy?
What spy?
If you think
I’m a spy,
you could have tortured me.
Why bother this?
What if…
I accidentally kill someone?
Everyone has his fate.
If they’re killed,
it means they’re not strong enough.
Besides,
I’ll kill you
to revenge them.
But if you’re killed,
I’ll just throw you out.
Who dares to
defend you
in my place?
You have little regard for human lives.
You really are the noble lord.
What do you want?
I want?
Somebody!
Yes.
Take her out!
Go. I’m not leaving.
Let go of me.
Wu Ji, are you seeking your doom?
Let go of me.
She’s gone. Please.
I hear you excel at archery.
Even when you draw a bow,
the sound would shoot birds.
I’d like to see it.
But this is a small place.
Why don’t you
fight me
with your peerless skill of spear?
How dare you!
I haven’t played it for three years.
You can play the zither?
No. But I listen a lot.
How is she playing?
Her zither has a complicated structure.
It sounds like a good one.
But…
two tunes sound too low.
I think two more strings will be better.
I mean the rhythm, not the tune.
The rhythm sounds like thunders,
with bell tones.
She sounds depressed and plays it because of unfairness.
It can’t be so complicated.
In case of unfairness,
I’ll run over directly
if the other party has no power.
If he’s more powerful,
I’ll compete with him by punching.
Cool!
We play martial arts
and we enjoy being blunt.
So am I, today.
I’ve got something important to handle.
I’ll let go of you.
But I have two questions.
First,
are you from Xiqi?
Second,
would you like to work for me?
Oh, so you don’t fear
I might be a spy?
You know what?
Even if you’re the eagle in the sky,
you’ll have to take back your wings.
Even if you’re the dragon in the water,
you’ll have to behave yourself.
Sorry
to let you down.
I’m not from Xiqi.
And I used to be free.
Not good enough to work for you.
If you agree,
I’d like to leave now.
As you wish.
Somebody.
Give him
two hundred coins
and walk him out.
Thank you, My Lord.
I hear money means nothing
to people like you.
But why didn’t you
even try to
decline it.
I escorted the messenger
to send you a messenger.
It makes sense
when you pay me.
If I don’t take it,
I’ll seem to be hypocritical.
Hypocritical?
Fine. I was thinking too much.
All right.
See you someday.
My brother is in there.
Let me in.
Get out of the way.
Bro. Wu Ji.
You jerk!
Brother.
Sister.
The queen allowed you to come back home.
Is there
anything wrong in the palace?
I think
you might have heard
about what happened
in the palace.
The queen has battled against Su Daji
for many
rounds.
But the queen never wins.
The other day,
the king rushed to her palace
in a rage
out of no reason.
Then the queen asked me
to come back home.
If I guess correctly,
Brother,
the queen wants me to
advice you to
cooperate with her
and get rid of Daji
with a crime.
Eastern Barbarians is rebelling again.
No troops are available in Zhaoge.
We have to rely on East Marquis
to suppress them.
Sister.
Go and comfort the queen.
Ask her not to argue with the king.
Brother.
I don’t understand.
Our family joins the army for nine generations.
All are meritorious generals.
Jiang Huanchu has been titled
for less than fifty years.
Why can the Jiang family
always have an edge on us?
Speaking of the background,
we’re the direct line of
Queen Fu Hao.
How can the Jiang family compare to us?
Before Su Daji showed up,
the queen pretended
to be virtuous.
She has the crown prince.
Fine, I’m okay with that.
But after Su Daji came,
look at the queen.
She has tried every evil way.
Du Yuanxian died
because of her, didn’t he?
Brother, you have no idea.
Some days ago,
the queen did it herself.
She went to Su Daji
and slapped her.
Even such a woman
can be the queen.
Why can’t I?
Shut up!
Look how testy you are!
Even if you’re the queen,
how long can you last?
Brother.
You have no idea.
The queen gains the upper hand now
just because she’s
the daughter of East Marquis.
But as far as I see,
if she keeps
fighting against Su Daji,
she will suffer a great deal.
Even if she doesn’t,
she’s very likely to
cause destruction to both sides.
If so,
will we fight for
the throne of queen?
For what?
What should we fight for?
Did we get
our rank of nobility
by fighting?
Over the four hundred years,
our family was the first
to be knighted when we were not from the royal family.
If we want to
leave such treasure to our descendants,
we must be patient.
Exactly.
Half of our country
was gained
by our ancestor Fu Hao.
Do you know
why she lived alone
in her fief
as the queen
instead of going back to the palace?
Do you know
why she suddenly died
before she turned thirty?
Why?
Brother, why?
Because she didn’t have a son.
She had made great achievements in war
for our country,
but she still had to be patient To 271
to keep the nobility of our family.
Now we’re already
at the pinnacle.
If we fight for more,
we’ll be falling
and doomed eternally.
Brother.
Get me a chance
to dash about in a battlefield.
I want to fight wars.
I don’t want to stay in the palace.
Every day in the palace,
I can’t see any hope.
It’s so hard. I don’t want it.
I know you feel grieved.
And have suffered a lot.
I also know
you wish to gallop across the battlefield
just like our ancestor Fu Hao.
But our country is different
from what it was two hundred years ago.
You’d better give up.
Brother.
I wonder
if I should ask you something.
Don’t, if you shouldn’t.
But I insist
asking you this question.
Bro. Wu Ji.
You jerk
I’ll tell my father
to refuse you as his apprentice.
I’ll ask my mother to expel…
I had no choice
at that moment. Sorry.
I thought you were angry with me.
How could you say that?
What do you mean a chance acquaintance?
You were so grumpy. You scared me!
Bad guy! I hate you!
Fine. Fine. Fine.
Stop crying.
It’s my bad. Sorry.
All right?
I asked you to go home.
But why did you follow me up?
That was dangerous.
Don’t you know?
Are you just coming
to show me this?
Silly girl.
Stop crying.
Hey, go
and rent a room
for me in the inn
beside your noodle shop.
Why?
We’re going home.
Why do you need to rent a room?
Did Lord Wucheng
threaten you again?
No.
So many things happened today.
I feel uneasy. I’m not going back for the moment.
Please tell your father about it.
Sure, you fall out when you’re rich.
Will you still go for noodles in our shop?
Sure, I like noodles in your shop.
Do you like noodles,
or noodles I made?
Any difference?
Teach me to read.
Okay.
But one character in exchange for one bowl of noodles.
Come on. Are you the apprentice of my father?
You’re exactly the apprentice of my mother!
Five characters for one bowl, okay?
Three at least. Deal.
How dared you lie to me?
I really
have killed the baby
who would destroy our country.
You!
You lied to me and framed loyal minister up.
Do you think I don’t know that?
I’ll cut your tongue,
put it on the ground and plow it
so that I can vent my anger.
Spare me. Spare me. Spare me.
Your Majesty, spare me.
Wu Ji.
Yang Jian?
Why are you coming?
Get there.
You’re not going back to the noodle shop?
No.
I’ll go and live in the inn with you.
Excuse me, which one of you is Yang Jain?
I am. What’s up?
Is your father
Lord of Jizhou Su Hu?
No.
What? You don’t even
admit your own father?
Sorry.
Wrong person.
Please leave.
What are you afraid of?
Exactly.
My father is Lord of Jizhou Su Hu,
who fears nothing on earth
Isn’t Lord of Jizhou
already rehabilitated?
You’re right.
The king has rehabilitated
Lord of Jizhou
Catch him!
Ask them to stop!
Don’t move.
Or you die!
Lanying, leave with Yang Jian.
Lanying, go!
I’ll stay with him.
Go!
Are you seeking your doom?
Tell me the reason.
Why do you want to arrest me?
What wrong have we done?
Not a perfect time for questions.
Go!
I can handle this alone!
Hurry!
Go!
Don’t move!
Or he dies!
Screw you!
Lord. Hurry. Lord.
Hunt them down! Yes.
Hurry.
Anomalies happened twenty years ago.
Was it a bane
or luck?
Brother.
I don’t believe you are unaware.
The fortune teller
was killed by His Majesty.
The priest disappeared.
What the hell was going on?
The fallen star
was the Star of Emperor.
Maybe
our country is nearing its fated end?
I was wondering.
The king used to be
an ambitious talent.
Why was he suddenly
so brutal?
Shut up!
Brother.
I don’t believe
you haven’t considered about this.
If so,
it makes no sense
to fight for the throne of queen.
But Brother,
you’d better have an early plan.
You should have a route of retreat.
What rubbish are you talking about?
Shut up!
Brother.
You always care for me most.
And I always listen to you.
Our parents died at a young age.
Well, I won’t change this time.
I believe you. And I’ll listen to you.
I’m glad you believe you.
Now, go back to the palace.
Brother.
Before I went to the palace,
I played the zither best in Zhaoge.
I took your advice then.
You asked me not to take the zither
in fear that the queen may be jealous.
I haven’t played it for years
And my fingers don’t even work smoothly.
Before I go back to the palace,
I’ll play a good song for you.
Don’t do that. Just leave.
Why?
People can hear what you’re thinking
through your melody.
If someone else hears you,
it’ll bring trouble to you.
Since when did you understand the tune?
I didn’t!
A weird man did
in my house.
A weird man?
He’s skilled in martial arts.
He’s literate and can read maps.
I always suspect him
to be someone from Xiqi.
But I realize
he is so hood-like.
I couldn’t be sure.
I just let go of him then.
What did he say
after he heard my song？
The song is played because of unfairness.
Because of unfairness?
Really? He said that?
Well, he said quite a lot.
But he refused to tell when I asked.
Brother.
Think about
what he said.
Maybe I can help you
to figure out his identity.
He said you played because of unfairness.
Because you felt something unfair.
Then he said
your zither had a complicated structure.
It could be a good one.
But…
He also said that
two tunes were too low
of your zither.
He said
two more strings would be better.
How does he look like?
As for appearance,
he looks tall and careless.
Brother, you know
a great teacher taught me since I was little.
Throughout the world,
only Bo Yikao from Xiqi
can be a little better than me.
But we haven’t competed yet.
According to you,
he can’t be Bo Yikao.
I asked him.
He said he could understand the song but couldn’t play.
He has listened a lot.
Sister, what…
What are you doing?
Brother.
Normal zithers have only five strings.
Only a master like Bo Yikao
will add two more strings
on the zither.
Besides, ancients make zithers
with a flat belly.
When he could feel that
I played because of unfairness.
He can’t be ordinary.
In my view,
even if
he isn’t Bo Yikao,
he must have lived
with Bo Yikao.
Are you sure?
My Lord.
Please go and have a look.
What?
The girl with Wu Ji
came back!
What?
No one shall get in
without permission.
We just came out of your place.
Let us in.
Dude, I’m Wu Ji.
I’ve got something important to report.
Please kindly tell the lord.
Don’t you hear him? Go!
Wait!
Whoever dares to break in will be killed.
Brother.
Hurry.
Arrest them!
Kill whoever resists.
Take it. Protect Lanying.
What are you doing? Let’s fight them.
Take it.
My Lord.
I’m Wu Ji. May I see you?
I’m Fei Zhong. I’m hunting criminals.
Please kindly help me, My Lord.
Who dares to act wildly in my place?
I’m Fei Zhong.
Greetings, My Lord.
My Lord.
I ran back here,
when hunted down by him on my way back home.
Please kindly help us.
Come up!
Yes.
My Lord.
Stop trying to reason with me.
Tell me why I should help you.
Minister Fei,
they are
my friends.
You may leave.
My Lord, I don’t dare to
stop the man beside you
and the girl.
But the last one is an important criminal.
It’s my duty.
Please kindly understand.
Minister Fei,
I always help friends only.
I think you know that.
What’s happening today is just a misunderstanding.
He’s an important criminal,
and also wanted.
My Lord, please think about it carefully.
Wanted?
Fine.
I’ll interrogate him
and give him to His Majesty.
All right?
Uh…
I haven’t received the decree yet.
But it also works
when I report it later.
Please let me take him.
I’m always speak bluntly
and fail to tell right from wrong.
If you’re inferior to me,
I’ll kick you out directly.
If you’re superior to me,
I’ll fight with you.
What?
Minister Fei,
want a fight with me?
How dare I fight with you, My Lord?
Fine. You call the shots.
This is a misunderstanding.
See you.
I helped you out.
How will you repay me?
Don’t worry.
I’ll keep my word.
Your Highness.
Your Grace. It was all my fault.
I failed to
stop His Highness.
Then why does he need you?
Somebody!
Take him out
and flog him to death.
Yes.
And…
Wake the crown prince up!
You must wake him up
even if you have to slap him!
Your Grace.
His Highness didn’t do anything wrong.
It was all my fault.
Please forgive him.
Fine.
Explain to me.
Where has the crown prince gone
these days?
Who did he drink with
and get so drunk?
If you dare to lie,
I’ll choose to
tear you up.
Your Grace.
Normal people
couldn’t defeat His Highness in drinking.
But…
But this time,
he wasn’t drinking with ordinary people.
That girl
should be blamed
for never getting drunk.
Girl? How was that possible?
I thought the old man of the noodle shop
messed with it.
But I’m not sure.
You mean…
the old man named Jiang Ziya.
Yes.
I asked around
for that man
in the neighborhood.
He can tell fortune.
He manages to divine accurately.
People said that
he was an immortal from Kunlun Mountain.
Divine?
From Kunlun Mountain?
Yes.
Your Grace.
Get back and ponder upon your mistake.
Leave us.
Tell me. What is it?
Your Grace.
A maid of Shouxian Palace
died.
Suicide, I heard.
Again?
That’s what you expect, aren’t you?
Yeah.
It seems
Shouxian Palace
will need some more palace maids.
Your Grace.
I got three palace maids
for preparation.
They’re reliable.
Your Grace, don’t worry.
No way.
Daji will recognize those
from our palace.
Why don’t we get some from outside?
They’re be more reliable.
Yes.
It will take about two months
to finish drawing and calibrating all 37 volumes
of geography in Yongzhou
Including roads, mountains and passes.
In no hurry.
All silk, ink and pen
are available.
You’ll have them later.
May I borrow some military books?
Why not?
But not now.
After you correct
the world map,
I’ll give you the books. What do you think?
Okay. Deal.
Don’t move.
What did you see?
See what?
It was heavy when I first held it.
Then I got dizzy
and felt my hands cool and warm.
Then it was like this.
Why is it lighter now?
You know what?
This guy
is perfect
in observing
people’s needs.
Come on. Really?
You must be boosting.
With an eyesight of his master,
he will wag the tail and flatter.
He can even bark like a dog.
Name your price.
- I want him! - I want him.
Don’t compete with me! I offered first.
He’s yours.
Take him away.
Next comes
a slave from Jizhou.
The base price is 50.
Each has to pay two coins for merely watching.
Everybody,
she’s a boorish girl.
But…
I don’t want this!
You bitch!
Go to hell!
Go to hell! Go to hell!
Stop.
I’ll take her.
She’s dead to me.
You can’t buy her.
Wow, so much money!
Can I
buy the dying girl
with the money?
Take her if you want.
Let’s go. Buy no more.
You asshole. It’s getting late in the morning.
Why are you still lying?
Oh, it hurts.
The other ear. Please.
What did I say?
You said we could have seven days off.
I said one day!
One day?
Then you should
have done this to Xiao’e.
She told me seven days.
Why did you twist my ear?
Fine, keep it recorded.
I’ll twist you two times less next time.
Three!
You twisted me three times!
Two!
That’s unjust.
You did it three times and you said it was two.
And seven and one
sound exactly the same.
You said seven days!
One day!
Seven days!
One!
One for one two three four!
Don’t you understand?
One day!
Fine, I’ll get up.
So weird.
Why do I feel
the day is getting shorter?
Go buy some noodles and vegetables.
What did I say?
Go buy some noodles and vegetables.
And buy some meat.
Remember.
Don’t buy meat in the Han’s shop.
Go nine miles further
to Sun’s shop.
He sells good meat.
Do you hear me?
Yes.
Don’t buy meat in the Han’s shop.
Go nine miles further
to Sun’s shop.
He sells good meat.
70% of fat meat and 30% of lean meat.
Remember!
Get the meat on the rump!
30% of fat meat and 30% of lean meat.
Wrong!
70% of fat meat and 30% of lean meat.
You can’t even distinguish the meat.
Aren’t you getting more confused?
Dear.
Where do you mean rump?
The butt of the pig!
Come on.
Why don’t you just say butt?
It sounds unpleasant!
Why does it sound unpleasant?
Everyone has a butt.
The pig has one. And I have one.
You have one, too.
Dear, you should consider for most people
when you talk
and make yourself understood.
Still talking back, huh?
Couldn’t you shut up?
Are you leaving without saying goodbye?
Dear, I’m leaving.
Go ahead.
Don’t nag me.
Dear, I have one more question
to ask you.
What is it?
The butt is round.
Where do you mean the rump?
This is a deep ghost in the moonlight.
This soul is turbid.
How boring it is!
Here. Take it.
Thank you. Thank you.
Take it.
Thank you.
It’s so kind of you.
Here you are.
Thank you. Thank you.
Here.
Come on.
Come on. Take it.
Here. Take it.
Thank you.
He’s so handsome.
Yeah.
Give me one.
Thank you.
Miss, your jewel is missing.
Where has it gone?
I don’t know.
What happened?
It’s not the smell of human beings.
Miss, buy one!
It’s good!
No.
How much is an apple?
One coin.
I’ll take one.
Come on.
Here you are.
What?
You’re not local.
Or should I say,
you’re not even a human.
What?
Are you accosting me
By saying naïve words
that I’m as beautiful as a fairy?
For the sake
of your elegant image,
I’ll pretend I didn’t hear you.
It’s in the daytime.
You stand in my way,
won’t I embarrass you
if I refuse you?
Good job.
You’re dressed up
like a gentleman,
but you’re a skilled thief.
It took at least
ten years
to practice such a skill, huh?
Do I look like a thief?
It doesn’t help however hard you smile.
The apple in your hand is the booty.
I have no option,
but to steal.
But you look smart
and clean.
Why do you steal?
Yeah.
But my appearance
still fail to dupe you.
But I think
I can dupe you.
When I take a closer look at you,
you look as evil as a fox.
The smile on you
is so slippery
and disgusting.
What should I do?
The more I look at your face,
the less I like you.
You really don’t fear me.
That’s because you don’t know who I am.
Why do I not know?
You’re a thief!
Fine.
Considering we share the same job,
I’ll let go of you.
You…
Quit this job
and find another one.
What an interesting soul!
She looks like a human, don’t smell like one.
Interesting.