With the strength of the world, thunder will be my power.
Master,
is Junior Brother Ziya alright?
Good or evil causes
both come from your idea,
that increase kill in the world.
Ziya has to suffer again.
Sorry, I was too careless.
Master, please punish me.
Go.
Go to Repent Cliff
and repent with your Senior Brother.
Uncle.
Look.
Your Majesty.
We found some fur with blood.
From the blood, we can see that
the demon must be slightly hurt
and still in the palace.
He must have been hurt
by Immortal Jiang Ziya.
If the queen hadn’t taken
Immortal Jiang Ziya here,
there could have been big trouble.
You almost framed up
Consort Su as the demon.
Do you still think she’s the demon?
Answer me!
When can you stop
being so stubborn?
Your Majesty.
The queen
cares so much for you
that she lost control.
Please kindly understand.
Besides,
it’s also concerning
the safety of the crown prince.
It is excusable that
the queen lost control.
Anyway, there is a demon.
Yeah.
It seduced the crown prince.
Yeah.
The demon seduced the crown prince.
Didn’t it, Your Highness?
Your Majesty.
I was too impetuous
at today’s party.
I’m going right back to Kunde Palace
to reflect on myself.
The party is over.
Please go back, everybody.
Thank you, Your Grace.
Queen.
You haven’t
answered me yet.
Is Consort Su a demon?
I’m wrong.
She is not a demon.
See you again.
Uncle.
Let me
have a look at the demon’s fur.
Your Grace.
Why do you ask for that?
That’s horrible.
And will it bring the demon back?
It has the blood of the demon.
I’ll give it to Immoral Jiang
so that it may help.
For the reasons only?
You still don’t give up, do you?
It’s not the way
you used to behave.
Uncle.
I know how far to go.
Master.
Master. Master.
Master, get up.
Master.
Master, what’s going on?
Why? Who did it?
Stop asking.
Where’s Yang Jian?
He is gone.
I don’t where he’s gone.
I can’t find him.
He’s gone to see Daji.
Consort Su?
Yes. Hurry. Go and get him back.
Go to Shouxian Palace
and do get him back.
Master, what about you?
Go first.
Give me a moment
and I’ll be there.
Hurry!
You like that girl?
I’m asking
if you like
that clever girl
who dared to contradict me
with my jade plate.
It seems you like her very much.
I’m going to the execution ground right away.
I’d rather to be flogged eighty times,
to atone for my guilt.
Atone for your guilt?
Do you know what wrong you’ve done?
I’m asking you
if you know what wrong you’ve done.
From now on, you must remember!
You’re the crown prince.
The future king of our country.
A king must be confident.
A king can make no mistake.
Nor will he, either.
It’s always others that make mistakes.
What if I really make a mistake?
Even if
you know
you’re wrong,
you can’t admit it.
Keep that in mind!
I made no mistake.
You ignored my order.
The demon did it.
I made no mistake.
You ordered me.
That was also because of the demon.
I didn’t do that.
How dared you still quibble?
I wasn’t wrong.
Come with me.
I have an order for you.
Does that girl adore you?
How will a humble girl like her
adore me?
You’re not likable, are you?
We met by chance
for several times.
We’re only friends.
Bullshit.
How could men
be only friends with women?
They like each other or not.
You can be strangers,
or lovers.
When you have a girl you love,
chase after her!
If you fail, grab her.
Once a king likes her,
she will be
his girl.
She will never
manage to escape
unless she dies.
Had a nightmare?
What’s wrong with you?
You look so pale.
Dreamed of the King of Shang?
Of Yang Jian?
Why did you ask?
Did you dream of me?
I’m curious
if you dreamed of me.
No.
You sit here
just to wait until I wake up?
What if
someone else comes in?
I’m thinking
if I should wake you up
from the nightmare.
or should I
just go into your dream?
By then,
what should I do?
Don’t you remember?
We made a deal.
You don’t have a choice.
Nor do I.
What happened?
You look
quite different.
You’re hurt?
The Thunder Spell really was powerful!
I held it firmly
and got badly hurt.
Did you fight Jiang Ziya?
Why?
Yang Jian is around.
Go have a look.
If you get in from here,
you’ll see imperial guards.
Where do you think you are?
Do you think
you can get in as you wish?
Are you alright?
I’m really worried about you.
How have you been lately?
How did you get through it?
Did you hate me?
Sorry I’m late for you.
My brother is dead.
Your sister is dead, too.
She was dead.
She will be dead, too.
I don’t have a brother.
So, please leave.
I tried to kill myself.
Because I couldn’t get through it
or hold it.
I thought I could die to quit all scores.
Sometimes,
I couldn’t find a reason
to live on.
So…
I feel I were a dead man.
But every time when I thought so,
I dreamed of you.
Wherever I dreamed of you,
I came back to life.
Then I thought to kill myself again.
Without you,
the world was really cruel.
I couldn’t hold on.
Just like this,
I’ve suffering from being live and dead.
I spent my life,
day by day,
struggling
with my last legs.
You saved me.
But in your heart,
I’m dead.
I belong to His Majesty.
You’re Daji.
Every day in his arms,
I forget about Jizhou.
Your eyes told me you were lying.
I adore His Majesty.
Your voice told me you were lying.
I forget you.
My brother is dead.
You’re lying.
You want to revenge the King of Shang.
He killed our father mercilessly
who cared for him all his life
and even
sacrificed himself for him.
So…
You hate him, don’t you?
He also killed our mother
and humiliated her.
Even if he dies,
you can’t forgive him, can you?
In a short moment,
the king slaughtered people in Jizhou
that our parents loved for their whole lives.
So you hate him
and always want to kill him.
Right?
The tyrant
slaughtered many people,
But is still enjoying his life.
Are you eager
to kill him?
Do you gnash your teeth
when seeing him breathe
and fill your heart with anger?
I will do it.
I will take revenge.
Why do you bother?
You’re only adopted
by my parents.
An outsider of my family.
You have no blood lineage with me.
Revenge?
How can you?
Considering your condition,
you can’t even
approach the King of Shang.
Instead,
I can lie in his arms,
piece his heart,
and pour the poison
into his throat.
I can kill him.
You’re not qualified or capable enough.
Am I still lying now?
Get back.
And…
don’t come back to me again.
Next time,
you’ll see the sword of guards,
instead of me.
I’m going to kill you! I’m going to kill you!
Brother.
Don’t go!
Don’t.
Brother.
No. Don’t go.
Let go of me.
You’ll be killed.
No. Don’t go.
Let go of me. Let go of me.
I will not.
Master?
You knew
how my sister was.
You knew
I would meet her at the party.
You made a deal with the queen
to deal with Daji.
And you knew
a demon was after my sister.
Calm down! Calm down!
Remember what I said!
Your impulsion
will get Xiao’e in danger, too.
Calm down.
Isn’t that the Immortal?
Your Majesty.
Isn’t he the man
who dared to touch Consort Su?
He did it for a reason.
Your Majesty, please don’t get angry.
Fine, tell me.
With what reason
dared you touch my girl?
I’m asking you.
Let me explain.
Bro. Yang Jian was trying to catch the demon
and he protected Consort Su.
Demon?
Yeah.
Bro. Yang Jian
can sense the demon.
Besides,
the demon
did attack Consort Su, didn’t he?
Is she telling the truth?
Yes, absolutely true.
Really?
Do you know
who the demon is?
He turned up in Jizhou.
Jizhou?
Consort Su is from Jizhou, isn’t she?
Your Majesty, have you been to Jizhou?
No.
Do you know
what Jizhou looks like?
No.
Why do you ask?
Aren’t you ever curious
about Jizhou?
No.
What did you do
when Jizhou was destroyed?
How could I remember that?
Do you remember?
Yes, I do.
Your Majesty,
you were holding a party
all through the night.
The news that Jizhou surrendered
came to you very late.
You couldn’t decide
whether to slaughter the city,
or slave
all its people.
Then you gambled on wine
with your favorite dancing girl
to make the decision.
Of course,
she couldn’t defeat you.
You then gave an order
to keep young men as slaves
and kill all the others.
Enough?
Your Majesty.
What he said
is very important
to find the demon.
Let’s go.
Master.
I’m okay. Go after him.
Hurry.
Father.
He decided
the lives of all people in Jizhou
with a cup of wine.
How can a man like he
rule the country?
Why?
Why must you be loyal
to such a tyrant?
What…
What were you thinking
when you were expelled
by the king you were loyal to?
What were you thinking?
He didn’t spare a glance for your loyalty at all.
What the hell
could you be thinking?
In the end,
you fell out
with the king
who you devoted your life to.
How sad
you could be!
Ease your anger.
I can never spare
such a cruel king.
I won’t,
even if I die.
Don’t you remember
what I told you before we came?
You can’t act rashly.
You knew what I would get.
Didn’t you?
You can predict the future, can’t you?
Did you already know it?
Even if I knew,
I couldn’t tell if it was true.
How could I tell you?
Even if you know the future,
I can’t tell the truth from the false.
Just now,
we were both on the scene,
but you were still doubtful.
Can you tell me
what is true and what is not?
You can’t even tell
your own things.
How can I answer you?
Even though,
you should have given me an answer.
I can’t face you now.
I don’t want to see you.
Brother.
Master.
Leave the palace.
When you realize
how to restrain your anger,
you’ll know how to face me.
By then,
I can give you a correct answer.
Mother, what’s wrong with you? Not well?
Which do you think is better?
With more people at home,
or more money?
More people will make the family alive.
And more money will make you happy.
But when I’m alone,
I can’t be happy
with plenty of money.
Mother.
Over one night, you already started to miss my father, huh?
Nonsense.
I’m afraid
he will fool around with girls
and make trouble
when I can’t control him
with my broom.
It’s okay to get us involved.
But how humiliating it will be!
Stop guessing around.
My father
cares for you only.
Daughter.
Your father is silly.
Can he deal with
the palace stuff?
Your Grace, here comes His Majesty.
She isn’t getting well?
What did the doctor say?
Your Majesty, don’t get angry.
The doctor failed to give a reason, either.
What?
He just checked and left?
Sorry, Your Majesty, my bad.
Your Majesty.
Don’t get angry.
I’m up.
Dear, are you alright?
Why do you
still look so weak?
Come on.
Lie down and have a good rest.
You’re weak.
Don’t move much.
Well…
I’ll stay here with you
and not go anywhere else.
Your Majesty, you’re busy with state affairs every day.
Don’t get them held up
because of me.
Her Grace will blame me again.
Don’t mention her.
If she still makes trouble of nothing,
I won’t spare her.
Your Majesty,
you were shocked, too.
You should have had some rest.
If you stay here,
I really feel
apologetic.
You’re unhappy when I’m here?
I know.
I’ve been away from your palace,
and you’re estranged with me.
How come?
Your Majesty,
you know my heart is yours.
I heard
you went to the palace with Master.
Did you see your sister?
I’m glad you’re out.
That’s not a good place.
I will go back there.
Go back there?
Then why are you coming out now?
To survive.
If I keep staying there,
I can’t help risking my life.
I’m not afraid of death.
But I can’t die now.
I must survive.
Whatever I do,
even if I have to be humiliated,
or live a miserable live,
I must survive.
Because I must
do something.
What is it?
Kill the King of Shang.
What about your sister?
I will bring her out.
After I bring her out…
I’ll have a future plan
to kill the King of Shang.
Yang Jian.
It’s not as easy as you think.
If I leave my sister alone,
she would rather die.
She used to be
kind and innocent.
But now,
she’s living with hatred.
I can feel
how grieved she has been
since she was into the palace.
Every day,
she is living an unfortunate life.
How miserable and sad she can be!
Is that a real life she deserves?
What if
you can’t fix her life?
I can’t get her stuck deeper!
By then,
I really can’t fix her life.
I must change it now.
Yang Jian.
Do you believe
your father would suddenly
expel you when he used to love you?
Do you believe
your brother would suddenly fall out with you
who used to protect you?
In this world,
everything changes.
Once like you,
I sat by the riverside,
thinking desperately
about the reason.
I sat by the Weihe River for one night.
Also half of day
by Luohe River.
I watched the rafts flowing
at the ferry of rivers.
Watched the sunset
and moonrise
on the cliff.
I spent two days and nights every time.
But I still failed to find an answer.
Because we can’t ever change
what has already happened.
However others change,
I won’t change at least.
Even if she has changed,
I will turn her back.
Fine.
It’s good to have a wish.
Better than being utterly dissipated.
You mean I’m silly
and I should resign myself to fate,
right?
It requires great courage to resign.
It requires more to risk your life.
I don’t care if you’ll do stupid things.
You’re luckier than me.
At least you know what you should do
and why you do it.
And I…
I don’t even know
where I should go.
Immortal, take your time to recovery.
You don’t need to rush
to catch the demon.
At today’s party,
His Majesty and I
saw the demon ourselves.
No one could deny it.
So now,
you should focus on getting better.
Only when you get better
can you continue hunting down the demon.
That’s a powerful demon.
I’m not sure
if I can catch him.
Immortal.
Aren’t you the apprentice of
the Primeval Lord of Heaven?
Even if you can’t catch the demon,
you should at least prove that
it is with Consort Su.
Stop, Lady Han.
He must have an excellent plan.
I do have one.
But I need your help.
Well.
I’m going to see His Majesty right away.
Just wait for my good news.
Xiao’e, take care of him.
Jiao’er, why are you here?
Mother.
I come to
give the order of His Majesty.
Greetings, Your Majesty.
Who shall the order go to?
His Majesty commandeered that
Jiang Ziya didn’t need to
kneel for orders.
According to His Majesty,
Jiang Ziya had rendered great service in protecting the king
and could serve as the Supervisor of the Bureau of Astronomy.
Master, you’re a minister.
Mistress must be excited.
It’s good to be a minister.
A minister makes money.
My wife will be excited.
Jiao’er.
Why are you coming for?
Father has another order.
For Miss Xiao’e.
Me? What?
Father asked
if you would like to
stay in the palace for a long period.
It’s fun in the palace.
But a long period? How long?
As you wish.
Fine.
I’ll live in the Bureau of Astronomy
With my Master.
But…
You must give me
A nice room.
My father meant to
have you live in Kunde Palace
so that
you can live with my mother.
His Majesty meant
Miss Xiao’e could be a minister
and lived in Kunde Palace
if she would like to stay.
Your Grace, please kindly enlighten her.
I can also be a minister?
But only men
could be ministers, isn’t it?
No. No.
If I’m a minister,
I can’t go out for fun
As I wish.
No, I don’t want it.
Jiao’er, you want a talk with me?
My father said
a post fit Xiao’e most.
She could be the priest.
She doesn’t need to work
in ordinary days
and won’t be restrained.
You and your father
are thoughtful.
Xiao’e, would you like to do that?
No work or restraint?
And I can be paid? That’s great.
Fine.
That’s a deal, then.
I’ll ask Lady Han
To get you
a big and comfortable room.
But I must tell you that
all queens of the Shang
also serve as the high priest.
If you become a priest,
you’ll be subordinate to me.