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[Investiture of the Gods]
[Episode 4]
[Jizhou]
Under the iron hooves of the emperor's elite troops,
Jizhou is nothing more than a smattering of powder.
Go!
Tyrant and his puppets, you are all filled with extreme evil and are guilty of monstrous crimes. Are you still oblivious to this?
You treacherous, traitor of a minister, you are a disgrace and offend all of society with your perversion, yet you continue to spout nonsense!
Come on! It's time for you to die!
[Jizhou]
Mother.
I will go.
I will enter the imperial palace.
- Daji. - Mother,
there is no way we will be able to win.
Letting innocent people die because of me...
Even if I live, will I be at ease?
Am I supposed to act like nothing happened and pretend I can't see anything?
Mother,
to drag out an ignoble existence in such a way, I would rather go into the imperial palace.
Let me go.
Daji, your father is regarded as a traitor by the tyrant right now.
As his daughter, once you enter the palace,
you have no idea how much humiliation you will receive and how much you'll be trampled on!
No. No!
I am not afraid.
Once you enter the palace, to live is no better than to die.
Just like a knife piercing through your heart,
you won't be able to take that pain and torture.
I can bear it.
He might even kill you!
I don't care.
Then, what if I die? Would you also not care?
Mother!
If you say you want to go again, I will use it to pierce my throat!
If you say you want to go again, I will dig out my eyes!
If you say you want to go again...
I will use it to pierce my heart!
- Mother! - Will you still go?
[Jizhou]
Yang Jian?
Yang Jian, what's wrong? Why are you lying here?
It's you again. This is fated.
Let's not talk about this right now. Hurry and get up!
I've been poisoned.
Poisoned? What on earth happened?
Don't talk too much.
Help me up first.
Come.
Brother.
Eat something first. You will only have energy after you eat.
Hurry. Take me to Jizhou.
Yang Jian, calm down. Okay?
In your current condition, where can you go?
Yang Jian, who exactly poisoned you?
If you don't want to talk about it, I won't ask anymore.
Then,
listen to me. Eat something,
then I will take you to Jizhou. All right?
No. I won't.
I'm not going.
You're not going?
You said you wanted to go just then, and now you say you don't. What is the matter?
I don't know either.
What should I do?
You feel conflicted, don't you?
You have both a reason to go and a reason not to go.
You were so arrogant.
But because I helped your family, you thanked me.
Yet now, you won't even go see the people who are dearest to you.
Unless... they abandoned you.
Yang Jian, do you know?
The most difficult thing to give up in this world is family.
What you're saying is that even if they abandon me,
I can't abandon them. Right?
Yes.
It applies to you,
and it also applies to me.
I could tell early on that you, young lad, have troubles on your mind that you find hard to talk about.
No wonder you're a vagabond with no fixed residence and roaming the earth.
How did you address me?
Young lad? You should call me, "elder brother."
- Elder brother? - Of course.
Didn't we agree that if we are destined to meet again, we should be sworn brothers?
If so, then I should be the elder brother, and you should be the younger brother.
We'll only know that after a match.
Come on. In this kind of health condition,
who can you fight?
My Lord! My Lord!
Why are you laughing?
Does the crown prince know the name of the general that just died?
I don't.
Among all the generals in Jizhou, Su Hu possesses the most military skills.
But when it comes to generals like the nameless one that just died, there are over twenty in our army!
Don't you find it hilarious?
- I will go! - Wait!
Su Hu. Surrender.
Surrender? Are you kidding me?
Your chief commander has already been killed by me. How dare you talk to me about surrendering?
What if he's just one of my army's incompetent generals?
Su Hu, there is no need to deceive yourself.
Can you bear to see your subordinates
and your people die because of you?
As long as you hand over your daughter, you—
You bastard.
- Bastard! - One woman can ensure the peace and safety of the entire city.
Su Hu, you need to think about this carefully.
Do not pressure me.
That's impossible! My Lord, don't fall for his evil plot.
As long as there remains breath in our bodies, you should relinquish any thought of harming even a single person in Jizhou,
including the daughter of the lord!
Then, there is nothing I can do to help you. Do not regret it.
Protect the lord!
I will go.
You...
Mother!
- Let go! - Don't do this, Mother!
Let go of me!
I'm begging you. Please don't do this!
Daji, I am begging you.
By all means, you cannot go. I'm begging you.
Mother,
everyone will be killed.
All the pitiful and innocent people will die.
Mothers are going to die. Children will die.
Brothers will die. Entire families will die!
Why should they be sacrificed in vain?
Just let me go.
Daji.
Daji!
My poor child.
Why are you so stubborn?
Mother, I am not filial.
- My Lord! - My Lord!
My Lord, hurry back! Let us handle it!
No!
- No! - Charge!
Go! We will fight with you!
No! My people, stop throwing away your lives!
[Jizhou]
The daughter of the lord of Jizhou, Su Daji,
is voluntarily entering the harem to serve the emperor.
Please deliver the message immediately and stop the battle!
My daughter, do you think I braved death to oppose the emperor just for you?
Father, no matter who it's for, you cannot sacrifice so many innocent lives!
This is for the greater good.
One would rather die than kneel before a tyrant!
But Father, don't you understand?
It's impossible to contend against the emperor with the little armed forces that Jizhou has.
Are you just going to allow the soldiers to sacrifice their lives for nothing?
Now, the only way to help the greater good
is to send your daughter away, in order to save Jizhou
and save the people.
My daughter, are you really going to go?
I have made up my mind. Please give your consent.
[Jizhou]
Stop the war and detain Daji!
- Troops, withdraw. - Wait a moment, Crown Prince.
Have you forgotten that the emperor ordered for the massacre of Jizhou?
Nonsense.
Sending armed forces to suppress Su Hu was simply to capture his beloved daughter.
Now that we've gotten Daji, why should we destroy the city?
How is this nonsense, Crown Prince?
The emperor personally said that
Su Hu is ambitious and the emperor is not at ease. One must capture his treasures if one is to keep his ambitions in check.
Destruction of the city is the only way to destroy his power.
My crown prince, don't disobey the emperor's sacred command over some worthless bit of kindness.
Lord Fei, please pay attention to your words.
I'm being respectful by referring to you as "Lord."
But don't forget, I am the crown prince.
I, a humble servant, would not dare, Crown Prince.
But Crown Prince, you shouldn't forget the emperor's decree either.
I think this is all your idea.
Could it be that you have another objective?
This humble servant cannot understand what Your Highness is saying.
The battle is already over, yet you still want to slaughter the city.
Don't you find that strange?
Your Highness. I, Fei Zhong, am but a tiny ant under the mighty dragon that is the emperor.
If I want to kill, I can only do so with the will of the emperor.
But the emperor personally issued the decree to slaughter the city,
so I, Fei Zhong, will strictly follow the command.
Troops, listen to my command!
Do not move! Once Daji comes out,
have the elite troops escort her back to the capital immediately.
At nightfall, we will destroy and slaughter the city.
Yes, Commander.
I'm sorry.
This is a helpless situation with no alternatives.
Mother,
don't cry. I'm fine.
As long as Father, Mother,
and Jizhou are safe and sound, I'm at peace.
My daughter, once you enter the harem,
you must be careful.
Don't mention anything about Jizhou.
I understand.
When you have the chance,
remember to write us some letters.
I will.
Have you made your decision?
I have decided.
Okay.
Miss!
Miss, can you say my name one more time?
Li'er.
Can you say it once more?
Li'er.
I should go.
I promise you that I will return.
When I come back, I'll say your name again, Li'er.
Miss!
Miss.
Where is Father?
Her Ladyship said that they are heartbroken.
Both she and the Lord can't bear to send you off.
May Miss not wait for them any longer.
Okay.
His Lord gave a command. May you, Miss,
take this box and personally present it to the emperor.
It will guarantee your safety, and the emperor will also forgive
all that we've done. Also,
you must always remember that the box may only be opened by the emperor.
Miss, you absolutely cannot open this box unauthorized yourself.
How is Father?
He's severely injured. He's still resting.
It's getting late. Miss, you should get on the carriage.
May Miss get on the carriage.
Depart!
Let's go!
Your Ladyship! Your Ladyship, run!
- All of you, wait here. - Yes, sir!
You, young lad, are really something else. You were severely poisoned, yet you still survived.
Furthermore, you were able to heal so quickly even without eating anything. It's incredible.
It looks like the heavens are helping me.
So what's your plan? Still heading back to Jizhou?
As for this... Why don't I become like you?
I can also roam around.
Go.
Whose troops are those?
The emperor's.
The emperor of Shang? How do you know?
I've seen too many troops of the emperor of Shang on this road.
Every time I see them, a deep hatred fills my body.
Something bad has happened in Jizhou.
Yang Jian!
Where is Yang Jian?
Where is he?
Kill me.
Do you not want to live anymore?
If you give up Yang Jian, I may just spare your life.
You really are stupid.
In this world, what kind of mother would give up her own son
in order to save her life?
But you're... not his mother.
Are you not worried about Daji? The stupid one is Su Hu,
not me. Do you really think Daji can enter the palace safe and sound?
As long as you hand over Yang Jian, I promise
that Daji's safety will be guaranteed.
How could a mother who commits sins against her children
delay her own death?
Yet I have to receive such a grave insult from a person like you?
If I want to die, there's only one way.
I will die.
Pay close attention to your end,
you despicable, vile, and lowly scum. I want to see how karma
will twist and snap your life!
Yang Jian!
Daji. Father. Mother.
Mother.
Mother!
Mother, I came too late.
Jian'er,
didn't I tell you not to come back?
Where's Father? Where's my younger sister?
The incapable emperor is profligate and devoid of principles.
In order to snatch away my Daji,
he sent troops to suppress my Jizhou.
In order to save the people of the city,
she sacrificed herself and entered Zhaoge.
Mother, where's Father?
Where's Father?
Jian'er,
don't ever come back.
Forget...
Mother!
Master, this is energy from the Dark Eye of Heaven.
Yang Jian's Dark Eye of Heaven is already beginning to move restlessly.
Once it awakens, the three realms will inevitably face great calamity.
Master, please allow me to descend and kill this evil.
Master.
Ziya,
I want you to go to the mortal realm.
Master, please spare me this once.
Please don't expel me.
I only fell asleep yesterday because I spent too much time devoting myself to perfecting my craft.
I, your disciple, know I did wrong. Please don't expel me.
Master,
I don't want to descend to the mortal realm.
Also,
three days ago, while Master was resting,
I secretly ate a pastry.
I am aware of my crime,
but I really was too hungry at the time.
Also, five days ago, when I was out chopping wood,
I smiled at the fairy maidens at the Red Jade Palace.
I am aware of my crime, but that was because they were really too beautiful.
I wasn't able to resist, so I smiled at them once.
Oh, I smiled twice.
Master, please forgive me this one time.
Oh, no. Master, please forgive me twice.
Please don't expel me
and make me descend into the mortal realm.
Take the sword.
Raise your head. Take the sword!
Before you forgive me, your disciple, I do not dare to raise my head.
Ziya,
the two incidents that you told me about,
I'm aware of both.
It's precisely these two trivial things
that prove that you have no evil intentions
and no great abilities.
Take the sword.
Draw the sword.
The Dark Eye of Heaven has already awakened.
What?
The Dark Eye of Heaven has awakened?
That won't do.
Master, could it be...
you want me...
to kill that child?
That child is no ordinary mortal.
He's half mortal, half immortal.
He must be eliminated.
I command that you take this sword, descend into the world of mortals,
and eliminate the child that has woken the Dark Eye of Heaven.
This concerns the safety of my three realms.
Master,
why do you want me to kill someone?
I have repeatedly committed offenses
and I have no great abilities.
Master! Master!
Master!
I really can't do it.
Fellow disciples, I repeatedly commit offenses and have no great abilities.
Senior Brother!
Senior Brother. Senior Brother,
such an important task, I really can't do it.
Every disciple here is much more capable than I am.
Senior Brother, please go to the Master and talk to him for me.
I'm just an ordinary person.
In the forty years I've been at Yuxu Palace,
apart from chopping wood, making fires, and brewing tea, I haven't learned anything—
Nonsense!
What about the magical spells that Master has taught you?
Senior Brother, how could that little bit of magic I learned
compare to that of you and my fellow brothers?
I cannot. I cannot. I truly cannot.
Give me the sword!
Yes, Senior Brother.
What's wrong?
Are you unable to draw the sword?
But I was able to just a while ago.
It can be done.
Senior Brother, why don't you try again?
Don't use too much pressure. Just do it lightly,
and it can be done.
Since Master has given you such an important task,
don't mess it up!
Senior Brother.
Senior Brother!
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The sound of a zither? Why would there be the sound of a zither in the middle of a forest?
Why would there be people in the middle of the forest?
Be alert! Be alert!
What's happening outside?
Who's playing the zither?
Brother?
- Daji. - Brother.
Where did you go, Brother? I thought I would never see you again.
Are you really going to enter the harem?
Why does it have to be you?
Come back with me. You cannot go.
This was my own choice. Don't interfere.
What? Why?
Because I'm the daughter of the lord of Jizhou!
Because I'm the one the emperor of Shang wants.
The people of Jizhou can only be saved if I go.
What if you weren't the daughter of the lord of Jizhou,
and you were just a young girl, Daji,
what would you do? What would you choose? Would you still choose the emperor of Shang?
Be honest.
You already know the answer.
Daji,
I was waiting here for you.
I hoped that the person I loved would pass by here.
I hoped that you would be able to hear my heart.
So I waited for you all this time.
Brother, where is that butterfly?
Didn't you say you would always carry it with you?
What butterfly?
You're not Yang Jian.
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♫ Like water flowing through the years ♫
♫ Bid farewell to life and death ♫
♫ A chaotic world shakes the mist ♫
♫ The divide is love or hate ♫
♫ To fall is foolish ♫
♫ Roaming about and meeting again ♫
♫ Sincerely exiled to a faraway place ♫
♫ What's done is done ♫
♫ You and me have different ways ♫
♫ How do you know Heaven and man are forever separated ♫
♫ But when I come back ♫
♫ Dedicated heart and soul. Exchange jades ♫
♫ A moment in this world. To never forget ♫
♫ Seeing through Heaven. Overgrown and flourishing ♫
♫ Who's following? Who's following ♫
♫ It's hard to let go. Happiness and suffering ♫
♫ Only understanding tears after laughter ♫
♫ Just want to be with you ♫
♫ Struggling with the order of impermanence ♫
♫ Promises don't change. Oaths don't change ♫
♫ Coming together and separating is also fearless ♫
♫ Using a lifetime to go in a circle ♫
♫ Is regretful... Is remorseful ♫
♫ It's hard to let go. Happiness and suffering ♫
♫ Only understanding tears after laughter ♫
♫ Just want to be with you ♫
♫ Struggling with the order of impermanence ♫
♫ Promises don't change. Oaths don't change ♫
♫ Coming together and separating is also fearless ♫
♫ Using a lifetime to go in a circle ♫
♫ Is regretful... Is remorseful ♫
♫ Never regret ♫