Stop! You silly girl!
Are you going to
bring meals to Wu Ji?
I’ll break your legs.
What happened?
Someone was here?
I was asking you.
Someone was here,
right?
Sit with me for a while.
I used to travel alone.
I’ve been on my guard
against everyone.
I don’t want anyone to get close.
Unconsciously,
he’s sitting by my side
and I don’t hate it.
Unexpectedly,
when he’s estranged with me,
I feel very sad.
Who is he?
What would you feel
if you were me?
I? What do you mean?
What? What are you laughing at?
What happened?
Nothing.
Sit with me.
Yang…
Bro. Erlang.
I knew you would come back.
Bro. Erlang.
You figured it out?
Why are you coming back?
Before that,
I’d like to hear your answer first.
What should I do?
Get your job in the Bureau of Astronomy.
Let me take Daji
out of the palace right away.
You saw it.
Daji is framed up by the demon.
If I leave her alone
like this,
I wonder what else
the demon will do.
What is stopping you?
Go ahead.
When you have the second chance,
leave the palace with your sister.
I’ll get ready for that.
Before that, do not guess around.
Go work for the Bureau of Astronomy.
Didn’t you say
we must catch the demon
on Consort Su
before we could
take her out of the palace?
Right?
Yes, Master.
Immortal.
Don’t get up.
Immortal.
The queen is going to see His Majesty tomorrow.
She asked me
to give this to you.
Jade plates, cinnabar brushes.
all are inside.
Please check if they’re good for you.
You really have great stuff in the palace.
Even the Jade Void Palace
has little jade as pure as this one.
They’re good.
As long as
you do your job well,
you can have
as much treasure as you want.
Immortal.
Do not ;81
let Her Grace down.
Sometimes,
we don’t come up with an idea,
but wait for one.
Your Majesty, you’re awake?
Sure, it’s already dark.
I’m so starved.
Would you like to lie for a while
and I’ll ask them to get you some dishes?
And some wine!
Get me more wine!
Dear, are you getting better?
You’re my sovereign remedy.
Now I feel well
all over my body.
Really?
I’m full of power now.
Look!
Your Majesty.
You’re always energetic.
You’re right. You’re right.
Hurry.
Get the wine for me.
Hurry up.
Your Majesty.
Come on, dear.
Your master seems to forget
you are here.
Or she doesn’t want you
to be here at all.
No, she won’t.
Maybe,
she also feels sorry for you.
Perhaps…
Come on.
Your Majesty.
You cruel king! You’ll die in your boots!
You’ll die in your boots!
You don’t learn good words.
But easily learn bad ones.
Learn it from me.
Cruel king! Torn to pieces!
Repeat.
Forget it.
You’re a poor bird, too.
You were locked in the cage
possibly because
you did something wrong in your past life.
Luckily,
Consort Su is kind enough
to keep you.
Otherwise,
you would have been eaten by the wild cat
or starved to death.
Cruel king! Torn to pieces!
Good!
Well done!
Your Majesty.
Wish you’ll suppress the rebellion of Eastern Barbarians soon
and get the world in peace.
The suppression
will have to stop
in a few days,
unless East Marquis keeps them growing on purpose.
However,
I don’t think he dares.
When it ends,
I will defiantly punish the queen
for you.
Don’t, Your Majesty. Don’t do that.
For common people, harmony prospers a family.
It goes the same in the palace.
It’s okay
when I’m grieved.
I’ll just bear it.
But you, Your Majesty.
You have to deal with
all state affairs.
Don’t get distracted
for my stuff.
Dear,
I have a decree for you
that you can’t refuse.
It’s just an oral one.
Just sit beside me
and listen.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
I decide to
make your father Su Hu
the Lord of Loyalty
and build his ancestral hall in Jizhou
to be worshiped.
I don’t expect you to be so moved.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Please take it back.
I can’t accept it.
Dear,
why did you say so?
Your Majesty,
you have rehabilitated my father
and retiled him.
That’s great gratitude to me.
My father appeared in my dreams
many times
and asked me to take good care of you
to repay your kindness.
Dear.
Why haven’t you ever told me about it?
I think
doing things to make you happy
matters more than
saying anything.
You can see
what I have done.
You’ll tell if I’m doing good.
However sweetly one talks,
he might be lying.
Good point.
Dear.
But I’ve made up my mind.
Do not refuse me.
I’m not refusing you.
I just think
my parents
should have
a more pressing desire
than building an ancestral hall.
What is it?
Your Majesty.
May I
think about it carefully
before telling you?
Okay. Take your time.
I’ll wait for you. Take your time.
Master.
What’s up?
Big Brother.
He…
He stole my Soul-killing Arrow.
Soul-killing Arrow?
Yes.
How dared he steal my magic weapon?
Master.
Will we just
do nothing?
The Soul-killing Arrow
is strong enough
to destroy the Dark Eye of Heaven.
If we do nothing to stop him,
there will be great chaos.
People will be stuck in
deep distress.
Even we can’t get rid of it.
If it’s the fate, we have to conform.
What do you mean?
Will we just let him
do evil?
I mean
it’s not the perfect timing yet.
When will it be?
What?
Don’t you remember
the trouble you made
because of your careless decision.
Gongbao.
Where are you going?
Holy Lord.
From now on,
the world is mine.
This is where
I’ll start to rule three realms.
I asked you
to polish the peach wood with the jade,
Why did you stop halfway?
You haven’t
explained it to me yet.
What does it have to do
with demon hunting?
You know that demon is powerful.
I can’t defeat him
if I have to
fight him alone.
So…
I should set my wits to his.
I should send him away,
or
just keep him away
from your sister.
Only in this way
can you see Daji, right?
With this?
Exactly.
I have a formation.
It may not hurt him,
but it can at least trap him
for a while.
Even if I can’t trap him,
I’ll make him visible.
So will you trap him
or make him visible?
When he’s visible,
people see him, don’t they?
Then he can’t
hide in the palace anymore.
That’s better than trapping him.
Master, great idea!
To hunt down a demon,
we must do
everything we can.
But isn’t polishing the jade
more important?
How can you
leave such an important thing
to your apprentice
and you just sit there,
drawing lines?
Do you think it’s easy to draw lines?
Do you know how much power
I have to use
to draw from one point to another?
I spare no effort
to draw each jade plate.
Who?
What’s the problem?
I’m recovering.
Bro. Wu Ji, time for dinner.
Have it before you continue.
Are you the owl?
Lanying.
Noodles every day.
Could you make something else?
If you want something better,
go to the palace with my father.
Boring place!
You’ve been there?
I?
No.
Come and have a look.
Two rivers
run around eight mountains.
I’m not sure about that
and I don’t dare to draw.
Have the noodles
and leave it to me.
Can you?
Fine, I’ll go have noodles.
Your Grace.
How many times
have I told you?
When we’re alone,
we can call each other sisters.
Yes, Your Grace.
Yes, Sister.
Sister.
Everything on the bed
has been replaced.
The incense has been lit, too.
Every time when His Majesty leaves,
you keep
having the bath
for at least one hour.
It’s all wet in the room
and lasts long.
Sister.
It’s getting late.
Why don’t you get to sleep?
One more moment.
Bro. Wu Ji, you’re awake?
You draw this?
All of them?
I was unsure
about the two rivers.
But you draw them
so easily?
The two rivers
go like this.
Come here.
Do you know
how many coves the rivers go around?
Are you so sure?
No matter the rivers
run east or north,
they go from high to low.
So…
you run the rivers
in this direction casually?
Not casually.
To determine the direction of rivers,
I must draw the mountains first.
With the direction of mountains,
we’ll naturally know
the direction of rivers
along that.
What’s wrong with the mountains?
Why thick on one side
but thin on the other side?
On purpose?
There are high and low mountains.
High and low peaks
should be thick and thin on the paper.
Same with the rivers?
Yeah, rivers can be wide and narrow.
Who taught you this?
No one.
Then how dared you draw like this?
What are you laughing at?
Great painting!
What did you say?
I said
you did great painting!
You’re a genius.
Bro. You. Bro. You.
Lord You.
Lord Fei, what’s up?
His Majesty
really trusts you.
He asked to see you alone.
He must have asked you
to do something important.
I wonder
if I can help.
Fine. Cut the carp.
I know
what you’re thinking of.
His Majesty didn’t tell me
something secret.
It’s okay to tell you.
Please, Bro. You.
Consort Su proposed an idea
to create a new torture device
named Burning Torture Pillar.
His Majesty was greatly pleased
and asked to build that.
This must be
a great job.
Bro. You.
Congratulations on
the pouring profits.
But…
The queen
has overwhelmed Consort Su, hasn’t she?
Anything changed?
Who can tell the palace stuff?
Anyway, His Majesty
has gone back to Shouxian Palace to stay with Consort Su.
I have to remind you.
For what happened in Jizhou,
she doesn’t dare to argue with His Majesty.
If she has a chance,
she won’t let you go.
Lord Fei, look out for yourself.
Idiot.
Don’t I know that?
How dare you!
How dare you stop the queen?
Get out of the way!
Your Grace,
may I have a word with you?
Ask what he would like to say.
Yes.
A hundred pears,
ten pairs of jade and eight cups of purple gems…
Stop.
Ask him to take it back
and get out of the way.
Yes.
Her Grace asked you to back off.
Your Grace.
Please listen to me.
I hear Consort Su
colludes with a demon,
trying to hurt you
and seduce His Majesty.
When I was
suppressing the rebellion in Jizhou,
I felt that
she was disloyal.
Before I could tell His Majesty,
she had been titled as the consort.
I was so anxious.
Shut up!
If you hadn’t
advised His Majesty
to bring her into the palace,
nothing would have happened.
What?
Now you’re scared?
You fear she could take revenge on you?
You fear she’ll ask His Majesty to kill you?
Humph, you deserve it!
You want me to save you?
You wish!
Your Grace.
I’m so sinful that
I can hardly escape.
I just hope
I can help you
to kill her before I die.
I’ll then die without regret.
I’m the queen.
I can do
whatever you can.
Why do I need your help?
Besides,
I have troops behind me.
And you,
you have a glib tongue only.
Do you have any troops?
In my view,
you’d better use your money
to get ready for your funeral.
You will regret someday.
Greetings, Lady Han.
Ruili.
Why are you so nervous?
You walked all the way here
like a thief.
Lady.
I am a thief, aren’t I?
Then be a good one.
Tell me.
What has Consort Su done lately?
After Consort Su was carried back to Shouxian Palace,
His Majesty came
a few moments later.
I knew it.
What did His Majesty do?
Nothing.
If you don’t tell the truth
or dare to lie to the queen,
you know what?
you’ll be suffered.
Tell me.
Nothing!
After His Majesty entered the room,
he asked everyone else out
and closed the door
for some rest.
I’m telling the truth.
I swear.
I don’t dare to lie to you.
I’ll figure it out
if you’re lying.
Ruili.
Keep an eye on her carefully
and do not miss anything.
Yes, I see.
What else did she do?
Else?
Consort Su has been
raising a bird.
Raising a bird?
What bird? Why?
The parrot.
The queen saw it.
She said
she would train the parrot to sing and talk
to make His Majesty happy.
She said she would give it to His Majesty,
so that she might overwhelm the queen.
Teach a parrot to sing?
Is she dreaming?
Yes.
Ruili!
The man you mentioned…
Was he still
in Shouxian Palace?
I never heard of him
ever again.
Your Grace.
I’ve got Priest Xiao’e
dressed up.
Look!
When she’s in the uniform,
she looks distinctive.
Come out
and let me have a look.
Yes.
Come on, Miss Xiao’e.
Come on.
What are you shy for? All women here.
Come on. Hurry.
Don’t move. Stay there.
So beautiful! Nice!
My mother used to call me Ugly Girl!
I knew you would laugh at me!
Who are laughing at you?
You’re
the most beautiful girl
I’ve ever seen.
I will
have a close look at you.
Come on.
Come here.
Don’t be afraid.
Look!
You deserve my silk
with your figure
and face.
You know what?
Throughout the world,
only I have
such great silk.
I brought it with me
when I got married.
I didn’t use it.
Your dowry?
How many years
has this been kept?
Don’t you fear the rat may bite it?
Come on.
Look!
She really is a girl,
pure and innocent.
No wonder
even His Majesty
gave his jade plate to you.
Xiao’e.
The silk
is made of natural tallow silk
specially from the Lu State.
Look at this part.
It’s white and green.
Or…
Red. Very natural.
Most importantly,
the silk,
Itself,
has the smell of tallow leaves.
Rats,
ants or other insects
will get away
when they smell it.
It won’t be broken
even when kept for a hundred years.
Oh, that explains.
Do you have some more?
I want two more dresses.
Normal dresses.
Look!
This one looks beautiful.
But it’s too long and wild.
Not very convenient for me.
When I climb the tree
to pick fruits,
what a pity
if it’s scratched!
Pick fruits?
Listen.
She sounds so fun!
I haven’t been so happy
for long.
Your Grace.
Shall we
make two more dresses for her?
Yes. Sure.
Make it.
I won’t be sad
if all the cloth will be used.
Make some.
Xiao’e.
Say thank you
to Her Grace.
Forget it.
Xiao’e.
From now on,
you’re the priest of the palace.
In the world, you only need to salute to God,
His Majesty and me.
You don’t need to greet anyone else.
Wow, what a happy life a priest can live!
Good!
Besides,
keep the jade plate
His Majesty gave you well!
Don’t ever
drop it or break it.
Later,
I’ll give you a waist tag,
specially for
the priest.
With that tag,
you can go anywhere else
in the palace
in day or night.
Even if you come back late,
you can also get in,
instead of being kept out.
Your Grace.
I don’t like to be restrained most.
In this way,
I should
thank you.
Saying thank you doesn’t help.
You should help your master
to catch the demon for me
as soon as possible.
That’ll be even
better than
saying thank you a million times.
Your Grace.
Why…
Why do you hate
Consort Su so much?
I’ve been travelling everywhere
and meeting a lot of people.
As long as I get on with someone,
I could know
what a guy he is.
In my eyes, I feel
you’re
a kind queen.
You’re strict,
but also generous
and just.
For real?
Yes, sure.
Everyone in Zhaoge
thinks like that.
They all praise you
for your morality.
But…
Why are you so cruel
to Consort Su?
Generous as you are,
can’t you
forgive her?
If you repay injury with kindness,
won’t she
be touched?
She will change her mind.
Miss Xiao’e.
Lady Han.
Xiao’e.
You made some sense.
But not realistic.
As the queen,
I must manage the imperial harem,
and help His Majesty
with state affairs.
Since Consort Su came,
what she did
has broken rules.
If it continues,
it may possibly
hurt our people.
I advised her
to do what she should
as a consort.
Unfortunately…
She still persists in her old ways.
Your Grace,
But…
No more arguing.
Consort Su
is a poisonous weed in the imperial harem.
If we don’t wipe her out,
she will damage our country
sooner or later.
Do you think I should turn a blind eye to that?
Lady Han.
Yes.
Go get the peach-wood sword
of Grand Tutor Du.
Yes.
The peach-wood sword
helps a lot with demon hunting.
Take it
and send it to your master.
Yes.
Miss Xiao’e?
Miss Xiao’e.
Your uniform is…
Weird?
No. No. Not weird.
Do I look ugly?
No. You don’t look ugly at all.
Fine, I’ll get changed.
Don’t, Xiao’e.
Your uniform
doesn’t look strange at all.
You don’t look ugly.
What then?
Uh…
Will Bro. Yang Jian laugh at me
when he sees me?
You’re on your way to see Yang Jian?
Yeah.
Her Grace asked me to
send the sword to the Bureau of Astronomy.
I’m so worried.
What if Bro. Yang Jian laughs at me
when he sees me?
What if he laughs at me
and thinks
the uniform doesn’t suit me at all?
No.
He will say you’re beautiful.
You’re so beautiful
that even words can’t tell.
You look fascinating.
Bro. Yang Jian
won’t say that.
Stop!
Stop running! Stop!
Go after him!
Stop running!
Stop!
You look suspicious!
How can you wander around stealthily
in the imperial harem?
You don’t seem to be coming for the first time?
What’s your relationship with Shouxian Palace?
Who are you?
I’ll explain to you.
Your Highness.
He’s with the Bureau of Astronomy.
What?
Why does he come here?
What else?
Because of the demon!
You heard that
there was a demon in the palace.
He wanders around
in the palace,
just to look for the demon.
Leave us.
Yes. Yes.
Didn’t your Master ask you to wait?
Why are you coming to see your sister again?
What are you up to?
In the noodle shop,
you pretended to be a normal boy.
In the palace,
you pretended to be an imperial guard.
What are you up to,
by concealing who you really are?
Brother, why did you say that?
I’m not up to anything.
It’s my duty
to visit my people
and see how they’re living.
Later I made friends with you.
I’m afraid you may get embarrassed
because of my identity.
What should I believe?
You knew
I was Daji’s brother,
but didn’t tell me.
You took me to the family party.
You knew what would happen,
but pretended to be proud,
kind
and innocent.
You just wanted to
protect your dignity.
It was mean of you to do nothing.
What if
I told you earlier?
What if
I told you who I really was?
The fate of you and Daji
isn’t controlled by me.
At least,
I wouldn’t have been
an idiot
who couldn’t even
recognize
the crown prince.
You were cheating me
and fooling me around.
What do you want me to do?
To apologize to you?
A son should kneel
and apologize for his father.
Isn’t it
perfectly justified?
Brother.
Then you should kneel
and apologize to me first!
What did you say?
Apologize to me
for all the evil
your sister has done.
She made my father
addicted in sensual pursuits
and ignorant of state affairs.
She made people
stuck in deep distress.
You’re her brother.
Hurry and apologize.
After you do that
I’ll apologize for my father, too.
Brother.