Sword Dynasty
Episode 15
Reinforcements?
So fast.
What happened?
Wait for me there.
Hurry up!
It's…
We're late.
The rebels have started it.
Guard the exit with your life.
Take away the bodies of these three soldiers.
Give them a proper burial.
Yes, sir.
Come on.
You have Liang Lian cornered.
Did it ever occur to you
that you are the one who is cornered?
When it comes to being cunning, I'm no match for you.
Zhao Si,
Zhao Zhan is already dead.
How dare you commit all this?
You are the only survivor
of the Sword Sect of Lie.
If you are killed,
who will light incense for your late master?
If he knows that I die for fighting against Heng,
he will certainly be proud of me.
The King showed mercy to you
because you are the grandmasters of a destroyed state.
If you're ungrateful,
don't blame Heng
for killing you all.
Just don't sugarcoat
your incompetence.
Go ahead, give it your best shot.
I'm curious
after all these years,
if your sex life with the King of Heng
has hindered your practicing martial arts.
I'll let you know.
Ask your people to retreat.
Are you betraying
your country?
You want us
to fight against each other?
I already told you,
after its collapse,
it is impossible for the Bashan Sword Field to restore its glory.
No matter how hard you try,
it won't make a difference.
It's none of your business.
Do you think the King is a fool?
Now Bai Shanshui
is trapped.
If you insist on breaking in,
my hands are tied.
You are here at the King's order?
There is a saying that
one may pursue a narrow gain
while neglecting a greater danger behind.
Let go of me.
I won't.
You may never understand it.
Some people choose life over death
simply because they still have hope in their heart.
It's true that the Bashan Sword Field collapsed.
However,
my hope never dies.
My respects to you, Your Majesty.
His Majesty knows your wound hasn't healed yet.
He sent me here
to ensure that the rebels won't be released by the unfaithful.
I'm grateful to Your Majesties for your understanding and support.
Ye Zhen,
stop showing your fake affection in front of me.
Bai Shanshui,
how dare you speak so impolitely to Her Majesty?
Arrest her.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Master Zhao Si,
you're indeed as tenacious as your fellows from the Sword Sect of Lie.
Today, I will send you to hell
so that you could reunite with your master.
My master is watching all this.
He won't let you win.
Ye Zhen.
The Sparkling Comet-tail Sword.
Even the Queen is here.
The King must be
well prepared this time.
I know you won't listen to me.
But there is no way
I would leave you alone in danger.
I'll meet you by the Wei River
three days later.
How was it?
They escaped.
Go after them!
Yes, sir.
Hurry up.
Take it. It helps stop bleeding.
Take this way out.
Wang Taixu will be waiting for you.
Thanks for your help.
Hurry up.
Take care.
Let's go.
Your Majesty the King, thanks to your wise arrangement,
we managed to defeat the rebels today.
With the assistance from Your Majesty the Queen,
Bai Shanshui was badly injured.
And the natal sword of Zhao Si was destroyed.
It's a pity
that we failed to kill all the remaining rebels of Lie and Qian.
Someone from the fish market must have something to do with it.
Without her natal sword, Zhao Si is no threat to us.
With Bai Shanshui injured,
no more trouble will come from the Yunshui Palace.
Fengming could finally enjoy some peace.
Now I feel much relieved to go to Lushan.
Aren't you going to deal with the fish market?
That place is complicated.
It will take much time.
Besides, one should not
demand absolute purity.
I go to Lushan
in the search of political stability.
I would like you and our son
to take care of the kingdom for me.
Yes, Your Majesty.
I'm curious why the tavern boy
became the bargaining chip of the action.
I heard he has made rapid progress.
Is there anything suspicious
about it?
Your Majesty.
That guy was highly suspicious.
However, I've confirmed it using hypnosis.
He has nothing to do with what happened back then.
He is too high-profile. Quite annoying.
I'm leaving for Lushan tonight.
Before I leave,
there is another pending issue.
General Liang, I may need your help.
At your service, Your Majesty.
After so many years of preparation,
we're finally here today.
Director Chen.
Where were you when we fought against
the rebels at the fish market?
General Liang, what are you implying?
If the Shendu Bureau had been there,
Bai Shanshui might not have escaped so easily.
Besides,
it was Her Majesty's arrangement.
It was Her Majesty's arrangement that we followed.
If you had restrained your excessive desire to win
and avoided early exposure,
perhaps we would have succeeded.
In the fight against the rebels,
my soldiers all did their best.
On the contrary,
it seems abnormal for the omnipresent
Shendu Bureau to be absent.
As for the excessive desire to win,
I think it is much better
than breach of duty.
Hope there is some misunderstanding.
We are colleagues.
We should be
of one mind
and work for His Majesty.
Why did Ye Zhen show up at the market?
Master Zhao Si.
Sorry for my incompetence
and putting you through this.
I'll take her into the room and cure her wound.
This way, please.
Take care.
Everything has gone to the waste.
There have been traps along the way.
There is no way they would offer us the authentic map.
This map is not totally wrong.
For every powerful and noble man,
there is a secret passage for emergency escape.
Either by land or water.
Back then, the secret passage of the Gongsun Mansion
was an underground water passage.
One may pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger behind.
The King of Heng is good at plotting.
This map must be his idea.
He must have guessed it that
we would follow the map
once we got it.
So, he arranged his men waiting there
in order to catch all of us.
If he wants to corner us,
he will let us
enter the real underground water passage.
It means…
It means,
except the key parts,
the rest parts of the map are true.
It's an old map.
The route has become blurred.
Master Zhao Si is not well.
Master Zhao Si!
Master Zhao Si, are you all right? Master Zhao Si?
Master Zhao Si?
Ding Ning,
it's impossible to restore my country.
And it'll be unlikely for me
to break into the dungeon in the future.
I'm lucky to meet you guys.
Please take care of yourselves.
Master Zhao Si!
Today's tragedy
is a result of our imprudence.
Let's keep a low key
in the following days.
Don't take any major moves.
Your Royal Highness.
How was it?
Have the rebels been arrested?
They were heavily injured and didn't get killed.
However, after the fight,
His Majesty could finally
feel free to go to Lushan.
What about Ding Ning?
Is he really suspicious?
He once irritated General Liang.
It might be the trap
set by Bai Shanshui.
Your Royal Highness,
His Majesty is leaving for Lushan.
He would like you and Her Majesty to take care of the state.
Her Majesty will deal with state affairs.
It seems you should pay more attention
to your study.
In that case,
you don't have to visit me every day.
I need some private time to study.
I will see to it that
no one in the palace will bother you.
You're excused, too.
I want to be alone.
Yes, Your Royal Highness.
Steamed buns!
We're closed.
You can come tomorrow morning.
You're Ding Ning, right?
And you are?
I heard that the tavern is famous
for the wine and its young landlady.
So,
I came here to taste the wine.
Yuan Zichu.
My name is Su Mu, a disciple of Yuyang Sword School.
Have we
met before?
I don't think so.
But I heard your name quite some time ago.
You figured out the truth of mystery within half a day
and succeeded in refining your qi within ten days.
You also made the breakthrough to advance to the third realm
within the shortest time in Fengming.
The tavern has many visitors every day,
and also many people come to visit me.
However, strange as it may sound,
I found you're
familiar to me.
Like what they said,
friends at first sight.
Exactly.
Friends at first sight.
In that case,
drinks are on the house
today.
Agreed.
The wine
has a special flavor.
In the past, people visited the tavern
to catch a glimpse of my beautiful aunt.
Recently,
I have some challengers.
Everyone comes here with an agenda.
What's yours?
I want to take an adventure.
But I don't have a companion.
I'm wondering
if you could join me.
What is your destination?
Lushan.
For what?
The Lushan Alliance Meeting.
It is a grand meeting participated by a number of states.
Heng had been insulted for many years
for the cession of Liangshan County.
Now it has risen to power.
The King of Heng must have his plan for the Lushan Alliance Meeting.
For a practitioner of Heng,
the meeting presents an opportunity to get a view of the overall situation of the world.
Such an opportunity
is not to be missed.
Sounds interesting.
But it's a long journey.
I need to discuss it with my family.
OK, let me know when you've made your decision.
And here is the money for the wine.
For extreme yin,
I think
only something extremely yang
could set it off.
Ding Ning.
I'll believe you for once.
The True vitality
is as firm as stone.
The medicine doesn't work at all.
In this case,
I may die
in the near future.
It seems I should get that elixir
as soon as possible.
You have a growing number of visitors
these days.
You mean Su Mu?
It's Yuan Zichu, the Crown Prince of Heng.
The King of Heng is leaving for Lushan.
Yuan Zichu is supposed to go along with him.
However, he shows up in Fengming.
I'm wondering if something happened
and the Crown Prince fell into disfavor.
But he is going there by himself
and invited me to join him.
What's your plan then?
Both Ye Celeng and Wang Taixu
are on our side.
If we befriend the Crown Prince,
we will be able to come nearer to the royal court.
You want to take advantage of him?
He wants to witness the Lushan Alliance Meeting.
So do I.
In fact, Yuan Zichu is a tool for you
to approach and assassinate
the King of Heng.
Wushan is home to the Manglong Rudraksha,
which Zhou Rongmo is looking for.
Wushan is close to Lushan.
You want Zhou Rongmo to come to you,
and then join you and Yuan Zichu.
You will then befriend Yuan Zichu
and go to Lushan after you get the Rudraksha.
In the end,
you'll get the attention from the King of Heng.
It seems you know me well.
You're resourceful indeed.
You do resemble him.
However, judging from what you're doing now,
you are much inferior to him.
Again, his theory
of not taking advantage of friends, right?
No.
You've lost your mind
and start to taking advantage of the young and the weak.
Don't jump into
such a conclusion in haste.
The Crown Prince has a kind heart. He will be a good king.
I will be helping him
by accompanying him to Lushan.
Ding Ning.
It is you!
Mr. Zhou.
Let me get you some wine.
I'm good.
Are you all right?
How are you?
I'm fine.
Thanks for your advice.
I'm getting better recently.
That's good to hear.
I heard
you are making remarkable progress in practicing the sword skills
in the Fragment of the Freehand Sword Manual.
That's good news.
By the way,
please let me know
if you have any discomfort.
Not really.
I owe so much to you.
I'm so grateful.
You're talented indeed.
It seems the sword
becomes even more brighter in your body.
Ding Ning.
Do you remember your words
that the extreme coldness from the sword
needs to be set off by something extremely yang?
Yes, that was my personal opinion.
Recently, I learned that
near Wushan, there is a Misty Rain Formation.
In that formation, we can find the Manglong Rudraksha.
It is one of the best items of extreme yang.
What's more, it will be fully grown soon.
Go there with me and get it.
Well.
Do it for me
and you'll have free access
to the Fragment of the Freehand Sword Manual of the Zhou Family.
M-Many
thanks.
You're welcome.
I'll pick you up
tomorrow morning.
I'll keep you company tomorrow.
You have some other business to do
when I go to Lushan.
You know well the underground water passage of the Gongsun family.
Turn to Ye Celeng for help
and have a quick check.
Don't take any moves.
Just check the route.
Don't make any decision before I come back.
I know what I'm doing.
I need your promise.
It's late. Where are you going?
To tell the Crown Prince that I'll go to Lushan with him.
Your Majesty.
The Crown Prince is gone this morning.
I found this in his room.
I'm going to Lushan by myself.
Don't worry.
So stubborn.
Your Majesty.
I'll send someone to bring him back.
There is no need.
He is resolved to go to Lushan.
Our objection will result in his rebellion.
It may be an experience for him.
Mr. Zhou.
You arrived so early.
Old people
get up early.
Let's go.
I'm afraid the journey will be boring.
So, I invited a friend to come along.
My apologies.
It might be a rough journey.
I'm afraid we can't take good care of your friend.
I don't think having a third person is a good idea.
Ding Ning.
You're so late.
My family doesn't know this.
I sneaked out.
Have you made up your mind?
There is no way
I would change my mind.
Mr. Zhou,
let's bring him along.
My name is Su Mu.
Nice to meet you, sir.
Well then. Let's go.
General,
things could be really complicated when it comes to the battle at Liangshan County.
We'd better delay the departure.
His Majesty has high hopes for me.
Now you're telling me to disobey him.
Not really.
His Majesty wants us to dispatch troops unnoticed
because it's against
the Lushan Alliance Covenant to launch a sneak attack at Liangshan County.
It's despicable.
If His Majesty can occupy Lushan
by winning the battle,
Heng
will dominate all the other states.
Who cares
how we make it?
What if Heng
doesn't win the negotiation?
Sir,
mind your words, please.
I'm saying this
because I'm loyal to you.
If things go against Heng at the Lushan Alliance Meeting,
you will be the one to blame
for conquering Liangshan County.
Report.
General.
For what?
The troops are ready to go.
We're waiting for your order.
Should I wait till everything is clear,
His Majesty will doubt my loyalty
even if we succeed.
After all,
sometimes we need to cross the line
to do the right thing.
Departure!
Yes, sir.
Father.
Thank you for bringing my son back.
Prince Han is on his way
to the military camp of Heng.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Where is my father?
You're so concerned about your father
that you forgot to greet me.
Greetings,
Mother.
You may rise now.
My father is not in the tent.
Is he feeling well?
Though His Majesty is advanced in years,
he is pretty healthy.
He has departed for Lushan.
Thanks to Mother's intermediation,
I could come home.
Now that Father has left for Lushan,
should we go to assist him?
You want to be a good king.
I would like to help you.
Just one thing,
I believe
you already know the condition for your return to the country.
What's the condition?
Sun Xing didn't tell you?
Please let me know.
If you become the king one day,
you must deal with state affairs with my help.
Mother!
It's a ridiculous decision to make.
Sometimes one has to cross the line in order to do the right thing.
To dominate a powerful country,
you'll need my advice in the future.
Mother.
Even if the official historian keeps silent about it,
our enemies will laugh at us.
Sounds quite reasonable.
Then perhaps
I should give advice to some other prince.
Wait a moment.
I agree with your decision.
Once I become king,
I will discuss state affairs with you.
You're not that dumb.
However, when it comes to the majestic demeanor of a king,
you're nowhere near
your father.
You may be excused.
Thank you, Mother.
It's too risky for you to come here like this.
Is everyone okay
after the fight at the fish market?
Zhao Si sustained severe injuries and died.
Bai Shanshui got injured too.
What about Ding Ning? Is he all right?
He is all right.
However, he has gone to Wushan with Mr. Zhou
in order to stay away from trouble.
Zhou Rongmo is still alive?
He is up to no good.
Why travelling along with him?
Zhou Rongmo is getting carried away because of improper practice.
He is in desperate need of an elixir
in the Wushan Misty Rain Formation.
This elixir is good
for Mr. Xue, too.
Ding Ning is trying to get the elixir
by taking advantage of others.
He is very resourceful.
However,
don't you think it's too risky?
Perhaps you'll get more worried
when I tell you that Ding Ning brought Yuan Zichu with him.
I don't know since when
Yuan Zichu noticed Ding Ning.
A couple of days ago,
he approached Ding Ning under a false identity.
He said he planned to go to Lushan
and asked Ding Ning to go along.
He wants to go to Lushan
under the protection of Yuan Zichu.
However, he'll get killed
once anything goes wrong.
There is risk anyway.
I choose to believe him.
At this moment,
Yuan Wu is leading his troops
to Lushan.
Fengming has never been
so vulnerable as it is now.
I'm here
for another thing as demanded by Ding Ning.
How may I help you?
That day, we got the map
from Liang Lian.
Some parts of the map match the secret passage
of my family's mansion.
However, it's been many years,
and I'm not confident about my memory.
We need to check
if there is ambush.
The old Gongsun Mansion
has become a part of Marquis Fang's Mansion.
So, you're visiting Marquis Fang's Mansion.
All right.