Sword Dynasty
Episode 23
If it's too hard,
let's give it up.
Maybe
we can
live a peaceful life
in an isolated place like what we did
when we hadn't come here.
Have I upset you?
No.
The closer we are to the destination,
the less motivated I've become.
Recently, I've always been thinking
whether what we've done
is worth it.
Because the more we've done,
the more we're going to lose.
Don't worry.
I'll think it over.
OK?
Let's drop the topic.
You finally get to today's situation.
I shouldn't have mentioned that.
I knew
that you would come.
But just now I was
10 percent uncertain of whether you would come.
It seems that you
don't know me well.
It's not that,
but because
you and That Man are too much alike.
All right.
You can go.
At the bottom of the cave ahead,
you can find the Life-sustaining Magic Art.
But I need to remind you
that the way is very long
with a miasma that can cause illusion.
How does it cause illusion?
You may lightly
or seriously affected.
You should remember
the music Liuli played
to introduce you into the mountain.
The music, like a sword,
went straightforward into people's minds.
If a person's mind was distracted,
the music would lead that person's vitality into chaos,
cause the loss of consciousness,
and at last result in the loss of control over the mind.
The miasma that can cause illusion
works just like the music.
But the music was played by Liuli,
so you could resist it with your skills.
But the miasma is natural,
and it can go into the human body very easily,
thus causing the chaos of the mind.
No wonder those big potatoes
don't want to come here.
It turns out that it's because they don't dare to face
their minds.
Ding Ning.
If you had a pure heart and few desires,
I naturally wouldn't have reminded you.
All right.
If you have really thought it over,
go in then.
Ding Ning.
Aunt.
Can you be a little faster?
You women are really slow.
Ding Ning.
Just call me aunt,
and we'll settle down here.
Since you worry so much about him,
you shouldn't have let him go.
Right.
When did Ding Ning
get yang hyperactivity?
He already suffered from it when I met him.
I guess it's an inborn disease.
Is he really Liang Jingmeng's disciple?
Yes.
He can tell
many events that happened to Liang Jingmeng.
After knowing him for so long,
I can only be sure of one thing,
that is, he is the inheritor of the Nine-death Silkworm.
Let go.
The Nine-death Silkworm?
Since
he is the inheritor of the Nine-death Silkworm,
he can use the Nine-death Silkworm Martial Art?
Have you heard about the case of Song Shenshu in Fengming?
It was Ding Ning.
But I clearly remember
that the Nine-death Silkworm doesn't have a inheritor.
All right. Let's drop this topic.
I want to
ask you something.
Why do you take revenge on
Yuan Wu together with Ding Ning?
When I met Ding Ning,
he had already been different from others.
He was far better
than other people of his age
in terms of wisdom, resourcefulness
and even experience.
Since I chose to take him with me,
it's destined that
things wouldn't go smoothly.
I've got another question.
When did you decide to
take revenge on Yuan Wu?
On the day when we met,
it started.
It sounds ridiculous.
We're drinking tea here,
while talking about
a person who died ten years ago,
and this person
was extremely unpleasing.
In that fight,
he was framed up by the King of Heng.
But actually what drove him to desperation
and made him quit resistance
was Ye Zhen, who betrayed him.
Jingmeng.
Ye Zhen.
Only after your death
can disciples of Bashan live on.
Liang Jingmeng,
do you know your crime of being highly disrespectful
to His Majesty the King?
I think it was ridiculous.
He once considered her as important as his life.
If he hadn't trusted Ye Zhen so deeply,
he wouldn't have fallen into the trap set by the King of Heng.
Then the Bashan Sword Field
wouldn't have perished.
For the sake of that woman,
the whole Bashan Sword Field was destroyed.
For what he had done,
he deserved death.
Well,
I think
things went beyond his expectations.
It's just because he was too stubborn.
At the time, I reminded him
that Ye Zhen was suspicious.
But what did he do?
He didn't give it a thought.
Who was Ye Zhen?
She was dispatched by Xiaozhong Prefecture,
and she was a merciless killer that had received the poison spirit training.
How could it be possible that she really loved him?
Pitifully,
Liang Jingmeng
was stupidly faithful and kind.
Ye Zhen came with a mission.
For what?
These years Xiaozhong Prefecture
rose by relying on Ye Zhen.
I guess
she must have come to pursue their interests.
That makes her more hateful.
Liang Jingmeng loved her wholeheartedly,
but she betrayed him.
But why don't you mention
that Yuan Wu
betrayed his loyal friend?
Yuan Wu killed my family.
I won't forget it.
Back then I tried to
persuade Liang Jingmeng to stop the reform.
But Yuan Wu wanted to make use of him
to give a warning to others.
I'm afraid that
we can't say who was right or wrong
in doing those things back then.
Jingmeng.
I heard that the reform is going to be carried out under your charge.
His Majesty approved of my plan.
But
there are many conservative families with power in Heng.
So I think
it'll be very hard to promote the reform.
Your prediction is really right.
I think you know something.
Of course.
But I'm wondering whether I should tell you about it.
Don't.
How can you say that?
After I learned about it,
I immediately came to tell you about it.
Forget it.
All right. Tell me.
I'm all ears.
The Eleven Marquises have jointly signed the petition to impeach the Bashan Sword Field.
With Marquis Gongsun as the leader,
they will risk their lives to remonstrate with His Majesty.
Now they‘ve already started drafting the document.
The reform
is to change the institution of Heng,
but they only care about their immediate interests.
How can Heng
rise this way?
Of course.
People are selfish.
Your reform hurts their interests,
and naturally they want to get rid of you.
I think
since they are under the leadership of Marquis Gongsun,
why not start the reform with him?
Is there really
no other way?
The reform
is for the benefit of Heng.
All right.
I know what you are going to say.
You have your way to go.
You said
there's no need for one
to keep a sword which doesn't suit oneself.
Then a person who is not suitable
doesn't have to stay here.
Surround it.
Wait.
Miss Gongsun,
I'm fulfilling my task by order.
If Marquis Gongsun had cooperated,
it wouldn't have become like this,
and we wouldn't have come with weapons.
Liang Jingmeng.
You always say that the reform is for the benefit of Heng
and the common people.
But what you are doing now is
to drive the common people to an abyss.
Powerful and noble families in Fengming
hold too many resources.
The common people
can only make a living as the lower classes.
The reform is just to reallocate these resources
and give more resources to the common people.
How can it be that I drive them to an abyss?
You want our cloth store on the Western Street
and our stone workshop in the East Market.
But have you ever thought
that these shops would be like being abandoned
if no one can manage them?
After the shops are given out in the market,
naturally the common people will use them.
Business can be done as before.
I'm not questioning the common people's ability.
But the powerful and noble families and marquises
don't just take charge of shops.
Business
is related to the circulation of products.
Marquises are responsible for
the management of materials and personnel.
It's just like the court.
The Jiantian Bureau manages the common people,
and the Shendu Bureau manages officials.
The different bureaus were established
for different purposes.
You force powerful and noble families to cede their power.
Actually, it's not hard.
But you haven't thought about
what the common people have to face in the future,
right?
But how can you be sure
that the common people
can't manage these shops?
They can do it,
but they don't have a chance.
For a country to become powerful,
the common people should be put first and foremost, and you should know this.
That's right.
But you are too radical.
The old institution is abandoned before the new one is established.
If you go on doing this,
you'll put Heng in chaos.
For a country to move forward,
it has always been the case that there is no construction
without destruction,
and no obtaining
without giving.
I'm willing to give you my support,
but it should not be like this.
Why did you retreat the army?
Didn't we agree to
start with Marquis Gongsun?
I heard a different understanding.
Maybe my idea
should be improved.
Is it Gongsun Qianxue?
Yes.
She told me
that business
is related to circulation.
More haste and less speed.
If we take quick measures to solve this complicated problem,
the common people
will have to suffer.
She is one of the Gongsun family,
and she benefits from the old institution.
Of course she would say that.
I believe her.
And at present,
we indeed are too radical.
Do you believe her
or love her?
How can you say that?
We are merely acquaintances.
I know that you taught her swordsmanship.
I taught many people.
But you only gave the Ninth-hell Dark Lord Sword
to her.
Marquis Gongsun asked me to teach her swordsmanship,
and that sword was very suitable for her.
That's it.
Jingmeng, you are a clever man.
All I did is for you.
Since I know the plan is flawed,
how can I implement it?
We're flattered, Your Majesty.
Without Your Majesty,
there would not be such a powerful Heng
and Liang Jingmeng of the Bashan Sword Field.
Let us
propose a toast to Your Majesty!
The wine is poisonous!
How are you feeling?
If I had taken your advice,
the Shang family,
the Gongsun family,
and the Bashan Sword Field
wouldn't have been destroyed.
Baili Suxue.
I'm guilty.
Back then I was too
self-willed
and obstinate.
You tried to persuade me so many times,
but I didn't give it a thought.
I...
You drank the water
in the stone bowl?
This is the essence
gathered by all the spirit veins of Minshan.
It takes three years to get a bowl of it.
It's good that you drank it.
It's helpful to your practicing
of the Life-sustaining Magic Art.
Mr. Baili, thank you for being willing to save me.
If it were 10 years ago,
I would definitely not save you.
But these years
I saw what you did,
and you made compensation.
10 years ago?
Mr. Baili.
I...
Just now you
called my full name, Baili Suxue.
Liang
Jing-
meng.
You are so young, but you know so much.
In fact, I should have guessed it earlier.
How can it be possible that there are so many geniuses in the world?
You are gifted,
and have accumulated the knowledge day by day.
I...
I need to ask for a favor.
Qianxue doesn't know my identity.
Please...
I understand it.
You don't ask why?
If your identity
is revealed to her,
maybe you can't treat each other like this.
There is no need
to dig the past.
Maybe it's a good choice
to keep the present status.
Thank you.
His Majesty has issued the order
to execute you,
Lin Zhujiu,
a remnant of Bashan, three days later.
Over the past decade,
you've been trying to kill yourself.
Now
your wish is to be realized.
I don't need your congratulations.
I just think
that you have been used till death,
and I feel a little sorry for you.
Why not tell me
where the Gushan Sword Manual is?
Then you can live.
Though
indeed I look quite pitiful now,
I
don't think that way.
Now Yuan Wu and Ye Zhen
use me as the bait
to lure that disciple to come out.
Whether I say it or not,
it doesn't matter.
I promise you that
if you tell me
the secret of the Gushan Sword Manual,
no one will
rise to the bait.
Really?
It seems that
after staying here for so long,
I still don't know you well.
You know me well,
and I've always been loyal to one person.
In this case,
that person is definitely not Yuan Wu.
Master,
I came late.
The yang hyperactivity in your body seems to have slowed down.
Martial Uncle.
Wangxu
seemed to have known that he would die
on his trip to Minshan.
Before he set out,
he left something here,
and asked me to give it to you.